There are two different types of beliefs. One type is just head knowledge. This head knowledge doesn’t exactly change what we do. It is this definition of belief that I challenge whether a person has. More on this later.

The second type of belief are those things that we have head knowledge of but also changes our course of action. For example, if you though (head knowledge) that your house was burning down, your belief would force you to take action. You really believe that a house on fire is dangerous. A person who doesn’t change their action really doesn’t believe that a burning house is dangerous. Even though he says that a burning house is dangerous but doesn’t act on it actually does not believe that it is.

There are many Christians who believe in God (head knowledge) but have not changed their course of action. This amazed me in my own life. I am the king of hypocrisies.

All this came to me as I was watching a TV show that was filled with foul language. “I’m mature for it. It’s not like I’ll be repeating these words” I tried to justify it. But the Holy Spirit then asked me, “Would you be watching these shows if Jesus Himself was sitting on the couch next to you?” You see, I had head belief that God is omnipresent but I didn’t have faith that God was omnipresent. This is what I believe Paul means to “lose the faith.” James chapter 2 goes into comparing the difference between the head belief and Faith.

Our faith in God must change us. “Let us go right into the presence of God, with true hearts fully trusting Him.” Heb. 10:22