The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.”
~Luke 17:5-6 (NIV)
For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
~Romans 1:17 (NIV)
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
~Romans 10:17
We live by faith, not by sight.
~2 Corinthians 5:7 (NIV)
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
~Hebrews 11:1
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.
~Romans 12:3 (NIV)
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
~Hebrews 12:2 (NIV)
These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
~1 Peter 1:7-9 (NIV)
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
~1 John 5:4
“‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for him who believes.”
~Mark 9:23 (NIV)
  
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