Faith

Here’s how the catechism puts the question after almost 40 questions and answers about the Apostles’ Creed, the church’s ancient summary of Bible doctrine: “But how does it help you now to believe all this?” Short answer: Believing God’s truth completely changes us.

“What must I do to be saved?” (Acts 16:30). That’s one of the most important questions ever asked. Paul answered like this: “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved” (Acts 16:31). Our lesson elaborates on that answer with three more crucial questions.

How do you know if you are really a Christian? How do you know if your faith is true? The answer is not “get busier for Jesus.”The answer is found in the...

Many of us can remember well-meaning sermons that taught us to “step out in faith,” whether it was writing a larger check than we felt like we had the budget for or taking a big leap in a life decision about marriage or a job opportunity. The bigger the risk, the greater the faith, we were told. But that's not true faith.

On October 19, 2014, my life changed. I was in acute renal failure and didn't know it. If I had waited another week to see a doctor, I would have been dead. There are three principles that guide us how to live by faith when life makes no sense at all.

Feelings come and feelings go,
And feelings are deceiving;
My warrant is the Word of God
Naught else is worth believing. 
—Martin Luther