Testing our Faith…We all go through trying times where our faith is tested. In both the Old and New Testaments, the words translated “test” mean “to prove by trial.” …When God tests us, His purpose is to prove that our faith is real. …Not that God needs to prove it to Himself since He knows […]

Walk by Faith… 2 Corinthians 5:7 “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” Although this verse appears in parentheses in the King James Bible, it is a most important concept in Scripture and is the summary of an extensive passage which precedes it. Beginning with 2 Corinthians 4:8…We are pressed on every side by […]

…Is salvation created by faith or is faith created by salvation? Neither. The offer of salvation was created when Jesus Christ died on the cross in our place – Jesus is the author of our salvation. (Heb 2:10-11, Rev 19:1-3, 1 John 1:1-4, Titus 1:1-3) He made it possible for us to be delivered from […]

The Wheelbarrow of Trust Isaiah 12:2…"Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid;…For the Lord God is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation."…… Most of us struggle to "be anxious for nothing," but we can learn to rely on God if we know the difference between faith […]

Gen.15:6 believed. This is the first mention of "belief" or "faith" in the Bible, as well as the first mention of "counted" or "imputed." In Noah's case, "grace" preceded imputed righteousness (Genesis 6:9├ö├ç├┤"just" means "righteous"); in Abraham's case, it was "faith." Both are essential for righteousness that satisfies God (Ephesians 2:8-10); one stresses the divine […]

The Paradox of Faith by Henry Morris III, D.Min. * And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough,…and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. (Luke 9:62) Hebrews 11:1 records the Bible's precise definition of faith: "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence […]

“What is the definition of faith?”…Thankfully, the Bible contains a clear definition of faith in Hebrews 11:1"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen."…Simply put, the biblical definition of faith is "trusting in something you cannot explicitly prove."…This definition of faith contains two aspects: to intellectually concur and […]