Wisdom's Cry

What has happened to faith in our world?  Faith has turned into something it was never intended to be.  Faith is NOT blindly following a person, a book, or a so-called god.“Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1). ”Many if not most Christians have probably seen that quote before, but few have investigated what it means.  There are two words that we have to pay special attention to:* assurance means foundation* proof means that by which a thing is testedSo we could read Hebrews to say, "Now faith is the foundation of things hoped for, faith is the way we test and prove things not seen. "  That is a very different definition of faith than the one normally proffered.  Faith is not fixed or blind, it is earned and tested until it is proven to be true or false, then tested again.When we allow faith to be cheapened, we steal one of the greatest powers a believer has.“But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through ou