FAITH

(See also Beliefs; Healing; Religion)

acquiring faith: w24.06 32; g16.3 12-13; pc 18-21; w01 10/1 3-7

receptive heart essential: w19.08 26-27; pc 23; w96 5/1 24; rs 129

aid in overcoming feelings of inadequacy: w96 4/1 31

analyzing one’s faith: w19.11 14-15; w15 9/15 14-16; w91 9/15 13-14

assisting those weak in faith: w22.08 24-25

basis: it-1 804; g 1/11 28-29; w02 4/1 3-5; si 7-8; tp 94-96, 177

archaeology not: g02 10/8 18-19

miracles not: w97 3/15 3-7

benefits:

endurance: w11 9/15 24; w03 1/15 20

life everlasting: rk 30-31

spiritual riches: w09 9/1 5-7

transforms lives: w00 1/1 3-5

better than gold: it-1 983; w01 8/1 32

Bible examples: cl 184; it-1 804-805; ia 4; w03 1/15 16-20; w98 4/15 14-15; si 18-19, 45

Abel: it-1 15, 804; rr 19; w15 5/15 20; w13 1/1 12-14; ia 9, 11-14; w93 7/15 16; w91 9/15 11-12; w87 1/15 11

Abraham: w23.12 2-7; it-1 29-32, 804-805; lfb 32-33; w16.02 9-10; w16.10 22; w15 5/15 20-21; w14 10/15 29-30; ia 25-30, 32; w12 1/1 5-6; w11 9/15 18-19, 26-27; w07 8/15 12-14; w05 4/1 25-26; w04 5/15 25-29; w01 8/15 14-24; w99 1/1 6-11, 16-18; w98 1/15 10-11; w97 11/15 15; w94 3/15 17-18; w89 7/1 19-23; g88 5/22 25-27; w87 1/15 12-13

Boaz: si 52-53

Daniel and three friends: w88 12/1 16-20

Daniel’s three friends: dp 68-81

David: mwb22.03 4; w19.08 27; wp16.5 9-12; w12 11/15 4; w06 5/15 8-9; si 79; w87 1/15 16-17

Deborah (prophetess): w15 8/1 12-15

early Christians: si 342

Ehud: w97 3/15 29-31

Elijah: ijwia article 1; w19.02 32; w15 10/15 10; w92 4/1 16-19

Enoch: wp17.1 10-13; w15 5/15 20; w05 9/1 16-17

Esther: ia 125, 130-131, 133-134; w11 10/1 18, 21-23

Hannah: ia 51-52, 54-58; w10 7/1 14-18

Hebrews 11:1–12:3: w94 9/1 10-12; w93 7/15 16-17; si 246; w87 1/15 10-20

imitating faith: ia 6-7, 206-208

Isaac: w07 6/1 27

Israelites: w98 1/15 14

Jesus Christ: w16.10 23-24; w94 10/15 12-15

Jews during first Sabbath year: it-2 833-834

Jews returning with Ezra: it-1 797

Job: ijwia articles 4-5; w20.08 32

Jonathan: ijwia article 2; w19.04 32; w19.09 32

Joseph (son of Jacob): w14 8/1 14

Martha: ia 172-179; w11 4/1 11-15

Mary (mother of Jesus): w16.02 16-17; w14 5/1 12-15; ia 153-158, 160-161; w08 10/1 22-25

Miriam: ijwia article 7

Mordecai: it-2 432

Moses: it-2 436; w15 5/15 21-22; w14 4/15 3-12; w13 2/1 4; w11 9/15 19; w02 6/15 11; w98 1/15 11-12; w96 4/1 31; w87 1/15 14-15

Moses’ parents: w97 5/1 30-31

Naomi: si 51-52

Noah: ijwis article 18; w18.02 9-10; it-2 507; w16.10 27-28; w15 5/15 20; w13 4/1 12-15; w13 8/1 12-15; ia 17-20, 22-24; w11 9/15 18; w01 11/15 31; w99 8/15 16-18; w98 1/15 9-10; w91 9/15 17; w89 10/1 10-12

patriarchs: w93 7/15 16-17

Peter walks on sea (Mt 14): w15 9/15 13-14, 16-17

Rahab: w23.12 6; it-2 728; w14 5/15 23-24; w13 11/1 12-15; w97 11/15 15; w93 12/15 22-25

