What is Faith?

What is Faith? Is the 1st in a series of Articles on Bible Faith and How it does and does not works!

Faith is information that we get from God for us to act upon.

This (faith) information shows us in advance what God will do about a given issue before He does it. This information also shows us in advance what our part is in this future activity of God. In other words, God not only shows us in advance what He is about to do, He shows us in advance what He wants us to do with Him in this given future activity.

Take the case of Noah as an example. God showed Noah in advance everything about the Flood and its consequences. He also showed him in advance what his (Noah’s) part was in this future undertaking. He showed him that He wanted him to build an ark as well as what kind of wood to use. He also showed him how high, how long and how wide to build it. He showed Noah in advance about the animals etc. This advance information is what the Bible calls "faith."

Just about all the faith, religion/religious faith, word of faith, Christian faith, faith works and faith in God teachings and movements fail to see this. They fail to see that faith is advance information. Instead of a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny or an abstract thought or concept that is or cannot be defined or understood.