What is faith?
Trust, not blind certainty
Faith is often caricatured as believing without reason. Biblically it is closer to trust, confidence based on what you have come to know of God's character, not a leap into the dark.
You already live by faith
You trust a chair to hold you, a friend to keep a promise, a pilot you have never met. None of it is total certainty. Faith is not foreign to you. It is how you already move through life.
Faith and doubt can coexist
Faith does not require the absence of questions. It is leaning toward trust while still holding some doubts, and that is a normal, honest kind of belief, not a lesser one.
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see., Hebrews 11:1
Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!", Mark 9:24Ask your own question →
Is faith the same as blind belief?
No. Biblical faith is trust grounded in reasons and in God's character, not belief with your eyes shut.
Can I have faith and still doubt?
Yes. Faith and doubt regularly coexist. Leaning toward trust while holding questions is a normal form of belief.
How do I grow in faith?
The same way you grow any trust, by getting to know the person. Prayer, Scripture, and experience deepen it over time.
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