Abraham: An Obedient Faith

The Life of Abraham:
An Obedient Faith
Genesis 22.1-19

A. THE STORY

            1.  Abraham faces a test

            2.  Abraham responds to the test

                            a.  Obedience

                            b.  Faith

            3.  Abraham passes the test

B. THE LESSON

            1.  We need a faith that obeys  [15-18]

                            James 2.21-24

            2.  We need the kind of faith that enables us to obey

                            a.  Faith in God’s authority  [12]

                                            The fear of the Lord:

                                            We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things.  [Luther]

                                            …that affectionate reverence, by which the child of God
                                                            bends himself humbly & carefully to his Father’s will.
                                            His wrath is so bitter, and His love so sweet;
                                                            that hence springs an earnest desire to please Him.  [C. Bridges]

                            b.  Faith in God’s goodness  [7-8, 13-14]

                                            Philippians 4.19

                                            Romans 8.32

                            c.  Faith in God’s power  [4-5]

                                            Hebrews 11.17-19

                                            Acts 2.23-24

John Olson