Faith that's Godly (How Faith Behaves), Part Seven: Abraham's Fruition

I. AN OUTLINE OF THE CHAPTERS 10:19-12:29

The Superiority of Believers' Privileges

1. Faith that Saves, 10:19-25 (taking action: exhortation)
2. Faith that's Disingenuous, 10:26-31 (the road backward: warning)
3. Faith that's Full of Hope, 10:32-39 (the road forward: encouragement)
4. Faith that's Genuine, 11:1-3 (what faith is)
5. Faith that's Godly, 11:4-40 (how faith behaves)
6. Faith that Perseveres, 12:1-29 (when faith endures)

II. AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT REFLECTIONS

v4, Abel's sacrifice
v5, Enoch's walk
v6, (the pleasure of God)
v7, Noah's fear
v8, Abraham's call
v9, Abraham's sojourn
v10, Abraham's expectation
v11, Sarah's conception

III. AN OBSERVATION OF TODAY'S PARTICULARS
v12, Abraham's Fruition

Therefore from one man, v12a

1. Heb 11:11; Rom 4:19b
   a. facing all circumstances to the contrary

and him as good as dead, v12b

1. Rom 4:19a
   a. facing the weakness of his mortal flesh

As many as stars… grains of sand… v12c

1. Rom 4:20-22
   a. fulfilled at a later time, Heb 11:13
   b. fulfilled in a later Star, Num 24:17
   c. fulfilled in later & far-reaching grains of sand, Rom 4:23-25