Sunday, September 26, 2010

Inspire Faith


September 26, 2010 AM
Centered Life #3
Dave Marttunen

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Faith, the Bible says, is equivalent to trust. Trust, the Bible says, can be put in anything. The better the object, the more certain the outcome. Faith in God is certain because it is not dependent on us but Him. Our belief does not make anything real; rather our faith claims what is real as the source of our confidence, which makes certain our hope. As we understand what faith is and how it works, Hebrews 11:1 begins to loom large in our thinking, and becomes the foundation for our living: ―Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.