• Hebrews 10:35-39
    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."
     
For more scripture references, please see Bible verses for Faith, Living By


Resources

Living By Faith and God's Sovereignty

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Faith, as a guiding principle in life, must be rooted in the Word of God. Walking by faith means that our thoughts about life's events, the circumstances they create, and our conduct are regulated and carried out based on this divine guidance. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God, signifying that true faith …


Living By Faith: Humility

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Living by faith requires a solid perception that God exists and is absolutely supreme, ruling over His creation with unmatched power, authority, intelligence, and character attributes such as love, wisdom, mercy, kindness, patience, and goodness. His supremacy extends to His purpose, His plan, and His awareness of each …


Living By Faith: God's Justice

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Living by faith is a continuous challenge, as human nature naturally draws us toward living by sight, which is a state of unbelief in relation to God. Unlike the ease of merely believing in a creator God, living day by day by faith is unnatural and requires God to graciously and miraculously initiate it through calling us. The …


Living By Faith and Human Pride

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

God the Father, who created all things through Jesus Christ, is sovereign over all, and Jesus Christ is to be given the same respect and honor. They work in perfect harmony, yet a major barrier to mankind submitting to Them is the carnal mind, which is enmity against God and not subject to His law. This internal resistance, …


Living By the Sword

'Ready Answer' by David C. Grabbe

Many Christians today believe that killing in self-defense is sanctioned by the Bible. This is a terrible misunderstanding of Christ's teaching.


Living by Faith and God's Justice

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Among the spiritual realities that a faithful Christian must understand is God's sense of justice. The deaths of Nadab and Abihu are a case in point.


Living by Faith: Human Pride

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Our human nature is pure vanity with a heart that is desperately deceitful and wicked, motivated by self-centeredness, a deadly combination for producing sin.


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.



For more resources, please see the library topic for Faith, Living By