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| − | Faith is complete trust or confidence in an unseen | + | Faith is complete trust or confidence in an unseen power. Its root is the Latin word "fidere", meaning "to trust". |
| − | Jesus was unique in preaching the significance of faith | + | Perhaps the greatest discription of faith is Hebrews 11. It states: "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen"<ref>Hebrews 11: 1 KJV</ref> |
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| + | Jesus was unique in preaching the significance of faith exclusive to Christianity. No other religion is based on faith as distinguished from mere belief. Faith is mentioned 229 times in the Bible's New Testament. An example is Jesus observing the powerful healing faith of a Roman centurion: "Assuredly I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!" (Matthew 8:10) | ||
The concept of faith is mentioned only twice in the Old Testament (KJV). | The concept of faith is mentioned only twice in the Old Testament (KJV). | ||
Revision as of 17:27, March 1, 2007
Faith is complete trust or confidence in an unseen power. Its root is the Latin word "fidere", meaning "to trust".
Perhaps the greatest discription of faith is Hebrews 11. It states: "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen"[1]
Jesus was unique in preaching the significance of faith exclusive to Christianity. No other religion is based on faith as distinguished from mere belief. Faith is mentioned 229 times in the Bible's New Testament. An example is Jesus observing the powerful healing faith of a Roman centurion: "Assuredly I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!" (Matthew 8:10)
The concept of faith is mentioned only twice in the Old Testament (KJV).
In the Koran, the concept of submission to Allah is mentioned 11 times, while the concept of faith in Allah is mentioned only once.
Some (particularly non-Christians) dilute the meaning of faith, depriving it of its power and significance. The Merriam-Webster dictionary, for example, includes this watered-down definition of faith: "a system of religious beliefs."[2] Under this meaning, any and every religion has "belief" or "faith". But faith preached uniquely by Jesus obviously refers to something far more precise than any "a system of religious beliefs," and such faith has never been preached in the same way by non-Christian religions.
Sources:
- ↑ Hebrews 11: 1 KJV
- ↑ http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/faith