What does the Bible say about faith?
Faith in the Bible is trust in action. Hebrews 11 — the great 'faith chapter' — defines it as 'the assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen,' then walks through a roll call of people who lived as if God's promises were true. Faith is not the absence of doubt; it is choosing to trust in spite of it.
Without faith it is impossible to please God.
Bible verses about faith
"Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen."
"and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him."
"So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ."
"for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not of works, that no man should glory."
"Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself."
"Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, I believe; help thou mine unbelief."
"(for we walk by faith, not by sight);"
Frequently asked
What is the biblical definition of faith?
Hebrews 11:1 — 'Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.'
Are faith and works opposed in the Bible?
Paul (Ephesians 2:8-9) and James (2:17) emphasize different sides: Paul, that faith saves; James, that genuine faith works. They are complementary, not contradictory.
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