Rebekah: w89 7/1 26-27

Ruth: ia 33, 35-48, 50; w12 7/1 23-28; w12 10/1 19-24; si 51-53

Samuel: ia 59-64, 66-67, 69-75; w11 1/1 24-28; w10 10/1 14-18; si 58

Sarah: wp17.3 12; wp17.5 12-14; w15 5/15 21; w04 5/15 25-29; w93 7/15 17

widow of Zarephath: w14 2/15 13-15; w11 2/15 13, 17; w05 7/1 31

Bible understanding dependent on faith: it-2 603-604

Bible view:

Jehovah values faith: scl 43

building faith: lvs 226-231; w15 10/15 10-11; w99 12/15 19-22; w98 6/1 18-19; rs 130-132; yp 308-310; w87 7/15 5-7

chart “Those Who Have Faith”: w91 9/15 13

Christian requirement: it-1 805; ia 5; bm 29; w93 7/15 17-18

compared to ship: w99 7/15 15-20

courage produced by faith: mwb21.03 6; w06 10/1 16-19

cultivating faith: w18.02 10-12; mwb17.08 8; rk 5

declared righteous by faith: w02 6/1 16-17; w90 8/1 23; si 207, 218-219

demonstrating faith: w15 10/15 11-13

discussion: scl 43; w19.08 26-28; it-1 803-805; w16.10 21-30; g16.3 12-13; w15 10/15 9-13; w07 7/15 24-25; w03 1/15 10-20; g00 3/8 26-27; w93 7/15 13-18; w91 9/15 9-19; rs 129-132; w87 1/15 10-20; tp 177-178

for Muslims: rk 3-31

displaying faith: km 5/02 1; rs 132; w86 7/15 21-26

during—

great tribulation: w21.11 20-25; w91 9/15 16-18

“peace and security” (1Th 5:3): w91 9/15 16

effect on doubts: w12 8/1 29

effect on heart: w00 3/1 30-31

example of parents: w99 7/1 11

examples:

despite hardship: yb01 67-68

family isolated and with little food: w98 5/15 18

Graichen, Rudolf: w16.10 24-25

Macmillan, Alexander H.: w98 5/15 16-17

young woman who died of ovarian cancer: w01 10/1 4-7

exercising faith: ijwbq article 147; ijwbv article 8; w16.10 27-29; w14 3/1 5; w06 5/15 23-24; w96 5/1 21-22

when in private: w11 4/15 26-27

“fine fight of the faith” (1Ti 6:12): w04 2/15 26-30

first-person accounts:

Faith Helped Me Face Brain Surgery: g90 4/22 21-24

Not Alone When Our Faith Was Tested: w01 4/15 14-16

Sustained by My Faith—Living With ALS: g 1/06 25-29

“for the preserving of our lives” (Heb 10:39): w24.09 10-12; w99 12/15 19-24

foundation for Christians (Heb 6:1): w16.10 29-30

friendship with God built on faith: w14 2/15 21-22

fruitage of God’s spirit: w19.08 26-28; w11 4/15 26; w03 1/15 11; w91 9/15 11-13, 15-16

Greek words:

pisteuo (exercise faith): w90 12/1 30

pistis (faith): it-1 803

“hard fight for the faith” (Jude 3): mwb19.11 4; w00 6/1 12; w98 6/1 14-19; w96 2/1 7

