Faith is incredibly important in the Christian life.

Faith is incredibly important in the Christian life. It is how we are saved -- “You are saved by grace through faith.”

How does this work? In our human minds, we may think that religion is just trying to be good enough. But Jesus Christ came and died on the cross in your place — and my place. He took our sins. So whatever your sins are, Christ died so you could be set free.

The Bible says, “Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, ‘The righteous will live by faith.’” So God does not love us because we are so good; He loves us because that is His nature.

By faith we believe that Christ died for our sins — and our faith is what brings the righteousness of God. This is what makes us a Christian.

So this week, let us pray that

• Millions of people will come to accept Jesus Christ as savior — by faith!
• You will be strengthened in your faith and your knowledge that Jesus Christ is your Lord and Savior

Faith is a wonderful freeing message — because none of us is perfect. God loves us and forgives us in Jesus Christ. “Consider Abraham: ‘He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.’”

“You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.” Galatians 3:26, 27