Theme
Faith
What it means to trust what you cannot see
Verse 1
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
Hebrews 11:1 · KJV
Defines faith as confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
Verse 2
“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
Romans 10:17 · KJV
Establishes that faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Verse 3
“And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.”
Mark 11:22 · KJV
Jesus' direct command to have faith in God as the foundation for believing prayer.
Verse 4
“And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.”
Matthew 17:20 · KJV
Uses the image of a mustard seed to show that small, genuine faith can move mountains.
Verse 5
“(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)”
II Corinthians 5:7 · KJV
Summarises the Christian walk as one led by faith, not by what the eye can see.
Verse 6
“But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.”
James 1:6 · KJV
Calls us to ask in faith without doubting, like a wave driven by wind.
Verse 7
“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”
Hebrews 11:6 · KJV
States that without faith it is impossible to please God, who rewards those who seek Him.
Verse 8
“Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.”
Galatians 2:16 · KJV
Clarifies that justification comes through faith in Christ, not by works of the law.
Verse 9
“For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.”
Romans 1:17 · KJV
Reveals the righteousness of God that is by faith from first to last.
Verse 10
“Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.”
Mark 9:23 · KJV
Jesus declares that everything is possible for the one who believes.