Negative Faith
When it comes to life, we have to choose who and what in which we will place our faith. Faith is depending on someone or something. It is trusting in what someone says. Also, we can have faith in ourselves. We can believe that we can accomplish something. The opposite of faith is unbelief or doubt. However, I want to interject another opposite of faith I will call negative faith. Joshua divided the land of Canaan among the tribes who were settling on the west side of the Jordan River. He distributed it by lot, and He tried to give enough land for each tribe. However, Joseph's descendants were not given enough. (Joshua 17:16) They told Joshua that the hill country was not large enough for them. However, when Joshua told them to clear the lowlands, they said that the Canaanites there had iron chariots, and they were too strong for them to defeat. I believe that is an example of negative faith. Joshua had assured the Israelites that God was with them, and He would fight for them to t...