God's Covenant of Cirumcision with Abraham
Volume 1, Number 10Vol 1 - No 10, May 2, 2004The Word of God to Abraham, the father of all that believe-Romans 4:11-Part Four:God's Covenant of Circumcision with Abraham and his descendants-Genesis 17:1 -22.God had already made a covenant with Abram documented in Genesis 15:18 when he by faith and in obedience to God's Word offered sacrifice of a heifer, a she goat, a ram, a turtledove and a young pigeon - Genesis 15:9. In that covenant God promised Abram and his seed all the land between the Euphrates and Nile rivers. As to the sacrifices offered by Abram, it is important to... Continue reading →
Abraham & Sarah Attempt & Failure By the Works of the Flesh
Volume 1, Number 9Vol 1 - No 9, April 4, 2004The Word of God to Abraham, the father of all that believe - Romans 4:11 - Part Three:In this study we will examine how Abraham and his wife Sarah tried, "by the works of the flesh" to fulfill God's Word.Genesis 16:1 - 4: "Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by... Continue reading →
Abraham's Faith Falters - Labeling Sarah as His Sister
Volume 1, Number 8Vol 1 - No 8, March 20, 2004The Word of God to Abram, renamed Abraham, the father of all that believe - Romans 4:11 - Part Two:Abram's faith tried.When 75 year old Abram, by faith in God's Word, left his home in Haran and went into the land of Canaan to a place called Sichem he took with him his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, their servants and all their property - Genesis 12:4 - 5. After arriving in the land he had been promised, Abram built alters to worship God. However, in this study we observe that the power... Continue reading →
Abraham Called Out of Paganism - He had Faith
Volume 1, Number 7Vol 1 - No 7, March 9, 2004:The Word of God to Abram, renamed Abraham, the father of all that believe - Romans 4:11 - Part One:Abram was an idol worshipper but God chose him as one of His own and for a unique and special place in history. Between Genesis 12:7 and Genesis 22:18 are records of God Himself speaking to Abram/Abraham at least twelve times, apparently either directly or through angels. The Words of God to Abraham are many and varied so more than one study will be necessary to learn something about his response of faith and... Continue reading →
The Faith of Abel, Enoch & Noah - Types of Christ
Volume 1, Number 6Vol 1 - No 6, February 11, 2004The faith of Abel, Enoch and Noah as types foreshadowing The Man of Faith:In our first five studies we observed Adam's lack of faith in God's Word, which he worked out in disobedience. As a result he became disassociated and alienated from his Creator. His sinful nature passed on to everyone born from his seed and his first son Cain also rejected God's Word and became a murderer. It went downhill from there as we saw that every imagination of the thoughts of men were continually evil. The earth was corrupt and filled... Continue reading →
Noah's Faith
Volume 1, Number 5Vol 1 - No 5, January 31, 2004Noah's faith in the Word of God.The account of Noah and the days in which he lived are found in Genesis 5:29 through 10:32. Since the purpose of this study is to investigate faith in the Word of God we won't go into all the details of this account. However, it is important to note Genesis 6:5, 11 & 12 to understand the environment in which Noah lived. That passage speaks of the people living whose "every imagination of the thoughts of the heart was only evil continually," "The earth also was corrupt... Continue reading →
Enoch's Faith
Volume 1, Number 4Vol 1 - No 4, January 24, 2004:The faith of Enoch in the Word of God:We find in Geneses 5:3 - 24 and in Luke 3:37 & 38 that a man named Enoch is listed as the seventh man after Adam. (Seven in the Bible is the number for spiritual perfection.) The account in Geneses 5 indicates that all seven men, Adam to Enoch, fathered sons and daughters but it does not indicate how many. Since the record indicates that each of these men lived from 895 to 962 years of age, the number of sons and daughters no doubt... Continue reading →
Abel's Faith - Cain's Lack of Faith
Volume 1, Number 3The Word of God to Cain and Abel; Cain rejecting and Abel receiving it by faith:In the fourth chapter of Genesis we read about the first two males born to Adam and Eve. You all know the story, Cain grew up and tilled the ground - he was a farmer, whereas Abel tended sheep. As we will see in Geneses 4:3 - 7, the Word of God had been revealed to both Cain and Abel to be received by faith. It is clear from this passage that in order to be in a right relationship with God they were to... Continue reading →
Satan's Attack on Adam's Faith
Volume 1, Number 2Vol 1 - No 2, January 10, 2004:Satan's first recorded attack on God's Word and faith therein:In last week's study we reviewed Bible verses that teach, "the just shall live by faith," (Habakkuk 2:4 and quoted in Romans 1:17, Galations 3:11 and Hebrews 10:38.) "without faith it is impossible to please God," (Hebrews 11:6) and "faith by hearing and hearing by the Word of God," (Romans 10:17.) In light of these Biblical truths we look to the dawn of human history and to the first man, for in order to be in a right relationship with his creator and God,... Continue reading →
Introduction to Faith Studies
Volume 1, Number 1Vol 1 - No 1, January 1, 2004:Introduction:Greetings to all! After a great deal of study on the subject of faith in the Bible it is now time to reduce to writing some of what has been observed. My goal is to send out over the internet a short article every week. This study is based on the inerrancy of the Bible as being the actual Word of God, as originally written by the various authors as inspired by the Holy Spirit. The translation used in this study is the King James Version. We begin with the premise, and this... Continue reading →