Faith is easier to describe than to explain. Attempted explanations may confuse rather than clarify. I hope that's not the case with us. We want to aim for simplicity while avoiding superficiality, not an easy task. We saw last week that faith "is a whole-souled movement of self-commitment to Christ for salvation from sin and its consequences" (John Murray). Note that faith is not static: it is movement, implying change, growth and development. And faith is "whole-souled," engaging the mind, emotions and will. But how can spiritually dead people believe, and what is the relationship of faith to salvation?
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Pastor Bruce Ray has been senior pastor of Juanita Community Church in Kirkland, Washington since 1976. He also serves as a Police, Fire & EMS chaplain. Books include Withhold Not Correction and Celebrating the Sabbath (both published by P&R Publishing). He is a member of the...