[Philippians 3:9 KJV] "And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:" ********** There is a prevalent teaching that we are saved, not by our faith, but by Jesus's faith.
The "faith of Christ" is identifying the object of our faith. We place our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and his blood redemption.
[Philippians 1:27 KJV] "Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;" ********* In this verse we read "the faith of the gospel", does the gospel have faith? Are we saved by the gospel's faith? Of course not, a gospel can't have faith. Our faith is to placed in the gospel. "The faith of Christ" isn't referring to Christ having faith any more than "the faith of the gospel" is referring to the gospel having faith.
The "faith of Christ" is identifying the object of our faith. We place our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and his blood redemption.
[Philippians 1:27 KJV] "Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;" ********* In this verse we read "the faith of the gospel", does the gospel have faith? Are we saved by the gospel's faith? Of course not, a gospel can't have faith. Our faith is to placed in the gospel. "The faith of Christ" isn't referring to Christ having faith any more than "the faith of the gospel" is referring to the gospel having faith.
