Faith: How Important?

[482 words] “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ” (Romans 10:17). Christians, in some ways, are like anyone else. We all have a tendency to become lax about matters that should be basic and indispensable. It is like eating well. Anyone can learn how proper nutrition works and can even begin to do what it requires. But, there is always the human characteristic to revert back to old behavior, even when it is not good for us. Daily Bible reading is like this. Within the heart of every Christian we know that the life-stream of our faith is the Word of God. If we did not know that, we would not even be a Christian. Somewhere in our history we had to have read or heard the Word or we would not have come to believe in Jesus and His gospel. Like so many other…