Chapter 11 is called the Hall of Faith....what is faith?
Being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.......look at all the ties to the Old Testament. You read about all of these people and they never saw the promise fulfilled in their lifetime, yet they believed. Without faith it is impossible to please God. Count the number of times it says "By faith...." These promises are for US, too. Eternal life...thank you, Jesus.....
We should not fear discipline....God is the father and He disciplines His sons to keep them on the right track. No one likes discipline. But our loving father gives it too us so that we will ultimately have peace.
Apostasy is refusing God. Check out the warning against refusing God....if the wandering Jews refused God and were not allowed into the Promised Land, why would we think that we could get away with refusing God? It is much better to learn from their mistakes than to do it ourselves. Eventually, this world will go away and their will be a New Heaven and a New Earth.....in other words, at some point it is going to be too late and you have to live with your choice.
We are to love each other and keep the marriage bed pure. We are not to love money..
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever....the promises He makes hold true forever. He is never going to leave us or forsake us. What does that mean to you?
Look what comes up from the depths of the sea.
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this is a pretty neat book.....it is cool how it ties old and new testament together. I really liked in ch. 11 all the proofs of faith.....and there are so many.....
ReplyDeleteJesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.......that is so awesome to know because that means he died for ME.....he loves ME.....he accepts ME.....and his promises are for ME..