Romans
1:16-20 “For I am not
ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation
for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For
in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is
written, “The just shall live by faith.” For the wrath of God is
revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who
suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is
manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the
creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen,
being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power
and Godhead, so that they are without excuse.”
The
1828 Webster’s dictionary define the word “faith” as:
FAITH, n.
[L. fides, fido, to trust; Gr. to persuade, to draw towards any thing, to
conciliate; to believe, to obey. In the Greek Lexicon of Hederic it is said,
the primitive signification of the verb is to bind and draw or lead, as
signifies a rope or cable. But this remark is a little incorrect. The sense of
the verb, from which that of rope and binding is derived, is to strain, to
draw, and thus to bind or make fast. A rope or cable is that which makes fast.
Heb.]
1.
Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another,
resting on his authority and veracity, without other evidence; the judgment
that what another states or testifies is the truth. I have strong faith or no
faith in the testimony of a witness, or in what a historian narrates.
2.
The assent of the mind to the truth of a proposition advanced by another;
belief, or probable evidence of any kind.
3.
In theology, the assent of the mind or understanding to the truth of what God
has revealed. Simple belief of the scriptures, of the being and perfections of
God, and of the existence, character and doctrines of Christ, founded on the
testimony of the sacred writers, is called historical or speculative faith; a
faith little distinguished from the belief of the existence and achievements of
Alexander or of Cesar.
4.
Evangelical, justifying, or saving faith, is the assent of the mind to the
truth of divine revelation, on the authority of God's testimony, accompanied
with a cordial assent of the will or approbation of the heart; an entire confidence
or trust in God's character and declarations, and in the character and
doctrines of Christ, with an unreserved surrender of the will to his guidance,
and dependence on his merits for salvation. In other words, that firm belief of
God's testimony, and of the truth of the gospel, which influences the will, and
leads to an entire reliance on Christ for salvation.
Being
justified by faith. Romans 5.
Without
faith it is impossible to please God. Hebrews 11.
For
we walk by faith, and not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5.
With
the heart man believeth to righteousness. Romans 10.
The
faith of the gospel is that emotion of the mind, which is called trust or
confidence, exercised towards the moral character of God, and particularly of
the Savior.
Faith
is an affectionate practical confidence in the testimony of God.
Faith
is a firm, cordial belief in the veracity of God, in all the declarations of
his word; or a full and affectionate confidence in the certainty of those
things which God has declared, and because he has declared them.
5.
The object of belief; a doctrine or system of doctrines believed; a system of
revealed truths received by Christians.
Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
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