Real faith in Jesus Christ, really believing in him, can come in various ways. One way is through his miraculous control of nature: His miraculous commanding of storms; his commanding the sick to get well; he even commanded the dead to rise. Looking at this according to his teachings about faith, he taught those who hear his teachings to believe so much in God, even though that belief might seem small and fragile, that doubts are excluded. In this state of faith in God, a command can be given to nature, like Jesus did in his miracles. If the faith is there such that the doubts are completely excluded, even nature will obey, like his command to a storm to be still, and it was still, or his command to an illness to go away, and it went away. This lesson, when truly learned and practised, leads to belief not only in God but in Jesus, His Son, too. Jesus can build on this faith. He can water this seed of faith so that it grows, not just into ability to do greater things, but built into better trust in him and his teachings. Confidence in the Lord Jesus Christ needs to grow into confidence in his teachings too, such that they are held to, learned more deeply, understood, and eventually put into practice. “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
