Correctly understanding what faith truly is is vital to a walk that pleases God for God says, "Without faith it is impossible to please him." People frequently misunderstand what faith really is. In this teaching Dan shows how it is not some metaphysical force or some special magical power of the mind. Jesus has called us to do his works today in this world but if we don't properly understand what faith is, we will never be able to do those works. In addition to faithfulness or allegiance, one  basic understandings of the Greek word "pistis" is that it simply means to trust or to have confidence.