Faith and

A couple of weeks ago I thought, “I wonder how often the Bible says faith and? and what comes after the and?” And as I sat down to start my search I thought I would add and faith, believe and, and believe to my search list. This was an interesting study to say the least and at the end I will offer my conclusions. I considered presenting my findings in some kind of fancy, organized way but then I thought, “Nah, I’ll just list them in order and offer a few comments.” So here goes…

faith and
Matthew 21:21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
Faith and doubt not. Faith and doubt are not compatible. Not only this, but doubt destroys faith.

Luke 8:24-25 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
Fear is actually faith in an inadequate object, in this case, their confidence in their sailing ability was not equal to the storm. Where there is fear, there is no faith in the Lord, and he rebuked them for not exercising faith. In this case, they were afraid of Jesus, of his power and authority. They were afraid because they did not fully believe in Him.

Acts 6:5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
 8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
Acts 11:24 For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.
Full of faith and of the Holy Ghost; full of the Holy Ghost and of faith... Yes! Oh yeah, ‘and much people was added to the Lord.’

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Salvation is through faith in Christ and not you.

1 Thessalonians 1:3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
What a triad of graces: work of faith, labor of love, patience of hope!

1 Thessalonians 3:6 But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
1 Thessalonians 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
1 Timothy 1:14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
Faith and love march hand in hand in the Christian life. Where there’s faith there will be love.

1 Timothy 1:19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
Holding faith and a good conscience, that is hold fast to faith and a good conscience.

1 Timothy 2:15 Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
Grace is received by faith, but not by faith only, by faith, and love, and holiness.

2 Timothy 1:13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
Faith and love. Again. It’s like this is really important

Hebrews 6:12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Very clear, faith and patience are necessary to inherit the promises. It’s not simply a moment of faith, it is faith and patience.

James 2:14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
Faith and no works? This is a combination that does not work.

1 Peter 1:21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
Faith and hope. Look at this, we have seen faith and love, faith and works, now faith and hope. Faith is not simply mental assent, it is dynamic, it produces love, works, hope.

Revelation 2:19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
What a list: works, love, service, faith, patience, and works. Jesus does not see this as believe and then sit down. No, faith has family.

and faith
Acts 20:21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
Repentance and faith. Repentance is not enough by itself, but faith cannot stand without it.

2 Thessalonians 1:4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
Patience and faith. Hold on in all your persecutions and tribulations.

Philemon 1:5 Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
Love and faith. Faith and love. No matter what order they’re in, they go hand in hand.

This is so long I saved the second part for my next post: faith and part 2 which will cover believe and and and believe