In the UK, ‘I’m sorry’ is used so commonly it is virtually meaningless, although everyone knows what it means. If I inadvertently bump into you – easy in a city as dense as London – I am quick to say sorry, but then so is the person I bumped into.
Read MoreHebrews 12, in particular verses 1 through 4, isn’t always included in our thoughts/messages on faith, as it is a new chapter.
Read MorePeople by faith did mighty deeds, wrought justice, miraculously escaped death, and some were resurrected. People by faith also suffered tremendously, dying for their faith; they were chased, afflicted and mistreated because of their faith.
Read MoreThe faith examples of Hebrews 11 all responded to God’s word in a particular manner, because it was a particular word. Faith, in other words, is particularised. What God said to one he didn’t to the other.
Read MoreThese all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar. Their faith was real, what they saw was real, but they died before it was realised.
Read MoreThe great story of faith in the Old Testament is the story of Abraham. It is this story that Paul appeals to in the New Testament on numerous occasions, because Abraham exemplifies faith.
Read MoreFaith, the kind that pleases (not appeases) God, believes simultaneously that God is and that he rewards those who seek him.
Read MoreFaith is the way, the means, by which we please God. Pleasing someone you love, and respect is normal and healthy.
Read MoreAre there lessons that lockdown could teach us, because every new situation has the potential to speak to us.
Read MoreThe writer of Hebrews immediately links faith and the unseen by stating it is faith that comprehends that what we see was “not made out of things that are visible.”
Read MoreThe writer of Hebrews 11 states from the get-go that faith is an assurance, a conviction, in and of something not seen, but hoped for. Hope in this instance is rock solid, based upon the character, and articulations of God; his person and his word, in other words.
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