Tag: Faith

Some perspectives on faith seem to involve denying reality, that is, the world as we actually experience it. Our existence constantly teeters on the edge of meaninglessness because so much that occurs has no apparent purpose, plan, design, or redemptive value, not for us as individuals nor for the whole of humanity. History is littered…

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1 The gospel, which is the announcement of what God has once for all done in Christ to reconcile all the world to himself (2 Corinthians 5:19), is what we are called to believe. “Trust the good news…

To act under compulsion is not to act in faith. If someone does what is objectively good, or refrains from behaving in certain ways that are ungodly, but only because of some coercive pressure, which could be fear of being shamed or to avoid negative consequences, they are acting in neither faith nor love. Without…

Christianity can easily become anemic due to the compartmentalization of faith. If separated so that it no longer underpins and upholds everyday life, faith becomes restricted to merely religious questions and statements about truths accepted and believed. Fatih, which rightfully involves matters of ultimate concern, such as what is good, true, and beautiful, and how…

  Faith is absolutely necessary in order for anyone to have a relationship with God and for any degree of spirituality. This is because faith is how we are able to interact with anything which exists beyond the plane of the physical and created world. The spiritual and unseen realities cannot be known through our…

And He said, “See to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not go after them. Luke 21:8 The only hope that does not disappoint is looking for God to restore all creation in the triumph of love. Our…