{"id":5089,"date":"2015-12-11T16:14:48","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T20:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/?p=5089"},"modified":"2017-04-24T13:20:01","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T17:20:01","slug":"bible-on-the-nature-of-saving-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/12\/bible-on-the-nature-of-saving-faith.html","title":{"rendered":"Biblical Evidences Regarding the Nature of Saving Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

. . .\u00a0(Incl. Assent, Trust, Hope, Works, Obedience, and Sanctification)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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St. Francis of Assisi<\/em> (1597-1599), by Cigoli (1559-1613)<\/span> [public domain \/ Wikimedia Commons<\/a>]<\/div>\n
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My Presbyterian friend \u201cPilgrimsarbour\u201d referred to a past\u00a0blog post of his\u00a0<\/a>where faith was discussed (including discussion also on my blog), and this stimulated me to do my own study. His words will be in\u00a0blue<\/span>. All Bible passages are RSV (as almost always in my writings).<\/div>\n

One can never be\u00a0completely<\/span>\u00a0comprehensive in these treatments, because the subject is so vast, but it is yet more evidence of the Catholic position(s) and a few passages heretofore unlisted in my apologetics along these lines, were assuredly found, to my great delight.\u00a0Every time<\/span>\u00a0I study the Bible in depth (no exaggeration here), I am exceedingly blessed by how much Catholic doctrine is inevitably and abundantly confirmed.<\/p>\n

For that I am deeply grateful to my Calvinist friend. If not for his probing question, I would have missed out on all this blessing and further education of the biblical (=\u00a0Catholic<\/span>) teaching on faith, and opportunity to perhaps persuade a few unconvinced readers of the same, and to hopefully edify and encourage those who already agree with the overall position. This is the joy of apologetics. All glory and praise to God.<\/p>\n

TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/span><\/p>\n

I. Trust as an Aspect of Faith\u00a0<\/span>and Discipleship<\/span><\/strong>
\nII. Believing God: Implying Trust or Hope, and Faith<\/span>
\nIII. Faith in God, In the Sense of Implying Trust or Hope<\/span><\/strong>
\nIV. Hope in the Lord and in Salvation<\/span><\/strong>
\nV. Confidence in God, In the Sense of Implying Trust and Faith\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>
\nVI. Waiting for God, Implying Trust and Faith<\/span><\/strong>
\nVII. The Lord as a \u201cRock\u201d: Implying Trust and Faith<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

VIII. The Lord as \u201cMy Strength\u201d or \u201cMy Stronghold\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

IX. The Lord as a \u201cRefuge\u201d: Implying Trust and Faith<\/span><\/strong>
\nX. Absence of Fear as an Aspect of Faith and Trust in God<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n

XI. God as a \u201cShield\u201d<\/span><\/strong>
\nXII. God as \u201cMy Help\u201d<\/span><\/strong>
\nXIII. \u201cSeeking the Lord\u201d as an Aspect of Faith<\/span><\/strong>
\nXIV. \u201cLooking to the Lord\u201d as an Aspect of Faith<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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XV. \u201cThe Faith\u201d<\/span><\/strong>
\nXVI. Obedience of Faith \/ Works of Faith<\/span><\/strong>
\nXVII. Belief in the Christian (or Earlier Jewish) Message; Acceptance of the Gospel\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>
\nXVIII. \u201cAssurance\u201d and \u201cKnowing\u201d as an Aspect of Faith or Doctrinal Belief<\/span><\/strong>
\nXIX. \u201cFaith\u201d in the Sense of \u201cAssent\u201d or Acceptance of Christian Doctrine<\/span><\/strong>
\nXX. Seeking God\u2019s Statutes, Commandments, Love, and Justice as Part of Faith<\/span><\/strong>
\nXXI. \u201cHearkening\u201d Unto God\u2019s Voice or Obeying or Listening to His Voice<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Adomnan and I had a fairly lengthy discussion regarding the issue of fiducia as an element of faith in the combox of one of Dave\u2019s previous posts\u2013I forget where\u2013Dave may be able to find it for us. At any rate, if I understand him correctly, the absence of the word \u201ctrust\u201d (among other things) in the NT is indicative that it is not a true element of faith. Faith, he said, is \u201cbelieving in what has been revealed.\u201d Of course, Protestants have issues with the RCC over what constitutes special revelation, but we didn\u2019t follow that up in our conversation. The NT talks about faith but not trust, although the OT speaks volumes on trusting in God.<\/span>\u00a0As far as I can tell, Dave agreed with Adomnan that trusting in Christ is not taught in the NT and is not a requirement for salvation. I don\u2019t recall that Dave said this outright, but he didn\u2019t challenge Adomnan on the question and my request for other Catholics reading the combox to comment on the trust issue received no response. I gathered from that that official RCC policy is that faith does not require trust, although I recall perhaps quoting from the RCC Catechism that the word trust can be found there, but I think only once.<\/span>\u00a0Dave can speak for himself, of course, if he wishes, but he was pretty much silent during that discussion I believe (and trust ). ;-)<\/span><\/p>\n

As a quick summary of the great many Bible passages below, one can say all of the following things about the biblical teaching on faith:<\/span><\/p>\n

1) One cannot say faith is all or primarily\u00a0trust<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

2) One can\u2019t say that faith is all or primarily\u00a0intellectual<\/span>\u00a0assent<\/span>\u00a0or belief or adherence.<\/span><\/p>\n

3) One can\u2019t deny that\u00a0good works<\/span>\u00a0(after regeneration) enabled by the grace of God are part of faith.<\/span><\/p>\n

4) One can\u2019t deny that\u00a0obedience<\/span>\u00a0to God\u2019s moral commands is part of faith.<\/span><\/p>\n

5) One can\u2019t deny that\u00a0justification<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0sanctification<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0righteousness<\/span>\u00a0are part of faith.<\/span><\/p>\n

6) One can\u2019t deny that attainment of eschatological\u00a0salvation<\/span>\u00a0is part of faith.<\/span><\/p>\n

7) In fact,\u00a0all<\/span>\u00a0of the above elements make up the biblical conception of faith, and this is rather plainly evident. See below:<\/span><\/p>\n

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I. Trust as an Aspect of Faith\u00a0and Discipleship<\/strong><\/div>\n
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<\/b>2 Kings 18:5<\/b>\u00a0He\u00a0trusted<\/span>\u00a0in the LORD the God of Israel; . . .<\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 5:20<\/b>\u00a0. . . they\u00a0cried to God<\/span>\u00a0in the battle, and he granted their entreaty because they\u00a0trusted\u00a0in him<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Psalm 4:5<\/b>\u00a0Offer right sacrifices, and put your\u00a0trust<\/span>\u00a0in the LORD.<\/p>\n

Psalm 9:10<\/b>\u00a0And those who know thy name\u00a0put their\u00a0trust<\/span>\u00a0in thee<\/span>, for thou, O LORD, hast not forsaken those who\u00a0seek<\/span>\u00a0thee.<\/p>\n

Psalm 13:5<\/b>\u00a0But I have\u00a0trusted<\/span>\u00a0in thy\u00a0steadfast love<\/span>; my\u00a0heart<\/span>\u00a0shall rejoice in thy\u00a0salvation<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Psalm 21:7<\/b>\u00a0For the king\u00a0trusts\u00a0<\/span>in the LORD; and through the\u00a0steadfast love<\/span>\u00a0of the Most High he shall not be moved.<\/p>\n

Psalm 22:4-5<\/b>\u00a0In thee our fathers\u00a0trusted<\/span>; they\u00a0trusted<\/span>, and thou didst\u00a0deliver<\/span>\u00a0them. [5] To thee they cried, and were\u00a0saved<\/span>; in thee they\u00a0trusted<\/span>, and were not disappointed.<\/p>\n

Psalm 25:2<\/b>\u00a0O my God, in thee I\u00a0trust<\/span>, . . .<\/p>\n

Psalm 26:1<\/b>\u00a0. . . I have\u00a0trusted<\/span>\u00a0in the LORD without wavering.<\/p>\n

Psalm 28:7<\/b>\u00a0The LORD is my\u00a0strength<\/span>\u00a0and my\u00a0shield<\/span>; in him my\u00a0heart<\/span>\u00a0trusts<\/span>; . . .<\/p>\n

Psalm 31:6<\/b>\u00a0. . . I\u00a0trust<\/span>\u00a0in the LORD.<\/p>\n

Psalm 31:14<\/b>\u00a0But I\u00a0trust<\/span>\u00a0in thee, O LORD, I say, \u201cThou art my God.\u201d<\/p>\n

Psalm 32:10<\/b>\u00a0. . .\u00a0steadfast<\/span>\u00a0love<\/span>\u00a0surrounds him who\u00a0trusts<\/span>\u00a0in the LORD.<\/p>\n

Psalm 33:21<\/b>\u00a0Yea, our\u00a0heart<\/span>\u00a0is\u00a0glad<\/span>\u00a0in him, because we\u00a0trust<\/span>\u00a0in his holy name.<\/p>\n

Psalm 37:3<\/b>\u00a0Trust<\/span>\u00a0in the LORD, and do\u00a0good<\/span>; so you will dwell in the land, and enjoy\u00a0security<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Psalm 37:5<\/b>\u00a0Commit your way<\/span>\u00a0to the LORD;\u00a0trust<\/span>\u00a0in him, and he will act.<\/p>\n

Psalm 40:3-4<\/b>\u00a0. . . Many will see and fear, and put their\u00a0trust<\/span>\u00a0in the LORD. [4]\u00a0Blessed<\/span>\u00a0is the man who makes the LORD his\u00a0trust<\/span>, . . .<\/p>\n

Psalm 52:8<\/b>\u00a0. . . I\u00a0trust<\/span>\u00a0in the\u00a0steadfast love<\/span>\u00a0of God for ever and ever.<\/p>\n

Psalm 55:23<\/b>\u00a0. . . But I will\u00a0trust<\/span>\u00a0in thee.<\/p>\n

Psalm 56:3-4<\/b>\u00a0When I am afraid, I put my\u00a0trust<\/span>\u00a0in thee. [4] In God, whose word I praise, in God I\u00a0trust<\/span>\u00a0without a fear. What can flesh do to me? (cf. 56:11)<\/p>\n

Psalm 62:8<\/b>\u00a0Trust<\/span>\u00a0in him at all times, O people; pour out your\u00a0heart<\/span>\u00a0before him; God is a\u00a0refuge<\/span>\u00a0for us. [Selah]<\/p>\n

Psalm 71:5<\/b>\u00a0For thou, O Lord, art my\u00a0hope<\/span>, my\u00a0trust<\/span>, O LORD, from my youth.<\/p>\n

Psalm 78:22<\/b>\u00a0because they had no\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in God, and did not\u00a0trust<\/span>\u00a0his\u00a0saving power<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Psalm 84:12<\/b>\u00a0O LORD of hosts,\u00a0blessed<\/span>\u00a0is the man who\u00a0trusts<\/span>\u00a0in thee!<\/p>\n

Psalm 86:2<\/b>\u00a0Preserve my life, for I am godly;\u00a0save<\/span>\u00a0thy servant who\u00a0trusts<\/span>\u00a0in thee. Thou art my God;<\/p>\n

Psalm 91:2<\/b>\u00a0will say to the LORD, \u201cMy\u00a0refuge<\/span>\u00a0and my\u00a0fortress<\/span>; my God, in whom I\u00a0trust<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Psalm 112:7<\/b>\u00a0He is\u00a0not afraid<\/span>\u00a0of evil tidings; his\u00a0heart<\/span>\u00a0is firm,\u00a0trusting<\/span>\u00a0in the LORD.<\/p>\n

