Only in defining faith as the working activity of the human heart can you understand James' insistence that faith always brings about change.

Faith is the "evidence of things not seen." Faith has its locus in the imagination, the primary facility of believing.

Faith is the "evidence of things not seen." Faith has its locus in the imagination, the primary facility of believing.

The very heart of believing involves a deep despair over one's own ability to please God and a dependence upon him to save alone.

The very heart of believing involves a deep despair over one's own ability to please God and a dependence upon him to save alone.

It is a decidedly modern view of faith that pits faith and reason when in fact all reasoning relies on some kind of faith.

It is a decidedly modern view of faith that pits faith and reason when in fact all reasoning relies on some kind of faith.

How would you explain what it means to "believe" if asked? How do I know if I am a believing person?

How would you explain what it means to "believe" if asked? How do I know if I am a believing person?

The Holy Spirit so cooperates with the rest of the Trinity that man's salvation is as secure as God's declaration is certain.