The answer
Faith is not merely embracing a number of doctrines that are recited in the “Creed.” It is rather a life that we live, or a belief that leads to life. Faith is also not merely belief in concepts or principles about God, but is rather a union at the core with a Living Person Who is God, and a relation to Him as the Author of our life, and its source.
Christian Faith:
A living, existential2 realisation of God’s existence in my life, which is defined by Holy Scripture as, “[T]he substance (personal) of things hoped for, the evidence (internal) of things not seen” (Heb. 11:1).
The Reposed Hegoumen Bishoy Kamel said,
The measure of a Christian person is not that of his human body, but is rather the measure of God, Who dwells through His Spirit in the person. Therefore, I cannot by myself move a mountain. But God, Who dwells in me, is able, through me, to move a mountain. Similarly, if I have Christian Faith like a mustard seed, “I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me” (Phil. 4:13).
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
Notes
2 Translator’s note: Pertaining to, or expressing the fact of existence.
Pope Tawadros II, My Faith: A Series of Dialogues on the Creed (Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, 2014), 8.
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