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When we’re faithful to God it means that we trust that He will care for us, we follow where He leads, and we love Him in return. Being faithful also means that there will be some evidence of our faith in God. A faithful Christian will often produce fruit. Galatians 5:22-23 says: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering ...
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Aug 9, 2024 · Answer. To be faithful is to be reliable, steadfast and unwavering, and the Bible speaks of this type of faithfulness in four ways: as an attribute of God, as a positive characteristic of some people, as a characteristic that many people lack, and as a fruit of the Holy Spirit. Faithful is also used in the sense of “believing,” as in the ...
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Psalm 37 was written by David, whom God “took from the sheepfolds . . . to shepherd Jacob his people” (Psalm 78:70–71). David’s experience as a shepherd might explain his choice of the phrase translated “befriend faithfulness,” although the English Standard Version doesn’t convey to us modern readers the full meaning of what the Hebrew words rə‘êh ...
David’s command fits with how the Bible instructs us to pursue all aspects of godliness. We are called to build ourselves up in our most holy faith (Jude 20). And the way we build ourselves up spiritually is similar to the way we build our capacities for anything: we exercise what we want to grow. Bodily strength is increased through the exercise o...
The wonderful thing is that we don’t need some special faithfulness gym membership to begin growing our capacity for faithfulness. We have everything we need right now, right where we find ourselves. Jesus tells us, “One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much” (Luke 16:10). And so, if we draw strength from Jesus to be faithful wi...
Aug 18, 2019 · In philosophy, good faith is a true attempt at something. So to understand biblical faithfulness, think of making a genuine attempt at being a true, honest, trustworthy and reliable person. If you are behaving in this way, you are being faithful. Looking at the etymology, the word originates from the 14th century meaning “sincerely religious ...
Feb 8, 2020 · To become faithful is one of God’s main aims for us. Faithfulness is so important to God that it is listed as one of the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians chapter five. It is listed there because it is one of the key defining qualities of God’s own character. He Himself is totally faithful. He never breaks a promise and He never lets anybody ...
For us as Christians, being faithful to God means trusting and having faith in God’s plan for our lives, even when we don’t understand it or things seem difficult. Surrendering our will to God’s will, and allowing him to guide us through the Holy Spirit, towards the path he has set for us. God has declared it in Jeremiah 29:11, that he ...
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Jan 14, 2024 · God’s faithfulness means that He keeps His promises and fulfills what He says He will do. Throughout the Bible, we see examples of God demonstrating His faithfulness by keeping His word. For instance, when God made a covenant with Abraham, He promised to make Abraham the father of many nations (Genesis 17:4-5).
