甚麼是真正的信心？
雅各書2:19 你信 神只有一位，你信的不錯；鬼魔也信，卻是戰驚。
有兩種不同的信心。
一種是“知道關於上帝的事情”，甚至“相信所有這些事情都是真實的”。這與相信魔鬼和地獄的存在沒有甚麼不一樣。這種相信是某種知識的接受。
另一種是“信靠”上帝。不但相信有關上帝的事情是真實的，也包括信賴祂，願意冒險與祂相處，一點也不疑惑地相信祂會如同聖經裏所說的那樣對待我。上帝讓一個人成為基督徒，從上帝得到他一切所求。墮落的人或假冒偽善的人沒有這樣的信心。這是活的信心，正如第一誡要求的那樣：“我是你的上帝，你不可有別的神”。——馬丁路德（LW 43:24）
你相信你一切所求都可以從上帝而得嗎？
James 2:19 You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!
Notice here that faith is exercised in two ways.
First, a faith about God meaning that I believe that what is said about God is true, just as I might say I believe that what people say about the Turks, the devil, and hell is true. This kind of believing is more an item of knowledge or an observation than a creed.
The second kind of faith means believing in God—not just that I believe that what is said about God is true, but that I put my trust in him, that I make the venture and take the risk to deal with him, believing beyond doubt that what he will be toward me or do with me will be just as they [the Scriptures] say.…… God makes a person a Christian and obtains all he desires from God. No corrupt or hypocritical heart can have such a faith; this is a living faith as the First Commandment demands: I am your God; you shall have no other gods.（AE 43:24）
