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'''Faith'''<ref>1200–50; Middle English feith  < Anglo-French fed,  Old French feid, feit  < Latin fidem,  accusative of fidēs  trust, akin to fīdere  to trust.</ref> extends beyond belief to include confidence about something unseen, such as the achievement of [[God]]'s will.  Faith goes beyond [[materialism]] to include beneficial use of the underlying unseen reality.  

'''Faith'''<ref>1200–50; Middle English feith  < Anglo-French fed,  Old French feid, feit  < Latin fidem,  accusative of fidēs  trust, akin to fīdere  to trust.</ref> extends beyond belief to include confidence about something unseen, such as the achievement of [[God]]'s will.  Faith goes beyond [[materialism]] to include beneficial use of the underlying unseen reality.

 

Precisely defining "faith" is an interesting challenge.  One definition is that faith is "realizing the [[infinity|infinite]], and using it for good."  Faith overcomes [[liberal denial]] and recognizes an immense power for good.

The entire Chapter 11 of the [[Epistle to the Hebrews (Translated)#11:1|Epistle to the Hebrews]], possibly written by [[Jesus]], is devoted to explaining faith, which is unique to [[Christianity]].

The entire Chapter 11 of the [[Epistle to the Hebrews (Translated)#11:1|Epistle to the Hebrews]], possibly written by [[Jesus]], is devoted to explaining faith, which is unique to [[Christianity]].

Often faith inspires extra initiative or effort, adding confidence that it will yield the desired good result.  "Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and, after digging through it, lowered the mat the paralyzed man was lying on," and Jesus cured him.<ref>Mark 2:4</ref>

Often faith inspires extra initiative or effort, adding confidence that it will yield the desired good result.  "Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and, after digging through it, lowered the mat the paralyzed man was lying on," and Jesus cured him.<ref>Mark 2:4</ref>

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