TRUE FAITH-Is It Still Possible?

"Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that the believer would stake his life on it a thousand times." -MARTIN LUTHER, 1522.


"To all intents and purposes we already are a secular society in which Christian faith and practices have become largely moribund." -LUDOVIC KENNEDY, 1999.


VIEWS on faith differ dramatically.  In the past, faith in God was the norm.  Nowadays, in a world of skepticism and suffering, true faith in God and in the Bible is disappearing rapidly.


True Faith

To many, "faith" simply means having a religious belief or following a form of worship.  As used in the Bible,however, "faith" basically means total trust-complete, unshakable confidence in God and his promises.  It is quality that marks a disciple of Jesus Christ.

On one occasion, Jesus Christ spoke about the need to pray and "not to give up."  In so doing, he raised a question about whether true faith would exist at all in our day.  He asked;  "When the Son of man arrives, will he really find this faith on the earth?"  Why did  he raise such a question? -Luke 18:1,8.

Next time: Lost Faith

Watchtower, 2001