God brought to my mind that Fatih is the work and it's as simple as looking at God (John 3:3-15). It's God's way of putting things in motion (Jesus said repeatedly your faith has healed you/made you well). We see it in the old testament By faith Abel brought God a better offering (Heb 11:4, Gen 4:4).
Then Chris sent the Faith teaching from BSFinternational.org
The Bible defines faith in Hebrews 11:1 (“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see”). Faith is simply belief, faith and belief being two English translations of what is only one word in Greek (pistis). Faith is believing God and acting on it. It is necessary to stress the last part of that definition, however, because we must not think that saving faith is mere intellectual assent. The demons have this kind of belief (James 2:19), but they tremble before it. They are not saved. Saving faith involves three elements: first, content (for belief is always in something), specifically, the content of the gospel concerning salvation (Matthew 16:16; John 1:12; 3:16; Acts 4:12; 16:31); second, a personal, loving trust in one’s heart in Jesus Christ, who is a person and who first loved us (John 1:12; 3:16; 6:37; Acts 16:14); and third, a commitment to repent and follow Christ (Matthew 11:28-30; Luke 9:23; 14:2527; Acts 3:19; 20:21; Romans 12:1-2). This last element is refused by many because it means giving up control of our lives and acknowledging the lordship of Christ over our thoughts and actions.
Then Chris sent the Faith teaching from BSFinternational.org
The Bible defines faith in Hebrews 11:1 (“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see”). Faith is simply belief, faith and belief being two English translations of what is only one word in Greek (pistis). Faith is believing God and acting on it. It is necessary to stress the last part of that definition, however, because we must not think that saving faith is mere intellectual assent. The demons have this kind of belief (James 2:19), but they tremble before it. They are not saved. Saving faith involves three elements: first, content (for belief is always in something), specifically, the content of the gospel concerning salvation (Matthew 16:16; John 1:12; 3:16; Acts 4:12; 16:31); second, a personal, loving trust in one’s heart in Jesus Christ, who is a person and who first loved us (John 1:12; 3:16; 6:37; Acts 16:14); and third, a commitment to repent and follow Christ (Matthew 11:28-30; Luke 9:23; 14:2527; Acts 3:19; 20:21; Romans 12:1-2). This last element is refused by many because it means giving up control of our lives and acknowledging the lordship of Christ over our thoughts and actions.
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