The Foundation Of Faith Faith is based on knowledge.

No word – No knowledge – No faith.

Our faith is based on who and what we know.

John 6:29

Faith starts by believing that Jesus was sent by God.

Isaiah 33:6

It is not enough to just believe he was sent. Our faith will grow through wisdom and knowledge of him.

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the Lord. We will not have wisdom if we don’t have the fear of the Lord. And how will we have fear of someone we don’t know? So, how can we have faith in something or someone we don’t know? We can’t, you cannot grow in your faith without knowledge of Him.

2 Timothy 3:14-16

You need a foundation of truth to produce faith.

John 1:1-14

This is the basis of our salvation. That God is the word and everything was made by him, all of creation. He sent himself as the son and his creation did not receive him. But he was the light of the world. We can also sit in church and never know him or grow in faith.

Numbers 23:19

If God is not a man that he should lie, and God is the word, then this means that God’s word is not a lie. Every word is true.

Psalm 19:7

There are 2 terms used to describe the bible: 1.) Inerrant: Which means perfect init’s accuracy and sure in it’s dependability. 2.) Infallible: means it is unfailing and is absolutely a trustworthy guide for our faith.

Psalm 119:89

God’s word is settled in heaven forever. It is perfect, no need for correction of any kind. It should comfort us to know that the word of an almighty God is what we are basing our faith on. It’s not just a whim, doctrine or a lie. It’s truth.

In life there are many things and people we put our faith in. 1.) Someone you work for: Would you work for someone who wouldn’t pay you or not treat you right? Or would you hire someone who would not work? 2.) Someone you lend to: Would you loan to someone who would not pay it back? 3.) Someone you buy from: You wouldn’t buy something from a crook or someone shady. You wouldn’t eat where you knew the food might poison you. Etc.

We will work and lend and buy from people we know we can trust. Why? Because we have knowledge of their reputations. So we trust and put our faith in them that what they say and commit to they will do. When they don’t we have knowledge that they can’t be trusted.

Knowing that God cannot lie and that He is the word, do we not see that we need to know him and his ways for our faith to grow.

Romans 10:17

Faith comes by hearing and hearing comes by the word of God. God has to reveal his word to us. But we have to seek him through his word to find Him. Finding him is finding faith.

Matthew 4:4

This is the food of our faith. So, faith is based on knowledge. The knowledge of him. He is the foundation of our faith.