Psalm 115:9<\/b>\u00a0O Israel,\u00a0trust<\/span>\u00a0in the LORD! He is their\u00a0help<\/span>\u00a0and their\u00a0shield<\/span>. (cf. 115:10-11)<\/p>\n

Psalm 125:1<\/b>\u00a0Those who\u00a0trust<\/span>\u00a0in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides for ever.<\/p>\n

Psalm 143:8<\/b>\u00a0Let me hear in the morning of thy\u00a0steadfast<\/span>\u00a0love<\/span>, for in thee I put my\u00a0trust<\/span>.
\nTeach me the way I should go, for to thee I\u00a0lift up my soul<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Proverbs 3:5<\/b>\u00a0Trust<\/span>\u00a0in the LORD with all your\u00a0heart<\/span>, and do not rely on your own insight.<\/p>\n

Proverbs 16:20<\/b>\u00a0He who gives\u00a0heed to the word<\/span>\u00a0will prosper, and\u00a0happy<\/span>\u00a0is he who\u00a0trusts\u00a0<\/span>in the LORD.<\/p>\n

Proverbs 22:19<\/b>\u00a0That your\u00a0trust<\/span>\u00a0may be in the LORD, . . .<\/p>\n

Proverbs 28:25<\/b>\u00a0A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who\u00a0trusts<\/span>\u00a0in the LORD will be\u00a0enriched<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Proverbs 29:25<\/b>\u00a0The\u00a0fear of man<\/span>\u00a0lays a snare, but he who\u00a0trusts<\/span>\u00a0in the LORD is\u00a0safe<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 12:2<\/b>\u00a0Behold, God is my\u00a0salvation<\/span>; I will\u00a0trust<\/span>, and will\u00a0not be afraid<\/span>; for the LORD GOD is my\u00a0strength<\/span>\u00a0and my\u00a0song<\/span>, and he has become my\u00a0salvation<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Isaiah 26:3-4<\/b>\u00a0Thou dost keep him in\u00a0perfect peace<\/span>, whose\u00a0mind is stayed<\/span>\u00a0on thee, because he\u00a0trusts<\/span>\u00a0in thee. [4]\u00a0Trust<\/span>\u00a0in the LORD for ever, for the LORD GOD is an\u00a0everlasting rock<\/span>. (cf. 30:15; 32:17; 42:17)<\/p>\n

Isaiah 50:10<\/b>\u00a0Who among you fears the LORD and\u00a0obeys\u00a0<\/span>the voice of his servant, who walks in darkness and has no light, yet\u00a0trusts<\/span>\u00a0in the name of the LORD and\u00a0relies<\/span>\u00a0upon his God?<\/p>\n

Jeremiah 17:7<\/b>\u00a0Blessed is the man who\u00a0trusts<\/span>\u00a0in the LORD, whose\u00a0trust\u00a0<\/span>is the LORD.<\/p>\n

Jeremiah 39:18<\/b>\u00a0For I will surely\u00a0save<\/span>\u00a0you, and you shall not fall by the sword; but you shall have your\u00a0life<\/span>\u00a0as a prize of war, because you have put your\u00a0trust<\/span>\u00a0in me, says the LORD.<\/p>\n

Daniel 3:28<\/b>\u00a0Nebuchadnez\u2019zar said, \u201cBlessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed\u2019nego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants, who\u00a0trusted<\/span>\u00a0in him, and set at nought the king\u2019s command, and yielded up their bodies\u00a0rather than serve and<\/span>\u00a0worship any god except their own God<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Daniel 6:23<\/b>\u00a0. . . So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and\u00a0no kind of hurt<\/span>\u00a0was found upon him, because he had\u00a0trusted<\/span>\u00a0in his God.<\/p>\n

Zephaniah 3:2<\/b>\u00a0She listens to no voice, she\u00a0accepts no correction<\/span>. She does not\u00a0trust<\/span>\u00a0in the LORD, she does not\u00a0draw near<\/span>\u00a0to her God.<\/p>\n

Romans 4:5<\/b>\u00a0And to one who\u00a0does not work<\/span>\u00a0but\u00a0trusts<\/span>\u00a0him who\u00a0justifies<\/span>\u00a0the ungodly, his\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0is\u00a0reckoned as righteousness<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Hebrews 2:13<\/b>\u00a0. . . \u201cI will put my\u00a0trust\u00a0<\/span>in him.\u201d . . . . (cf. 1 Peter 2:23; note, however, that Jesus could not have \u201cfaith\u201d in terms of belief in things not seen. He trusted His Father because they were one in the first place]<\/p>\n

II. Believing God: Implying Trust or Hope, and Faith<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Deuteronomy 1:32<\/b>\u00a0Yet in spite of this\u00a0word<\/span>\u00a0you did not\u00a0believe<\/span><\/span>\u00a0the LORD your God,<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy 9:23<\/span>\u00a0. . . you rebelled against the\u00a0commandment<\/span>\u00a0of the LORD your God, and did not\u00a0<\/b>believe him<\/span>\u00a0or obey his voice.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 43:10<\/span>\u00a0\u201cYou are my witnesses,\u201d says the LORD, \u201cand my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and\u00a0<\/b>believe me\u00a0<\/span>and understand that I am He<\/span>. Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me.<\/p>\n

John 5:38<\/span>\u00a0and you do not have his word abiding in you, for\u00a0you do not believe him<\/span>\u00a0whom he has sent.<\/p>\n

John 5:46\u00a0<\/span>If you believed Moses,\u00a0you would believe me<\/span>, for he wrote of me.<\/p>\n

John 8:45-46<\/span>\u00a0But, because I tell the truth, you do not\u00a0<\/b>believe me<\/span>. [46] Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not\u00a0<\/b>believe me<\/span>?<\/p>\n

John 10:37-38<\/span>\u00a0If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not\u00a0<\/b>believe me<\/span>; [38] but if I do them, even though you do not\u00a0<\/b>believe me<\/span>, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.<\/p>\n

John 14:11\u00a0<\/span>Believe me<\/span>\u00a0that I am in the Father and the Father in me; or else\u00a0<\/b>believe me<\/span>\u00a0for the sake of the works themselves.<\/p>\n

Romans 3:22<\/b>\u00a0the\u00a0righteousness of God<\/span>\u00a0through\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in Jesus Christ for all who\u00a0believ<\/span>e<\/span><\/span>. . . .<\/p>\n

Galatians 2:16<\/b>\u00a0yet who know that a man is not\u00a0justified<\/span>\u00a0by works of the law but through\u00a0faith\u00a0<\/span>in Jesus Christ, even we have\u00a0believed<\/span>\u00a0in Christ Jesus, in order to be\u00a0justified<\/span>\u00a0by\u00a0faith\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in Christ, and not by works of the law, because by works of the law shall no one be\u00a0justified<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Galatians 3:22<\/b>\u00a0. . . what was promised to\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in Jesus Christ might be given to those who\u00a0believe<\/span>.<\/p>\n

1 John 5:10<\/span>\u00a0He who\u00a0believes<\/span>\u00a0in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who\u00a0does not believe God<\/span>\u00a0has made him a liar, because he has not\u00a0believed<\/span>\u00a0in the testimony that God has borne to his Son.<\/p>\n

\nIII. Faith in God, In the Sense of Implying Trust or Hope<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n
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[the phrase \u201cfaith in [God, Christ]\u201d can imply \u201ctrust\u201d or \u201cbelief\u201d or both, or both plus other elements, such as obedience. But it doesn\u2019t exclude by any means the \u201cbelief\u201d aspect of \u201cfaith\u201d]<\/div>\n


\nPsalm 106:24<\/b>\u00a0Then they despised the pleasant land, having no\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in his\u00a0promise<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Mark 11:22<\/b>\u00a0And Jesus answered them, \u201cHave\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in God.\u201d<\/p>\n

Acts 3:16<\/b>\u00a0And his name, by\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in his name, has made this man strong whom you see and know; and the\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0which is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.<\/p>\n

Acts 20:21<\/b>\u00a0testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of\u00a0repentance<\/span>\u00a0to God and of\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in our Lord Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

Acts 24:24<\/b>\u00a0. . . he sent for Paul and heard him speak upon\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in Christ Jesus.<\/p>\n

Acts 26:18<\/b>\u00a0\u201c. . . that they may receive\u00a0forgiveness of sins<\/span>\u00a0and a place among those who are\u00a0sanctified<\/span>\u00a0by\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in me.\u201d [Paul recalling what Jesus said to him at his conversion]<\/p>\n

Acts 27:25<\/b>\u00a0So take\u00a0heart<\/span>, men, for I have\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in God that it will be exactly as I have been told.<\/p>\n

Romans 3:22<\/b>\u00a0the\u00a0righteousness of God<\/span>\u00a0through\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in Jesus Christ for all who\u00a0believe<\/span>. . . .<\/p>\n

Romans 3:26<\/b>\u00a0. . . he\u00a0justifies<\/span>\u00a0him who has\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in Jesus. (cf. 4:16)<\/p>\n

Galatians 2:16<\/b>\u00a0yet who know that a man is not\u00a0justified<\/span>\u00a0by works of the law but through\u00a0faith\u00a0<\/span>in Jesus Christ, even we have\u00a0believed<\/span>\u00a0in Christ Jesus, in order to be\u00a0justified<\/span>\u00a0by\u00a0faith\u00a0<\/span>in Christ, and not by works of the law, because by works of the law shall no one be\u00a0justified<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Galatians 2:20<\/b>\u00a0I have been\u00a0crucified with Christ<\/span>; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.<\/p>\n

Galatians 3:22<\/b>\u00a0. . . what was promised to\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in Jesus Christ might be given to those who\u00a0believe<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Ephesians 1:15<\/b>\u00a0I have heard of your\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in the Lord Jesus and your\u00a0love<\/span>\u00a0toward all the saints,<\/p>\n

Ephesians 3:12<\/b>\u00a0in whom we have\u00a0boldness and confidence of access<\/span>\u00a0through our\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in him.<\/p>\n

Philippians 3:9<\/b>\u00a0and be\u00a0found in him<\/span>, not having a righteousness of my own, based on law, but that which is through\u00a0faith\u00a0<\/span>in Christ, the\u00a0righteousness<\/span>\u00a0from God that depends on\u00a0faith<\/span>;<\/p>\n

Colossians 1:4<\/b>\u00a0because we have heard of your\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in Christ Jesus and of the\u00a0love<\/span>\u00a0which you have for all the saints,<\/p>\n

Colossians 2:5<\/b>\u00a0. . . the firmness of your\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in Christ.<\/p>\n

Colossians 2:12<\/b>\u00a0and you were\u00a0buried with him in baptism<\/span>, in which you were also\u00a0raised with him<\/span>\u00a0through\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in the\u00a0working of God<\/span>, who raised him from the dead.<\/p>\n

1 Thessalonians 1:8<\/b>\u00a0. . . your\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in God . . .<\/p>\n

2 Timothy 3:15<\/b>\u00a0the\u00a0sacred writing<\/span>s which are able to instruct you for\u00a0salvation<\/span>\u00a0through\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0in Christ Jesus.<\/p>\n

Hebrews 11:1<\/b>\u00a0Now\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0is the\u00a0assurance<\/span>\u00a0of things\u00a0hoped<\/span>\u00a0for, the\u00a0conviction\u00a0<\/span>of things not seen. (cf. 10:22)<\/p>\n

1 Peter 1:21<\/b>\u00a0Through him you have\u00a0confidence<\/span><\/span>\u00a0in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0hope<\/span>\u00a0are in God.<\/p>\n

