And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
The apostles’ prayer is one anyone can pray: increase our faith.
And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
Jesus points away from faith itself to the One it rests on: have faith in God.
KJV19And when even was come, he went out of the city. 20And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. 21And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away. 22And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. 23For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. 24Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. 25And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
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And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
The apostles’ prayer is one anyone can pray: increase our faith.
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Made right with God through faith, we have peace with Him through Jesus Christ.
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Faith as small as a mustard seed: what matters is not how big your faith is but how great God is. It is not a rule that unanswered prayer means too little faith.
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Paul’s faith in one sentence: Christ lives in me, the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me.