1. Without Faith It Is Impossible to Please God.
Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is _impossible_ to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that _diligently_ seek him.
2. God Gives a Measure of Faith to Every Man.
Romans 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, _according_ as God hath dealt to every man the _measure_ of faith.
3. If We Exercise the Faith Given to Us, Difficulties Will Be Removed.
Mark 11:22-24 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. [23] For verily I say unto you, That _whosoever_ shall say unto this _mountain_, Be thou _removed_, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. [24] _Therefore_ I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye _receive_ them, and ye shall have them.
4. Hearing God's Word Will Increase Our Faith.
Romans 10:17 So then _faith_ _cometh_ by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
5. Faith Is the Foundation of Our Christian Experience.
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the _substance_ of things hoped for, the _evidence_ of things not seen.
6. God's Word Benefits Only As We Apply It to Our Lives.
Hebrews 4:2 For unto us was the _gospel_ preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not _profit_ them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
7. Faith Is Confidence in God That Leads Us to Obey Him.
1 John 5:14 And this is the _confidence_ that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing _according_ to his will, he heareth us:
8. Faith Manifests Itself in Action.
Luke 5:20 And when he saw their _faith_, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are _forgiven_ thee.
9. Faith Grows.
Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your _unbelief_: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this _mountain_, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be _impossible_ unto you.
10. We Are Saved by Grace Through Faith.
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through _faith_; and that not of _yourselves_: it is the gift of God:
11. Grace Leads to the Obedience of Faith.
Romans 1:5 By whom we have received grace and _apostleship_, for _obedience_ to the faith among all nations, for his name:
12. The Christian Lives by Faith.
Galatians 2:20 I am _crucified_ with Christ: _neverthless_ I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
13. Through Faith We Inherit the Promises of God.
Hebrews 6:12 That ye be not slothful, but _followers_ of them who through faith and patience inherit the _promises_.
14. Faith without Works Is a Dead Faith.
James 2:17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, _being_ _alone_.
15. We Overcome the World Through Faith.
1 John 5:4-5 For _whatsoever_ is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. [5] Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that _believeth_ that Jesus is the Son of God?
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