\nIV. Hope in the Lord and in Salvation<\/strong><\/div>\n


\n<\/b>Psalm 33:18<\/b>\u00a0Behold, the\u00a0eye of the LORD<\/span>\u00a0is on those who\u00a0fear<\/span>\u00a0him, on those who\u00a0hope<\/span>\u00a0in his\u00a0steadfast love<\/span>,<\/p>\n

Psalm 33:22<\/b>\u00a0Let thy\u00a0steadfast love<\/span>, O LORD, be upon us, even as we\u00a0hope<\/span>\u00a0in thee.<\/p>\n

Psalm 69:6<\/b>\u00a0Let not those who\u00a0hope<\/span>\u00a0in thee be\u00a0put to shame<\/span>\u00a0through me,<\/p>\n

Psalm 119:74<\/b>\u00a0Those who\u00a0fear\u00a0<\/span>thee shall see me and rejoice, because I have\u00a0hoped<\/span>\u00a0in thy\u00a0word<\/span>. O Lord GOD of hosts; . . .<\/p>\n

Psalm 119:166<\/b>\u00a0I\u00a0hope<\/span>\u00a0for thy\u00a0salvation<\/span>, O LORD, and I\u00a0do thy commandments<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Psalm 130:7<\/b>\u00a0O Israel,\u00a0hope<\/span>\u00a0in the LORD! For with the LORD there is\u00a0steadfast love<\/span>, and with him is\u00a0plenteous redemption<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Psalm 131:3<\/b>\u00a0O Israel,\u00a0hope<\/span>\u00a0in the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.<\/p>\n

Psalm 146:5<\/b>\u00a0Happy is he whose\u00a0help<\/span>\u00a0is the God of Jacob, whose\u00a0hope<\/span>\u00a0is in the LORD his God,<\/p>\n

Psalm 147:11<\/b>\u00a0but the LORD takes pleasure in those who\u00a0fear<\/span>\u00a0him, in those who\u00a0hope<\/span>\u00a0in his\u00a0steadfast love<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Jeremiah 14:22<\/b>\u00a0. . . We set our\u00a0hope<\/span>\u00a0on thee, for thou\u00a0doest all these things<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Jeremiah 17:13<\/b>\u00a0O LORD, the\u00a0hope\u00a0<\/span>of Israel, all who forsake thee shall be put to shame; . . .<\/p>\n

Jeremiah 29:11<\/b>\u00a0For I know the\u00a0plans I have for you<\/span>, says the LORD, plans for\u00a0welfare<\/span>\u00a0and not for evil, to give you a future and a\u00a0hope<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Lamentations 3:24<\/b>\u00a0\u201cThe LORD is my portion,\u201d says my soul, \u201ctherefore I will\u00a0hope\u00a0<\/span>in him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Romans 12:12<\/b>\u00a0Rejoice in your\u00a0hope<\/span>, be\u00a0patient<\/span>\u00a0in tribulation, be constant in\u00a0prayer<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Ephesians 4:4<\/b>\u00a0There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one\u00a0hope<\/span>\u00a0that belongs to your\u00a0call<\/span>,<\/p>\n

1 Thessalonians 1:3<\/b>\u00a0remembering before our God and Father your\u00a0work of faith<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0labor of love<\/span>\u00a0and steadfastness of\u00a0hope<\/span>\u00a0in our Lord Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

Hebrews 6:11<\/b>\u00a0And we desire each one of you to show the same\u00a0earnestness<\/span>\u00a0in realizing the\u00a0full assurance<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0hope<\/span>\u00a0until the end,<\/p>\n

Hebrews 11:1<\/b>\u00a0Now\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0is the\u00a0assurance<\/span>\u00a0of things\u00a0hoped<\/span>\u00a0for, the\u00a0conviction\u00a0<\/span>of things not seen. (cf. 10:22)<\/p>\n

1 Peter 1:3<\/b>\u00a0Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been\u00a0born anew\u00a0<\/span>to a living\u00a0hope<\/span>\u00a0through the\u00a0resurrection<\/span>\u00a0of Jesus Christ from the dead,<\/p>\n

1 Peter 1:21<\/b>\u00a0Through him you have\u00a0confidence<\/span><\/span>\u00a0in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0hope<\/span>\u00a0are in God.<\/p>\n

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\nV. Confidence in God, In the Sense of Implying Trust and Faith<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


\nJob 4:6<\/b>\u00a0Is not your\u00a0fear<\/span>\u00a0of God your\u00a0confidence<\/span>, . . .<\/p>\n

2 Chronicles 14:11<\/b>\u00a0And Asa\u00a0cried<\/span>\u00a0to the LORD his God, \u201cO LORD, there is none like thee to help, between the mighty and the weak.\u00a0Help<\/span>\u00a0us, O LORD our God, for we\u00a0rely<\/span>\u00a0on thee, and in thy name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.\u201d<\/p>\n

2 Chronicles 16:7<\/b>\u00a0At that time Hana\u2019ni the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, \u201cBecause you relied on the king of Syria, and did not\u00a0rely<\/span>\u00a0on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped you.<\/p>\n

Proverbs 3:26<\/b>\u00a0for the LORD will be your\u00a0confidence<\/span>\u00a0and will keep your foot from being caught.<\/p>\n

Proverbs 14:26<\/b>\u00a0In the\u00a0fear<\/span>\u00a0of the LORD one has strong\u00a0confidence<\/span>, and his children will have a\u00a0refuge<\/span>.<\/p>\n

2 Corinthians 3:4<\/b>\u00a0Such is the\u00a0confidence<\/span>\u00a0that we have through Christ toward God.<\/p>\n

2 Corinthians 10:7<\/b>\u00a0. . . If any one is\u00a0confident<\/span>\u00a0that he is Christ\u2019s, let him remind himself that as\u00a0he is Christ\u2019s<\/span>, so are we.<\/p>\n

Philippians 1:14<\/b>\u00a0and most of the brethren have been made\u00a0confident<\/span>\u00a0in the Lord because of my imprisonment, and are much more\u00a0bold to speak the word of God without fear<\/span>.<\/p>\n

1 Timothy 3:13<\/b>\u00a0. . . great\u00a0confidence<\/span>\u00a0in the\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0which is in Christ Jesus.<\/p>\n

Hebrews 3:6<\/b>\u00a0but Christ was faithful over God\u2019s house as a son. And we are his house if we hold fast our\u00a0confidence<\/span>\u00a0and pride in our\u00a0hope<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Hebrews 3:14<\/b>\u00a0For we\u00a0share in Christ<\/span>, if only we hold our first\u00a0confidence<\/span>\u00a0firm to the end<\/span>,<\/p>\n

Hebrews 4:16<\/b>\u00a0Let us then with\u00a0confidence<\/span>\u00a0draw\u00a0near to the throne of grace<\/span>, that we may receive mercy and find grace<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0help<\/span>\u00a0in time of need.<\/p>\n

Hebrews 10:19<\/b>\u00a0Therefore, brethren, since we have\u00a0confidence<\/span>\u00a0to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,<\/p>\n

Hebrews 10:35<\/b>\u00a0Therefore do not throw away your\u00a0confidence<\/span>, which has a great\u00a0reward<\/span>. (cf. 13:6)<\/p>\n

1 Peter 1:21<\/b>\u00a0Through him you have\u00a0confidence<\/span>\u00a0in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0hope<\/span>\u00a0are in God.<\/p>\n

1 John 2:28<\/b>\u00a0And now, little children,\u00a0abide in him<\/span>, so that when he appears we may have\u00a0confidence<\/span>\u00a0and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.<\/p>\n

1 John 3:21<\/b>\u00a0Beloved, if our\u00a0hearts<\/span>\u00a0do not condemn us, we have\u00a0confidence<\/span>\u00a0before God;<\/p>\n

1 John 4:17<\/b>\u00a0In this is love perfected with us, that we may have\u00a0confidence<\/span>\u00a0for the day of judgment, because\u00a0as he is so are we<\/span>\u00a0in this world.<\/p>\n

1 John 5:14<\/b>\u00a0And this is the\u00a0confidence<\/span>\u00a0which we have in him, that if we\u00a0ask anything according to his will<\/span>\u00a0he hears us.<\/p>\n

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VI. Waiting for God, Implying Trust and Faith<\/strong><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

Genesis 49:18<\/b>\u00a0I\u00a0wait<\/span>\u00a0for thy\u00a0salvation<\/span>, O LORD.<\/p>\n

Psalm 27:14<\/b>\u00a0Wait<\/span>\u00a0for the LORD; be\u00a0strong<\/span>, and let your\u00a0heart\u00a0<\/span>take\u00a0courage<\/span>; yea,\u00a0wait<\/span>\u00a0for the LORD!<\/p>\n

Psalm 31:24<\/b>\u00a0Be\u00a0strong<\/span>, and let your\u00a0heart<\/span>\u00a0take\u00a0courage<\/span>, all you who\u00a0wait<\/span>\u00a0for the LORD!<\/p>\n

Psalm 33:20<\/b>\u00a0Our\u00a0soul<\/span>\u00a0waits<\/span>\u00a0for the LORD; he is our\u00a0help<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0shield<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Psalm 37:7<\/b>\u00a0Be still<\/span>\u00a0before the LORD, and\u00a0wait<\/span>\u00a0patiently for him; . . . (cf. 37:9; 37:34)<\/p>\n

Psalm 38:15<\/b>\u00a0But for thee, O LORD, do I\u00a0wait<\/span>; it is thou, O LORD my God, who wilt answer.<\/p>\n

Psalm 39:7<\/b>\u00a0And now, Lord, for what do I\u00a0wait<\/span>? My\u00a0hope<\/span>\u00a0is in thee.<\/p>\n

Psalm 40:1<\/b>\u00a0I\u00a0waited<\/span>\u00a0patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry.<\/p>\n

Psalm 130:5-6<\/b>\u00a0I\u00a0wait<\/span>\u00a0for the LORD, my soul\u00a0waits<\/span>, and in his\u00a0word<\/span>\u00a0I\u00a0hope<\/span>; [6] my soul\u00a0waits\u00a0<\/span>for the LORD more than watchmen for the morning, . . .<\/p>\n

Proverbs 20:22<\/b>\u00a0. . .\u00a0wait<\/span>\u00a0for the LORD, and he will\u00a0help<\/span>\u00a0you.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 8:17<\/b>\u00a0I will\u00a0wait<\/span>\u00a0for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will\u00a0hope<\/span>\u00a0in him.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 25:9<\/b>\u00a0It will be said on that day, \u201cLo, this is our God; we have\u00a0waited<\/span>\u00a0for him, that he might\u00a0save<\/span>\u00a0us. This is the LORD; we have\u00a0waited<\/span>\u00a0for him; let us be\u00a0glad<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0rejoice<\/span>\u00a0in his\u00a0salvation<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Isaiah 26:8<\/b>\u00a0In the path of thy judgments, O LORD, we\u00a0wait<\/span>\u00a0for thee; thy memorial name is the\u00a0desire<\/span>\u00a0of our soul.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 30:18<\/b>\u00a0. . .\u00a0blessed<\/span>\u00a0are all those who\u00a0wait<\/span>\u00a0for him.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 33:2<\/b>\u00a0O LORD, be\u00a0gracious<\/span>\u00a0to us; we\u00a0wait<\/span>\u00a0for thee. Be our\u00a0arm<\/span>\u00a0every morning, our\u00a0salvation<\/span>\u00a0in the time of\u00a0trouble<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 40:31<\/b>\u00a0but they who\u00a0wait<\/span>\u00a0for the LORD shall\u00a0renew their strength<\/span>, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall\u00a0run and not be weary<\/span>, they shall\u00a0walk and not faint<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 49:23<\/b>\u00a0. . . those who\u00a0wait<\/span>\u00a0for me shall\u00a0not be put to shame<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Lamentations 3:25-26<\/b>\u00a0The LORD is\u00a0good<\/span>\u00a0to those who\u00a0wait<\/span>\u00a0for him, to the soul that\u00a0seeks\u00a0<\/span>him. [26] It is good that one should\u00a0wait<\/span>\u00a0quietly for the\u00a0salvation<\/span>\u00a0of the LORD.<\/p>\n

