“Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.”

               -Matthew 21:21

As I mentioned in my last post, absolute truth is something that cannot be altered or manipulated. Just as God commanded the Israelites to use only unhewn stones when building an altar of worship or sacrifice to Him (Exodus 20:25), whenever we start chiseling away at the already-perfect Word of God we are replacing what is a solid rock with wood, hay, and stubble (1 Corinthians 3:12).

As Scripture reveals, however, simply knowing the truth doesn’t save a person (II Peter 2:21). It takes absolute and sincere faith in that truth which then results in repentance and a life lived to the glory of God. This kind of faith is often referred to as saving faith and, like God’s Word, should be living and active within the life of every believer. That is, rather than simply being present at the moment of conversion, true faith should remain in the believer’s life and become their “shield” whereby they are able to “quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.” (Ephesians 6:16)

“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

Despite the fact that some people indeed lack a true and absolute faith in God, no one can deny that we’ve all been given a certain “measure of faith” from the Giver of every good and perfect gift (Romans 12:3; James 1:17). What we must do is decide where we are going to place it. Though “some trust in chariots, and some in horses”, let it be said by those around us that we chose to remember the name of the Lord our God. (Psalm 20:7)