In the farming community where I grew up, I attended a Baptist church where hymns of faith were favored by the worshipers. Faith, like hope, is a power force directed inward toward oneself and outward to God. Salvation and forgiveness are received through faith, made possible by God's unconditional love.
Faith encourages believers to reach for their highest achievement. It includes trusting in God’s deliverance from sin. Faith is an action-oriented virtue calling for the highest moral behavior. A familiar hymn expresses the resounding theme that faith is the victory that overcomes every temptation you face.
Faith is acquired by trusting in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. It is the anchor that grips the solid rock Jesus represents. Actually, faith is a gift from God to each believer, and it binds us to him and all the resources at his command. Faith keeps you anchored to God regardless of life's ups and downs.
Every child of God can defeat the world, and our faith
is what gives us this victory. No one can defeat the world without having faith
in Jesus as the Son of God.
~1 John 5:4-5 Contemporary English Version
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