God Initiates; We Respond 3 We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing. (2 Thessalonians) According to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, faith is something that grows, and faith is directly linked to our ability to love one another. Therefore, it is important to understand the nature of faith. All too often, faith is presented as something we whip up to get God to act on our behalf. And, all too often, when things go wrong or we "don't get what we want from God" Children of God are told they don't have enough faith. This false teaching has caused harm in the body of Christ and has hindered our ability to do the one thing Jesus said would make the world take notice--and that is to love one another. "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:33) True Biblical faith does n