Micah 7:7<\/b>\u00a0But as for me, I will\u00a0look to<\/span>\u00a0the LORD, I will\u00a0wait<\/span>\u00a0for the God of my\u00a0salvation<\/span>; my God will hear me.<\/p>\n

Zephaniah 3:8<\/b>\u00a0\u201cTherefore\u00a0wait<\/span>\u00a0for me,\u201d says the LORD, . . .<\/p>\n

1 Corinthians 1:7<\/b>\u00a0so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift, as you\u00a0wait<\/span>\u00a0for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ;<\/p>\n

James 5:7<\/b>\u00a0Be\u00a0patient<\/span>, therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer\u00a0waits<\/span>\u00a0for the precious fruit of the earth, being\u00a0patient<\/span>\u00a0over it until it receives the early and the late rain.<\/p>\n

Jude 1:21<\/b>\u00a0keep yourselves in the\u00a0love of God<\/span>;\u00a0wait<\/span>\u00a0for the\u00a0mercy<\/span>\u00a0of our Lord Jesus Christ unto\u00a0eternal life<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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VII. The Lord as a \u201cRock\u201d: Implying Trust and Faith<\/strong><\/div>\n


\n2 Samuel 22:2-3<\/b>\u00a0He said, \u201cThe LORD is my\u00a0rock<\/span>, and my\u00a0fortress<\/span>, and my\u00a0deliverer<\/span>, [3] my God, my\u00a0rock<\/span>, in whom I take\u00a0refuge<\/span>, my\u00a0shield<\/span>\u00a0and the\u00a0horn of my salvation<\/span>, my\u00a0stronghold<\/span>\u00a0and my\u00a0refuge<\/span>, my\u00a0savior<\/span>; thou\u00a0savest<\/span>\u00a0me from violence. (cf. God as \u201cRock\u201d: Gen 49:24; Deut 32:4, 15, 18, 31; 1 Sam 2:2; 2 Sam 22:32; 23:2; Ps 18:31; 28:1; 42:9; 78:35; 89:26; 92:15; 95:1; 144:1; Is 30:29; 44:8; Hab 1:12; Rom 9:33; 1 Cor 10:4; 1 Pet 2:8)<\/p>\n

2 Samuel 22:47<\/b>\u00a0The LORD lives; and blessed be my\u00a0rock<\/span>, and exalted be my God, the\u00a0rock<\/span>\u00a0of my\u00a0salvation<\/span>,<\/p>\n

Psalm 18:2<\/b>\u00a0The LORD is my\u00a0rock<\/span>, and my\u00a0fortress<\/span>, and my\u00a0deliverer<\/span>, my God, my\u00a0rock<\/span>, in whom I take\u00a0refuge<\/span>, my\u00a0shield<\/span>, and the\u00a0horn of my salvation<\/span>, my\u00a0stronghold<\/span>. (cf. 144:2)<\/p>\n

Psalm 18:46<\/b>\u00a0The LORD lives; and blessed be my\u00a0rock<\/span>, and exalted be the God of my\u00a0salvation<\/span>,<\/p>\n

Psalm 19:14<\/b>\u00a0Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my\u00a0rock<\/span>\u00a0and my\u00a0redeemer<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Psalm 31:2-3<\/b>\u00a0Incline thy ear to me, rescue me speedily! Be thou a\u00a0rock<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0refuge<\/span>\u00a0for me, a strong\u00a0fortress<\/span>\u00a0to save me! [3] Yea, thou art my\u00a0rock<\/span>\u00a0and my\u00a0fortress<\/span>; for thy name\u2019s sake lead me and guide me, (cf. 71:3)<\/p>\n

Psalm 62:2, 6-7<\/b>\u00a0He only is my\u00a0rock<\/span>\u00a0and my\u00a0salvation<\/span>, my\u00a0fortress<\/span>; I shall not be greatly moved. . . . [6] He only is my\u00a0rock<\/span>\u00a0and my\u00a0salvation<\/span>, my\u00a0fortress<\/span>; I shall not be shaken. [7] On God rests my\u00a0deliverance<\/span>\u00a0and my\u00a0honor<\/span>; my mighty\u00a0rock<\/span>, my\u00a0refuge<\/span>\u00a0is God.<\/p>\n

Psalm 94:22<\/b>\u00a0But the LORD has become my\u00a0stronghold<\/span>, and my God the\u00a0rock<\/span>\u00a0of my\u00a0refuge<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 17:10<\/b>\u00a0For you have forgotten the God of your\u00a0salvation<\/span>, and have not remembered the\u00a0Rock<\/span>\u00a0of your\u00a0refuge<\/span>;<\/p>\n

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VIII. The Lord as \u201cMy Strength\u201d or \u201cMy Stronghold\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

Exodus 15:2<\/b>\u00a0The LORD is\u00a0my<\/span>\u00a0strength<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0my<\/span>\u00a0song<\/span>, and he has become\u00a0my salvation<\/span>; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father\u2019s God, and I will exalt him.<\/p>\n

2 Samuel 22:3<\/b>\u00a0. . .\u00a0my stronghold<\/span>\u00a0. . .<\/p>\n

Psalm 9:9<\/b>\u00a0The LORD is a\u00a0stronghold<\/span>\u00a0for the oppressed, a\u00a0stronghold<\/span>\u00a0in times of trouble.<\/p>\n

Psalm 18:1-2<\/b>\u00a0I\u00a0love thee<\/span>, O LORD,\u00a0my strength<\/span>. [2] The LORD is\u00a0my rock<\/span>, and\u00a0my fortress<\/span>, and\u00a0my deliverer<\/span>, my God,\u00a0my rock<\/span>, in whom I take\u00a0refuge<\/span>,\u00a0my shield<\/span>, and the\u00a0horn of my salvation<\/span>,\u00a0my stronghold<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Psalm 27:1<\/b>\u00a0The LORD is\u00a0my light<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0my salvation<\/span>; whom shall I\u00a0fear<\/span>? The LORD is the\u00a0stronghold of my life<\/span>; . . .<\/p>\n

Psalm 28:7<\/b>\u00a0The LORD is\u00a0my strength<\/span>\u00a0. . .<\/p>\n

Psalm 59:9<\/b>\u00a0O\u00a0my Strength<\/span>, I will sing praises to thee; for thou, O God, art\u00a0my fortress<\/span>. (cf. 59:17)<\/p>\n

Psalm 94:22<\/b>\u00a0But the LORD has become\u00a0my stronghold<\/span>, . . .<\/p>\n

Psalm 118:14<\/b>\u00a0The LORD is\u00a0my strength<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0my song<\/span>; he has become\u00a0my salvation<\/span>. (cf. Is 12:2)<\/p>\n

Psalm 144:2<\/b>\u00a0. . .\u00a0my stronghold<\/span>\u00a0. . .<\/p>\n

Proverbs 10:29<\/b>\u00a0The LORD is\u00a0a stronghold<\/span>\u00a0to him\u00a0whose way is upright<\/span>, but destruction to evildoers.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 25:4<\/b>\u00a0For thou hast been\u00a0a stronghold<\/span>\u00a0to the poor,\u00a0a stronghold<\/span>\u00a0to the needy in his distress, a\u00a0shelter from the storm<\/span>\u00a0and a\u00a0shade from the heat<\/span>; for the blast of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,<\/p>\n

<\/b>Isaiah 49:5<\/b>\u00a0. . . my God has become\u00a0my strength<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeremiah 16:19<\/b>\u00a0O LORD,\u00a0my strength<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0my stronghold<\/span>, . . .<\/p>\n

Joel 3:16<\/b>\u00a0But the LORD is . . .\u00a0a stronghold<\/span>\u00a0to the people of Israel.<\/p>\n

Nahum 1:7<\/b>\u00a0The LORD is\u00a0good<\/span>,\u00a0a stronghold<\/span>\u00a0in the day of trouble; . . .<\/p>\n

Habakkuk 3:19<\/b>\u00a0GOD, the Lord, is\u00a0my strength<\/span>;<\/p>\n

Zechariah 9:12<\/b>\u00a0Return to\u00a0your stronghold<\/span>, O prisoners of\u00a0hope<\/span>; today I declare that I will\u00a0restore<\/span>\u00a0to you double.<\/p>\n

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IX. The Lord as a \u201cRefuge\u201d: Implying Trust and Faith<\/strong><\/div>\n


\n2 Samuel 22:31, 33<\/b>\u00a0This God \u2014 his way is perfect; the promise of the LORD proves true; he is a\u00a0shield<\/span>\u00a0for all those who take\u00a0refuge\u00a0<\/span>in him. . . . [33] This God is my strong\u00a0refuge<\/span>, and has made my way\u00a0safe<\/span>. (cf. 22:3)<\/p>\n

Psalm 2:12<\/b>\u00a0. . . Blessed are all who take\u00a0refuge\u00a0<\/span>in him.<\/p>\n

Psalm 5:11<\/b>\u00a0But let all who take\u00a0refuge<\/span>\u00a0in thee rejoice, let them ever\u00a0sing for joy<\/span>; and do thou defend them, that those who\u00a0love thy name<\/span>\u00a0may\u00a0exult<\/span>\u00a0in thee.<\/p>\n

Psalm 7:1<\/b>\u00a0O LORD my God, in thee do I take\u00a0refuge<\/span>;\u00a0save<\/span>\u00a0me from all my pursuers, and\u00a0deliver<\/span>\u00a0me, (cf. 11:1; 14:6; 16:1; 18:2; 25:20; 31:19; 34:8, 22; 36:7; 43:2; 46:1, 7, 11; 61:3; 64:10; 71:1, 7; 73:28; 94:22; 118:8-9; 141:8; 142:5; 143:9; 144:2)<\/p>\n

Psalm 18:30<\/b>\u00a0This God \u2014 his way is perfect; the promise of the LORD proves true; he is a\u00a0shield<\/span>\u00a0for all those who take\u00a0refuge<\/span>\u00a0in him.<\/p>\n

Psalm 28:8<\/b>\u00a0The LORD is the\u00a0strength<\/span>\u00a0of his people, he is the\u00a0saving<\/span>\u00a0refuge<\/span>\u00a0of his anointed.<\/p>\n

Psalm 31:1-2, 4<\/b>\u00a0In thee, O LORD, do I seek\u00a0refuge<\/span>; let me never be put to shame; in thy righteousness deliver me! [2] Incline thy ear to me,\u00a0rescue\u00a0<\/span>me speedily! Be thou a rock of\u00a0refuge\u00a0<\/span>for me, a strong\u00a0fortress<\/span>\u00a0to save me! . . . [4] take me out of the net which is hidden for me, for thou art my\u00a0refuge<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Psalm 37:39-40<\/b>\u00a0The\u00a0salvation<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0righteous<\/span>\u00a0is from the LORD; he is their\u00a0refuge<\/span>\u00a0in the time of trouble. [40] The LORD\u00a0helps<\/span>\u00a0them and\u00a0delivers<\/span>\u00a0them; he\u00a0delivers<\/span>\u00a0them from the wicked, and\u00a0saves\u00a0<\/span>them, because they take\u00a0refuge<\/span>\u00a0in him.<\/p>\n

