'Faith' in the Bible

Now the Scripture saw in advance that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and told the good news ahead of time to Abraham, saying, All the nations will be blessed through you.

So those who have faith are blessed with Abraham, who had faith.

Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because the righteous will live by faith.

But the law is not based on faith; instead, the one who does these things will live by them.

The purpose was that the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles by Christ Jesus, so that we could receive the promised Spirit through faith.

But the Scripture has imprisoned everything under sin’s power, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

Before this faith came, we were confined under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith was revealed.

The law, then, was our guardian until Christ, so that we could be justified by faith.

But since that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian,

for you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

For through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith working through love.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Therefore, as we have opportunity, we must work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.

This is why, since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift—

In Him we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.

and that the Messiah may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love,

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son, growing into a mature man with a stature measured by Christ’s fullness.

In every situation take the shield of faith,and with it you will be able to extinguishall the flaming arrows of the evil one.

Peace to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Since I am persuaded of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,

Just one thing: Live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or am absent, I will hear about you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, working side by side for the faith that comes from the gospel,

But even if I am poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.

and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own from the law, but one that is through faith in Christ—the righteousness from God based on faith.

for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints

if indeed you remain grounded and steadfast in the faith and are not shifted away from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become a servant of it.

For I may be absent in body, but I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see how well ordered you are and the strength of your faith in Christ.

rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, overflowing with gratitude.

Having been buried with Him in baptism, you were also raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.

We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work of faith, labor of love, and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ,

For the Lord’s message rang out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place that your faith in God has gone out. Therefore, we don’t need to say anything,

And we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you concerning your faith,

For this reason, when I could no longer stand it, I also sent him to find out about your faith, fearing that the tempter had tempted you and that our labor might be for nothing.

But now Timothy has come to us from you and brought us good news about your faith and love and reported that you always have good memories of us, wanting to see us, as we also want to see you.

Therefore, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we were encouraged about you through your faith.

as we pray very earnestly night and day to see you face to face and to complete what is lacking in your faith?

But since we belong to the day, we must be serious and put the armor of faith and love on our chests, and put on a helmet of the hope of salvation.

We must always thank God for you, brothers. This is right, since your faith is flourishing and the love each one of you has for one another is increasing.

Therefore, we ourselves boast about you among God’s churches—about your endurance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you endure.

And in view of this, we always pray for you that our God will consider you worthy of His calling, and will, by His power, fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith,

and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not all have faith.

To Timothy, my true son in the faith.Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

or to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies. These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan, which operates by faith.

Now the goal of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

And the grace of our Lord overflowed, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

having faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and have suffered the shipwreck of their faith.

For this I was appointed a herald, an apostle (I am telling the truth; I am not lying), and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

But she will be saved through childbearing, if she continues in faith, love, and holiness, with good judgment.

holding the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

For those who have served well as deacons acquire a good standing for themselves, and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of the faith and the good teaching that you have followed.

Let no one despise your youth; instead, you should be an example to the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

But if anyone does not provide for his own, that is his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.

But you, man of God, run from these things,and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith,love, endurance, and gentleness.

Fight the good fight for the faith;take hold of eternal lifethat you were called toand have made a good confession aboutin the presence of many witnesses.

By professing it, some people have deviated from the faith.Grace be with all of you.

clearly recalling your sincere faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois, then in your mother Eunice, and that I am convinced is in you also.

Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

They have deviated from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and are overturning the faith of some.

Flee from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

Just as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth, men who are corrupt in mind, worthless in regard to the faith.

But you have followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance,

and you know that from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to build up the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,

To Titus, my true son in our common faith.Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

This testimony is true. So, rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith

Older men are to be level headed, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love, and endurance.

All those who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with all of you.

because I hear of your love and faith toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints.

I pray that your participation in the faith may become effective through knowing every good thing that is in us for the glory of Christ.

For we also have received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard did not benefit them, since they were not united with those who heard it in faith

Therefore, leaving the elementary message about the Messiah, let us go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, faith in God,

so that you won’t become lazy but will be imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and perseverance.

let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.

But My righteous one will live by faith;and if he draws back,I have no pleasure in him.

But we are not those who draw back and are destroyed, but those who have faith and obtain life.

Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen.

By faith we understand that the universe was created by God’s command, so that what is seen has been made from things that are not visible.

By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was approved as a righteous man, because God approved his gifts, and even though he is dead, he still speaks through his faith.

By faith Enoch was taken away so he did not experience death, and he was not to be found because God took him away. For prior to his removal he was approved, since he had pleased God.

Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for the one who draws near to Him must believe that He exists and rewards those who seek Him.

By faith Noah, after he was warned about what was not yet seen and motivated by godly fear, built an ark to deliver his family. By faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to a place he was going to receive as an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he was going.

By faith he stayed as a foreigner in the land of promise, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, coheirs of the same promise.

By faith even Sarah herself, when she was unable to have children, received power to conceive offspring, even though she was past the age, since she considered that the One who had promised was faithful.

These all died in faith without having received the promises, but they saw them from a distance, greeted them, and confessed that they were foreigners and temporary residents on the earth.

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He received the promises and he was offering his unique son,

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and he worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.

By faith Joseph, as he was nearing the end of his life, mentioned the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions concerning his bones.

By faith, after Moses was born, he was hidden by his parents for three months, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they didn’t fear the king’s edict.

By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter

By faith he left Egypt behind, not being afraid of the king’s anger, for Moses persevered as one who sees Him who is invisible.

By faith he instituted the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch the Israelites.

By faith they crossed the Red Sea as though they were on dry land. When the Egyptians attempted to do this, they were drowned.