In his general letter to the primitive church, the apostle James admonished the saints to exercise "the prayer of faith" in praying for ill family members and friends.
And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
--James 5:15
The prayer of faith is prayer motivated by faith. We pray with faith that God hears, and then we act on our prayer and on our faith as instruments of the Lord. In other words, the prayer of faith is a prayer followed by works of faith as we are directed by the Spirit.
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