Dictionary of Bible Themes: 8024 faith, and blessings of God

8024 faith, and blessings of God

Dictionary of Bible Themes

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Confidence in the ability and willingness of God to act in supernatural power to advance his kingdom, and a commitment, expressed in prayer and action, to being the means by which he does so.

God's power is released through faith

Matthew 17:20 See also Mark 9:23; Luke 17:6

Praying in faith

Matthew 21:21-22 pp Mark 11:22-24 See also James 1:5-7; James 5:14-15

Praying in Jesus Christ's name

John 14:12-14

In the OT, faith in God's power

Hebrews 11:32-34 See also Hebrews 11:11-12 Abraham's faith when promised an heir in his old age; Joshua 14:6-14 Caleb receives Hebron; 1 Samuel 14:6 Jonathan's confidence in God's power to defeat the Philistines; 1 Samuel 17:32-47 David's confidence in God's power to overcome Goliath; 2 Chronicles 20:20 Jehoshaphat's faith in God's power to give success against Moab and Ammon; 2 Chronicles 32:7-8 Hezekiah's faith in God when threatened by the Assyrians under Sennacherib; Daniel 6:23 Daniel's faith when in the lions' den

In the NT, healing in response to faith

Matthew 9:22 pp Mark 5:34 pp Luke 8:48 The woman had exercised faith by touching the edge of Jesus Christ's cloak. See also Matthew 9:29-30 Two blind men are healed; Mark 10:52 pp Luke 18:42 Bartimaeus receives his sight; Luke 17:19 One of the ten men with leprosy who thanked Jesus Christ; Acts 3:16 the crippled man at the temple gate; Acts 14:8-10 the crippled man in Lystra

Powerful ministries marked by faith

Acts 11:24 See also Acts 6:5-10 Stephen; 1 Corinthians 12:9 Exceptional faith to meet specific needs is a special spiritual gift.

Faith and spiritual warfare

Ephesians 6:16 See also 1 Thessalonians 5:8; 1 John 5:4-5

The importance of love accompanying faith

1 Corinthians 13:2