Faith Can Change Your Life

The Right Kind of Faith

These are just a few of the many, many examples that could be cited to illustrate the power of genuine faith based on the Bible.  Of course, not everyone who merely claims to believe in God lives up to the Bible's high standards.  Indeed, some atheists may live better lives than some professed Christians. That is because Bible-based faith involves more than merely claiming to believe in God.

The apostle Paul called faith "the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld."  (Hebrews 11:1)  Hence, faith includes a strong belief-based on irrefutable evidence-in  unseen things.  It especially involves having no doubt whatsoever that God exists, that he is interested in us, and that he will bless those who do his will.  The apostle also said:  "He that approaches God must believe that he is and that he becomes the rewarder of those earnestly seeking him." -Hebrews 11:6.

It was this kind of faith that changed the lives of John, Tania and the others mentioned in this article.  It led them to look in full confidence to God's Word, the Bible, for guidance in making decisions.  It helped them to make temporary sacrifices so as not to take a convenient, but wrong course.   Different as each experience was, all begin in the same way.  One of Jehovah's Witnesses studied the Bible with these individuals, and they came to experience the truth of what the Bible says:  "The word of God is alive and exerts power."  (Hebrews 4:12)  The power of God's Word helped each individual to build the strong faith that changed his life for the better.

Jehovah's Witnesses are active in more than 230 lands and islands of the sea.  They invite you to have a Bible study.  Why?  Because they are convinced that a Bible-based faith can bring about great improvements in your life too.

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