Exactly what faith is has never been all too big of an issue; the exact nature of faith’s relationship to good deeds, on the other hand, has been a point of theological contention between Christians for millennia. The following intends to explore that relationship as it appears in the Bible, starting first by disarming misconceptions and going on to establish a conception of its own. It is here argued that faith is something of a marriage – a relationship, if you will – between what someone believes and what someone does. Faith in Christ implies both believing His truth claims and placing yourself in obedience to His commands. It does not imply the absence of doubt or evil deeds, but rather their subordination to trust and good deeds, respectively (the nature of this subordination is too profound for me to explore in this essay). Faith, in short, is the motivation out of which good deeds spring.
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