Galatians 2:20 says, “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”

As Romans 1:17 said, we go from faith to faith. Our trials try or test our faith. Before we accepted Jesus as our Savior, we were ruled by sin. We didn’t know anything different. We didn’t have to think about it ~ sin was our nature.

Ephesians 2:4 says, “But God, who is rich in mercy…” According to Psalm 103:10 mercy is not getting what we deserve. It says, “He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities.” Why? Jesus took our place. He bore our sins.

Faith is present tense ~ moment by moment faith.