![]() ![]() What is faith? Everybody talks about it, but few take the time to define what it is. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. This is what the ancients were commended for. ![]() Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. What exactly is faith? It is the trust that God exists, and by following him, we look forward to a world beyond this one - the kingdom of God, where we will live in peace with him forever. Faith helps us through times of trouble and allows us to help others going through their own sets of trials. And yet the more we live in faith, the better we are able to make our way in the world, to trust in God and his ultimate plan for the human race.įaith makes us stronger, braver, better. Our faith is tested daily - by terrible news stories that remind us of death and cruelty, by personal troubles, by the human failings of our family and friends. ![]() These difficult moments test our faith and trust in God. No matter who we are, no matter what our walk in life, there will be trying times for us. The ringing testimony of the Christian faith is that God is able.” Martin Luther King, Jr.įaith is one of the most central parts of our relationship with God. He is able to beat back gigantic waves of opposition and to bring low prodigious mountains of evil. “The God whom we worship is not a weak and incompetent God. ![]()
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