Hebrews by Dr. Ralph Wilson
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Week 10
Let Us Believe: The Nature of Faith (Hebrews 11:1-6, 11)
Faith that Brings Understanding of God (11:3)
Q1. Using Hebrews 11:1-3 as your source, how would you put in your own words what faith is and does?
Faith of Abel, Enoch, and Noah (11:4-7)
Q2. (Hebrews 11:6) The first element of faith is belief in God's existence. Why is the second element just as essential to true faith? What does it mean to "seek" God? What difference does it make whether or not you believe God will reward seekers?
Q3. Every religion has its own kind of faith. What is the content of the Judeo-Christian type of faith that sets it apart from any other? What is the basis of Noah's faith (11:7)? What is the basis of our faith? How does faith grow (see Romans 10:17)?
Considering God Faithful (11:11) Q4. (Hebrews 11:11). Which part of faith is related to (1) the depth of Abraham's confidence in God? Which part of faith is related to (2) the real existence and power of such a God? How would you describe a faith that lacks either element? Based on verse 11 (not on verses 1-2), formulate in your own words a definition of faith.
Key Verses (Hebrews 11:1) "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."
(Hebrews 11:6) "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him."
(Hebrews 11:8) "By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going."
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