Faith appears to to be judged relative to the persons insight into the term, faith. The bible says that “one will not be tested beyond his endurance. Therefore endurance is the measure by which we will be judged. This may be due in part to spiritual frailties, because (correct me if I’m wrong) we are tested as to our proclivities, and also in our values inasmuch as we value for instance, our lives, and again, by our attributes of the spirit….love…justice…generosity etc., etc. Thus we see that learning and knowledge are outweighed by love and selflessness, sacrifice, adherence to spiritual values. These can certainly be enhanced by knowledge, but if the truth is not in us, then that knowledge is the limit of our endurance, for we will sell ourselves to satiate our particular need…thus was Jesus tempted by a mere loaf of bread. The illustration being of course, that how on earth would Christ have survived his death on the torture stake, if he would preserve his life for a mouthful of bread? Even then, Jesus asked for the test to be removed from him, but only if by Jehovah‘s will. Thus what else, other than love, and the faith that is inspired by love, could have seen him though? Pro-rata then to our attributes and our love, will we be tested. Each of us has our own limit and that limit is only discernible by Jesus and Jehovah. As to remaining faithful, we must all of us be prepared for the ultimate test that Jesus took upon himself. When we have resolved to do the same, then we can be tested no further than that. And if that is what it takes, let us resolve now to endure it in faith.
Thus if you acquire that faith now, then you need not worry further over how to achieve it But to endure it. This in itself is resolved in part by asking ourselves the simple question, do I really want to live in this world? In our frail and doubting mind, that is a pertinent question to resolve within ourselves as soon as possible. However, it is not the real question pertaining to love and faith and thus misses the point entirely. The real question to ask ourselves is how much we love our creator, his son, and his righteousness, love, justice peace and happiness. His principles, his guidance, the beauty of his spirit.
We do not serve Jehovah to get out of this system, but to serve him because of what he actually is. Imagine if you had a dog that decided to live with you simply because it was better than the street. Thus to remain faithful, we have to learn to love the attributes of Jehovah and to take that in to the full. We are each given this ability and thus our faith is inextricably bound in its measure, to become within ourselves - our own nature - to the true absorption of His spirit and for it to be genuinely of our own making according to the gifts of insight given us.
