Overcoming Unbelief
Since we speak English, we have certain ways of looking at things that are different from how it was when the New Testament was written in Greek. One very important example of this is the word "believe." In English we most often think about believing in something with our mind, our intellect. It is like, "I believe George Washington was the first president of the United States." It is simply believing a fact. In Greek the word "believe" means to have faith in something or someone. That is totally different, isn't it? Jesus was asked to heal a man's son. He told the man that if he could believe, anything was possible. The man responded with a very transparent answer. (Mark 9:24) "The father instantly cried out, 'I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief." Jesus healed his son because he saw that the man did have faith in Jesus to be able to do that. However, the father realized that he was not able to have faith in Jesus for ever...