What does it mean to walk by faith?

[Vic]

2Corinthians 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight)

2Co 1:24 Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.

What does faith mean to you?

[strefanash]

Not a lot. I am too afraid of His anger to really trust him.

But in his patience he is persisting with me to get me to admit the depth of my unbelief and distrust, and in so doing is leading me to repent of this. This continues

another interesting point is that i think this question is the wrong one.

a person who trust God does not think about his trust, he thinks about God. Faith or trust, as a verb is a transitive verb (it has an object). it is not a reflexive verb (done to oneself).

faith does not talk about faith, it talks about the ONE who is trusted.

Methinks we protest too much. i know i certainly have

[Vic]

(02-05-2009 03:38 AM)strefanash Wrote:  Not a lot. I am too afraid of His anger to really trust him.
another interesting point is that i think this question is the wrong one.
a person who trust God does not think about his trust, he thinks about God. Faith or trust, as a verb is a transitive verb (it has an object). it is not a reflexive verb (done to oneself).
faith does not talk about faith, it talks about the ONE who is trusted.
Methinks we protest too much. i know i certainly have

Steve, it seems then you think that Paul and the apostles, when writing about "walking by faith" didn't understand what it was and had the wrong statement? Faith is mentioned 231 times in the Bible (KJV)

Did they all get the statements and concept wrong and the focus? Or were they teaching what faith means to those who love God?

The question wasn't wrong. Your understanding of the question is skewed. If you had answered correctly with the Scriptures you would have seen that walking by faith means walking in the Spirit and trusting Him. That was and is the focus Steve. And by faith we grow in Christ. It has always been about Him---and thats normally who is spoken of by believers, not ourselves.

Faith comes from Him. Therefore to walk by faith not by sight, to stand by faith, is to stand in Christ-whom we don't physically see or hear-that's the not by sight issue.Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith and we know it comes by hearing the Word of God--that is scriptural. Here's just some of the verses that give us understanding of these things..

Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Php 3:9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

Colossians 2:6-7 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: 7. Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

Rom 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

1Ti 1:5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

1Th 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

1Ti 1:19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

Mar 4:40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?

Act 20:21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 3:23-28 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24. Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25. Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 26. To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. 27. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. 28. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

Rom 4:16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

Romans 5:1-4 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2. By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4. And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

Rom 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Rom 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

1Co 2:5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

2Co 8:7 Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

Gal 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless 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.

Gal 3:22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

1Ti 4:6 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.

1Ti 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

1 Timothy 6:11-12 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 12. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

2Ti 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to [color=#FF0000]make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus

Phm 1:6 That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

Heb 10:22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised)

[Heb 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

Heb 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.

Hebrews 12:1-2 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2. Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Jas 1:3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

James 1:5-8 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 6. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. 7. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. 8. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

1 Peter 1:4-5 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 5. Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

1Pe 1:9 Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

1Pe 1:20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

[ceebee]

I see walking by faith as believing in something we can't prove or touch or see but believing in it anyway. To me walking by faith means walking with Christ and doing everything he tells us to do and living the way he tells us to live.
I have the belief that the Bible is truly the handwork of God. I don't think these prophets and writers were educated people thousands of years ago but the way the Bible is written shows it was written down in an orderly and perfect way each of the different authors and books of the Bible hundreds and thousands of years apart seem to be part of the one story.

In the evolution religion, people must have tremendous faith to believe we grew out of primordial soup and believe we came from apes without having any proof as they still can't find the missing fossil links. The atheists with the help of satan made it up so people would turn against God and goodness me they are going to be dead 2 seconds when they find out they were wrong.

[Vic]

(02-06-2009 09:31 AM)ceebee Wrote:  I see walking by faith as believing in something we can't prove or touch or see but believing in it anyway. To me walking by faith means walking with Christ and doing everything he tells us to do and living the way he tells us to live.
I have the belief that the Bible is truly the handwork of God. I don't think these prophets and writers were educated people thousands of years ago but the way the Bible is written shows it was written down in an orderly and perfect way each of the different authors and books of the Bible hundreds and thousands of years apart seem to be part of the one story.

In the evolution religion, people must have tremendous faith to believe we grew out of primordial soup and believe we came from apes without having any proof as they still can't find the missing fossil links. The atheists with the help of satan made it up so people would turn against God and goodness me they are going to be dead 2 seconds when they find out they were wrong.

I have to agree with you. Your first statement is based on one of the scriptures I didn't post.

Heb 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

And that chapter holds a list of events of faith found throughout the Scriptures. Its amazing when you think of it, what people believed and what they went through, holding to that faith in God.

The only way to know to do what Christ calls us to is to study the Word. And I believe the Scriptures are God breathed--His handiwork of revelation and inspiritation to faithful men of God to record what we needed to know in order to live for Him. It really is a miracle when you consider the diversity and time elements that are taken into cohesiveness of thought for 66 books.

to the forum. Glad you jumped right in and started posting.