Week 3 Faith Dimension of Faith

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“Pick it, then Share it”
•What feeling/word you
struck you most from
the video?
• What is your own

understanding of the
word that you picked?
Why?
FAITH AND
FAMILY
Honor your father and your mother, that your
days may be long in the land which the Lord your
God gives you."
CHRISTIAN FAITH
Ecclesiastical Latin:
❑fides (n: faith, faithfulness)
❑fidelis (adj: faithful, reliable)
❑credere (v: to believe)
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CHRISTIAN FAITH
Biblical Greek:
❑pistis (n: faith, trust)
❑pistos (adj: faithful,
trustworthy)
❑pisteuein (v: to believe, trust)
Faith” defined in Epistle to the Hebrews
Heb 11:1 – “Now faith is…

➢ the assurance
of things hoped
for,
➢ and the
conviction of
things not seen.”
Faith” defined in Epistle to the Hebrews
References: ➢“things hoped

for” = future realities
➢“things not seen.”= spiritual realities

Faith
is BELIEVING
04
God and
TRUSTING
Him.
Faith is NOT:
1. Mere belief
it begins with belief,
but it goes much further.
James 2:14-18
04 – Faith without
works is dead.
Faith is NOT:
2. Blind
We have evidence that
God exists and that He can
do what He promises.
Faith is NOT:
3. Merely a feeling
Feelings are
while faith involves subjective and can
feelings, it is not be wrong.
purely emotional.
4. Given through the Faith is NOT:
direct operation of the
Holy Spirit
We are “free will”

agents. We CAN
understand God’s
word .
Faith is NOT:
5. Exclusive in
our salvation
Grace, blood,
mercy, love, Jesus, the Holy Spirit,
obedience, confession, baptism,
the word, must obey, etc.
Faith is NOT (Summary)
❑Mere belief
❑Blind
❑Merely a feeling
❑Given through the direct operation
of the Holy Spirit
❑Exclusive in our salvation
Faith – Hebrews 11:1:
“Faith means being sure of the

things we hope for and knowing
that something is real even if we
do not see it.”
Faith – Hebrews 11:1
1. Substance of things hoped for
by faith we know
We remain
that God is true
faithful in a world
and will keep His
filled with doubt
promises.
and rejection.
Faith – Hebrews 11:1
2. Evidence of We live our lives
things not seen demonstrating our
faith. Our lives are
While we have
PROOF to others of
not seen God,
OUR faith.
there is proof He
exists!
Faith in the Bible
3. Personal belief
This is the
attitude that
causes us to
follow Him.
Faith in the Bible
4. Conduct based upon trust
This is the
obedience
associated with
our faith.
Faith in the Bible
5. Trustworthiness
This is the result

of our faith.
Faith in the Bible
6. A system of doctrine
This is the whole process – God’s
part, man’s part, etc. What we
know and do is based upon
“the faith”.
Faith in the Bible (Summary)
✓ Substance of things hoped for
✓ Evidence of things not seen
✓ Personal belief
✓ Conduct based upon trust
✓ Trustworthiness
✓ A system of doctrine
Faith & Our Salvation
1. We are saved by faith.
Ephesians 2:8
“the answer of a
good conscience
toward God”
2. Faith comes by hearing.
Romans 10:17
3. Faith is obedient.
Romans 1:5,
NOTE: Obedience does not set
aside our faith, it demonstrates
faith!
4. Faith keeps us saved.
Romans 1:17
Are we saved Yes
by “faith Or
only”? No?
James 2:24
“a person is
justified by works
and not by faith
alone.”
James 2:19
“Even the demons
believe and
tremble.”
John 7:12-13
Not enough to
merely believe
FAITH WORKS
Assignment ½
How will you live out your faith

when faced with difficulties,
particularly as we transition
from the new normal to
face-to-face classes?
Dimensions
of
Faith
DIMENSION (MEANING)
•Elements or factors making

up a complete personality
or entity.
DIMENSION (MEANING)
•The amount or number of

