Faith means that we are certain of the things we hope for, convinced
of the thing we do not see. It was because of faith that the men of
old time had their record attested. It is by faith that we understand
that the world was fashioned by the word of God, so that what is seen
came into being out of... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CHRISTIAN HOPE (Hebrews 11:1-3)... [ Continue Reading ]
It was by faith that Enoch was transferred from this to the other life
so that he did not die but passed from men's sight, because God took
him from one life to the other. For, before this change came to him it
was testified that he pleased God. Apart from faith it is impossible
to please God, for h... [ Continue Reading ]
It was by faith that Abraham, when he was caned, showed his obedience
by going out to a place which he was going to receive as an
inheritance, and he went out not knowing where he was to go. It was by
faith that he sojourned in the land that had been promised to him, as
though it had been a foreign... [ Continue Reading ]
It was by faith that Sarah, too, received power to conceive and to
bear a son, although she was beyond the age for it, for she believed
that he who gave the promise could be absolutely relied upon. So from
one man, and he a man whose body had lost its vitality, there were
born descendants, as many a... [ Continue Reading ]
All these died without obtaining possession of the promises. They only
saw them from far away and greeted them from afar, and they admitted
that they were strangers and sojourners upon the earth. Now people who
speak like that make it quite clear that they are searching for a
fatherland. If they wer... [ Continue Reading ]
It was by faith that Abraham offered up Isaac when he was put to the
test. He was willing to offer up even his only son, although it had
been said to him: "It is in Isaac that your descendants will be
named." He was willing to do this for he reckoned that God was able to
raise him even from the dead... [ Continue Reading ]
It was by faith that Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in the things
concerning the future. It was by faith that Jacob, when he was dying.
blessed each of the sons of Joseph and prayed leaning, on the head of
his staff. It was by faith that Joseph, as he came to the end, had his
mind the days when the ch... [ Continue Reading ]
It was by faith that Moses, when he was born, was kept hidden for
three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was
beautiful: and they did not fear the edict of the king. It was by
faith that Moses, when he grew to manhood, refused to be called the
son of Pharaoh's daughter and chose... [ Continue Reading ]
It was by faith that the walls of Jericho fell down after they had
been encircled for seven days. It was by faith that Rahab, the harlot,
did not perish with the disobedient because she had welcomed the
scouts in peace.
The writer to the Hebrews has been citing as examples of faith the
great figure... [ Continue Reading ]
And what more shall I say? Time will fail me if I try to recount the
story of Gideon, of Barak, of Samson, or Jephthah, of David. of Samuel
and of the prophets, men who, through faith, mastered kingdoms, did
righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, quenched
the power of fire, esca... [ Continue Reading ]
Women received back their own folk as if they had been raised from the
dead. Others were crucified because they refused to accept release,
for they were eager to obtain a better resurrection. Others went
through scoffing and scourging, yes, and chains and imprisonment. They
were stoned; they were sa... [ Continue Reading ]