FAITH-UNBELIEF
(A) FAITH (Select Reading He.11)
Hebrews 11:1-40
(1) General References to
Luke 17:5; Luke 18:8; Romans 10:17; Romans 14:23; 2 Corinthians 5:7; Galatians 5:6; 1 Timothy 1:5
Hebrews 11:1; Hebrews 11:39; James 2:17; 1 John 5:4
(2) Faith Enjoined, Reasons for
Assures Success
2 Chronicles 20:20; Mark 11:2; Luke 8:50
A Fundamental Duty
John 6:28; John 6:29; John 20:27
A Defensive Weapon
Ephesians 6:16; 1 Thessalonians 5:8; 1 Timothy 1:19; 1 Timothy 6:12; Hebrews 10:22
An Indispensable Element in Religion
Hebrews 11:6
Essential in Prayer
James 1:5; James 1:6
Should Be United with Love
1 John 3:23
(3) Justification by
Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 4:3; Romans 5:1; Galatians 3:6; Philipians 3:9; Hebrews 10:38; Hebrews 11:4
--SEE Justification (1), JUSTIFICATION
Salvation (2), SALVATION
(4) Blessings According to
Matthew 8:13; Matthew 9:29; Matthew 9:30; Matthew 17:20; Matthew 21:21; Mark 9:23
(5) Victorious Faith, examples of
Abraham
Genesis 22:8
Caleb
Joshua 14:12
Jonathan
1 Samuel 14:6
David
1 Samuel 17:37
Jehoshaphat
2 Chronicles 20:12; 2 Chronicles 32:7
Job
Job 19:25
The Three Hebrew Captives
Daniel 3:17
Paul
Acts 27:25; Romans 4:20
The Ancient Worthies
Hebrews 11:33
--SEE Committal, FAITH
Trust (3), FAITH
Confidence in God, FAITH
(6) Faith in Christ Secures Salvation
John 3:16; John 3:36; John 5:24; John 6:40; John 11:25; John 12:46; John 20:31; Acts 8:37
Acts 10:43; Acts 13:39; Acts 16:31; Romans 9:33; Romans 10:9; 2 Timothy 3:15; 1 John 5:1
(7) Great Faith, examples of
---The Leper
Matthew 8:2
---The Centurion
Matthew 8:10
---The Ruler
Matthew 9:18
---The Blind Man
Matthew 9:28
---The Diseased
Matthew 14:36
---The Syrophenician woman
Matthew 15:28
---The Afflicted woman
Mark 5:28
(8) Special Promises to those who Exercise
Answer to Prayer
Matthew 21:22
Sonship
John 1:12; John 7:38
Power
John 14:12; Romans 10:11; Colossians 1:23
Soul Rest
Hebrews 4:3
Spiritual Inheritance
James 2:5
Spiritual Foundation
1 Peter 2:6
Spiritual Assurance
1 John 5:14
(9) Aids to Faith
Exodus 4:5; Exodus 19:9; Isaiah 41:20; Isaiah 43:10; John 1:7; John 11:15; John 11:42; John 13:19
John 14:29; John 17:21; John 19:35; John 20:31
--SEE Knowledge, KNOWLEDGE
(10) Instances of Weak Faith
Matthew 6:30; Matthew 8:26; Matthew 14:31; Matthew 16:8
(11) Faith Tested SEE TESTS, SPIRITUAL
(12) Honoured by Christ and the Apostles
Mark 1:41; Mark 2:5; Mark 5:34; Mark 7:29; Mark 10:52; Luke 7:10; Luke 17:14
John 4:51; John 9:7; Acts 14:9
(13) Believers, General References to
John 2:22; John 4:53; John 7:31; John 8:30; John 10:42; John 12:42; John 17:8; Acts 9:42
Acts 16:34; Acts 17:12; Acts 19:18; Acts 24:14; Romans 4:18; 2 Timothy 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
Matthew 15:23; Mark 10:13
Discouraging Circumstances
Luke 5:18; Luke 5:19
Unbelieving Friends
Mark 5:35
Scoffers
John 9:24
