The True Meaning of
Faith

So much of today’s teaching on Faith is misinterpreted and thus many are
misguided into thinking that it means,“to believe” or, as in many cases,
“a belief.”

To believe takes on a mental attitude on agreement. To say, for instance, that
one believes in God or “a God” is a mental exercise and passive in grammatical
structure.

Scripture says, “The devil believes…and trembles.” You can believe that there
is a God but it means nothing. It is nothing more than a mental ejaculation at best.
Mainstream Christianity is guilty of this usage of the word.

Catholics, on the other hand, more than any other Christian group, use the word
“Faith” to mean “an entity.” For example, a common phrase used among Catholics
is, “I belong to the Catholic faith.” In this case, it is used in the noun form. It is not
at all used in the correct form.

Picture sitting on a rocking chair and someone asks you if you believe that the jet
flight that leaves Los Angeles airport everyday to New York will make it there that
day. What would your response be, knowing that it is proven that flying is safer
than driving? With that statistic, it is easy to respond with and affirmative, “yes.”

It is not enough to simply say...“Yes.” In order for the word “believe” to take on its
full, original Greek meaning, action is required. In other words—get on the plane,
buckle up, and take the flight. Until action is taken, it is not FAITH. You can sit on your
rocking chair claiming faith all day, all year, and all your life, but until you act on
what you believe, it is nothing more than mental jargon with as much substance as
Saddam Hussein’s agreement to disarm.

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