< STRONG By obeying Jesus' commandments. (Biblical)
Below, the apostles asked for more faith, and Jesus told them to follow his commandments. If you notice, the servants didn't say "I have faith in the master" and yet disobey. That would be contradictory. So, to have more faith, Christians would need to obey.
Luk 17:5 The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"
Luk 17:6 And the Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.
Luk 17:7 "Will any one of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come at once and recline at table'?
Luk 17:8 Will he not rather say to him, 'Prepare supper for me, and dress properly, and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink'?
Luk 17:9 Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded?
Luk 17:10 So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'"
Now it does sound weird that Jesus commanded for us to say "we are unworthy servants." But that is besides the point... the point is that right after the apostles asked for faith, Jesus gave this story.
< By obeying Jesus, He'll manifest Himself, thus increasing faith. (Biblical)
John 14:21 Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him."
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