Literally Abraham
Be like Abraham. Share in his faith. Believe what he believed in the way that he believed it.
Read MoreWhat Faith Is Not
Absolute certainty is the antithesis of faith. Knowing something beyond the shadow of a doubt negates your ability to have faith in it. And, since faith is necessary to please God (Hebrews 11:6), Christians can know that absolute certainty of the reality of God and the veracity of His promises is not the goal of faith.
Read MoreWhat Faith Is
Seeing how often we Christians find ourselves at a loss when asked to define exactly what we mean by the word and that it is a supremely important part of Christianity to begin with, it seems incumbent and vital to come up an appropriate working definition of what the Bible means by “faith”. And while “faith" is certainly a loaded word that carries an understandable amount of weight, the actual concept behind it is not hard at all.
Read MoreFaith From the Very Beginning
From its very outset, the Bible requires faith from anyone who would seriously interact with it. The creation event is beyond science; it cannot be duplicated, studied, or observed. It cannot be reenacted. The very first statement of the Word of God is one which each person must either take on faith or ultimately reject.