111/10/2015Phillip W. Martin Great Texts of the New Testament Without Faith It Is Impossible to Please Him Hebrews 11:6
211/10/2015Phillip W. Martin Hebrews 11:6 6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him
311/10/2015Phillip W. Martin Signposts on the Road to Apostasy (2:1-4)A warning against drifting. (3:12-14)A warning against departing. (4:11)A warning against disobedience. (5:11-6:6)A warning against dullness, leading to apostasy. (10:26-39)A warning against willful sin.
411/10/2015Phillip W. Martin Hebrews 11:6 6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him
511/10/2015Phillip W. Martin Ones whose hearts clung to God’s promises Abel
611/10/2015Phillip W. Martin Abel 4 By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks. (Heb. 11:4)
711/10/2015Phillip W. Martin Ones whose hearts clung to God’s promises Abel Enoch
811/10/2015Phillip W. Martin Enoch 5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death; and he was not found because God took him up; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God. (Heb. 11:5)
911/10/2015Phillip W. Martin Ones whose hearts clung to God’s promises Abel Enoch Noah
1011/10/2015Phillip W. Martin Noah 7 By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. (Heb. 11:7)
1111/10/2015Phillip W. Martin Hebrews 11:6 6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him
1211/10/2015Phillip W. Martin Ones whose hearts clung to God’s promises Abel Enoch Noah Abraham
1311/10/2015Phillip W. Martin Abraham By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise; for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God....
1411/10/2015Phillip W. Martin Ones whose hearts clung to God’s promises Abel Enoch Noah Abraham Sarah
1511/10/2015Phillip W. Martin Sarah By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised; therefore, also, there was born of one man, and him as good as dead at that, as many descendants as the stars of heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore (Heb. 11:11-12).
1611/10/2015Phillip W. Martin Ones whose hearts clung to God’s promises Abel Enoch Noah Abraham Sarah Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and Moses
1711/10/2015Phillip W. Martin Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and Moses By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come. By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones (Heb. 11:20-22).
1811/10/2015Phillip W. Martin Hebrews 11:6 6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him