Faith

Hebrews 10.36-11.6
Faith

      The object of faith:  things hoped for, not seen  [1]

      The purpose of faith:  confidence, assurance, conviction  [1]

      The reward of faith:  God’s commendation, smile  [2]

      The nature of faith:  understanding, grasping  [3]

A. WHAT FAITH IS NOT

      1.  Sincerity

      2.  Credulity

      3.  Optimism

B. WHAT FAITH IS

      1.  Knowledge
     
               Hebrews 11.6

               Charles Hodge:
                         Of the unseen and eternal we can believe only what God has revealed…
                          and of what God has revealed we can believe only what we know.      

      2.  Assent     

               The Apostles’ Creed

              
               John Wesley and the Moravians

      3.  Trust and Commitment 

                Receiving and resting

     
               I KNOW whom I have believed,
                         and am CONVINCED that He is able to guard
                                  what I have ENTRUSTED to Him until that day.  [2 Timothy 1.12]

John Olson