(A) FAITH(Select Reading He.11)
Heb 11:1-40
(1) General References to
Lu 17:5; Lu 18:8; Ro 10:17; Ro 14:23; 2Co 5:7; Ga 5:6; 1Ti 1:5
Heb 39; Jas 2:17; 1Jo 5:4
(2) Faith Enjoined,Reasons for
Assures Success
2Ch 20:20; Mr 11:2; Lu 8:50
A Fundamental Duty
Joh 29; Joh 20:27
A Defensive Weapon
Eph 6:16; 1Th 5:8; 1Ti 1:19; 1Ti 6:12; Heb 10:22
An Indispensable Element in Religion
Heb 11:6
Essential in Prayer
Jas 6
Should Be United with Love
1Jo 3:23
(3) Justification by
Hab 2:4; Ro 4:3; Ro 5:1; Ga 3:6; Php 3:9; Heb 10:38; Heb 11:4
--SEEJustification (1),JUSTIFICATION
Salvation (2),SALVATION
(4) BlessingsAccording to
Mt 8:13; Mt 30; Mt 17:20; Mt 21:21; Mr 9:23
(5) Victorious Faith,examples of
Abraham
Ge 22:8
Caleb
Jos 14:12
Jonathan
1Sa 14:6
David
1Sa 17:37
Jehoshaphat
2Ch 20:12; 2Ch 32:7
Job
Job 19:25
The Three Hebrew Captives
Da 3:17
The Ancient Worthies
Heb 11:33
--SEECommittal,FAITH
Trust (3),FAITH
Confidence in God,FAITH
(6) Faith in ChristSecures Salvation
Joh 3:16; Joh 3:36; Joh 5:24; Joh 6:40; Joh 11:25; Joh 12:46; Joh 20:31; Ac 8:37
Ac 10:43; Ac 13:39; Ac 16:31; Ro 9:33; Ro 10:9; 2Ti 3:15; 1Jo 5:1
(7) Great Faith,examples of
---The Leper
Mt 8:2
---The Centurion
Mt 8:10
---The Ruler
Mt 9:18
---The Blind Man
Mt 9:28
---The Diseased
Mt 14:36
---The Syrophenician woman
Mt 15:28
---The Afflicted woman
Mr 5:28
(8) Special Promisesto those who Exercise
Answer to Prayer
Mt 21:22
Power
Joh 14:12; Ro 10:11; Col 1:23
Soul Rest
Heb 4:3
Spiritual Inheritance
Jas 2:5
Spiritual Foundation
1Pe 2:6
Spiritual Assurance
1Jo 5:14
(9) Aids to Faith
Ex 4:5; Ex 19:9; Isa 41:20; Isa 43:10; Joh 1:7; Joh 42; Joh 13:19
Joh 14:29; Joh 17:21; Joh 19:35; Joh 20:31
--SEEKnowledge,KNOWLEDGE
(10) Instances of Weak Faith
Mt 6:30; Mt 8:26; Mt 14:31; Mt 16:8
(11) Faith TestedSEETESTS, SPIRITUAL
(12) Honoured by Christand the Apostles
Mr 1:41; Mr 2:5; Mr 5:34; Mr 7:29; Mr 10:52; Lu 7:10; Lu 17:14
Joh 4:51; Joh 9:7; Ac 14:9
(13) Believers,General References to
Joh 2:22; Joh 4:53; Joh 7:31; Joh 8:30; Joh 10:42; Joh 12:42; Joh 17:8; Ac 9:42
Ac 16:34; Ac 17:12; Ac 19:18; Ac 24:14; Ro 4:18; 2Ti 1:12
--SEEFaith (5), (7),FAITH
&FAITH
(14) Obstacles that Testthe Faith of Believers
Lack of Sympathy on the part of the Church
Mt 15:23; Mr 10:13
Discouraging Circumstances
Lu 19
Unbelieving Friends
Mr 5:35
Scoffers
Joh 9:24
Divine Delays, not a hindrance but a test
