Emphasis Preaching Journal

I suppose that there are as many definitions of faithfulness as there are preachers and laypersons giving it a try. It is important, I think, that we are aware of such a plethora of understandings before we use the word. Faithfulness, like many other words, has lost much of its effectiveness because of such a wide spectrum of ideas about it.

In the church, when we use the word "faithfulness," we mean to be specific. What we mean is that we risk our lives on the trustworthiness of God and live accordingly.