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1.1 DEFINITION OF FAITH
2.1 What faith is not
3.1 A MAGIC LANTERN
3.2 HOPING REAL HARD
3.3 HAVING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
2.2 What faith is
FAITH IS HEARING GOD SPEAK AND RESPONDING WITH ATTITUDES OF DEPENDENCE UPON HIM AND ACTS OF OBEDIENCE TO HIM.
3.1 FAITHS ORIGIN:
3.2 FAITHS RECEIVER:
1.2 ABRAHAM THE FATHER OF ALL BELIEVERS
2.1 Father of the believing uncircumcised
(Gentiles)
3.1 THE CALL WITH PROMISE
3.2 THE COVENANT ESTABLISHED
3.3 THE SEAL OF THE COVENANT:
2.2 Father of the believing circumcised
(Jews)
3.1 WALK IN THE STEPS
4.1 Separating himself from his people and place
4.2 Living a pilgrim walk
Before circumcision
After circumcision
4.3 With Sarah trusted for a seed
4.4 Went to death clinging to the promise
4.5 Willing to sacrifice the promised seed
2.3 Conclusion
3.1 ABRAHAM IS THE FATHER OF BELIEVING GENTILES, BECAUSE HIS FAITH WAS COUNTED FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS (Genesis 15:6) WHILE HE WAS STILL AN UNCIRCUMCISED GENTILE
3.2 ABRAHAM IS ALSO THE SPIRITUAL FATHER OF THE JEWS WHO WALK IN FAITH
11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also, 12 and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our father Abraham had while still uncircumcised.(NKJV)
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