Joh 11:3-6
--SEEHindrances,HINDRANCES
Faith Tested,TESTS, SPIRITUAL
(B) TRUSTin God
(1) Exhortations to
Ps 5; Ps 115:11; Ps 118:8; Pr 3:5; Isa 26:4; Isa 50:10
--SEEHope,HOPE
(2) Special PromisesConcerning
2Sa 22:31; Ps 31:19; Ps 32:10; Ps 34:22; Ps 125:1; Pr 29:25
Isa 26:3; Jer 17:7; Na 1:7
--SEESalvation,SALVATION
(3) Examples of
2Ki 18:5; Job 13:15; Ps 25:2; Ps 56:3; Ps 57:1; Isa 12:2
1Ti 4:10; 2Ti 1:12
--SEEGod Our Strength,POWER
(4) Committal into God's Hands
Ps 31:5; Lu 23:46; Ac 7:59; 2Ti 1:12; 1Pe 2:23; 1Pe 4:19
--SEE 1214
(C) CONFIDENCE IN GOD,examples of
Nu 14:8; Ps 3:6; Ps 20:7; Ps 23:4; Ps 27:3; Ps 46:2; Isa 12:2; Hab 3:18
--SEEAssurance,ASSURANCE
Hope in God,HOPE
(D) UNBELIEF
(1) Of Religious Men
Abraham,when promised a Child in Old Age
Ge 17:17
Moses,when told the Host of Israel should be Fed
Nu 11:21; Nu 20:12
The Disciples,in Failing to Heal a Demoniac
Mt 20
Zacharias,when Promised that he should have a Great Son
Lu 1:20
The Disciples,when told of the Resurrection of Christ
Lu 24:11
(2) General Examples of
Ge 19:14; 2Ki 7:2; Ps 78:19; Isa 53:1; Mt 13:58; Mt 21:32
Lu 22:67; Joh 3:11; Joh 4:48; Joh 6:64; Joh 10:25; Joh 12:37
--SEEUnbelievers,UNBELIEF
Scoffers,IRREVERENCE
(3) Warnings Concerning
De 32:20; Ho 8:12; Mr 16:14; Joh 3:18; Joh 3:36; Joh 8:24; Joh 9
Ro 11:20; 2Th 2:12; Heb 3:12; Heb 4:11; Jude 1:5
(4) Unbelievers,General References to
Lu 12:46; Joh 4:48; Joh 5:38; Joh 8:45; Joh 10:26; Ac 14:2
2Th 3:2; Re 21:8
(E) DOUBT
(1) Rebuked by Christ
Peter sinking in the Sea
Mt 14:31; Mt 16:8
The Disciples Powerless to Heal
Mt 17:17
The Disciples in the Storm
Mr 4:40
The Two on the Way to Emmaus
Lu 24:25; Joh 20:27
--SEE 1219-1221, 1219
(2) Momentary Doubtscloud the Skies of Believers
Abraham,as to the Inheritance of Canaan
Ge 15:8
Gideon,as to Victory over Midian
Jud 6:17
John the Baptist,as to the Messiahship of Jesus
Mt 11:3; Mt 28:17
Martha,as to the Resurrection of Lazarus
Joh 11:39
Thomas,as to the Resurrection of Christ
Joh 20:25
Early Christians,as to the Deliverance of Peter
Ac 15
--SEESign-seekers,CURIOSITY
(F) ATHEISM,general references to
Ps 10:4; Ps 14:1; Ps 36:1; Pr 30:9; Jer 5:12; 1Jo 2:22
--SEEScoffers,IRREVERENCE
Despisers,DESPISERS
Godlessness,UNRIGHTEOUSNESS
(G) MATERIALISM,instances of
Mt 22:23; Ac 32; Ac 23:8; 1Co 15:12
--SEESadducees,SECTS AND PARTIES
Resurrection,IMMORTALITY