~ Two Main Types of Faith ~
Hebrews 11 is
the great faith chapter—the Faith Hall of Fame—of the Bible.
Patience of Faith
Waiting (while working in the meantime) 11:1-16
~ “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,
the evidence of things not seen.
… By faith Abel offered to God a
more excellent sacrifice than Cain … By
faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly
fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned
the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to
faith. By faith Abraham obeyed when he
was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an
inheritance. And he went out, not
knowing where he was going. … These
all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar
off were assured of them, embraced
them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. … Therefore
God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them”
(Hebrews 11:1, 4a, 7-8, 13, 16b).
Endurance of Faith Growing (while
passing through affliction) 11:17-29
~ “By
faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received
the promises offered up his only begotten son, of whom it was said, ‘In Isaac
your seed shall be called,’ concluding
that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also
received him in a figurative sense. … By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made
mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions
concerning his bones. By faith Moses, when he was born, was
hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child;
and they were not afraid of the king's
command. By faith Moses, when he
became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with
the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the
reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward. By faith
he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as
seeing Him who is invisible. By faith he
kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the
firstborn should touch them. By faith they passed through the Red Sea as
by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned” (Hebrews
11:17-19, 22-29).
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW
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