things that something affects
or influences.
DOCTRINE (BELIEVING)
WORSHIP (ENTRUSTING,
WORSHIPPING)
MORALS (DOING)
DIMENSIONS OF FAITH
1.Believing (doctrine)
2.Doing (morals)
3.Entrusting (worshipping)
QUESTION:
“What can
I know?”
FAITH AS BELIEVING
• Faith involves our basic
convictions as Christians.
“For if you confess with your lips
that Jesus is Lord, and believe in
your heart that God raised him
from the dead; you will be saved”
(Rom 10:9).
FAITH AS BELIEVING
• Faith, then, is knowing,
but not mere “head
knowledge” of some
abstract truths.
FAITH AS BELIEVING
• Christian Faith, then, is
personal knowledge of
Jesus Christ as “my Lord
and my God” (Jn 20:28).
QUESTION
“What should
I do?”
FAITH AS DOING
• Faith is also doing. As St.
James writes: “My
brothers, what good is it to
profess faith without
practicing it?” (Jas 2:14).
• Faith is a commitment to follow
(obey) God’s will for us.
• This we see exemplified in Mary’s
“I am the servant of the Lord. Let
it be done to me as you say” (Lk
1:38).
• PCP II brings out this
“doing” dimension of faith
as “witnessing” through
“loving service” of our
needy neighbors.
• “For apart from
me you can do
nothing.”
(Jn 15:5)
QUESTION
“What may we
hope for?”
FAITH AS ENTRUSTING
•Faith is also
entrusting oneself
into God’s hands.
(Mk 9:23).
FAITH AS ENTRUSTING
• Faith, then, is from the heart

__ the loving, trusting, and
hoping in the Lord that comes
from God’s own love flooding
our hearts.
FAITH AS ENTRUSTING
•This trusting Faith

“lives and grows
through prayer and
worship.”
Dimensions
of
Faith
QUESTION:
“What can
I know?”
QUESTION
“What should I
do?”
QUESTION
“What may we
hope for?”
SUMMARY
• “What can I know?”

✓ Christian faith responds that we can know God
as Our Father and Christ as Our Lord (credere
Deum/Christum).
✓Pagkilala sa Ama, sa Anak at sa Espiritu Santo.
SUMMARY
• “What should I do?”

✓ “Keep His commandments” (1 Jn 2:3),
which means to “love in deed and truth
and not merely talk about it” (1 Jn
3:18).
SUMMARY
• “What may we hope for?”

✓ Hope means to believe in God
“with your whole heart, with your whole soul,
and with all your mind” (Mt 22:37), entrusting
ourselves to Him in love (credere in
Deum/Christum).
GENUINE FAITH
• Genuine faith is:

(1) informative, expressing the content of faith,
(2) formative and transformative, shaping the
individual into a genuine disciple of Christ, and
(3) performative, expressing itself in Christ-like
missionary service.
GENUINE FAITH
• Stated briefly, faith always involves our:

• (1) HEAD, (2) HEART, and (3) HANDS.
• Yes, authentic faith includes:
(1) doctrine, (2) devotion, and (3) deeds.
• Pope Benedict XVI asserts that the Gospel is
not merely a communication of things that can
be known—it is one that makes things happen
and is life-changing” (SS 2).
CHALLENGE TO US:
•Does our faith “make

things happen”?
CHALLENGE TO US:
Is it really
“life-changing”?
CHALLENGE TO US:
Does faith truly

“performative”?
CHALLENGE TO US:
And, we pray with the apostles:

“Lord, increase our faith” (Luke 17:5).
COMPOSE YOUR OWN PRAYERS THAT IS RELATED TO THE
DIMENSIONS OF FAITH.

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• What is your own

Heb 11:1 – “Now faith is…

References: ➢“things hoped

➢“things not seen.”= spiritual realities

We are “free will”

“Faith means being sure of the

This is the result

How will you live out your faith

•Elements or factors making

•The amount or number of

• Faith, then, is from the heart

•This trusting Faith

• “What can I know?”

• “What should I do?”

• “What may we hope for?”

• Genuine faith is:

• Stated briefly, faith always involves our:

•Does our faith “make

Does faith truly

And, we pray with the apostles:

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