Faith, the first frontier of any religious soul. Faith is the building component that ultimately leads to the complete gospel in ones life. The subject of Faith has been constantly in my studies for the past two months or so, Paul himself speaks of how important Faith is in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and how it is through Faith in him we may be saved. Faith leads to all aspects of the gospel.
Well to begin, what is Faith? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines faith 1a : allegiance to duty or a person : loyalty b (1) : fidelity to one's promises (2) : sincerity of intentions. 2a (1) : belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2) : belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion b (1) : firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2) : complete trust. Faith is trust in anything to do what it is intended to do! When we have Faith in the lord we TRUST him, its kind of like the 6th grade camp game where all but one person would stand in a circle and the single soul would with out looking fall back into the trusting hands of his friends, trusting that they would not drop him.
So why is faith important? Faith is firm belief in something for which there is no proof. Faith is the bridge that fills the gap of "what if"-isms and uncertainty, making it so that we may progress and believe in things we cannot prove, but are true. In the Book of Mormon, Alma 32:21, "And now as I said concerning faith—Faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true." Faith is the power in which mountain can be moved, Matthew 17:20, it is also the power given to us that we may be saved, a power greater and more noble then that of moving mountains. It is through belief in the the Crucifixion of Christ unto redemption that we must build. The Rock of Christ is where we must build. In my short life I have discovered that having Faith in Christ destroys all of my fears, even natural fear. This happens because I have realized that everything will work out the way its suppose to happen, I trust Heavenly Father to make my pathways straight.
How can Faith be obtained? Apostle Bruce R. McConkie explained: "Faith is a gift of God bestowed as a reward for personal righteousness. It is always given when righteousness is present, and the greater the measure of obedience to God's laws the greater will be the endowment of faith."( Mormon Doctrine, 2nd ed. [1962], 264.) To obtain Faith we must be willing to act, following Christs commandments, live his teachings, and exercise trust in the Lords sacrifice on the Cross. If we don't follow the teachings of the Savior, and begin to believe then we will never taste of the sweet fruit of Gods love. As the prophet Alma declares in Alma 32:27-33, experiment, if its good keep it, if its bad throw it out. That is how we gain Faith we ACT we DO then listen to our heart, if what we are doing is good, well know and feel it.
I have defiantly experimented on the words of Christ throughout my life and have felt the seed of faith grow. When I have followed the commandments for the Lord I feel less and less fear in everyday life. My apathy turned to fearlessness in Christ, giving me a brightness of hope and a love of all mankind... Everyday I pray for Faith, everyday Heavenly Father grants me Faith...
http://jesuschrist.lds.org/SonOfGod/eng/finding-faith-in-christ/video/finding-faith-in-christ
If you have time to watch this is an excellent video on Faith In Christ
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