Crazy Faith by Michael Todd
Week 4: Chapter 3 — Lazy Faith
Read Chapter 3 of Crazy Faith by Michael Todd. Key passages: James 2:14-26; Matthew 25:14-30 (Parable of the Talents)
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Lazy faith is perhaps the most dangerous kind because it looks so respectable—it believes all the right things and does absolutely nothing with them.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Todd argues that lazy faith is not unbelief—it is belief that has gone completely comfortable. In what areas of your life have you settled for believing correct things about God without letting those beliefs cost you anything or require anything of you?
2.The servant who buried his talent in the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25) was not a thief or a rebel—he was cautious and risk-averse. Todd connects this to lazy faith. What does Jesus' response to that servant reveal about how God feels about safety-first stewardship of what He has given us?
3.James says faith without works is dead (James 2:17). Todd is careful to distinguish this from earning salvation. In your own words, what is the relationship between genuine belief and visible action? What does action reveal that mere profession does not?
a.What is one area of your life where your stated beliefs and your actual behavior are not yet aligned?
b.What is one concrete action you could take this week to close that gap?