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faith
faith is being sure of what you hope for and certain of things even if you cannot see them. To have faith in Jesus means to trust him and believe what the Bible says about him.


famine
a time when there is not enough food for people. A famine can happen for many reasons. Maybe not enough rain falls, or insects destroy the crops. Sometimes people are fighting a war instead of growing things to eat.


fasting
going without food for a period of time. In the Bible, fasting was usually done by people during a special time of praying to God, or to show sadness.


feast
a special time of celebration and eating. In the Bible, feasts celebrated the ways God helped his people.


firstfruits
the first crops that God's people would collect from their fields and give to God. This was a sign that everything the land produced belong to God.

In the New Testament, firstfruits is the first part of a blessing that is received as a promise of more to come.


forgive
to not punish a person for something wrong he or she has done; to pardon someone. The great message of the Bible is that God forgives us. Jesus took the punishment for the things we have done wrong.