I have faith. What does it mean when a person says, “I have faith?” Part of my goals for this blog is to discuss faith playing a part in dealing with various issues. I feel that we should start by talking about faith itself.
At one of my very first Bible study sessions a friend of mine said that she doesn’t like it when people say, “I have faith” because they aren’t expressing where their faith lies.
Faith is defined as “…in general the persuasion of the mind that a certain statement is true. Its primary idea is trust. A thing is true, and therefore worthy of trust. It admits of many degrees up to full assurance of faith, in accordance with the evidence on which it rests." (Easton)
I recently was reading an article in a magazine that consisted of “inspirational” quotes from famous historical figures. Out of the seven included quotes only one of them mentioned anything about faith. However, that one quote didn’t state what your faith should be in: “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” (Martin Luther King, Jr.) There are lots of different types of faith from anything spiritual to just simply believing the facts of something.
When I speak of faith I am talking of my belief in God and Jesus Christ. My faith lies with believing, studying and experiencing the Word. Seeing how and recognizing it in my every day life. I didn’t always have a full belief and stayed away from the word “faith” but as I’ve studied my faith has grown and now I can say that I have, without a doubt, faith in God.
My question to you what is your faith? What part does faith play in your life? How would you define it?
My Prayer: Dear Lord, I praise you. I pray blessings over all who read this site and respond to its questions. I pray that they feel moved to think about faith in their lives and they take the time to really reflect on this subject. I pray that you will lead us in a discussion on what faith means to all of us. Amen.
“Then Jesus told them, ‘I assure you, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, May God lift you up and throw you into the sea. And it will happen.’” Mathew 21:21
Easton, M.G. "Faith," Easton's Bible Dictionary. Blue Letter Bible, 1897. 1 Apr 2007. 3 Sep 2008. http://cfblueletterbible.org/Search/Dictionary/viewtopiccfm?type=GetTopic&Topic=Faith#Easton
At one of my very first Bible study sessions a friend of mine said that she doesn’t like it when people say, “I have faith” because they aren’t expressing where their faith lies.
Faith is defined as “…in general the persuasion of the mind that a certain statement is true. Its primary idea is trust. A thing is true, and therefore worthy of trust. It admits of many degrees up to full assurance of faith, in accordance with the evidence on which it rests." (Easton)
I recently was reading an article in a magazine that consisted of “inspirational” quotes from famous historical figures. Out of the seven included quotes only one of them mentioned anything about faith. However, that one quote didn’t state what your faith should be in: “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” (Martin Luther King, Jr.) There are lots of different types of faith from anything spiritual to just simply believing the facts of something.
When I speak of faith I am talking of my belief in God and Jesus Christ. My faith lies with believing, studying and experiencing the Word. Seeing how and recognizing it in my every day life. I didn’t always have a full belief and stayed away from the word “faith” but as I’ve studied my faith has grown and now I can say that I have, without a doubt, faith in God.
My question to you what is your faith? What part does faith play in your life? How would you define it?
My Prayer: Dear Lord, I praise you. I pray blessings over all who read this site and respond to its questions. I pray that they feel moved to think about faith in their lives and they take the time to really reflect on this subject. I pray that you will lead us in a discussion on what faith means to all of us. Amen.
“Then Jesus told them, ‘I assure you, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, May God lift you up and throw you into the sea. And it will happen.’” Mathew 21:21
Easton, M.G. "Faith," Easton's Bible Dictionary. Blue Letter Bible, 1897. 1 Apr 2007. 3 Sep 2008. http://cfblueletterbible.org/Search/Dictionary/viewtopiccfm?type=GetTopic&Topic=Faith#Easton
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