FAITH
(Transcribed
Message)
Text:
Hebrews 10:34-39 ". . . knowing [present active participle] in
yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring [present
active participle] substance. 35. Cast not away therefore
your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward. 36.
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God,
ye might receive the promise. 37. For yet a little
while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. 38. Now
the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back,
my soul shall have no pleasure in him. 39. But we are not of them who
draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the
soul."
Hebrews 11:1
"Now faith [noun] is the substance of things hoped
for, the evidence of things not seen."
Faith
is a noun that
names
something:
Hebrews 11:1
"Now faith [noun] is the substance of things hoped
for, the evidence of things not seen."
Faith
names the
substance
that a child of God
hopes
for. Faith
names
the
evidence
of the things not seen, yet hoped for.
EXAMPLE
Matthew 9:21-22
"For she said within herself, If I may but touch [evidence of
faith] his garment, I shall be whole [substance]. 22.
But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good
comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from
that hour."
Romans 10:17
"So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by
the word of God [Christ]." (Word of the kingdom
Mat. 13:19)
THE WORD OF THE KINGDOM
Luke 8:10-11
"And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the
kingdom of God (the word of the kingdom, Matthew 13:19): but to
others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not
understand. 11. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God."
FAITH AFTER LAW
Galatians 3:23
"But before faith came, we were kept under the
law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be
revealed."
BEFORE LAW, FAITH
RECKONED
Romans 4:9
"Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or
upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned
to Abraham for righteousness."
STRONG IN FAITH
Romans 4:20-24
"He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief;
but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 21. And being
fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
22. And therefore it (faith) was imputed to him for
righteousness. 23. Now it was not written for his sake alone, that
it (faith) was imputed to him; 24. But for us also, to whom
it (faith) shall be imputed, if we believe [present active
participle] on him [God the Father] that raised up Jesus our
Lord from the dead;"
Luke 22:32
"But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not:
and when thou art converted (turned around, come back to me),
strengthen thy brethren."
1 Thessalonians 3:10
"Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and
might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?"
Matthew 8:25 "And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save (hope to be saved) us: we perish. 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful (no evidence of faith), O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm."
SALVATION NOT A HOPE
Acts 16:30-31
"And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31. And they said, Believe [verb, not faith, aorist tense]
on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved [not a
hope, it is indicative, a fact], and thy house."
Romans 5:2
"By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand,
and rejoice in hope of the glory of God."
HOPE
OF JUSTIFICATION
Galatians 2:16
"Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by
the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed [verb, aorist tense]
in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith
of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall
no flesh be justified."
1 Timothy 4:1
"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall
depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and
doctrines of devils;"
2 Timothy 4:7-8
"I have fought a good fight (evidence of faith), I have
finished my course, I have kept the faith: 8. Henceforth there
is laid up for me a crown of righteousness (substance
of faith), which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day:
and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing."
SUBSTANCE, REWARDS
Hebrews 10:35
"Cast not away therefore your confidence (evidence of faith),
which hath great recompense of reward (substance of faith)."
HOPE OF THE PROMISE
Hebrews 10:36
"For ye have need of patience (evidence of the hope),
that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the (definite
article, a defined promise) promise (substance hoped for)."
1 John 2:25
"And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even
eternal life."
THE PROMISE NOT SURE
Hebrews 9:15
"And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by
means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions (transgressors)
that were under the first testament, they which are called might
receive the (definite article, a defined promise) promise
of eternal inheritance."
AGELASTING LIFE A HOPE
Titus 1:1-2
"Paul, a servant of God, and an
apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the
acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; 2. In hope of
eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world
began;"
Hebrews 10:37
"For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and
will not tarry."
Matthew 16:24-26
"Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come
after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25.
For whosoever will save his life [yuch,
soul] shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life [yuch, soul] for my sake shall find it. 26. For what
is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul [yuch,
life]? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul [yuch, life]?"
Matthew 16:27
"For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his
angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works."
REWARDS FOR EVIDENCE OF FAITH
Revelation 22:12
"And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with
me, to give every man according as his work shall be."
James 2:18
"Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy
faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works."
James 2:20-22
"But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith (hope of justification)
without works (evidence of that hope) is dead? 21. Was not
Abraham our father justified by works (evidence of that faith),
when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 22. Seest thou how
faith (justification hoped for) wrought with his works (evidence
of faith), and by works was faith made perfect?"
DRAW BACK FROM FAITH
Hebrews 10:38
"Now the just shall live
by faith: but if any man draw back (just but
not living by faith), my soul shall have no pleasure in him."
Hebrews 11:6
"But without faith it is impossible to please
him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he
is a rewarder (substance of things hoped for) of them that
diligently seek him (evidence of that faith)."
Hebrews 10:39
"But we are not of them (Israel) who draw back unto
perdition [destruction, ruin]; but of them that believe [of
faith] to the saving of the soul [life and rewards]."
HAVE
FAITH
Hebrews 4:1-2
"Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of
entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. 2.
For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word
preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard
it."
CONTINUE IN THE FAITH
Acts 14:22
"Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to
continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation
enter into the kingdom of God."
BE NOT MOVED AWAY
Colossians 1:22-23
"In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and
unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: 23. If ye
continue in the faith grounded and settled, and
be not moved away from the hope of the gospel,
which ye have heard, . . ."