Hebrew word aman (put faith): w91 9/15 10

hope differs: g04 4/22 9, 11

hope essential to faith: w23.12 7; it-1 1138-1139; w06 10/1 27; w99 1/1 17

how sick are helped by faith: w92 6/1 5-8

humility helped by faith: w93 12/1 20

“imitate their faith” (Heb 13:7): w02 3/15 17-18; km 6/96 1; w89 12/15 21

in Jehovah: mwb21.09 6; mwb19.09 8; w14 12/1 6; w11 2/15 10; pc 18-23; w07 6/15 24; tp 177

ability to provide necessities: w25.03 26-31; w23.03 17-18; cf 91, 93; w21.11 20-22; w21.12 18-19; lff lesson 37; w15 10/15 12; jy 89-90, 180-181; w11 9/15 12-14; g 6/07 9; w06 1/1 20-24; w03 6/1 32; w03 6/15 31; lr 13-14; gt chapters 35, 77; w88 2/15 12; w88 9/15 9; w86 10/15 17

dedication an expression of: w10 1/15 6

despite imperfections: w94 9/1 10-12

how parents can instill: w16.09 30-31

Jehoshaphat: scl 45; mwb23.05 4

Jehovah’s law: lv 196-199

Jehovah’s promises: w23.04 26-28, 30-31; mwb22.11 4; mwb17.06 2; w15 5/15 20-23; w15 9/15 14-15; w99 8/15 14-19; w98 4/15 14-19; w97 9/1 10; w96 5/1 22; w87 1/15 12-13, 19

Jehovah’s timing of matters: w12 5/15 20-21

leaving some things in Jehovah’s hands: w02 9/15 18; w97 9/15 22

overcoming fear of man: w22.06 16-18; w14 4/15 9-10

overcoming obstacles: w21.11 24-25

prayers to be answered: ijwbv article 35

qualification for approach: ijwbq article 174; scl 95; wp21.1 9

salvation dependent on: jd 187-190

to endure ‘storms’: w21.11 22-23

in Jesus Christ: lff lesson 28; w19.08 27-28; w16.10 26-27; wt 37-40; w98 12/1 3-7; w98 12/15 30

letter to Colossians: w90 11/15 26; si 227

required for salvation: it-1 212

in Kingdom: w14 10/15 7-8

in new world: w23.04 26-28, 30-31; rs 131-132

in “prophetic word” (2Pe 1:19): w00 5/15 15-19; w97 9/1 12-13; w93 7/15 15-16

“in the good news” (Mr 1:15): w03 1/15 10

lack of faith: w98 7/15 9-14

causes: rs 129-130

‘impossible to please God’ (Heb 11:6): w13 11/1 11

Israelites in wilderness: w07 10/15 12-13; w98 7/15 12-13; si 35

Jews in first century: w98 4/15 15-16

“sin that easily entangles us” (Heb 12:1): g04 6/8 17

whether anxiety indicates: g04 6/8 16-17

“large shield of faith” (Eph 6:16): w21.03 28; w19.11 14-19; w18.05 29-30; it-1 171-172; bhs 112-113; bh 104; w07 3/15 29-30; w04 2/15 27-28; w04 9/15 17-18; w92 5/15 22

“law of faith” (Ro 3:27): it-2 221

life stories:

Faith Under Test in Poland: g00 11/8 19-21

Faith Under Trial in Nazi Europe: g03 2/8 16-20

Faith Under Trial in Slovakia: g02 12/22 19-23

How My Faith Helped Me to Face Tragedies: w08 10/1 28-31

Maintaining Faith Under Totalitarian Oppression: g00 9/22 19-23

My Long, Hard Fight to Find True Faith: g95 9/22 19-23

“O for a Faith That Will Not Shrink”!: w00 11/1 22-27

Protected by Faith in God: g94 2/22 20-23

Ruled by Faith in God in a Communist Land: g96 4/22 12-18

loss of faith: w15 9/15 14-16; w06 12/15 25-29; w99 1/1 11; w89 7/15 22-23

examples: w01 10/1 3-4

shipwreck (1Ti 1:19): w07 10/15 12-15; w99 7/15 15, 17-18

weakening influences: rs 129-130

love greater than faith: w16.10 30; w90 11/15 12

maintaining one’s faith: w19.08 4-6; w19.11 14-17; it-1 805; w16.10 27; w09 12/15 14-15; w97 9/1 8-13; w89 10/1 15-20

