What scripture says
Bible verses about faith
Faith in the Bible is trust: taking God at his word about what cannot yet be seen. Hebrews calls it the substance of things hoped for; Paul says it comes by hearing, and that we are saved by grace through it. These passages show what faith rests on, and what it looks like lived.
The substance of things hoped for
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Read it in its chapter →By grace, through faith
Ephesians 2:8-9
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Read it in its chapter →Faith cometh by hearing
Romans 10:17
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Read it in its chapter →Faith without works is dead
James 2:17
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
Read it in its chapter →As a grain of mustard seed
Matthew 17:20
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Read it in its chapter →We walk by faith, not by sight
2 Corinthians 5:7
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
Read it in its chapter →
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Hymns to sing
- All Depends On Our Possessing
- Almighty God Your Word Is CastJohn Cawood (1775–1852)
- Blind BartimaeusHenry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882)
- Come Holy Spirit, Lord Our GodLatin, Martin Luther (1483–1546)
- Faith of Our FathersFrederick William Faber (1814–1863), James George Walton (1821–1905)
- God the Father Be Our StayMartin Luther (1483–1546)