Simply put, my definition of faith is trusting and knowing and eagerly expecting that Jesus already accomplished everything that the unselfish desires he has put on our hearts hope to see come to pass.
Faith without works is dead. When we have faith in something, we are not called to sit idly by and do nothing; we must become active participants in working to help bring that thing to fruition. For example, I have faith that one day, at least one other person in my family will be saved who is not already. I work toward that by posting these articles and sharing my website with family members. Faith can be expressed in myriad ways. For example, if you have faith that other people will find goodness in the world, and you engage in a small act of kindness, like maybe giving a homeless person something to eat, you have done a work of faith.
While Jesus is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent (he’s infinite, he’s all-powerful, and he’s everywhere at all times), he also works through his people. If you have been saved, you are a “saint,” and Jesus uses his saints to perform their faith in order to make the world a better place. The ultimate act of faith, I think, is winning souls over to Christ because doing so grows the Kingdom here on earth and creates new saints who can perform their own acts of faith, thereby pushing back the darkness in the world with greater force.
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