You Can Have Living Faith

You Can Have Living Faith

Our world is experiencing a crisis of faith. You may wonder if political leaders will honorably serve their country or whether education will prepare you adequately for the challenges ahead. 

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Faced with the difficulties of everyday life, you may doubt that there will be a better tomorrow. Having true faith will help you make sense of the troubling and confusing world you live in. It will give you the confidence you need to move forward with your life despite trials and setbacks.

This guide explores:

  • The definition of living faith, and how to receive it and grow in it.
  • The testimonies of the men and women in Hebrews 11 that show us we can believe God.
  • How Jesus Christ is our model for living faith, including His instruction: “If you love Me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15).

Growing in faith requires believing in God and maintaining a close relationship with Him. See how to start building this kind of relationship today through living a life of prayer, Bible study and humble obedience to God.

Table of Contents

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Introduction: You Can Have Living Faith

5 minutes
Jesus asked a question with profound implications for each of us: "When the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?" Faith is...
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What Is Faith?

14 minutes
Since most people don't read the Bible, they know little about God. Many aren't even sure whether God is real. What about you? What kind of faith do...
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The Meaning of the Word "Faith"

1 minute
Many people think of "faith" as either a feeling or a collection of ideas that represent one's convictions. Although both of these concepts involve...
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The Book of James: An "Epistle of Straw"?

2 minutes
Martin Luther, founder of the Protestant Reformation, referred to the book of James as an "epistle of straw."
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Examples of Living Faith

12 minutes
An excellent way to understand the meaning of faith is to consider the examples of the Bible - men and women who trusted and obeyed God, placing their...
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When It Seems God Doesn't Hear or Answer

5 minutes
Few attitudes are more disheartening and destructive to faith than the notion that God doesn't hear our prayers, doesn't answer or doesn't care. It is...
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Enemies of Faith

2 minutes
Have you ever wondered why we don't see more evidence of faith?
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Growing in Faith

13 minutes
God expects us to grow in faith, and he tells us it is impossible to please Him without it. So how can we grow in faith? Scripture gives us several...
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Faith Puts the Law on "Firmer Footing"

3 minutes
A comment by the apostle Paul that many lift out of context and misinterpret is Romans 3:28: "Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith...
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Many of the Wonderful Things That Happen Through Faith

6 minutes
Faith is vital to the entire Christian life - from first understanding who God is up through salvation and eternal life.
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Our Faith in Christ or His Faith Within Us?

6 minutes
Many newer translations of the Bible render certain verses written by the apostle Paul to say that we are to live by our faith IN Christ - whereas the...
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How Faith Empowers Obedience - and More Faith

3 minutes
In the book of Hebrews, disobedience is equated with disbelief (Hebrews 3:18-19). How are these two so closely related?
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Is Belief All That's Required for Salvation?

6 minutes
Is belief all that God requires of us for salvation?