The challenge of growing in faith
Faustino de Jesús Zamora Vargas
SUMMARY: Many people believe in something or someone, but true faith goes beyond beliefs and creeds. Saving faith is based on the sacrifice of the cross and is a gift from God. Faith is necessary for salvation, to please God, and to understand His will. Faith grows through hearing and studying the Word of God and through sincere and constant prayer. Faith mobilizes God to bless those who trust in His love and mercy. We should examine ourselves to see if we are truly in the faith and strive to grow in faith in Christ.
The world of this century is experiencing one of the most fertile and prolific times in matters of faith. If faith were only about believing in something or someone, we could almost say that we live surrounded by a humanity full of 'believers'.
Few say they don't believe in anything at all. Everybody believes in something or someone. Today most people understand faith simply as the act of believing (it doesn't matter what or whom). The syndrome of believing in someone or anything, however childish and absurd it may seem, is a sign of the debauchery and perversity of a world and an age that prefers to trust in anything but the inventor of true faith, Jesus Christ, our Mister.
Few say they don't believe in anything at all. Everybody believes in something or someone. Today most people understand faith simply as the act of believing (it doesn't matter what or whom). The syndrome of believing in someone or anything, however childish and absurd it may seem, is a sign of the debauchery and perversity of a world and an age that prefers to trust in anything but the inventor of true faith, Jesus Christ, our Mister.
