FAITH-UNBELIEF: (A) FAITH (Select Reading He.11) Heb 11:1-40 (1) General References to Lu 17:5; 18:8; Ro 10:17; 14:23; 2Co 5:7; Ga 5:6; 1Ti 1:5 Heb 11:1,39; Jas 2:17; 1Jo 5:4 (2) Faith Enjoined, Reasons for Assures Success 2Ch 20:20; Mr 11:2; Lu 8:50 A Fundamental Duty Joh 6:28,29; 20:27 A Defensive Weapon Eph 6:16; 1Th 5:8; 1Ti 1:19; 6:12; Heb 10:22 An Indispensable Element in Religion Heb 11:6 Essential in Prayer Jas 1:5,6 Should Be United with Love 1Jo 3:23 (3) Justification by Hab 2:4; Ro 4:3; 5:1; Ga 3:6; Php 3:9; Heb 10:38; 11:4 --SEE Justification (1), JUSTIFICATION Salvation (2), SALVATION (4) Blessings According to Mt 8:13; 9:29,30; 17:20; 21:21; Mr 9:23 (5) Victorious Faith, examples of Abraham Ge 22:8 Caleb Jos 14:12 Jonathan 1Sa 14:6 David 1Sa 17:37 Jehoshaphat 2Ch 20:12; 32:7 Job Job 19:25 The Three Hebrew Captives Da 3:17 Paul Ac 27:25; Ro 4:20 The Ancient Worthies Heb 11:33 --SEE Committal, FAITH Trust (3), FAITH Confidence in God, FAITH (6) Faith in Christ Secures Salvation Joh 3:16; 3:36; 5:24; 6:40; 11:25; 12:46; 20:31; Ac 8:37 Ac 10:43; 13:39; 16:31; Ro 9:33; 10:9; 2Ti 3:15; 1Jo 5:1 (7) Great Faith, examples of ---The Leper Mt 8:2 ---The Centurion Mt 8:10 ---The Ruler Mt 9:18 ---The Blind Man Mt 9:28 ---The Diseased Mt 14:36 ---The Syrophenician woman Mt 15:28 ---The Afflicted woman Mr 5:28 (8) Special Promises to those who Exercise Answer to Prayer Mt 21:22 Sonship Joh 1:12; 7:38 Power Joh 14:12; Ro 10:11; Col 1:23 Soul Rest Heb 4:3 Spiritual Inheritance Jas 2:5 Spiritual Foundation 1Pe 2:6 Spiritual Assurance 1Jo 5:14 (9) Aids to Faith Ex 4:5; 19:9; Isa 41:20; 43:10; Joh 1:7; 11:15,42; 13:19 Joh 14:29; 17:21; 19:35; 20:31 --SEE Knowledge, KNOWLEDGE (10) Instances of Weak Faith Mt 6:30; 8:26; 14:31; 16:8 (11) Faith Tested SEE TESTS, SPIRITUAL (12) Ho
noured by Christ and the Apostles Mr 1:41; 2:5; 5:34; 7:29; 10:52; Lu 7:10; 17:14 Joh 4:51; 9:7; Ac 14:9 (13) Believers, General References to Joh 2:22; 4:53; 7:31; 8:30; 10:42; 12:42; 17:8; Ac 9:42 Ac 16:34; 17:12; 19:18; 24:14; Ro 4:18; 2Ti 1:12 --SEE Faith (5), (7), FAITH FAITH (14) Obstacles that Test the Faith of Believers Lack of Sympathy on the part of the Church Mt 15:23; Mr 10:13 Discouraging Circumstances Lu 5:18,19 Unbelieving Friends Mr 5:35 Scoffers Joh 9:24 Divine Delays, not a hindrance but a test Joh 11:3-6 --SEE Hindrances, HINDRANCES Faith Tested, TESTS, SPIRITUAL (B) TRUST in God (1) Exhortations to Ps 37:3,5; 115:11; 118:8; Pr 3:5; Isa 26:4; 50:10 --SEE Hope, HOPE (2) Special Promises Concerning 2Sa 22:31; Ps 31:19; 32:10; 34:22; 125:1; Pr 29:25 Isa 26:3; Jer 17:7; Na 1:7 --SEE Salvation, SALVATION (3) Examples of 2Ki 18:5; Job 13:15; Ps 25:2; 56:3; 57:1; Isa 12:2 1Ti 4:10; 2Ti 1:12 --SEE God Our Strength, POWER (4) Committal into God's Hands Ps 31:5; Lu 23:46; Ac 7:59; 2Ti 1:12; 1Pe 2:23; 4:19 --SEE 1214 (C) CONFIDENCE IN GOD, examples of Nu 14:8; Ps 3:6; 20:7; 23:4; 27:3; 46:2; Isa 12:2; Hab 3:18 --SEE Assurance, ASSURANCE Hope in God, HOPE (D) UNBELIEF (1) Of Religious Men Abraham, when promised a Child in Old Age Ge 17:17 Moses, when told the Host of Israel should be Fed Nu 11:21; 20:12 The Disciples, in Failing to Heal a Demoniac Mt 17:19,20 Zacharias, when Promised that he should have a Great Son Lu 1:20 The Disciples, when told of the Resurrection of Christ Lu 24:11 (2) General Examples of Ge 19:14; 2Ki 7:2; Ps 78:19; Isa 53:1; Mt 13:58; 21:32 Lu 22:67; Joh 3:11; 4:48; 6:64; 10:25; 12:37 --SEE Unbelievers, UNBELIEF Scoffers, IRREVERENCE (3) Warnings Concerning De 32:20; Ho 8:12; Mr 16:14; Joh 3:18; 3:36; 8:24; 16:8,9 Ro 11:20; 2Th 2:12; Heb 3:
12; 4:11; Jude 1:5 (4) Unbelievers, General References to Lu 12:46; Joh 4:48; 5:38; 8:45; 10:26; Ac 14:2 2Th 3:2; Re 21:8 (E) DOUBT (1) Rebuked by Christ Mt 6:30 Peter sinking in the Sea Mt 14:31; 16:8 The Disciples Powerless to Heal Mt 17:17 The Disciples in the Storm Mr 4:40 The Two on the Way to Emmaus Lu 24:25; Joh 20:27 --SEE 1219-1221, 1219 (2) Momentary Doubts cloud the Skies of Believers Abraham, as to the Inheritance of Canaan Ge 15:8 Gideon, as to Victory over Midian Jud 6:17 John the Baptist, as to the Messiahship of Jesus Mt 11:3; 28:17 Martha, as to the Resurrection of Lazarus Joh 11:39 Thomas, as to the Resurrection of Christ Joh 20:25 Early Christians, as to the Deliverance of Peter Ac 12:14,15 --SEE Sign-seekers, CURIOSITY (F) ATHEISM, general references to Ps 10:4; 14:1; 36:1; Pr 30:9; Jer 5:12; 1Jo 2:22 --SEE Scoffers, IRREVERENCE Despisers, DESPISERS Godlessness, UNRIGHTEOUSNESS (G) MATERIALISM, instances of Mt 22:23; Ac 17:18,32; 23:8; 1Co 15:12 --SEE Sadducees, SECTS AND PARTIES Resurrection, IMMORTALITY