Such a trust is the feature par excellence of true faith. It is what separates mere knowledge about God and his son from what the Bible calls “saving faith,” which, when placed in Christ, results in one being brought into a right relationship with God.
We describe trust the way anyone else does, as firm belief or reliance in the ability, reliability, truth, or strength of someone or something. Jesus gave a perfect illustration once when he set a child in the midst of his disciples as an object lesson of trust in himself. How does a child trust? He humbly, completely, and confidently depends on his parents to provide him with that which he needs, he recognizes the love that his parents have for him, a love that has been demonstrated time and again, and he rests in that love, and confidently relies on it without reservation.
Such a trust is the feature par excellence of true faith. It is what separates mere knowledge about God and his son from what the Bible calls “saving faith,” which, when placed in Christ, results in one being brought into a right relationship with God. Comments are closed.
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