despite trials: w98 5/15 16-20; w97 11/15 8-13

older Witnesses: w15 7/15 12

personal study: w16.10 22-23; yp 308-310; km 6/86 3

meaning of term: ijwbv article 19; w19.08 26; it-1 803-804; w16.10 21-23, 27; g16.3 12; w15 7/1 7; w13 1/15 7; ia 4-5; w12 1/1 5; g 11/11 3; rk 4; w09 5/1 3; w07 6/15 24; w06 10/1 18; w05 9/1 16; w03 1/15 10; w01 10/1 3; w00 1/1 5; g00 3/8 26-27; w98 1/15 8-9; w97 3/15 6; w97 9/1 9; km 9/96 1; w91 9/15 10; si 7; rs 129; w87 1/15 11; w87 7/15 3-4

mountains moved by faith (Mt 17:20; Mr 11:23): w25.03 7; jy 147; w91 9/15 15; gt chapter 61; w88 1/15 8-9; w88 12/15 25-27; w87 7/15 3-4

need for faith: w24.06 32; w15 10/15 9-10; w13 9/15 10; ia 206; w06 5/15 23-24; w03 1/15 10-11

not wrong to seek assurance of faith: w03 1/15 19

“nourished with the words of the faith” (1Ti 4:6): w09 5/15 16-17; km 1/05 1

obedience motivated by faith: scl 82; it-2 521; w08 4/15 10; km 9/05 8

“oneness in the faith” (Eph 4:13): w01 8/1 13-14

patience helped by faith: w12 9/15 20

“Perfecter of our faith, Jesus” (Heb 12:2): it-2 606; w09 7/15 6-7; w98 5/15 10; w94 10/15 13-14; w91 9/15 12; w87 1/15 19-20

perfecting faith: w91 9/15 12-13

plea for more faith: w19.04 9-10; w15 9/15 17; w15 10/15 9-10, 13; w03 1/15 11; w95 6/1 18; w91 9/15 14-16

prayer essential: w16.10 23; w13 11/15 6; w03 9/15 17-18; w99 1/1 17-18

prayer that faith not fail: w91 9/15 15-16

praying in faith: w10 10/1 6; w09 11/15 9-10; w99 1/15 10-11

pursuing faith (1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:22): w08 6/15 13-14

qualities to ‘supply to faith’ (2Pe 1:5-7): w97 9/1 11; w93 7/15 13-14

brotherly affection: w93 10/15 12-16

endurance: w93 9/15 9-14

godly devotion: w93 9/15 14-19

knowledge: w93 8/15 12-17

love: w93 10/15 17-22

self-control: w93 8/15 17-22

virtue: w93 7/15 18-23

‘righteous will live by reason of faith’ (Heb 10:38; Hab 2:4): w99 12/15 20-21

“stabilized in the faith” (Col 2:7): w98 6/1 12-13

“stand firm in the faith” (1Co 16:13): w15 9/15 13-17; w03 1/1 18-19; km 2/00 8

strengthening one’s faith: w23.04 26-28, 30-31; scl 43; mwb23.01 5; w22.01 30-31; w21.11 20-25; w19.08 27-28; w16.10 21-25; w15 9/15 16-17; ia 206-208; w09 5/1 3-9; w07 3/1 23-24; w04 8/15 16-17; w99 1/1 17-18; w99 12/15 22-24; km 9/96 1; rs 131

strengthening others’ faith: w22.08 23-25; w15 9/15 17

tested: w07 8/15 12-15; w98 5/15 10-20

“walking by faith” (2Co 5:7): w25.03 20-25; w05 9/15 16-20; w98 1/15 8-13; km 9/96 1

whether an emotional crutch: w12 11/1 23

‘will Son of man find faith on earth?’ (Lu 18:8): it-2 670; w06 12/15 28-29

works needed: it-1 1254; it-2 1205; w16.10 28-29; w05 4/15 25-29; w97 11/15 13-16; w90 8/1 16; si 249; rs 359

no contradiction of Paul: w23.12 3-7; it-1 1254; w96 2/1 8; si 249; gm 91-92; rs 359

world conquest by faith (1Jo 5:4): w86 7/15 23

“your most holy faith” (Jude 20): w99 7/15 15

youths: w91 7/15 23-26; yp 308-310

defending one’s faith: w10 12/15 3-5; yp2 297-303

strengthening ones’ faith: w16.09 23-27