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It is an interesting concept.
In this writing I am primarily referring to the Faith that pleases God.
• There are many definitions of what Faith is and even more examples of it being used.
• By its very nature Faith will not allow “facts” to support it.
• Our Faith has a quality of vagueness and uncertainty about it.
• Faith is a virtue that God has and one that He demands from His followers.
• God has the ability to sense and identify Faith.
• There are different kinds and types of Faith.
• There is a Faith that God enjoys and seeks after.
• Faith is required to please God.
• God is the source of Faith.
• Faith has great power.
• Faith cannot be misused.
• Faith cannot be bought or sold.
• Faith can be given.
• Faith can be asked for.
• Faith can be “grown”, it can thrive off of experience or past Faith, or both.
• Faith can be refined.
• Faith is not constant, it can grow and diminish.
• We cannot measure Faith.
• Faith is required For Salvation.
• The exact amount of Faith required for Salvation is unknown.
• Faith is a commodity that any one could have.
• Faith is what allows us to be Righteous.
• Faith is not linked with knowledge, wealth or power.
• Faith is something that every one could generate.
• Every one’s Faith is unique.
• Faith may be used by us to lean on God.
• Faith may be used by us as a shelter.
• We have not yet reached the ultimate state of Faith.
• Faith used by God is an Amen Faith; that is an absence of doubt kind of Faith.
• It is possible to live one’s whole life with no Faith.
• It is possible to never have a desire to be in possession of Faith.
The whole history of mankind has been a struggle regarding Faith. Lack of Faith caused man to fall
and use of it allows man to be united with God. The Bible is a story on the subject of Faith; man’s,
God’s and even Jesus’.
Regrettably, the English language has done the concept of Faith a disfavor; i.e. we should have
words like faither and faithing, etc. We do not even have the proper words that represent the idea of
Faith.
It is to bad that so many people believe that science and Faith are exclusive of each other.
I am not going to tell you how to live a Faithful life; because as you have read, that understanding
can only belong to the Creator. Some neatly packaged rules of conduct can not encompass God’s
thoughts of Faith. Below are some examples of Faith. They entail trusting God, but they are all
distinctively different actions.
They were copied from http://www.htmlbible.com and Nave’s Bible Index.
INSTANCES OF FAITH
INSTANCES OF FAITHFULLNESS
• Abraham - Ga 3:9
• Moses - Heb 3:5
• David - 2Sa 22:22-25
• Elijah - 1Ki 19:10,14
• Abijah - 2Ch 13:4-20
• Jehoshaphat - 2Ch 20:1-30
• Job - Job 1:21,22; 2:9,10
• See HEZEKIAH
• See JOSIAH
• See JOASH
• See DANIEL