MINISTUDY: Living by FAITH - Richard H Sedliacik - August 1979

Richard H Sedliacik

What is faith? Exactly what kind of faith do we need to please God - to live the obedient, overcoming Christian life outlined in the Bible and be born as glorified sons of God in the ruling Family of God? First, we must understand that faith is not the power of positive thinking - trying to pull yourself up by your own bootstraps. In other words, trying to improve and overcome by your own strength alone. Many people also make the mistake of confusing faith with emotions. They try to work up faith, which to them means an emotional feeling. These feelings are not the evidence of having faith. They are in the class of what can be seen, heard, tasted, smelled or felt - in other words, they're of the flesh. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library