The Essence of Faith

Man instinctively knows that his soul will transcend time and exist again beyond physical death.  Man seeks to define God so that the mystery of eternity can be understood in natural terms and allow himself to gain control over it.  But, God has not granted man the right or the ability to define Him by experience or natural observation.  God retains the right to reveal Himself to man and it is only by His own revelation of Himself that man has any hope of knowing anything about God or his relationship to God.

The exciting thing about God is that he wants us to know him!  He loves to reveal his character and nature to us.  It is said that the essence of faith is believing that God is who He says he is and will do what He says he will do.  That means its impossible to be a person of faith if you don’t understand who God says He is, or what he is going to do.  That information only comes by revelation – which is found in the Bible.