What does the thing you put your faith in have to be?
The object of your faith has to be faithful. A chair must be faithful to hold you; if it is not, you fall. In the same way, Christ has claimed to do everything necessary, and He is faithful. Faith rests on His faithfulness, not on the strength of our own faith.
Les explains that when you sat down, you did not inspect the chair; you simply trusted it to hold you. That trust required the chair to be faithful. If it were not faithful, you would end up on the floor. In the same way, Christ has claimed to have done everything necessary, and we put our faith in that. Les assures that when we reach the eternal abode, God will not say it was not what it seemed. Instead, He will declare that the blood of Christ is faithful. He is faithful, and that is why we can trust Him. Paul is driving at the fact that it is through Christ's faithfulness—His faith in the One who is faithful to keep us—that we are secure. It is not about how much we love Him, but how much He has loved us.
More Questions
If I put my faith in something, does that thing have to be faithful?
If you place your faith in a chair, the chair itself has to be faithful, because if the chair is not faithful you would end up on the floor.