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A
statement of faith is a preamble
in a will that allows the deceased
to share his beliefs with family
and friends. The purpose of this
personal statement of faith is to
comfort loved ones in their time
of loss and to encourage them to
share this same belief.
Three
examples of a Christian statement
of faith are as follows:
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I, JOHN SMITH, a resident of Pinellas
County, Florida, being of sound
mind and disposing memory, realizing
the uncertainty of this life and
with full confidence and trust
in my Lord and Savior, JESUS CHRIST,
in His death on the cross and
shed blood as an atonement for
my sins, and knowing by faith
in His sacrifice on the cross
for me that I have eternal life,
do hereby make, publish and declare
this to be my Last Will and Testament,
hereby revoking any and all other
Wills and Codicils heretofore
made by me.
- I,
JOHN SMITH, a resident of Pinellas
County, Florida, being of sound
and disposing mind and memory
and being under no restraint,
do make, declare and publish this
my Last Will and Testament, hereby
revoking all Wills and Codicils
hereto made by me.First, realizing
the uncertainty of this life,
I place full confidence and trust
in my Lord and Savior JESUS CHRIST,
who promised: “I am the resurrection
and the life; he that believeth
in ME, though he were dead yet
shall he live; and whosoever liveth
and believeth in Me shall never
die” (John 11:25-26).
Second, knowing that the wages
of sin is death, I believe that
JESUS CHRIST, the only Son of
God, suffered and died for the
forgiveness of all my sins, which
I neither deserve nor merit, but
receive as a free gift of God,
who is rich in grace and mercy.
Third, I urge my heirs not to
set their hopes on uncertain riches,
but to take hold of the life which
is life indeed through faith in
JESUS CHRIST.
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I, JOHN SMITH, a resident of Pinellas
County, Florida, being of sound
and disposing mind and memory
and being under no restraint,
do make, declare and publish this
my Last Will and Testament, hereby
revoking all Wills and Codicils
heretofore made by me.
First, I commit myself to God’s
care, secure in His love for me
and trusting in the salvation
purchased for me through CHRIST’S
suffering and death. I leave those
who survive me the comfort of
knowing that I have died in this
faith and have now joined my Lord
in eternal glory.
Second, I commend my loved ones
to the protecting arm of God,
knowing that He will continue
to provide for them despite my
absence; and I encourage them
to place their faith and trust
in Him alone.
The
following is a statement of faith
from the will of Patrick Henry:
“I
have now disposed of all my property
to my family. There is one thing
more I wish I could give them, and
that is faith in Jesus Christ. If
they had that and I had not given
them one shilling, they would be
rich; and if I had not given them
that, and I had given them all the
world, they would be poor indeed.”
Many
Christians divide their estate:
- 90%
to their Family
- 10%
to Churches and Charities
- Add
Your Church.
EXAMPLE
Trinity College Florida, Education
Crossworld.org , Missions &
BAM
Largo New Life Solutions, Youth
Pregnancy
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