Faith Toward God - John R Schroeder - February 1974

John R Schroeder

Faith is a foundational and fundamental biblical doctrine. It is absolutely required for salvation. None may obtain eternal life without it. But what is faith anyway? Is it just blind confidence? Or is it based on something substantial? Perhaps an example would provide the best explanation. How was the faith of Abraham expressed? He has been called the "father of the faithful." His example should tell us what constitutes real faith. God promised Abraham that he would become a "father of many nations" (Rom. 4:17). And yet (except for the illegitimate Ishmael) he was a childless 99 and his wife Sarah was well past the child-bearing age. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library