Psalm 57:1<\/b>\u00a0Be merciful to me, O God, be\u00a0merciful<\/span>\u00a0to me, for in thee my soul takes\u00a0refug<\/span>e; in the shadow of thy wings I will take\u00a0refuge<\/span>, till the storms of destruction pass by.<\/p>\n

Psalm 59:16<\/b>\u00a0. . . For thou hast been to me a\u00a0fortress<\/span>\u00a0and a\u00a0refuge<\/span>\u00a0in the day of my distress.<\/p>\n

Psalm 62:7<\/b>\u00a0On God rests my\u00a0deliverance<\/span>\u00a0and my\u00a0honor<\/span>; my mighty\u00a0rock<\/span>, my\u00a0refuge<\/span>\u00a0is God.<\/p>\n

Psalm 71:3<\/b>\u00a0Be thou to me a\u00a0rock<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0refuge<\/span>, a strong\u00a0fortress<\/span>, to\u00a0save<\/span>\u00a0me, for thou art my\u00a0rock\u00a0<\/span>and my\u00a0fortress<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Psalm 91:4, 9<\/b>\u00a0he will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find\u00a0refuge<\/span>; his\u00a0faithfulness<\/span>\u00a0is a\u00a0shield<\/span>\u00a0and buckler. . . . [9] Because you have made the LORD your\u00a0refuge<\/span>, the Most High your\u00a0habitation<\/span>,<\/p>\n

Proverbs 30:5<\/b>\u00a0Every word of God proves true; he is a\u00a0shield<\/span>\u00a0to those who take\u00a0refuge<\/span>\u00a0in him.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 57:13<\/b>\u00a0. . . But he who takes\u00a0refuge<\/span>\u00a0in me shall\u00a0possess the land<\/span>, and shall\u00a0inherit my holy mountain<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Jeremiah 16:19<\/b>\u00a0O LORD, my\u00a0strength<\/span>\u00a0and my\u00a0stronghold<\/span>, my\u00a0refuge<\/span>\u00a0in the day of trouble, . . . (cf. 17:17; Joel 3:16; Nah 1:7; Zeph 3:12)<\/p>\n

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X. Absence of Fear as an Aspect of Faith and Trust in God<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Exodus 20:20<\/b>\u00a0And Moses said to the people, \u201cDo not fear<\/span>; for God has come to\u00a0prove<\/span>\u00a0you, and that the fear of him may be before your eyes, that you\u00a0may not sin<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Numbers 14:19<\/b>\u00a0. . .\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0LORD is<\/span>\u00a0with us<\/span>;\u00a0do not fear<\/span>\u00a0them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy 1:21<\/b>\u00a0Behold, the LORD your God has set the land before you; go up, take possession, as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has told you;\u00a0do not fear<\/span>\u00a0or be dismayed.<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy 3:22<\/b>\u00a0You\u00a0shall not fear<\/span>\u00a0them; for it is the LORD your God who\u00a0fights for you<\/span>. (cf. 20:1, 3)<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy 31:6<\/b>\u00a0Be\u00a0strong<\/span>\u00a0and of\u00a0good courage<\/span>,\u00a0do not fear<\/span>\u00a0or be in dread of them: for it is the LORD your God who\u00a0goes with you<\/span>; he\u00a0will<\/span>\u00a0not fail you or forsake you<\/span>. (cf. Josh 8:1; 10:8, 25; 11:6)<\/p>\n

Job 11:15<\/b>\u00a0Surely then you will lift up your face without blemish; you will be secure, and\u00a0will not fear<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Psalm 3:6<\/b>\u00a0I am\u00a0not afraid<\/span>\u00a0of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me round about.<\/p>\n

Psalm 27:3<\/b>\u00a0Though a host encamp against me, my heart\u00a0shall not fear<\/span>; though war arise against me, yet I will be\u00a0confident<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Psalm 55:22<\/b>\u00a0Cast your\u00a0burden<\/span>\u00a0on the LORD, and he will\u00a0sustain<\/span>\u00a0you; he will never permit the righteous to be\u00a0moved<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Ps 78:53<\/b>\u00a0He led them in safety, so that they were\u00a0not afraid<\/span>; but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. (cf. 112:8)<\/p>\n

Psalm 118:6<\/b>\u00a0With the LORD on my side I\u00a0do not fear<\/span>. What can man do to me? (cf. Ps 46:2; 91:5; Is 54:14)<\/p>\n

Matthew 10:28<\/b>\u00a0And\u00a0do not fear\u00a0<\/span>those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. (cf. Lk 12:4; Rev 2:10)<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy 7:18<\/b>\u00a0you\u00a0shall not be afraid<\/span>\u00a0of them, but you shall remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt,<\/p>\n

2 Chronicles 32:7<\/b>\u00a0Be\u00a0strong<\/span>\u00a0and of\u00a0good courage<\/span>.\u00a0Do not be afraid<\/span>\u00a0or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him; for there is one greater with us than with him. (cf. 2 Ki 19:6; 25:24; Is 10:24; 37:6; Jer 42:11)<\/p>\n

Nehemiah 4:14<\/b>\u00a0And I looked, and arose, and said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, \u201cDo not be afraid<\/span>\u00a0of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Isaiah 44:8<\/b>\u00a0Fear not, nor be afraid<\/span>; have I not told you from of old and declared it? And you are my witnesses! Is there a God besides me? There is no\u00a0Rock<\/span>; I know not any.<\/p>\n

Jeremiah 1:8<\/b>\u00a0Be not afraid<\/span>\u00a0of them, for I am with you to\u00a0deliver<\/span>\u00a0you, says the LORD. (cf. 46:28; Ezek 2:6)<\/p>\n

Hebrews 11:23<\/b>\u00a0By\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0Moses, when he was born, was hid for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful; and they were\u00a0not afraid<\/span>\u00a0of the king\u2019s edict.<\/p>\n

Hebrews 11:27<\/b>\u00a0By\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0he left Egypt,\u00a0not being afraid<\/span>\u00a0of the anger of the king; for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.<\/p>\n

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XI. God as a \u201cShield\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Deuteronomy 33:29<\/b>\u00a0Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people\u00a0saved<\/span>\u00a0by the LORD, the\u00a0shield\u00a0<\/span>of your\u00a0help<\/span>, and the\u00a0sword<\/span>\u00a0of your\u00a0triumph<\/span>! . . . (cf. 2 Sam 22:3, 31)<\/p>\n

2 Samuel 22:36<\/b>\u00a0Thou hast given me the\u00a0shield<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of thy\u00a0salvation<\/span><\/span>, and thy\u00a0help<\/span>\u00a0made me great.<\/p>\n

Psalm 3:3<\/b>\u00a0But thou, O LORD, art a\u00a0shield<\/span>\u00a0about me, my\u00a0glory<\/span>, and the lifter of my head. (cf. 5:12; 18:2, 30; 28:7; 33:20; 59:11; 84:9; 91:4; 115:9-11; 144:2; Prov 2:7; 30:5)<\/p>\n

Psalm 7:10<\/b>\u00a0My\u00a0shield<\/span>\u00a0is with God, who\u00a0saves<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0upright in heart<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Psalm 18:35<\/b>\u00a0Thou hast given me the\u00a0shield<\/span>\u00a0of thy\u00a0salvation<\/span>, and thy right hand\u00a0supported me<\/span>, and thy\u00a0help<\/span>\u00a0made me great.<\/p>\n

Psalm 84:11<\/b>\u00a0For the LORD God is a\u00a0sun<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0shield<\/span>; he bestows\u00a0favor<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0honor<\/span>. No good thing does the LORD withhold from those who\u00a0walk uprightly<\/span>. (cf. 119:114)
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XII. God as \u201cMy Help\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Exodus 18:4<\/b>\u00a0and the name of the other, Elie\u2019zer (for he said, \u201cThe God of my father was\u00a0my help<\/span>, and\u00a0delivered<\/span>\u00a0me from the sword of Pharaoh\u201d).<\/p>\n

Psalm 22:19<\/b>\u00a0But thou, O LORD, be not far off! O thou\u00a0my help<\/span>, hasten to my aid!<\/p>\n

Psalm 27:9<\/b>\u00a0Hide not thy face from me. Turn not thy servant away in anger, thou who hast been\u00a0my help<\/span>. Cast me not off, forsake me not, O God of my\u00a0salvation<\/span>! (cf. 30:10)<\/p>\n

Psalm 40:17<\/b>\u00a0As for me, I am poor and needy; but the Lord takes thought for me. Thou art\u00a0my help<\/span>\u00a0and my\u00a0deliverer<\/span>; do not tarry, O my God!<\/p>\n

Psalm 42:5<\/b>\u00a0. . . I shall again praise him,\u00a0my help<\/span>\u00a0(cf. 42:11; 43:5; 54:4; 63:7; 70:5; 94:17; 121:1-2; Heb 13:6)<\/p>\n

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XIII. \u201cSeeking the Lord\u201d as an Aspect of Faith<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Deuteronomy 4:29<\/b>\u00a0But from there you will\u00a0seek the LORD<\/span>\u00a0your God, and you will find him, if you\u00a0search after him with all your heart and with all your soul<\/span>.<\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 16:10-11<\/b>\u00a0Glory in his holy name; let the\u00a0hearts<\/span>\u00a0of those who seek the LORD\u00a0rejoice<\/span>! [11]\u00a0Seek the LORD<\/span>\u00a0and his\u00a0strength<\/span>, seek his\u00a0presence<\/span>\u00a0continually!<\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 22:19<\/b>\u00a0Now set your\u00a0mind and heart<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0seek the LORD<\/span>\u00a0your God. . . .<\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 28:9<\/b>\u00a0the LORD searches all hearts, and understands every plan and thought.\u00a0If you seek him<\/span>, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off for ever.<\/p>\n

2 Chronicles 7:14<\/b>\u00a0if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and\u00a0pray<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0seek my face<\/span>, and\u00a0turn from their wicked ways<\/span>, then I will hear from heaven, and will\u00a0forgive their sin<\/span>\u00a0and heal their land.<\/p>\n

2 Chronicles 11:16<\/b>\u00a0And those who had set their\u00a0hearts<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0seek the LORD God<\/span>\u00a0of Israel came after them from all the tribes of Israel to Jerusalem to\u00a0sacrifice<\/span>\u00a0to the LORD, the God of their fathers. (cf. 12:14; 14:4; 15:2, 12-13; 16:12; 19:3; 20:3-4; 26:5; 30:19; 34:3)<\/p>\n

2 Chronicles 31:21<\/b>\u00a0And every\u00a0work<\/span>\u00a0that he undertook in the\u00a0service of the house of God<\/span>\u00a0and in accordance with the\u00a0law and the commandments<\/span>,\u00a0seeking his God<\/span>, he\u00a0did with all his heart<\/span>, and\u00a0prospered<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Ezra 8:22<\/b>\u00a0. . . \u201cThe hand of our God is for good upon all that\u00a0seek him<\/span>, and the power of his wrath is against all that forsake him.\u201d (cf. Job 5:8; 8:5)<\/p>\n

Psalm 14:2<\/b>\u00a0The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there are any that\u00a0act wisely<\/span>, that\u00a0seek after God<\/span>. (cf. 9:10; 10:4; 22:26; 24:6; 27:8; 53:2; 69:6, 32; 77:2; 83:16; Rom 3:11)<\/p>\n

