@Peter,
The word of God is not against what you are saying. Only that it gives a better hope for those who trust God. And denying God is a choice one will only be responsible for… there is no eternal torture, that is simply figurative… The loving God as He is cannot spend eternity torturing human beings, no, there is not such a story in God’s plan. Only that, the word of God is meant for those who believe, NOT for those who do not believe… likewise people whom God dealt with, or still deal with have a relationship of their own with God, … a relationship, you and I may not clearly perceive. Sure we can judge from outside, but not without mistakes…’’For they that say such things declare PLAINLY that they seek a country’’. Hebrews 11:14… God bless you.
@Peter,
Those are sense based reasoning… and God is very far beyond all that we desire or simply think. Of course Job came out victorious and stronger than ever before. If God did not help him, Job would have failed… but God did, after Job exerted his utmost.
Based on what you say, the spirit of competition itself should be demise. Because there is no crowning without striving. And striving implies sufferings and sacrifices of all sorts, afterward come the rewards, and Job went through all such.
Now those who died, if they died in righteousness, the Bible says, God has prepared them a city, which is far beyond this life’s senseless stuffs. And those who look to that city don’t think worldly things, they think godly ones, and a ready even to die at any time, to preserve their rewards ( Hebrews 11:14-16, 35-40). If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable ( 1 Corinthians 15:19).
God bless you.
This simply means by believing you own and you receive on a day and time known by God. Remember your plans are not God's plans with you, you should not ask anything to please you, but God ( James 4:3). Your child believes that he/she will receive if he/she asks parents. God is your parent. BELIEVE, OWN AND RECEIVE. God bless you.
Yes! Glory be to our God, the savior for his unmerited favor (Grace) to give to everyone who seeks Him, faith through our Lord Jesus Christ, for the righteous shall live by faith Romans 1:17.
There are 3 resurrections. The first one is the reign of 1000 years as indicated ( Revelation 20:3) and a better resurrection ( Hebrews 11:35). The second is the last 100 years when Satan will be loosed for a while ( Revelation 20:7). The third is the lake of fire where enemies of the Creator will be thrown in and burnt up to nothing. Out of the 759 commandments/biblical laws, the particular ones that apply to us - I take it, that it is the amount of commandments that you do to "overcome the world" that will get you into your own order, be it the first or the second.
I love Hebrews such a great book on faith. Faith comes by just believing just what the Lord tells us to do . Take him at his word.Once we read it and study the word of God.It says be a doer not just a hearer of his word. James1:22
That is if we expect to go back with him when he returns.Happy Reading!
I love this chapter. What I have learned is reading the Word of God is easy, but, be obedient is something else totally different. Faith without works is dead. Having the Holy Spirit keep me in perfect peace while trials and tribulations are trying to destory me shows me God IS a God of His Word. I've learned how to depend on Jesus because HE will never leave nor forsake me. I love HIM!
All of these in the Hall of Faith obtained a good report through faith, but they did not receive the promise. They were looking for a city,that hath foundations, whose builder, and maker is God.
We too are pilgrims, and strangers in this world, and we like them are looking for a city. The new Jerusalem, that will come as promised by our Lord. Jesus said let not your heart be troubled, for you believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions. I go to prepare a place for you, so that where I am, there ye may be also. Thank God that Jesus went to the cross, and paid our sin debt. He is risen, and now is seated at the right hand of the Father. He is coming back to take us to live with Him in heaven. We will all receive the promise of God, and be made perfect with all those old testament saints who walked by faith. Yes faith is our victory over this world. The scripture says that the just will live by faith, and not sight. We too will have our names mentioned in the Hall of Faith, praise God for all the glory, and the honor belongs to Him.
David My friend; Hebrews 11:3 tells us that, through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, So that the things which are seen were not made by the things which do appear. And Romans 1:20 says For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen by the things which are made,even his eternal power and Godhead. So that tells us that the things we see naturally existed spiritually first. that's How they got here physically Even Jesus himself before he was manifest in the flesh! Existed in the spirit of his eternal Godhead and Power.
I am trying to relate the verse in Herbrews 11:1 to another text in the bible that states, "by grace are ye saved, through faith, and not of yourselves". It is God that can only save us and it is his "gift". Where does faith come in? Can we say by grace are ye saved through the substance of things hoped for. If we are dead in trespasses and sins we can bring nothing forward of ourselves to save ourselves. The dry bones in that arose and became an army became alive because of one reason: GOD. Faith then must also be a gift that God must give as well as Grace. This would then make Faith the substance of things hoped for (as much as the Lord will give us. Paul says I am what I am by the grace of God.
To please God, we need to have faith of God and put it to use. By putting faith to use we become translated to God's way of doing things. Thus, we possess by our faith put to does as God does.
Since God our Father just spoke things into existence,we as His children have authority to create by word of mouth.In Genesis 1 God was simply saying,"Let there be...".We have the ability to create.Let's speak what we want in Jesus' Name!AMEN!
Since God our Father just spoke things into existence,we as His children have authority to create by word of mouth.In Genesis 1 God was simply saying,"Let there be...".We have the ability to create.Let's speak what we want in Jesus' Name!AMEN!
Hebrews 11 is what I call the Hall of Faith chapter. We must walk by faith, and not by sight. Praise God that all those who walk by faith have the Holy Spirit as their guide. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God, and we too will be perfected with those old testament saints when Jesus Christ returns for his Church. The bible tells us that Jesus is the Arthur and finisher of our faith. So we must run this race with patience looking unto Jesus who is right now at the right hand of the Father in heaven interceding for us.
