{"id":271,"date":"2024-03-10T22:05:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T22:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/txcolliers.net\/biblestudy\/?p=271"},"modified":"2024-03-10T22:05:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T22:05:27","slug":"by-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/txcolliers.net\/biblestudy\/?p=271","title":{"rendered":"By Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hebrews 10:39  But we are not like those who turn away from God to their own destruction. We are the faithful ones, whose souls will be saved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\"><strong>Examples of Faith<\/strong>\nHebrews 11:1-16\nFaith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation.\n\nBy faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God\u2019s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.\n\nIt was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. Abel\u2019s offering gave evidence that he was a righteous man, and God showed his approval of his gifts. Although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us by his example of faith.\n\nIt was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying\u2014\u201che disappeared, because God took him.\u201d For before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased God. And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.\n\nIt was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith.\n\nIt was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going. And even when he reached the land God promised him, he lived there by faith\u2014for he was like a foreigner, living in tents. And so did Isaac and Jacob, who inherited the same promise. Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God.\n\nIt was by faith that even Sarah was able to have a child, though she was barren and was too old. She believed that God would keep his promise. And so a whole nation came from this one man who was as good as dead\u2014a nation with so many people that, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, there is no way to count them.\n\nAll these people died still believing what God had promised them. They did not receive what was promised, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed it. They agreed that they were foreigners and nomads here on earth. Obviously people who say such things are looking forward to a country they can call their own. If they had longed for the country they came from, they could have gone back. But they were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is faith?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What stands out to you in this list of examples of faith?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">\n<strong>Further Examples of Faith<\/strong>\nHebrews 11:17-31\nIt was by faith that Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God was testing him. Abraham, who had received God\u2019s promises, was ready to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, even though God had told him, \u201cIsaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted.\u201d Abraham reasoned that if Isaac died, God was able to bring him back to life again. And in a sense, Abraham did receive his son back from the dead.\n\nIt was by faith that Isaac promised blessings for the future to his sons, Jacob and Esau.\n\nIt was by faith that Jacob, when he was old and dying, blessed each of Joseph\u2019s sons and bowed in worship as he leaned on his staff.\n\nIt was by faith that Joseph, when he was about to die, said confidently that the people of Israel would leave Egypt. He even commanded them to take his bones with them when they left.\n\nIt was by faith that Moses\u2019 parents hid him for three months when he was born. They saw that God had given them an unusual child, and they were not afraid to disobey the king\u2019s command.\n\nIt was by faith that Moses, when he grew up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh\u2019s daughter. He chose to share the oppression of God\u2019s people instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin. He thought it was better to suffer for the sake of Christ than to own the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his great reward. It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king\u2019s anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible. It was by faith that Moses commanded the people of Israel to keep the Passover and to sprinkle blood on the doorposts so that the angel of death would not kill their firstborn sons.\n\nIt was by faith that the people of Israel went right through the Red Sea as though they were on dry ground. But when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were all drowned.\nIt was by faith that the people of Israel marched around Jericho for seven days, and the walls came crashing down.\n\nIt was by faith that Rahab the prostitute was not destroyed with the people in her city who refused to obey God. For she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How do these further examples add to your understanding of faith?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which examples from these two sections challenge you or encourage you?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\"><strong>The Goal of Faith<\/strong>\nHebrews 11:32-40\nHow much more do I need to say? It would take too long to recount the stories of the faith of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and all the prophets. By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them. They shut the mouths of lions, quenched the flames of fire, and escaped death by the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became strong in battle and put whole armies to flight. Women received their loved ones back again from death.\n\nBut others were tortured, refusing to turn from God in order to be set free. They placed their hope in a better life after the resurrection. Some were jeered at, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in prisons. Some died by stoning, some were sawed in half, and others were killed with the sword. Some went about wearing skins of sheep and goats, destitute and oppressed and mistreated. They were too good for this world, wandering over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.\n\nAll these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What more do we learn about faith from this final section?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How is your current understanding of God challenged through this week&#8217;s study?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hebrews 10:39 But we are not like those who turn away from God to their own destruction. We are the faithful ones, whose souls will be saved. Examples of Faith Hebrews 11:1-16 Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. 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