Why Faith
In the book of Ephesians we read,
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast." Ephesians 2:8,9.
So what constitutes faith. Hebrews defines faith this way,
"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Hebrews 11:1
"And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." Hebrews 11:6.
Why does God want us to live by faith?
I think it’s because it’s so hard to have faith in anything we cannot see.
Even though we have the Bible that tells us about God and Jesus. The Bible to many people is simply words written centuries ago.
The apostle Paul writes,
"That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame." Romans 10:9-11.
I also firmly believe that people who have faith in anything will be willing to go to their graves for what they believe.
The apostles proved this. All but one was martyred for their faith. And around the world today there are multitudes of men and women who are suffering imprisonment, persecution for what they believe.
So the question becomes,
Do you have complete faith in Jesus?
Please think about it.