Psalm 34:10<\/b>\u00a0. . . those who\u00a0seek the LORD<\/span>\u00a0lack no good thing<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Psalm 40:16<\/b>\u00a0But may all who\u00a0seek thee<\/span>\u00a0rejoice<\/span>\u00a0and be\u00a0glad<\/span>\u00a0in thee; may those who\u00a0love thy salvation<\/span>\u00a0say continually, \u201cGreat is the LORD!\u201d (cf. 70:4; 105:3)<\/p>\n

Psalm 63:1<\/b>\u00a0O God, thou art my God,\u00a0I seek thee<\/span>,\u00a0my soul thirsts for thee<\/span>; my\u00a0flesh faints for thee<\/span>, as in a dry and weary land where no water is.<\/p>\n

Psalm 105:4<\/b>\u00a0Seek the LORD<\/span>\u00a0and his\u00a0strength<\/span>,\u00a0seek his presence<\/span>\u00a0continually!<\/p>\n

Psalm 119:2<\/b>\u00a0Blessed are those who\u00a0keep his testimonies<\/span>, who\u00a0seek him\u00a0<\/span>with their whole heart<\/span>,<\/p>\n

Isaiah 9:13<\/b>\u00a0The people did not\u00a0turn to him<\/span>\u00a0who smote them, nor\u00a0seek the LORD<\/span>\u00a0of hosts. (cf. 11:10; 26:9; 51:1; 65:1)<\/p>\n

Isaiah 55:6<\/b>\u00a0Seek the LORD<\/span>\u00a0while he may be found, call upon him while he is near; (cf. Jer 29:13; 50:4; Lam 3:25)<\/p>\n

Daniel 9:3<\/b>\u00a0Then I\u00a0turned my face<\/span>\u00a0to the Lord God,\u00a0seeking him by prayer and supplications<\/span>\u00a0with\u00a0fasting and sackcloth and ashes<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Hosea 3:5<\/b>\u00a0Afterward the children of Israel shall\u00a0return<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0seek the LORD<\/span>\u00a0their God, and David their king; and they shall come in fear to the LORD and to his goodness in the latter days. (cf. 5:6, 15; 7:10; 10:12; Amos 5:4, 6; 8:12; Zeph 1:6; 3:12; Zech 8:21-22; Mal 3:1)<\/p>\n

Matthew 7:7-8<\/b>\u00a0\u201cAsk, and it will be given you;\u00a0seek<\/span>, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. [8] For every one who asks receives, and he who\u00a0seeks<\/span>\u00a0finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. (cf. Lk 11:9-10; Jn 5:44)<\/p>\n

Acts 15:17<\/b>\u00a0that the rest of men may\u00a0seek the Lord<\/span>, and all the Gentiles who are called by my name,<\/p>\n

Acts 17:27<\/b>\u00a0that they should\u00a0seek God<\/span>, in the hope that they might feel after him and find him. Yet he is\u00a0not far from each one of us<\/span>,<\/p>\n

Hebrews 11:6<\/b>\u00a0. . . For whoever would\u00a0draw near to God<\/span>\u00a0must believe that he exists and that he\u00a0rewards<\/span>\u00a0those who\u00a0seek him<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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XIV. \u201cLooking to the Lord\u201d as an Aspect of Faith<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Psalm 123:2<\/b>\u00a0. . . our eyes\u00a0look to the LORD<\/span>\u00a0our God, till he have\u00a0mercy<\/span>\u00a0upon us.<\/p>\n

Psalm 145:15<\/b>\u00a0The eyes of all\u00a0look to thee<\/span>, and thou givest them their\u00a0food<\/span>\u00a0in due season.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 17:7<\/b>\u00a0In that day men will\u00a0regard their Maker<\/span>, and their eyes will\u00a0look to the Holy One<\/span>\u00a0of Israel;<\/p>\n

Isaiah 31:1<\/b>\u00a0Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not\u00a0look to the Holy One of Israel<\/span>\u00a0or\u00a0consult<\/span>\u00a0the LORD!<\/p>\n

Micah 7:7<\/b>\u00a0But as for me, I will\u00a0look to the LORD<\/span>, I will\u00a0wait for the God of my salvation<\/span>; my God will hear me.<\/p>\n

Now I\u2019d like to highlight Bible passages that bring out the aspects of assent, intellectual or doctrinal belief, obedience and works as aspects of faith and following God: the \u201cother side of the coin,\u201d so to speak (besides the trust and hope aspects)<\/div>\n

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XV. \u201cThe Faith\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Acts 6:7; 13:8; 14:22; 16:5; Gal 1:23; 6:10; Eph 4:13; Phil 1:25, 27; Col 1:23; 2:7; 1 Tim 1:2; 3:9, 13; 4:1, 6; 5:8; 6:10, 12, 21; 2 Tim 4:7; Titus 1:1, 13; 3:15; Jas 2:1; Jude 1:3, 20; Rev 14:12.<\/p>\n


\nXVI. Obedience of Faith \/ Works of Faith<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n


\nJohn 3:36<\/b>\u00a0He who\u00a0believes in the Son<\/span>\u00a0has eternal life; he who does not\u00a0obey the Son<\/span>\u00a0shall not see life, but the wrath of God rests upon him.<\/p>\n

John 6:29<\/b>\u00a0Jesus answered them, \u201cThis is\u00a0the work of God, that you believe in him<\/span>\u00a0whom he has sent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Acts 5:32<\/b>\u00a0. . . the Holy Spirit whom God has given to\u00a0those who obey him<\/span><\/p>\n

Romans 1:5<\/b>\u00a0through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the\u00a0obedience of faith<\/span>\u00a0for the sake of his name among all the nations,<\/p>\n

Romans 10:3<\/b>\u00a0For, being ignorant of the\u00a0righteousness that comes from God<\/span>, and seeking to establish their own, they did not\u00a0submit to God\u2019s righteousness<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Romans 10:16<\/b>\u00a0But they have not all\u00a0obeyed the gospel<\/span>; for Isaiah says, \u201cLord, who has believed what he has heard from us?\u201d<\/p>\n

Romans 15:18<\/b>\u00a0For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has wrought through me to\u00a0win obedience from the Gentiles<\/span>,\u00a0by word and deed<\/span>,<\/p>\n

Romans 16:19<\/b>\u00a0For while\u00a0your obedience<\/span>\u00a0is known to all, so that I rejoice over you,<\/p>\n

Romans 16:26<\/b>\u00a0but is now disclosed and through the prophetic writings is made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about\u00a0the obedience of faith<\/span>\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n

2 Corinthians 9:13<\/b>\u00a0Under the test of this service, you will glorify God by\u00a0your obedience in acknowledging the gospel of Christ<\/span>, and by the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others;<\/p>\n

Galatians 5:6-7<\/b>\u00a0For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is of any avail, but\u00a0faith working through love<\/span>. [7] You were running well; who hindered you from\u00a0obeying the truth<\/span>?<\/p>\n

1 Thessalonians 1:3<\/b>\u00a0. . . your\u00a0work of faith and labor of love<\/span>\u00a0and steadfastness of\u00a0hope<\/span>\u00a0in our Lord Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

<\/b>2 Thessalonians 1:8, 11<\/b>\u00a0inflicting vengeance upon those who do not know God and upon those who\u00a0do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus<\/span>. . . . [11] To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his call, and may fulfil\u00a0every good resolve and work of faith by his power<\/span>,<\/p>\n

Hebrews 5:9<\/b>\u00a0and being made perfect he became the\u00a0source of eternal salvation<\/span>\u00a0to all who obey him<\/span>,<\/p>\n

James 2:18, 22<\/b>\u00a0Show me your faith apart from your works, and\u00a0I by my works will show you my faith<\/span>. . . . [22] You see that\u00a0faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by works<\/span>, . . . [24] You see that\u00a0a man is justified by works and not by faith alone<\/span>.<\/p>\n

1 Peter 4:17-18<\/b>\u00a0For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the end of those\u00a0who do not obey the gospel of God<\/span>? [18] And \u201cIf\u00a0the righteous man is scarcely saved<\/span>, where will the impious and sinner appear?\u201d<\/p>\n

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XVII. Belief in the Christian (or Earlier Jewish) Message; Acceptance of the Gospel<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Genesis 15:6<\/b>\u00a0And he\u00a0believed the LORD<\/span>; and he reckoned it to him as\u00a0righteousness<\/span>. (cf. Ex 4:1, 5, 8-9, 31; Rom 4:3, 11, 17-18; Gal 3:6; Jas 2:23)<\/p>\n

Exodus 14:31<\/b>\u00a0And Israel saw the great work which the LORD did against the Egyptians, and the people feared the LORD; and they\u00a0believed in the LORD<\/span>\u00a0and in his servant Moses.<\/p>\n

Numbers 14:11<\/b>\u00a0And the LORD said to Moses, \u201cHow long will this people despise me? And how long will\u00a0they not believe in me<\/span>, in spite of all the signs which I have wrought among them? (cf. 20:12; Deut 1:32; 9:23; 2 Ki 17:14; Ps 78:32)<\/p>\n

2 Chronicles 20:20<\/b>\u00a0And they rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Teko\u2019a; and as they went out, Jehosh\u2019aphat stood and said, \u201cHear me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem!\u00a0Believe in the LORD your God<\/span>, and you will be established; believe his prophets, and you will succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Isaiah 43:10<\/b>\u00a0\u201cYou are my witnesses,\u201d says the LORD, \u201cand my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and\u00a0believe me and understand that I am He<\/span>. Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me. (cf. 28:16)<\/p>\n

Isaiah 53:1<\/b>\u00a0Who has believed<\/span>\u00a0what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been\u00a0revealed<\/span>?<\/p>\n

Jonah 3:5<\/b>\u00a0And the people of Nin\u2019eveh\u00a0believed God<\/span>\u00a0. . .<\/p>\n

Mark 1:15<\/b>\u00a0and saying, \u201cThe time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and\u00a0believe in the gospel<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark 5:36<\/b>\u00a0But ignoring what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, \u201cDo not fear,\u00a0only believe<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark 9:42<\/b>\u00a0Whoever causes one of\u00a0these little ones who believe in me<\/span>\u00a0to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung round his neck and he were thrown into the sea.<\/p>\n

Luke 22:67<\/b>\u00a0\u201cIf you are the Christ, tell us.\u201d But he said to them, \u201cIf I tell you,\u00a0you will not believe<\/span>;<\/p>\n

Luke 24:25<\/b>\u00a0And he said to them, \u201cO foolish men, and\u00a0slow of heart to believe<\/span>\u00a0all that the prophets have spoken!<\/p>\n

John 1:12<\/b>\u00a0But to all who received him,\u00a0who believed in his name<\/span>, he gave power to become\u00a0children of God<\/span>; (cf. 3:15-16, 18, 36; 5:24, 38, 44, 46-47; 6:29, 35-36, 40, 47, 64, 69; 7:5, 31, 38-39; 8:30, 46; 9;35-36, 38; 10:25-26, 37-38, 42; 11:25-27, 45; 12:42, 44, 46; 13:19; 14:1, 10, 12; 16:30-31; 17:8, 20-21; 19:35)<\/p>\n

John 2:11<\/b>\u00a0This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples\u00a0believed in him<\/span>.<\/p>\n

John 3:12<\/b>\u00a0If I have told you earthly things and\u00a0you do not believe<\/span>, how can you\u00a0believe<\/span>\u00a0if I tell you heavenly things?<\/p>\n

John 8:24<\/b>\u00a0. . . you will die in your sins\u00a0unless you believe that I am he<\/span>.<\/p>\n

John 8:31-32<\/b>\u00a0Jesus then said to\u00a0the Jews who had believed in him<\/span>, \u201cIf you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, [32] and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.\u201d<\/p>\n

