What Is Faith | Charles Specht

When you die, will you go to Heaven or Hell? No…seriously…where will you spend your eternity? Have you ever thought about it much? Isn’t it strange how people are often more concerned about things such as life insurance, rather than soul assurance?

There are few questions in life—such as this most critical one—that a person could ever answer which has any real significance for both this life and the next. Jesus put it this way,

For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? (Matthew 16:26)

Essentially, is there anything more important than your soul? No, of course there isn’t. Your soul is your most prized possession.

The Christian faith (a.k.a. Christianity) has a lot more substance to it than a lengthy list of do’s and don’t’s. Moreover, it’s not a load of self-help advice either. In fact, one person’s definition of Christianity went something like this:

Christianity is little more than one beggar telling another beggar where to find bread.

I like that definition–a lot! As a pastor myself, I’m trying to live out my faith so as not to play the hypocrite. What a waste of a life it would be to go through the motions of Christianity without having the reality of its substance. That would be like trying to drive a race car but forgetting to ever put gasoline in the tank. Or like firing a gun without putting any bullets in the chambers.

In other words, it just doesn’t work. It’s a waste of time.

But biblical Christianity (what is found in the Bible, not so much the rituals and traditions of men) is like jet fuel and missiles. It is more than you could ever ask for or expect to receive. True Christianity is beyond our human comprehension and can never have the fullness of its depths searched out. The Christian faith is both vast and wide, intellectual and spiritual, intimately personal and yet available to all who receive it by faith.

What Is Faith, Exactly?

Question: What is faith and how can you live it out for the greater glory of God and the benefit of others? Lord willing, the following articles will help you answer questions like that for yourself. If you have any questions or comments, contact me. Enjoy!

* Image credit: Pierce Brantley (Creation Swap)