Faith is one of the first principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We know it's an essential element of our testimony. Trying to teach what it is, is like trying to describe salt....try it. We have to compare it to things we know to illustrate its characteristics.
- For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. (Romans 1:17)
- Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. (James 2:18)
To illustrate that faith is an ACTION word, I decided to make butter, or better yet, let the class make butter. My lessons are more effective when the class is engaged with more than one of their five senses.
Faith begins with BELIEF. Do you believe that this cream can turn into butter? If you believe, than experiment and practice that belief.
Experimenting is ACTION: You must shake the jar. Believing the cream will turn to butter isn't going to make it happen.
Faith develops with DOING: Faith is the reward of being patient and consistent with belief and action. Butter is the result of shaking a jar full of cream.
We had a great discussion about faith, and read supporting scriptures and quotes from leaders while class members shook their jars. At the end of class we ate homemade rolls, lathered with the butter we made.
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