By Faith
(Oswestry, Shropshire, England) Focused on Hebrews 11:1-16, 37-40 We hear that word a lot – faith . Walk by faith. Faith alone. Have faith. Keep the faith. If there’s any chapter in the Bible that makes it exceedingly clear what faith looks like in practice, it has to be Hebrews 11. I won’t be going through each Bible figure mentioned in this chapter, but will just share a few thoughts on what the passage says about faith. What is faith? v.1 ‘Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.’ This sounds pretty mysterious… what is it we hope for? And what is it we do not see? v.6 ‘And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must know that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.’ It’s starting to sound a bit clearer: Faith has something to do with believing God exists and that He will reward those who seek Him earnestly. v.10 (on Abraham) ‘For he was looking...