Divine Delays, not a hindrance but a test
John 11:3-6
--SEE Hindrances, HINDRANCES
Faith Tested, TESTS, SPIRITUAL
(B) TRUST in God
(1) Exhortations to
Psalms 37:3; Psalms 37:5; Psalms 115:11; Psalms 118:8; Proverbs 3:5; Isaiah 26:4; Isaiah 50:10
--SEE Hope, HOPE
(2) Special Promises Concerning
2 Samuel 22:31; Psalms 31:19; Psalms 32:10; Psalms 34:22; Psalms 125:1; Proverbs 29:25
Isaiah 26:3; Jeremiah 17:7; Nahum 1:7
--SEE Salvation, SALVATION
(3) Examples of
2 Kings 18:5; Job 13:15; Psalms 25:2; Psalms 56:3; Psalms 57:1; Isaiah 12:2
1 Timothy 4:10; 2 Timothy 1:12
--SEE God Our Strength, POWER
(4) Committal into God's Hands
Psalms 31:5; Luke 23:46; Acts 7:59; 2 Timothy 1:12; 1 Peter 2:23; 1 Peter 4:19
--SEE 1214
(C) CONFIDENCE IN GOD, examples of
Numbers 14:8; Psalms 3:6; Psalms 20:7; Psalms 23:4; Psalms 27:3; Psalms 46:2; Isaiah 12:2; Habakkuk 3:18
--SEE Assurance, ASSURANCE
Hope in God, HOPE
(D) UNBELIEF
(1) Of Religious Men
Abraham, when promised a Child in Old Age
Genesis 17:17
Moses, when told the Host of Israel should be Fed
Numbers 11:21; Numbers 20:12
The Disciples, in Failing to Heal a Demoniac
Matthew 17:19; Matthew 17:20
Zacharias, when Promised that he should have a Great Son
Luke 1:20
The Disciples, when told of the Resurrection of Christ
Luke 24:11
(2) General Examples of
Genesis 19:14; 2 Kings 7:2; Psalms 78:19; Isaiah 53:1; Matthew 13:58; Matthew 21:32
Luke 22:67; John 3:11; John 4:48; John 6:64; John 10:25; John 12:37
--SEE Unbelievers, UNBELIEF
Scoffers, IRREVERENCE
(3) Warnings Concerning
Deuteronomy 32:20; Hosea 8:12; Mark 16:14; John 3:18; John 3:36; John 8:24; John 16:8; John 16:9
Romans 11:20; 2 Thessalonians 2:12; Hebrews 3:12; Hebrews 4:11; Jude 1:5
(4) Unbelievers, General References to
Luke 12:46; John 4:48; John 5:38; John 8:45; John 10:26; Acts 14:2
2 Thessalonians 3:2; Revelation 21:8
(E) DOUBT
(1) Rebuked by Christ
Matthew 6:30
Peter sinking in the Sea
Matthew 14:31; Matthew 16:8
The Disciples Powerless to Heal
Matthew 17:17
The Disciples in the Storm
Mark 4:40
The Two on the Way to Emmaus
Luke 24:25; John 20:27
--SEE 1219-1221, 1219
(2) Momentary Doubts cloud the Skies of Believers
Abraham, as to the Inheritance of Canaan
Genesis 15:8
Gideon, as to Victory over Midian
Judges 6:17
John the Baptist, as to the Messiahship of Jesus
Matthew 11:3; Matthew 28:17
Martha, as to the Resurrection of Lazarus
John 11:39
Thomas, as to the Resurrection of Christ
John 20:25
Early Christians, as to the Deliverance of Peter
Acts 12:14; Acts 12:15
--SEE Sign-seekers, CURIOSITY
(F) ATHEISM, general references to
Psalms 10:4; Psalms 14:1; Psalms 36:1; Proverbs 30:9; Jeremiah 5:12; 1 John 2:22
--SEE Scoffers, IRREVERENCE
Despisers, DESPISERS
Godlessness, UNRIGHTEOUSNESS
(G) MATERIALISM, instances of
Matthew 22:23; Acts 17:18; Acts 17:32; Acts 23:8; 1 Corinthians 15:12
--SEE Sadducees, SECTS AND PARTIES
Resurrection, IMMORTALITY