Faith vs. Doubt: Part I

Faith:
Definition: Faith is belief with strong conviction; firm belief in something for which there may be no tangible proof; complete trust; opposite of doubt.

Belief:
Definition: Assumed Truth.
Conviction:
Definition: An unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence.
Doubt
Definition: Doubt, a status between belief and disbelief, involves uncertainty or distrust or lack of sureness of an alleged fact, an action, a motive, or a decision. Doubt brings into question some notion of a perceived “reality”, and may involve delaying or rejecting relevant action out of concerns for mistakes or faults or appropriateness. Some definitions of doubt emphasize the state in which the mind remains suspended between two contradictory propositions and unable to assent to either of them.

Simple definition of faith: Heb 11:1
1Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. 2This is what the ancients were commended for. 3By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
1. Faith is the substance of hope
a. “Substance”: Lit. Greek: “a standing under”
b. Faith “stands under” our hope, is the foundation of our hope: Rom 8:24.25
c. Faith is the “title-deed” our pledge to things hoped: Heb 3:14
2. Faith is what is the Ancients were commended for.
a. They were approved, qualified, worthy and entrusted.
b. Or Christian faith has its roots in lives of those who lived lives according to faith.
i. Those who live based on the things not seen
3. Faith is the conviction of things not seen: Heb 11:3
a. We believe in God not only because he exist but because he is the creator.
3. Faith accepts even that which appears unreasonable it will make you an alien in your own home: Heb. 11:13
II. Faith (Gr: pistis) used in four ways:
In the New Testament, the word faith is derived from the Greek word  – pistis or from the verb  – pisteuo, meaning to trust, to have confidence .

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