• Hebrews 10:32-39
    But recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings: partly while you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and partly while you became companions of those who were so treated; for you had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your goods, knowing that you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves in heaven. Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:
    "For yet a little while,
    And He who is coming will come and will not tarry.
    Now the just shall live by faith;
    But if anyone draws back,
    My soul has no pleasure in him." But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.
     
  • 2 Corinthians 5:6-7
    So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. For we walk by faith, not by sight.
     
  • Romans 10:17
    So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
     
  • Hebrews 11:4-11
    By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, "and was not found, because God had taken him"; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised.
     
  • Hebrews 11:24-29
    By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them. By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned.
     
  • John 15:5
    "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
     
  • John 6:27-29
    Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.' Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent."
     
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Resources

Living By Faith and God's Sovereignty

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Living by faith means letting God's Word regulate one's thoughts about life's events and conduct, rather than walking by sight. Faith comes from hearing, believing, and obeying what God says (Romans 10:17), so it depends on knowing God personally and not merely knowing about Him. A culture saturated with secularism, …


Living By Faith: Humility

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Living by faith rests on a foundation of elements, and humility is one that cannot be skipped. Pride is natural and resists God, while humility must be "put on" through contact with God, His Spirit, and deliberate choices to submit, as the command to humble ourselves in James 4:6-10 shows. Biblical humility is not weakness or …


Living By Faith: God's Justice

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Living by faith is unnatural, because human nature pulls toward living by sight, so God must jump-start it by calling us and the new nature must then be cultivated continuously. Israel in the wilderness saw abundant evidence of God, yet unbelief kept them from entering the promised land. Living by faith rests on several …


Living By Faith and Human Pride

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Living by faith means walking by what God has revealed rather than by sight, with the aim of being well pleasing to Him, since every person must appear before the judgment seat of Christ and be accountable for what was done in the body (II Corinthians 5:7, 9-10). Such a life requires voluntary submission to the Father and the …


Living By the Sword

'Ready Answer' by David C. Grabbe

Living by faith means trusting God as Provider and Defender rather than relying on physical preparations or might. When Jesus first sent the disciples out with no money bag, knapsack, or extra clothing, He wanted them focused on the mission instead of worrying over comforts, and He was building their faith in God as YHWH-Jireh, …


Living by Faith and God's Justice

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Living by faith, as stated in II Corinthians 5:7, is our Christian responsibility: For we walk by faith, not by sight. This is not an easy task, as human nature pulls us toward living by sight, which is natural, while living by faith is unnatural and requires God to graciously and miraculously jump-start it by calling us. Day by …


Living by Faith: Human Pride

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Living by faith requires a deep understanding of our responsibility to submit to the sovereign authority of God the Father and Jesus Christ. They are in perfect harmony, working as one in purpose and plan, with Jesus always doing what pleases the Father. Yet, a major impediment to our submission lies within us—our carnal …


Faith

Sermonette by James Beaubelle

King Jehoshaphat, by totally surrendering to God, achieved a miraculous victory over three armies by standing still, waiting patiently for His intervention.



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