Hebrews, chapter 11, really is the foundational ‘Chapter Of Faith’ in the entire Bible. The reason is because the Holy Spirit gives us the definition, description and demonstration of what real faith is. In Hebrews 11:8, we are introduced to one of the most faithful men in the Bible, Abraham. When we look to the life and faith of Abraham we learn four major principles:
Yesterday, we continued our series on the “Heroes of Faith.” We looked into the eyes of Noah and witnessed a great man of working faith.
The Bible tells us in Hebrews 11:7, “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 Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, "and was not found, because God had taken him"; for before he...
"By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks." Hebrews 11:4
Yesterday morning we began a journey of walking through one of the most exciting chapters in the entire Bible, Hebrews Chapter 11. The author of Hebrews introduces us to the God’s Hall of Faith.” Twenty-Four times in the Twenty-Three verses of this chapter we find the word “faith.” What is faith?” Faith is hearing, believing and acting on the Word of God. Through Abel’s worship, he displayed and demonstrated the kind of faith it takes to have a meaningful fellowship with God.