Having Faith
From Walla Walla University Good Word Broadcasts by Walla Walla University Good Word
May 16, 2026 · 14 min
About this episode
This episode discusses the nature of faith as a gift from God and the importance of exercising that faith.
Perhaps this lesson might be better titled Exercising Faith since we never generate faith ourselves. As the SS Quarterly itself says: It’s not something we can generate ourselves, for “God has dealt to each one a measure of faith” (Romans 12:3), and faith is a gift from God (Ephesians 2:8-9). Thus, faith is a gift that God has given everyone, but that does not mean that everyone is exercising faith in God. Yet exercising faith is not a mere mental assent to a doctrine or a group of doctrines, or even to the existence of God/Jesus/Spirit. Faith that saves is ...
Topics covered
- faith
- spirituality
- Christian doctrine
- God's gifts
- exercising faith
Keywords
- faith
- God
- spirituality
- Christianity
- Romans 12:3
- Ephesians 2:8-9
- exercising faith
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Romans 12:3, Ephesians 2:8-9
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