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What if I Don’t Feel That I Have Enough Faith?

The School of Biblical Evangelism

From the School of Biblical Evangelism.

It is not the amount of faith that saves you—it is in whom you place your faith. The question is: “Is the Savior strong enough and dependable enough to save me when I ask?”

Picture a two-story building that’s on fire. You happen to be on the top floor. The fire is coming up from the bottom and there is no escape. You run to the roof and see a fire truck pull up to the front. Five big firemen get out and unfold a great big net. They look up at you and yell, “Jump!” Your first thought is, “You’ve got to be kidding! I’m two stories up. I can’t jump.” But the firemen say, “Don’t you have faith? We’ll catch you.” Now, you don’t have a lot of faith, but with fear and trembling, you jump off the roof. As a result, the firemen catch you. It’s not your faith that saved you, it was the firemen. But they couldn’t save you until you jumped.

“The more deeply we believe that Christ did all that is necessary in providing our salvation, the greater our assurance will be when we place our trust in Him.”

Now, let’s change the story a little bit. Picture another person on the roof with the fire coming toward him. This man sees the firemen. And unlike you, he has a lot of faith. He confidently jumps off the roof, only to discover halfway down that the firemen have no net; they are just standing around holding hands. How much will the man’s faith save him then? You’d better have real firemen holding a real net, or your faith won’t save you.

In salvation, it’s not how much faith you have or how sincere you are; rather, everything depends on the object of your faith. Have you placed your faith in a real Savior? It’s not your faith that saves you, it’s Jesus who saves you. You just need to step off and place yourself in His hands. The more deeply we believe that Christ did all that is necessary in providing our salvation, the greater our assurance will be when we place our trust in Him. We might begin with a small faith (Christ said that faith the size of a mustard seed is all that is required), but know that in time our faith will grow. But whether our faith is little or much, it must be directed to Christ alone, for God accepts only those who accept His Son (1 John 2:23).

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The School of Biblical Evangelism
1. The Best Answer to the Question, “Who Made God?”
2. What if I Don’t Feel That I Have Enough Faith?
3. How You Can Know That the Bible Is From God
4. Is the Bible Miraculous or Just Another Book?
5. Did the Resurrection Really Happen?
6. Defending God’s Character

Ray Comfort

Ray Comfort is the Founder and CEO of Living Waters, a bestselling author, and has written more than 100 books, including, The Evidence Study Bible. He cohosts the award-winning television program Way of the Master, which airs in 190 countries.

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