Scripture Library: Faith

Biblical Definition of Faith: steadfast, trustworthiness, stability, belief, assurance, fidelity

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” ~Ephesians 2:8-10

“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” ~Hebrews 11:6

“We live by faith, not by sight.” ~2 Corinthians 5:7

“So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.” ~Romans 10:17

“And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” ~Mark 11:22-24

“And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.” ~Matthew 21:22

“For nothing will be impossible with God.” ~Luke 1:37

“You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.” ~James 2:24

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” ~Hebrews 11:1

“The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!’” ~Luke 17:5

“That your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.” ~1 Corinthians 2:5

“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.” ~James 1:5-8

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” ~2 Timothy 4:7

“Yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.” ~Galatians 2:16

“So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”
~1 Corinthians 13:13

“But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.” ~James 2:18

“The simple truth is that if you had a mere kernel of faith, a poppy seed, say, you would tell this mountain, ‘Move!’ and it would move. There is nothing you wouldn’t be able to tackle.”
~Matthew 17:20 MSG