John 8:42-43<\/b>\u00a0Jesus said to them, \u201cIf God were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded and came forth from God; I came not of my own accord, but he sent me. [43] Why do you not\u00a0understand<\/span>\u00a0what I say? It is because\u00a0you cannot bear to hear my word<\/span>.<\/p>\n

John 14:11<\/b>\u00a0Believe me<\/span>\u00a0that I am in the Father and the Father in me; or else\u00a0believe me\u00a0<\/span>for the sake of the works themselves.<\/p>\n

John 16:27<\/b>\u00a0for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have\u00a0believed that I came from the Father<\/span>.<\/p>\n

John 20:31<\/b>\u00a0but these are written that you may\u00a0believe that Jesus is the Christ<\/span>, the Son of God, and that\u00a0believing<\/span>\u00a0you may have\u00a0life in his name<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Acts 2:44<\/b>\u00a0And\u00a0all who believed<\/span>\u00a0were together and had all things in common; (cf. 4:4, 32; 5:14; 9:42; 10:43, 45; 11:17, 21; 13:48; 14:1, 23; 15:7; 16:34; 17:12, 34; 18:8, 27; 19:2, 4; 21:20, 25; 22:19)<\/p>\n

Romans 4:24<\/b>\u00a0. . . It will be reckoned to us who\u00a0believe in him<\/span>\u00a0that raised from the dead Jesus our Lord,<\/p>\n

Romans 6:8-9<\/b>\u00a0But if we have died with Christ, we\u00a0believe<\/span>\u00a0that we shall also live with him. [9] For we know that Christ being raised from the dead will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him.<\/p>\n

Romans 9:33<\/b>\u00a0as it is written, \u201cBehold, I am laying in Zion a stone that will make men stumble, a rock that will make them fall; and he who\u00a0believes<\/span>\u00a0in him will not be put to shame.\u201d<\/p>\n

Romans 10:9-11<\/b>\u00a0because, if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and\u00a0believe<\/span>\u00a0in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be\u00a0saved<\/span>. [10] For man\u00a0believes<\/span>\u00a0with his heart and so is\u00a0justified<\/span>, and he\u00a0confesses<\/span>\u00a0with his lips and so is\u00a0saved<\/span>. [11] The scripture says, \u201cNo one who\u00a0believes\u00a0<\/span>in him will be put to shame.\u201d (cf. 10:14, 16; 1 Cor 1:21; 3:5; 15:2; 2 Cor 4:13; Gal 2:16; Gal 3:22; Eph 1:13, 19; Phil 1:29)<\/p>\n

Romans 13:11<\/b>\u00a0Besides this you know what hour it is, how it is full time now for you to\u00a0wake\u00a0<\/span>from sleep. For\u00a0salvation<\/span>\u00a0is nearer to us now than when we first\u00a0believed<\/span>;<\/p>\n

1 Corinthians 15:11<\/b>\u00a0Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you\u00a0believed<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Philippians 2:11<\/b>\u00a0and every tongue\u00a0confess<\/span>\u00a0that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.<\/p>\n

1 Thessalonians 4:14<\/b>\u00a0For since we\u00a0believe<\/span>\u00a0that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. (cf. 2 Thess 1:10; 2:12)<\/p>\n

2 Thessalonians 2:13<\/b>\u00a0But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be\u00a0saved<\/span>, through\u00a0sanctification<\/span>\u00a0by the Spirit and\u00a0belief<\/span>\u00a0in the truth.<\/p>\n

1 Timothy 4:6<\/span>\u00a0. . . the\u00a0good doctrine<\/span>\u00a0which you have\u00a0followed<\/span>.<\/p>\n

2 Timothy 3:14<\/b>\u00a0But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly\u00a0believed<\/span>, knowing from whom you learned it<\/p>\n

James 2:19<\/b>\u00a0You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons\u00a0believe<\/span>\u00a0\u2014 and shudder.<\/p>\n

1 Peter 1:8<\/b>\u00a0Without having seen him you love him; though you do not now see him you\u00a0believe\u00a0<\/span>in him and\u00a0rejoice with unutterable and exalted joy<\/span>. (cf. 2:6-7)<\/p>\n

1 John 3:23<\/b>\u00a0And this is his commandment, that we should\u00a0believe<\/span>\u00a0in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and\u00a0love one another<\/span>, just as he has commanded us.<\/p>\n

1 John 5:5\u00a0<\/b>Who is it that overcomes the world but he who\u00a0believes\u00a0<\/span>that Jesus is the Son of God? (cf. 5:1, 10, 13)<\/p>\n

2 John 1:4<\/span>\u00a0I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children\u00a0<\/b>following the truth<\/span>, just as we have been commanded by the Father. (cf. 3 John 1:3-4)<\/p>\n

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XVIII. \u201cAssurance\u201d and \u201cKnowing\u201d as an Aspect of Faith or Doctrinal Belief<\/div>\n
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Exodus 8:10\u00a0<\/span>And he said, \u201cTomorrow.\u201d Moses said, \u201cBe it as you say, that\u00a0you may know that there is no one like the LORD our God<\/span>.\u201d (cf. 8:22; 9:14; 10:2; Deut 29:6)<\/p>\n

Exodus 31:13<\/span>\u00a0Say to the people of Israel, \u201cYou shall keep my sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you\u00a0<\/b>may know that I, the LORD, sanctify you<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joshua 4:23-24<\/span>\u00a0For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you until you passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up for us until we passed over, [24] so that all the peoples of the earth\u00a0may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty; that you may fear the LORD your God for ever<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

1 Kings 8:60<\/span>\u00a0that all the peoples of the earth\u00a0<\/b>may know that the LORD is God<\/span>; there is no other. (cf. 1 Sam 17:46-47; 1 Ki 18:37; 2 Ki 19:19; Ps 59:13; Is 37:20; 43:10; 45:3, 6; Ezek 12:16; 20:20; Dan 4:17)
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\nProverbs 11:21<\/span>\u00a0Be\u00a0<\/b>assured<\/span>, an evil man will not go unpunished, but those who are\u00a0righteous\u00a0<\/span>will be\u00a0delivered<\/span>. (cf. 16:5)<\/p>\n

Luke 1:4<\/span>\u00a0that you\u00a0<\/b>may know the truth<\/span>\u00a0concerning the things of which you have been informed.<\/p>\n

Acts 2:36<\/span>\u00a0Let all the house of Israel therefore\u00a0know assuredly<\/span>\u00a0that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.<\/p>\n

Acts 17:31<\/span>\u00a0because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and of this he has given\u00a0assurance\u00a0<\/span>to all men by raising him from the dead.<\/p>\n

Ephesians 1:18<\/span>\u00a0having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you\u00a0<\/b>may know what is the hope to which he has called you<\/span>, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,<\/p>\n

Philippians 3:10<\/span>\u00a0that\u00a0I may know him and the power of his resurrection<\/span>, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,<\/p>\n

Colossians 2:2<\/span>\u00a0that their hearts may be encouraged as they are knit together in love, to have all the riches of\u00a0<\/b>assur<\/span>ed understanding and the knowledge<\/span>\u00a0of God\u2019s mystery, of Christ,<\/p>\n

Colossians 4:12<\/span>\u00a0. . . that you may stand mature and\u00a0fully assured in all the will of God<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Hebrews 6:11<\/span>\u00a0And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness in realizing the\u00a0full assurance of hope<\/span>\u00a0until the end,<\/p>\n

Hebrews 10:22<\/span>\u00a0let us draw near with a true heart in\u00a0full<\/span>\u00a0assur<\/span>ance of faith<\/span>, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.<\/p>\n

Hebrews 11:1<\/span>\u00a0Now faith is the\u00a0<\/b>assurance of things hoped for<\/span>, the conviction of things not seen.<\/p>\n

1 John 5:13<\/span>\u00a0I write this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that\u00a0you may know<\/span>\u00a0that you have eternal life.<\/p>\n

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XIX. \u201cFaith\u201d in the Sense of \u201cAssent\u201d or Acceptance of Christian Doctrine<\/strong><\/div>\n


\nActs 6:3, 5<\/b>\u00a0Therefore, brethren, pick out from among you seven men of good repute,\u00a0full of the Spirit and of wisdom<\/span>, whom we may appoint to this duty. . . . [5] . . . they chose Stephen, a man\u00a0full of faith<\/span>\u00a0and of the\u00a0Holy Spirit<\/span>,<\/p>\n

Acts 20:21<\/b>\u00a0testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of\u00a0repentance\u00a0<\/span>to God and of\u00a0faith in our Lord Jesus Christ<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Romans 3:27<\/b>\u00a0Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On the principle of works? No, but on the\u00a0principle of faith<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Romans 12:3<\/b>\u00a0For by the grace given to me I bid every one among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the\u00a0measure of<\/span>\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0which God has assigned him.<\/p>\n

Romans 14:1<\/b>\u00a0As for the man who is weak in\u00a0faith<\/span>, welcome him, but not for disputes over opinions.<\/p>\n

1 Corinthians 2:5<\/b>\u00a0that your\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the\u00a0power of God<\/span>. (cf. 2:7)<\/p>\n

2 Corinthians 10:15<\/b>\u00a0We do not boast beyond limit, in other men\u2019s labors; but our hope is that as your\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0increases, our field among you may be greatly enlarged,<\/p>\n

Ephesians 4:5<\/b>\u00a0one Lord,\u00a0one faith<\/span>, one baptism,<\/p>\n

1 Timothy 1:4<\/b>\u00a0the divine training that is in\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0(cf. 1:16; 3:16)<\/p>\n

1 Timothy 2:7<\/b>\u00a0For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0and truth. (cf. 4:3, 10; 2 Tim 1:12)<\/p>\n

Titus 1:4<\/b>\u00a0To Titus, my true child in a common\u00a0faith<\/span>: . . .<\/p>\n

2 Peter 1:1<\/b>\u00a0Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a\u00a0faith<\/span>\u00a0of equal standing with ours in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:<\/p>\n

1 John 5:4<\/b>\u00a0For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that overcomes the world, our\u00a0faith<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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XX. Seeking God\u2019s Statutes, Commandments, Love, and Justice as Part of Faith<\/strong>
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Genesis 18:19\u00a0<\/span>No, for I have chosen him, that he may charge his children and his household after him to\u00a0keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice<\/span>;\u00a0so that the LORD may bring to Abraham what he has promised him<\/span>.
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\nLeviticus 18:4\u00a0<\/span>You shall do my ordinances and\u00a0keep my statutes and walk in them<\/span>. I am the LORD your God. (cf. Gen 26:5; Ex 15:26; 16:4; Lev 26:3, 14-15; Num 15:22, 39-40; 36:13; Deut 4:2, 13, 40; 5:33; 10:12; 28:9)
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\nDeuteronomy 4:30<\/span>\u00a0. . . you will return to the LORD your God and\u00a0<\/b>obey his voice,\u00a0<\/span>(cf. 9:23; 13:4; 30:2; Jer 40:3)<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy 4:40<\/span>\u00a0Therefore you shall\u00a0<\/b>keep his statutes and his commandments<\/span>, which I command you this day, that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which the LORD your God gives you for ever. (cf. 5:10, 29; 6:2, 17)<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy 7:9<\/span>\u00a0Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and\u00a0<\/b>keep his commandments<\/span>, to a thousand generations, (cf. 8:2, 6, 11; 10:13; 11:1, 13, 27-28; 13:4, 18)<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy 10:18<\/span>\u00a0He\u00a0executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner<\/span>, giving him food and clothing. (cf. 16:19-20; 24:17; 27:19; 1 Ki 10:9; Ps 33:5; 82:3; 99:4; 106:3)<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy 26:17\u00a0<\/span>You have declared this day concerning the LORD that he is your God, and that you will\u00a0walk in his ways<\/span>, and\u00a0keep his statutes\u00a0<\/span>and his\u00a0commandments<\/span>\u00a0and his\u00a0ordinances<\/span>, and will\u00a0<\/b>obey his voice<\/span>; (cf. 26:18; 27:10; 28:1, 9, 13, 15, 45; 30:8, 10, 16; 1 Ki 8:58)<\/p>\n