One day we too will be included in the Hall of Faith. May we receive that crown of righteousness which God will give to all those who will love his appearing.
What does Jesus say about faith? "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." ( John 3:16-18) What does Jesus say about them who believe not? "But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you, My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand." ( John 10:26-29) Jesus said, "I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. ( John 12:46-48) "Without faith it is impossible to please [God]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is..." ( Hebrews 11:6) Jesus came. People saw. People heard. Some believed. Their hearing and seeing Jesus led to belief; their belief on what they heard, saw, and believed became their faith. "Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." ( Romans 10:17)
I LOVE THE BOOK OF HEBREWS. SO MUCH WAS DONE BY FAITH. SO MUCH HAS BEEN DONE IN MY LIFE BECAUSE OF FAITH. BY FAITH, AFTER THE DR TOLD ME I WOULD NEVER HAVE A CHILD, I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT THE DRESS I WANTED TO SEE MY BABY IN. I DID HAVE A BABY GIRL. BY FAITH, I REMOVED MYSELF FROM A SINFUL PLACE, AND WENT ON MY OWN, NOT KNOWING HOW I WAS GOING TO MAKE IT, AND GOD OPEN DOORS FOR ME. EVELYN
By Pauls definition faith is the evidence of the Truth of our Father for he has supplied many miraculous events to prove himself as father Paul delineates. In these latter days that we live in God has not manifested these miracles so dramatically judging that by the scriptures we have the evidence we need for our faith to grow as the writers have layed a foundation for our faith. God is that he is and no man has seen him at any time so our faith has to be a bridge from this world to the next.
By faith any and all things are possible. In God we can accomplish all things no matter how hard or removed they are.With God we stand.With out God We are alone.
The hero's of faith in the Word of the Lord. Not faith in faith. There hero's of faith that were women. They are throughout the Bible. Study about their faith sometime. Faith is Substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things NOT SEEN.
HELL IS A HOLDING PLACE BEFORE JUDGEMENT AND CASTING INTO LAKE OF FIRE. JUST LIKE A JOB YOU GET PAID OR FIRE FOR GOOD OR THE BAD WORK YOU MAY PERFORM ( ROMANS 6;23) THE STATE YOU DIE THE WHAT YOU JUDGE FROM ( EZEKIEL 18;24-29) THIS PROPHET SHOULD HELP ( ISAIAH 5;14) HELL STARTED JUST FOR SATAN AND FALLEN ANGELS THAT FOLLOW THE THING OF HIM SO IF MAN FOLLOW THE THING OF THE DEVIL TAKE A GUESS. BRIGHT SIDE OF THIS ( HEBREWS 11:1-2,6) (ST JOHN 3;1-9)( ACTS 2;38)AND FOR THE ROMANS6;7 COMMENT THAT REPENTANCE FROM YOU DON'T DO THE THING OF OLD KILLING OFF THE OLD NATURE OF SELF THE WALK IN NEWNESS OF LIFE SEEK GOD UNDERSTAND OF ROMANS 6. JESUS THE WAY ( ACTS 4;12) THE WORD IS GOD AND GOD IS HIM WORD TRUTH AND LIFE FOREVERMORE (ST JOHN 4;24)
The word of God is not against what you are saying. Only that it gives a better hope for those who trust God. And denying God is a choice one will only be responsible for… there is no eternal torture, that is simply figurative… The loving God as He is cannot spend eternity torturing human beings, no, there is not such a story in God’s plan. Only that, the word of God is meant for those who believe, NOT for those who do not believe… likewise people whom God dealt with, or still deal with have a relationship of their own with God, … a relationship, you and I may not clearly perceive. Sure we can judge from outside, but not without mistakes…’’For they that say such things declare PLAINLY that they seek a country’’. Hebrews 11:14… God bless you.
Those are sense based reasoning… and God is very far beyond all that we desire or simply think. Of course Job came out victorious and stronger than ever before. If God did not help him, Job would have failed… but God did, after Job exerted his utmost.
Based on what you say, the spirit of competition itself should be demise. Because there is no crowning without striving. And striving implies sufferings and sacrifices of all sorts, afterward come the rewards, and Job went through all such.
Now those who died, if they died in righteousness, the Bible says, God has prepared them a city, which is far beyond this life’s senseless stuffs. And those who look to that city don’t think worldly things, they think godly ones, and a ready even to die at any time, to preserve their rewards ( Hebrews 11:14-16, 35-40). If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable ( 1 Corinthians 15:19).
God bless you.
That is if we expect to go back with him when he returns.Happy Reading!
We too are pilgrims, and strangers in this world, and we like them are looking for a city. The new Jerusalem, that will come as promised by our Lord. Jesus said let not your heart be troubled, for you believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions. I go to prepare a place for you, so that where I am, there ye may be also. Thank God that Jesus went to the cross, and paid our sin debt. He is risen, and now is seated at the right hand of the Father. He is coming back to take us to live with Him in heaven. We will all receive the promise of God, and be made perfect with all those old testament saints who walked by faith. Yes faith is our victory over this world. The scripture says that the just will live by faith, and not sight. We too will have our names mentioned in the Hall of Faith, praise God for all the glory, and the honor belongs to Him.
One day we too will be included in the Hall of Faith. May we receive that crown of righteousness which God will give to all those who will love his appearing.