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==The Moral Basis of Biblical Faith==
==The Moral Basis of Biblical Faith==
[[File:A tree.jpg|thumbnail|400px|right|"Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you." - Jesus]]
[[File:A tree.jpg|thumbnail|400px|right|"Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you." - [[Jesus]] (Matthew 17:20)]]
The biblical expression of faith is belief in what God reveals to man to be ''so''. Since New Testament times, that means belief in what God reveals to ''be so'' concerning Jesus Christ. There is a steady progression through time of what God reveals and so belief also finds expression in progressive content and emphasis. What God reveals to Adam, to Noah, to Moses (and through them), to the prophets, to the Ninevites, to Simeon and Anna, Mary, to the Apostles, differ in content and in emphasis, but the culmination of the content of faith is the person of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. What they all have in common is commitment to the true God, and willingness to correspond to His Will, even if they are uncertain of what He wills, "that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel after him and find him" (Acts 17:27).
The biblical expression of faith is belief in what God reveals to man to be ''so''. Since New Testament times, that means belief in what God reveals to ''be so'' concerning Jesus Christ. There is a steady progression through time of what God reveals and so belief also finds expression in progressive content and emphasis. What God reveals to Adam, to Noah, to Moses (and through them), to the prophets, to the Ninevites, to Simeon and Anna, Mary, to the Apostles, differ in content and in emphasis, but the culmination of the content of faith is the person of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. What they all have in common is commitment to the true God, and willingness to correspond to His Will, even if they are uncertain of what He wills, "that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel after him and find him" (Acts 17:27).