Joshua 22:5<\/span>\u00a0Take good care to\u00a0observe the commandment and the law<\/span>\u00a0which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, to love the LORD your God, and to\u00a0walk in all his ways<\/span>, and to\u00a0<\/b>keep his commandments<\/span>, and to\u00a0cleave to him<\/span>, and to\u00a0serve him with all your heart and with all your soul<\/span>. (cf. Jud 2:17, 22; 3:4; 1 Ki 2:3; 3:14; 6:12; 8:58, 61; 9:6; 11:34, 38; 14:8; 2 Ki 10:31; 17:13; 18:6; 21:22; 23:3; Ps 81:13; 86:11; Eph 2:10; 5:2)<\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 28:8 Now therefore in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, observe and\u00a0seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God<\/span>; that you may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you for ever. (cf. 28:7; 29:19; 2 Chron 6:16, 31; 7:19; 17:4; 31:21; 34:31; Neh 1:5, 7, 9; 9:13-14, 16, 29, 34; 10:29)<\/p>\n

Psalm 34:14\u00a0<\/span>Depart from evil, and\u00a0do good; seek peace, and pursue it<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Psalm 38:20<\/span>\u00a0Those who render me evil for good are my adversaries because I\u00a0follow after good<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Psalm 119:10<\/span>\u00a0With my whole heart<\/span>\u00a0I seek thee<\/span>; let me\u00a0not wander from thy commandments<\/span>! (cf. 25:10; 78:7; 89:31; 103:18; 105:45; 112:1; 119:1-3 [+ many more verses])
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\nPsalm 119:155<\/span>\u00a0Salvation<\/span>\u00a0is far from the wicked, for they do not\u00a0seek thy statutes<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Proverbs 2:1<\/span>\u00a0My son, if you receive my words and treasure up\u00a0my commandments<\/span>\u00a0with you, (cf. 3:1; 4:4; 7:1-2; 10:8)<\/p>\n

Proverbs 15:9<\/span>\u00a0The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but he loves him who\u00a0pursues righteousness<\/span>. (cf. 8:20)<\/p>\n

Proverbs 21:21<\/span>\u00a0He who\u00a0pursues righteousness and kindness<\/span>\u00a0will find life and honor. (cf. 21:3, 15; 28:5)<\/p>\n

Proverbs 28:5<\/span>\u00a0Evil men do not understand\u00a0justice<\/span>, but those who\u00a0seek the LORD<\/span>\u00a0understand it completely.<\/p>\n

Ecclesiastes 12:13<\/span>\u00a0The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God, and\u00a0<\/b>keep his<\/span>\u00a0commandments<\/span>; for this is the whole duty of man.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 1:17<\/span>\u00a0learn to\u00a0do good; seek justice, correct oppression; defend the fatherless, plead for the widow<\/span>. (cf. 2:3; Jer 6:16; 7:23; 26:4; 32:23; 44:23; Ezek 11:20; 20:13, 16, 19, 21; 36:27)<\/p>\n

Isaiah 1:27\u00a0<\/span>Zion shall be\u00a0redeemed by justice<\/span>, and those in her who repent,\u00a0by righteousness<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 26:9\u00a0<\/span>My soul yearns for thee<\/span>\u00a0in the night,\u00a0my spirit within me earnestly seeks thee<\/span>. For when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world\u00a0learn righteousness<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 58:2<\/span>\u00a0Yet they\u00a0seek me daily<\/span>, and\u00a0delight to know my ways<\/span>, as if they were a nation that\u00a0did righteousness<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0did not forsake the ordinance of their God<\/span>; they ask of me righteous judgments, they\u00a0delight to<\/span>\u00a0draw near to God<\/span>. (cf. 58:13-14)<\/p>\n

Ezekiel 45:9<\/span>\u00a0Thus says the Lord GOD: Enough, O princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression, and\u00a0execute justice and righteousnes<\/span>s; cease your evictions of my people, says the Lord GOD.<\/p>\n

Daniel 9:10\u00a0<\/span>and have not\u00a0obeyed the voice<\/span>\u00a0of the LORD our God by\u00a0<\/b>following his laws<\/span>\u00a0(cf. 9:4-5)<\/p>\n

Hosea 10:12<\/span>\u00a0Sow for yourselves righteousness<\/span>, reap the\u00a0fruit of steadfast love<\/span>;\u00a0break up your fallow ground<\/span>, for it is the time to\u00a0seek the LORD<\/span>, that he may come and\u00a0rain salvation upon you<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Hosea 12:6<\/span>\u00a0So you, by the help of your God, return,\u00a0hold fast to love and justice<\/span>, and\u00a0wait continually<\/span>\u00a0for your God.<\/p>\n

Amos 5:15<\/span>\u00a0Seek good, and not evil, that you may live<\/span>; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will\u00a0be with you<\/span>, as you have said. [15] Hate evil, and\u00a0love good<\/span>, and\u00a0establish justice in the gate<\/span>; . . .<\/p>\n

Amos 5:24<\/span>\u00a0But\u00a0let<\/span>\u00a0<\/b>justice roll down like waters<\/span>, and\u00a0righteousness<\/span>\u00a0like an ever-flowing stream.<\/p>\n

Zephaniah 2:3<\/span>\u00a0Seek the LORD<\/span>, all you\u00a0humble<\/span>\u00a0of the land,\u00a0who do his commands<\/span>;\u00a0seek righteousness, seek humility<\/span>; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the wrath of the LORD. (cf. Mic 4:2)<\/p>\n

Matthew 5:16-18<\/span>\u00a0Let your light so shine before men, that they may\u00a0see your good works<\/span>\u00a0and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. [17]\u00a0Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfil them<\/span>. [18] For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away,\u00a0not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Matthew 5:19-20\u00a0<\/span>Whoever then\u00a0relaxes one of the least of these<\/span>\u00a0<\/b>commandments<\/span>\u00a0and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. [20] For I tell you,\u00a0unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees<\/span>, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.<\/p>\n

Matthew 6:32-33<\/span>\u00a0For the Gentiles seek all these things; and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. [33] But\u00a0seek first his kingdom and his righteousness<\/span>, and all these things shall be yours as well.<\/p>\n

Matthew 19:17<\/span>\u00a0And he said to him, \u201cWhy do you ask me about what is good? One there is who is good. If you would enter life,\u00a0keep the commandments<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matthew 23:2-3<\/span>\u00a0The\u00a0scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses\u2019 seat<\/span>; [3] so\u00a0practice and observe whatever they tell you<\/span>, but not what they do; for they preach, but do not practice.<\/p>\n

Matthew 23:23<\/span>\u00a0Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the\u00a0weightier matters of the law, justice and mercy and faith<\/span>; these you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. (cf. Lk 11:42)<\/p>\n

Luke 1:6<\/span>\u00a0And they were both righteous before God,\u00a0walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord<\/span>\u00a0blameless.<\/p>\n

Luke 6:27\u00a0<\/span>But I say to you that hear,\u00a0Love<\/span>\u00a0your enemies,\u00a0do good to those who hate you<\/span>,<\/p>\n

Luke 6:35<\/span>\u00a0But love your enemies, and\u00a0do good<\/span>, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your\u00a0reward<\/span>\u00a0will be great, and you will be\u00a0sons of the Most High<\/span>; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish.<\/p>\n

John 14:15<\/span>\u00a0If you love me, you will\u00a0keep my commandments<\/span>. (cf. 14:12)<\/p>\n

John 14:21<\/span>\u00a0He who\u00a0has my commandments and keeps them<\/span>, he it is who loves me; and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.<\/p>\n

John 15:10<\/span>\u00a0If you\u00a0keep my commandments<\/span>, you will\u00a0abide in my love<\/span>, just as I have kept my Father\u2019s\u00a0<\/b>commandments and abide in his love.<\/p>\n

Romans 2:7<\/span>\u00a0to those who\u00a0by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life<\/span>;<\/p>\n

Romans 3:31<\/span>\u00a0Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means!\u00a0On the contrary, we uphold the law<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Romans 13:9<\/span>\u00a0The\u00a0<\/b>commandments<\/span>, \u201cYou shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,\u201d and\u00a0any other commandment<\/span>, are summed up in this sentence, \u201cYou shall\u00a0love your neighbor as yourself<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

1 Corinthians 7:19<\/span>\u00a0For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but\u00a0keeping<\/span>\u00a0the commandments of God<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Galatians 6:10\u00a0<\/span>So then, as we have opportunity, let us\u00a0do good to all men<\/span>, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.<\/p>\n

1 Thessalonians 5:15<\/span>\u00a0See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to\u00a0do good to one another and to all<\/span>.<\/p>\n

1 Timothy 6:18<\/span>\u00a0They are to\u00a0do good<\/span>, to be\u00a0rich in good deeds<\/span>, liberal and generous,<\/p>\n

2 Timothy 1:13<\/span>\u00a0Follow the pattern of the sound words<\/span>\u00a0which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus;<\/p>\n

Titus 1:16<\/span>\u00a0They profess to know God, but they\u00a0deny him by their deeds<\/span>; they are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good deed.<\/p>\n

Titus 3:8<\/span>\u00a0The saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so that those who have\u00a0believed in God<\/span>\u00a0may be careful to\u00a0apply themselves to good deeds<\/span>; these are excellent and\u00a0profitable to men<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Hebrews 13:16<\/span>\u00a0Do not neglect to\u00a0do good<\/span>\u00a0and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.<\/p>\n

1 John 5:2<\/span>\u00a0By this we know that we\u00a0love the children of God<\/span>, when we\u00a0love God<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/b>obey his<\/span>\u00a0commandments<\/span>. (cf. 2:3-4; 3:22, 24; 5:2-3)<\/p>\n

2 John 1:6<\/span>\u00a0And this is love, that we\u00a0<\/b>follow his commandments<\/span>; this is the\u00a0commandment<\/span>, as you have heard from the beginning, that you\u00a0<\/b>follow love<\/span><\/p>\n

Revelation 2:19<\/span>\u00a0I know\u00a0your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance<\/span>, and that your latter works exceed the first.
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\nRevelation 12:17\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Then the dragon was angry with the woman, and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who\u00a0keep the commandments of God<\/span>\u00a0and bear testimony to Jesus.. . .<\/p>\n

Revelation 14:12<\/span>\u00a0Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who\u00a0keep the commandments of God<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0the faith of Jesus<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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XXI. \u201cHearkening\u201d Unto God\u2019s Voice or Obeying or Listening to His Voice<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Ex 15:26; 23:21-22; Lev 26:14, 18, 21, 27; Num 14:22; Deut 1:43, 45; 7:12; Josh 5:6; 1 Sam 12:14-15; 15:1; 1 Ki 11:38; 12:24; 2 Chron 11:4; Ps 81:8, 11, 13; 95:7; Prov 1:33; Is 46:3, 12; 48:12, 18; 51:4; Jer 6:10; 7:13, 26; 13:11; 16:12; 17:24, 27; 25:7; 26:4; 29:19; 34:14; 35:13-15; 37:2; 44:16; Ezek 20:8, 39; Hos 9:17; Zech 7:11; 1 Cor 14:21.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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