Romans 10:17
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.

* Where does faith come?
* In what ways can we hear the message?

2 Corinthians 5:7
We live by faith, not by sight.

* Why is this verse so important to understanding what true faith is?
* What does it mean on a practical level to live by faith?

John 20:31
But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

* What is the result of believing that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God?
* What does it mean to "have life in his name?" (see John 3:16)

John 3:16-18
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son."

* What does it mean to "stand condemned?"
* What does this teach us about the importance of faith?

John 8:24
"I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins."

* According to this passage what is the consequence of not believing?

James 2:14-18
What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? ¹⁵Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. ¹⁶If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? ¹⁷In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. ¹⁸But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.

* What does this passage teach us about living our faith?
* How would our lives be changed if we lived our faith?