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Flex your faith

Let's talk about faith. We'll touch on what is faith. Most of us probably know what faith is, both in definition and practice. Why do we need faith? How do we get faith? How do we grow faith? What is faith? Lets define faith, as it is defined in the Bible.  I think the best verse that defines faith is found in  Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen We'll come back to this verse later. Some other good verses that touch on faith are found in Heb 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Gen 15:6 Abram believed the Lord, and He credited it to him as righteousness. 1 John 5:4 For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Habakkuk 2:4 ...But the just shall live by his faith. Oxford dictionary defines faith in the following way: strong belie