04-14 : Book of Hebrews :: Testimonies of Faith: Abel & Enoch

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Thank you for joining us for worship today! We continue our discussion on faith in Hebrews 11:1-7 by looking at the first two testimonies of faith - Abel & Enoch.

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Hebrews 11:1-7

Faith in Action

[1] Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. [2] This is what the ancients were commended for.

[3] By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

[4] By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.

[5] By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. [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.

[7] By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.

Notes:

Information from Sunday’s slides

• Faith Is…

  • Rational reasoning

  • Confident decision making

  • Commitment

• Abel

  • Hebrews 11:4

• Enoch

  • Hebrews 11:5

  • In disobeying they were relegating God to being an advisor…a servant. They were claiming kingship.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:18-21