I subscribe to the Christian Quote of the Day email newsletter which contains a wonderful definition of faith by New Testament translator J. B. Phillips (1906-1982).
It [faith] requires not merely intellectual assent but a shifting of personal trust from the achievements of the self to the completely undeserved action of God. To accept this teaching by mind and heart does, indeed, require a metanoia ["transformation"], a revolution in the outlook of both heart and mind.
When so many people misunderstand 'faith' to mean uncritical acceptable of belief, it's nice to hear a biblical understanding.
Posted by Tim at February 7, 2004 11:50 AM