LESSON 1 PROGRESS
| The "evidence" of things "not seen": proof which convinces another of error or guilt. It means either means of proving evidence; or proof which convinces another of error or guilt. |
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| The Hebrew ancients received a good testimony by FAITH . The elders: "The ancients; the Hebrew patriarchs and fathers." |
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| is identified as the substance of things hoped for.
The word means foundation and support. |
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| The world was framed by the word of God.
Framed: `Framed` means, to put in order, to arrange, to complete. |
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| Things seen were made from nothing.
The point: what exists was made out of nothing.--[comment on the Greek is by Albert Barnes] |
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| Abel offered a more excellent sacrifice than Cain.
He offered a more excellent sacrifice than his brother. |
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| Abel was declared righteous. He was declared righteous because of what he did by faith. |
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| God testified of Abel's righteousness.
The testimony received was to Abel from God Himself. |
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| A specific animal sacrifice was accepted. A shadow of the future.
Faith comes by hearing the Word of God.(New Testament) Question: How did Abel know what sacrifice was acceptable to God according to this passage? |
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| >Abel speaks today.
How do we know about what Abel did? Is it not through his faith speaking to us in the (recorded) Word of God? |
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| The Bible "faith" comes from hearing the word of God. |
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| Enoch did not die.
Enoch was the one who did not see death. |
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| Enoch is with God who "took him."
Enoch was taken away and not seen anymore for God had him alive. |
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| Enoch had testimony that he pleased God.
Enoch knew that he pleased God. |
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| God communicated to Enoch this pleasure.
Faith comes by hearing the Word of God. |
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| is required for one to please God.
One must have Bible faith. |
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| The first faith is to believe that God exists. One must believe that God exists. |
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| The heavens declare the glory of God. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God but it can be verified by what we see that God exists. |
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| The devil believes that God exits. "To believe" is not sufficient. The demons know that God exists. |
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| in the living God. But one must believe that God is a rewarder of those that seek Him. One must believe that God rewards a seeker. |
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| in the living God. But one must believe that God is a rewarder of those that seek Him. One must believe that God exists. But a second requirement is to believe that God rewards the seeker. |
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| Noah prepared the ark by faith. Noah built the ark by the instructions taught him by God. |
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| Noah prepared the ark according to God`s commands. |
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| By faith Abraham went to a place. Abraham obeyed God`s Word. He `went out` [to the land later promised to him]. |
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| How did Sarah receive strength to receive the child promised? Sarah was told that she would conceive a child. She was strengthened by her faith though she was very old. |
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| How did Abraham offer his son as sacrifice to God? God tested Abraham by commanding him to offer up his son. |
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| What made Abraham's faith perfect? Faith comes by hearing the Word of God. What a person does makes faith perfect. Faith without works is dead (James 2:20). |
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| Isaac, by faith, blessed on things to come. |
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| Jacob foretold blessings for his sons. He could do this because he did it through faith revealed to him. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God. The point is that since the acceptable faith comes by hearing and obeying Gods instructions, then God spoke through the patriarch. |
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| By faith Joseph knew about his children's departure from Egypt. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God. God had at least foretold this to Abraham in Genesis 15. |
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| Moses' parents hid Moses and eventually placed him where Pharaoh's daughter would find him. The verb is passive: `by faith was hidden by`. |
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Moses forsook Egypt and endured as seeing God.33
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Summary. This lesson is completed. Please go to the electronic test for Lesson 1.
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