Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:8-10įor it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast. By faith we accept God’s love for us, and that lays the foundation for our identity as Christians. (All verses from the NIV) Faith is our foundationīelieving and accepting, by faith, what God has done for us changes our lives from the instant we believe.
Here are 20 Bible verses that guide our faith-rooted approach to advocacy: These principles are the basis of our work.įaith is advocacy’s foundation, motivation, and source of strength when things get tough. Congress, but it offers a wealth of guidance on faith, what it is, and how it should affect our lives.
We want our approach to advocacy to be motivated by our faith, whether we’re speaking out about children’s rights or talking to Congress about a new bill to combat violence. For World Vision’s advocacy work, faith both grounds us in truth and pushes us to take bold action. Faith refers to our beliefs as well as to how we express those beliefs. Christians use the word faith all the time - sometimes to define what we believe, sometimes to define who we are.
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