Some additions related to the topic " Faith"
And so "Faith" is a kind of instrument God has given to man. Having considered its roots and the basis it is logical to consider also its properties.
Matt.15: 21-28 Here, a non-Jewish woman asks Jesus for help in caring for and worrying about her daughter's health. Here is a passage from this dialogue. Matt 25-28 "The woman came and knelt before him. "Lord, help me!" She said. He replied,"it is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs." Yes, Lord" she said, but even the dogs eat crumbs that fall from their masters` table" Then Jesus answered,"Women, you have great faith! Your request is granted" And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
And so "Faith" here is called great! Why? Because the woman showed such qualities as Courage, Perseverance, Persistence, Modesty. Here are the obvious properties of "Faith" without a doubt, Jesus is well aware of the properties of "Faith" that God gave to people. And therefore the gift of God, here in a particular case, Jesus appreciates more than the attitude conveyed in the Law to the Jewish people in relation to the Gentiles.
Next, let us consider another qualities of "Faith" "Faith " as a gift, you can plant in a person as in the soil and cultivating to grow.
Matt.17: 19-20 "Then the disciple came to Jesus in private and asked, "Why couldn't we drive it out?" He replied,"Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, "Move from here to there and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."
Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy and showed that he had faith, and his disciples had not. And showing their disciple similar examples and directing and giving specific tasks. Jesus planted the seeds of faith that grew over time. And so "Faith"is a grain, but not physical, but spiritual. And it is planted in the human soul as in the soil.
And "Faith" can be planted and cultivated not only for good deeds, but also for evil. Faith itself is neutral. It's just a tool. Without a doubt the most important, but still a tool in the form of seed if I may say so!
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