Some Important Facts From the Bible About Faith

By Pastor Bruce K. Oyen

Email: bk_oyen@hotmail.com

The Christian life begins with faith, and continues with faith.

    This faith is in Jesus Christ and in the Bible. The well-taught Christian has faith in Jesus Christ as the Son of God and as the Savior of sinners. The well-taught Christian has faith in the Bible as the infallible Word of God. It is a lamp to his/her feet, and a light to his/her path, we are told in Psalm 119:105.

The Bible gives many facts about faith. Consider a few of those facts:

• In the New Testament portion of the Bible, the words "faith" and "believe" often mean the same thing. That is, to believe the Bible is to have faith in it. And to believe in Jesus Christ is to have faith in him.The following lists of verses prove this to be true.
• The Bible says salvation is given to us by faith. See Luke 7:50; Acts 16:31; Ephesians 2:8 - 10.
• The Bible says we are justified by faith. See Acts 13;39; Romans 3;26; Romans 5:1; Galatians 2:16.
• The Bible says we are sanctified by faith. See Acts 26:18.
• The Bible says our hearts are purified by faith. See Acts 15:9.
• The Bible says we can receive physical healing by faith. See James 5:14, 15. (This is not to be understood to mean that it is always God's will to heal the sick. The Bible does not teach that idea.)

 We need to have a Biblical view of the true nature of saving faith.

     The few facts about faith given above reveal how important it is. It is hoped that these facts will be seed-thoughts that will cause readers to study more of what the Bible says about faith. One can learn a lot about faith by simply looking up the words "faith" and "believe" in a Bible concordance, and then turning to those verses in the Bible itself ,and then considering what they say.

     The most important aspect of faith is saving faith. Therefore, we need to have a Biblical view of the true nature of saving faith. What follows is a link to a good study of this topic. It is found on the website of Independent Fundamental Churches Of America, International. Here is the link: http://ifcamedia.org/ifcaweb/docs/IFCAStatementOnSavingFaith.pdf