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Faith is essentialy a gift being given, and as such is communicable, can be shared, can be cumulative amd readily multiplied in the exchange with others. Faith is affirming of others. Faith is welcomed by many as it bears within itself hope and love. Faith breaks down isolation. Lack of faith leads to loneliness, and alienation, lack of love, miscommunication, and frustration. Faith affirms that God has not abandoned the world, making that real to others not yet sure.
Faith is essentialy a gift being given, and as such is communicable, can be shared, can be cumulative amd readily multiplied in the exchange with others. Faith is affirming of others. Faith is welcomed by many as it bears within itself hope and love. Faith breaks down isolation. Lack of faith leads to loneliness, and alienation, lack of love, miscommunication, and frustration. Faith affirms that God has not abandoned the world, making that real to others not yet sure.
Though a person of faith often seems adventurous as faith working through love pushes bounderies and often passes to the unkown or not yet explored, paradoxically, faith enables the person possessing it to remain stationary in the midst of turbulance, calm and unshaken in the midst of tottering foundations and chaos. This is because the person of faith "knows something" and so is unshaken in a sea of doubt and vagaries. A person of faith therefore provides a bulwark and point of stability for others seeking the way. "I know in whom I have believed and am persuaded..."
Faith is expressed in [[Greek]] using the term ''pistis'', and in [[Latin]] using the term ''fides''. Faith is mentioned in 229 verses in the [[New Testament]] ([[KJV]]), but only twice in the much larger [[Old Testament]] ([[KJV]]).<ref>http://www.crosswalk.com</ref> In attempt to convert [[Jews]] to [[Christianity]], [[Paul]] described [[Abraham]]'s willingness to sacrifice his beloved son [[Isaac]] to [[God]] as an act of faith, though the [[Old Testament]] did not describe it with that term.
Faith is expressed in [[Greek]] using the term ''pistis'', and in [[Latin]] using the term ''fides''. Faith is mentioned in 229 verses in the [[New Testament]] ([[KJV]]), but only twice in the much larger [[Old Testament]] ([[KJV]]).<ref>http://www.crosswalk.com</ref> In attempt to convert [[Jews]] to [[Christianity]], [[Paul]] described [[Abraham]]'s willingness to sacrifice his beloved son [[Isaac]] to [[God]] as an act of faith, though the [[Old Testament]] did not describe it with that term.