Faith does do something! . Something very big! . But maybe not what you thought….

Simon Yap explains

Your faith does not save you. It merely ushers you into a reality [of] which you were ignorant before. The truth is that your sins and flesh had been taken away on the cross.

Now we need to make a distinction between ‘having faith’ and ‘believing’. When you know something to be true, factual, undeniable, there’s no need for faith: the fact simply is.

Simon Yap continues

Your believing thus brings you to a realization that you are already reconciled to the Father.

Sadly when you don’t believe this truth, you live as if [Jesus’] work was never done for you and never finished for you.

You can have faith that your friend will call, as he has for the past 10 years: that’s faith. You can believe that 2 + 2 = 4. It just is!

Now here is Simon Yap’s conclusion and supporting scripture for the need to believe that which is patently obvious:

It’s Jesus who saved you!

1 Timothy 4:10
That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe.