FAITH

• General scriptures concerning 2 Sam. 22:31; Ps. 2:12, 5:11, 7:1, 9:9,10, 18:30, 32:10, 33:18,19, 34:1-8, 22, 36:7, 40:4, 64:10, 78:5-7, 84:5, 12, 112:5, 7,8, 118:8,9, 125:1, 147:11; Pr. 3:5, 14:26, 22:19, 28:25, 29:25, 30:5; Isa. 10:20, 14:32, 26:3, 30:15, 57:13; Jer. 17:7,8, 39:18; Nah. 1:7; Mt. 9:22, 21:21,22; Mk. 9:23,24, 11:23,24; Lk. 7:50, 8:48-50, 17:5, 18:8; Jn. 11:25-27; Acts 3:16, 13:48, 26:18; Rom. 1:16,17, 4:1-25, 5:1, 9:31-33, 10:6-10, 11:20, 23, 15:13; 1 Cor. 1:21, 2:5, 12:8,9; 2 Cor. 1:24; Gal. 3:1-29, 5:22; Eph. 2:8, 6:16; Col. 1:23, 2:12; 1 Th. 2:13, 5:8; 2 Th. 2:13; 1 Tim. 1:5, 19, 2:15, 4:10, 6:11,12, 17; 2 Tim. 4:7,8; Heb. 4:1-11, 6:1, 7, 12, 18, 10:35, 38,39, 11:1-39, 13:5,6; Jas. 1:6, 2:1-26; 1 Pet. 1:5, 7, 9, 21, 3:5; 1 Jn. 3:21, 5:4; Rev. 22:7
• ENJOINED Ex. 14:13; Num. 21:34; Dt. 1:21-31, 3:2, 22, 7:17-21, 20:1, 31:6-8, 23; Josh. 1:5-9, 10:25; Judg. 6:14-16; 2 Ki. 19:6,7; 2 Chr. 15:7, 16:9, 20:15, 17, 20, 32:7,8; Neh. 4:14; Job 35:14; Ps. 4:5, 27:14, 31:19, 24, 37:3, 5, 7, 39,40, 55:22, 62:8, 115:9, 11, 130:7; Pr. 3:5,6, 24-26, 16:3; Isa. 26:4, 20, 35:3,4, 37:6, 41:10, 13,14, 43:1,2, 5, 10, 44:2, 8, 50:10; Jer. 42:11, 49:11; Joel 2:21, 3:16; Hab. 2:3,4; Zeph. 3:16,17; Zech. 8:9, 9:12; Mt. 6:25-34, 17:18-20; Mk. 1:15, 11:22-24; Lk. 12:22-32, 17:6
• EXEMPLIFIED Gen. 6:22, 16:13, 24:7, 40, 48:21, 50:20, 24; Ex. 15:1-19, 18:11; Num. 10:29, 14:8,9; Josh. 14:12; 1 Sam. 14:6, 17:36,37, 45-47; 2 Sam. 7:28, 22:2-5, 23:5; 2 Ki. 18:5; 1 Chr. 28:20; 2 Chr. 13:10,11, 14:11, 20:12, 32:7,8; Ezra 8:22; Neh. 1:8-10, 2:20; Job 4:7-21, 5:8,9, 10:12, 13:15, 14:15, 16:19, 19:25-27, 23:6, 42:2; Ps. 3:3, 5,6, 4:3, 8, 6:8,9, 7:1, 10, 9:3,4, 11:1, 13:5, 16:1,2, 5, 8, 11, 17:6, 18:1-3, 18, 28,29, 20:5-7, 21:7, 22:4,5, 23:1-6, 25:1,2, 5, 15, 20, 26:1, 12, 27:1, 5,6, 10, 28:7, 31:1, 3-6, 14,15, 32:7, 33:20-22, 35:10, 38:9, 39:7, 40:3,4, 17, 41:12, 42:5,6, 8, 43:5, 44:5, 8, 46:1-3, 5, 7, 47:3,4, 48:8, 14, 52:8, 54:4, 55:16,17, 23, 56:3,4, 8,9, 11, 57:1-3, 59:9,10, 17, 60:9,10, 12, 61:2, 4, 6,7, 62:1, 5-7, 63:6,7, 66:9, 67:6, 69:19, 35,36, 70:5, 71:1, 3, 5-7, 14, 16, 20,21, 73:23,24, 26, 28, 74:12, 77:10-12, 86:2, 7, 89:18, 26, 90:1, 91:1,2, 9,10, 92:10, 15, 94:14,15, 17,18, 22, 102:13, 108:10-13, 115:12-14, 116:7, 118:6,7, 10, 14, 17, 119:42,43, 57, 74, 81, 114, 151, 166, 121:2, 124:8, 130:5,6, 138:7,8, 140:6,7, 12, 141:8, 142:3, 5, 143:8,9, 144:2, 10; Eccl. 11:1; Isa. 8:10, 17, 12:2, 25:9, 26:1, 8, 33:2, 22, 38:16, 50:7-9, 63:16, 64:8; Jer. 10:23, 14:9, 22, 16:19, 17:12, 17, 20:11; Lam. 3:24-32; Dan. 3:16,17, 6:16; Jonah 2:2-9; Mic. 7:7-9, 20; Hab. 1:12, 3:17-19; Zeph. 3:12; Lk. 1:38, 7:50; Jn. 3:33; Acts 16:34, 24:14,15, 27:25; Rom. 8:18, 28, 38,39, 15:29; 1 Cor. 9:26; 2 Cor. 1:10, 4:8,9, 13, 16-18, 5:7; Gal. 5:5; Phil. 1:19-21; 1 Tim. 4:10; 2 Tim. 1:12, 2:11-13; Heb. 10:34, 11:4,5, 7-11, 13,14, 16-39, 13:14; 2 Pet. 3:13; 1 Jn. 4:16
• INSTANCES OF
  • Noah, in building the ark Gen. 6:14-22; Heb. 11:7
  • Abraham, in forsaking the land of his nativity at the command of God Gen. 12:1-4
    • Believing the promise of many descendants Gen. 12:7, 15:4-8
    • In the offering up of Isaac Gen. 22:1-10; Rom. 4:18-21; Heb. 11:8-19
  • Jacob, in blessing Joseph's sons Heb. 11:21
  • Joseph, concerning God's providence in his being sold into Egypt, and the final deliverance of Israel Gen. 50:20; Heb. 11:22
  • Jochebed, in caring for Moses Ex. 2:2; Heb. 11:23
  • Pharaoh's servants, who obeyed the Lord Ex. 9:20
  • Moses
    • In espousing the cause of his people Heb. 11:24-28
    • At the death of Korah Num. 16:28,29
    • See MIRACLES OF MOSES
  • The Israelites
    • When Aaron declared the mission of himself and Moses Ex. 4:31
    • In the battle with the Canaanites 1 Chr. 5:20
    • And other conquests 2 Chr. 13:8-18
  • Caleb, in advising to take the land of promise Num. 13:30, 14:6-9
  • Rahab, in hospitality to the spies Josh. 2:9, 11; Heb. 11:31
  • The spies, sent to reconnoiter Jericho Josh. 2:24
  • Conquest of Jericho Josh. 6
  • Manoah's wife Judg. 13:23
  • Hannah 1 Sam. 1
  • Jonathan, in stricking down the Philistines 1 Sam. 14:6
  • David, in striking down Goliath 1 Sam. 17:37, 46,47
    • In choosing to fall into the hands of the Almighty for his punishment for counting the people of Israel 2 Sam. 24:14
    • In believing God's promise, that his kingdom would be a perpetual kingdom Acts 2:30
  • Elijah, in his controversy with the priest of Baal 1 Ki. 18:32-38
  • Widow of Zarephath in feeding Elijah 1 Ki. 17:13-15
  • Amaziah, in dismissing the Ephraimites in obedience to the command of God, and going alone to battle against the Edomites 2 Chr. 25:7-10
  • Hezekiah 2 Ki. 18:5; 19, 20:1-11
  • Daniel, in the lions' den Dan. 6
  • The three Hebrews, who refused to worship Nebuchadnezzars idol Dan. 3:13-27
  • Ninevites, in obeying Jonah Jonah 3:5
  • Ezra, in making the journey from Babylon to Jerusalem without a military escort Ezra 8:22
  • Joseph, in obeying the vision about Mary and to flee into Egypt Mt. 1:18-24, 2:13,14
  • Abel Heb. 11:4
  • Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous Job 5:6-27
  • Mordecai, in the deliverance of the Jews Esther 4:14
  • Simeon, when he saw Jesus in the temple courtyard Lk. 2:25-35
  • Conquests by Heb. 11:32-34
  • See FAITH, TRIAL OF
  • See FAITH IN CHRIST, INSTANCES OF
• IN CHRIST Isa. 28:16; Mt. 7:24,25, 8:2, 13, 9:22, 29, 11:6, 28-30, 14:27, 15:28, 17:7; Mk. 5:36, 9:23, 16:16; Lk. 6:46-49, 7:9, 50, 8:50, 17:6, 18:42; Jn. 1:12, 3:14-16, 18, 36, 5:24, 6:20, 29, 35, 45, 47, 7:38, 9:35, 11:25,26, 40, 12:36, 44, 46, 13:7, 20, 14:1, 11,12, 16:27, 33, 18:37, 20:27, 29, 31; Acts 3:16, 10:43, 15:9, 11, 16:31, 20:21, 26:18; Rom. 3:22-28, 9:33, 10:4, 9; Gal. 2:16, 3:1-29, 5:6; Eph. 1:12-14, 3:12, 17, 4:13; Phil. 3:9; Col. 2:7; 1 Tim. 1:16; 2 Tim. 1:13, 2:1, 3:15; Heb. 4:16, 6:19, 10:22, 12:2, 13:7; 1 Pet. 1:8, 2:6,7; 2 Pet. 1:1; 1 Jn. 3:23, 5:4,5, 10, 13,14; Jude 1:21; Rev. 1:17, 3:18, 20
  • IN CHRIST, EXEMPLIFIED Mt. 8:2, 5-10, 9:18, 21, 28, 14:33, 15:26-28, 16:16; Mk. 5:28, 7:27-30, 9:24; Lk. 5:5, 7:3-9, 23:42; Jn. 4:29, 42, 6:14, 68,69, 7:31, 9:38, 10:41,42, 11:21,22, 27, 32, 16:30, 20:28; Acts 8:37, 11:17; Rom. 7:24,25, 8:35, 37; 2 Cor. 12:9,10; Gal. 2:20; Phil. 4:13; 1 Tim. 1:14; 2 Tim. 1:12, 4:18
  • INSTANCES OF FAITH IN CHRIST
    • The wise men from the east Mt. 2:1,2, 11
    • Peter Mt. 4:18-22; Mk. 1:16-20; Lk. 5:4,5; Jn. 6:68,69
    • Andrew Mt. 4:18-22; Mk. 1:16-20; Jn. 1:41
    • James and John Mt. 4:21,22; Mk. 1:19,20
    • The woman with the issue of blood Mt. 9:21,22
    • Jairus, for the healing of his daughter Mt. 9:18, 23-25
    • Two blind men Mt. 9:29,30
    • Blind Bartimaeus and a fellow blind man Mt. 20:30-34; Mk. 10:46-52; Lk. 18:35-42
    • The Samaritan leper Lk. 17:11-19
    • The sick people of Gennesaret Mt. 14:36; Mk. 3:10, 6:54-56
    • Those who brought the paralyzed man to Jesus Lk. 5:18-20
    • The Syrophoenician woman Mt. 15:22-28; Mk. 7:25-30
    • The woman who anointed Jesus' feet Lk. 7:36-50
    • Those who brought those who were sick with palsy Mt. 9:2
    • Philip Jn. 1:45,46
    • Nathanael Jn. 1:49
    • The Samaritans, who believed
      • Through the preaching of Jesus Jn. 4:39-42
      • Through the preaching of Philip Acts 8:9-12
    • The nobleman whose child was sick Jn. 4:46-53
    • Abraham Jn. 8:56
    • The blind man whom Jesus healed on the Sabbath Jn. 9:13-38
    • Mary, the sister of Martha Lk. 10:38-42; Jn. 11:32
    • John the disciple Jn. 20:8
    • The disciples, through the miracle at Cana of Galilee Jn. 2:11
    • Jews at Jerusalem Jn. 2:23, 8:30, 11:45, 12:11
    • About three-thousand people on the day of Pentecost Acts 2:41
    • About five-thousand people Acts 4:4
    • Multitudes Acts 5:14
    • The crippled man at Lystra Acts 14:9
    • Stephen Acts 6:8
    • The Ethiopian eunuch Acts 8:37
    • The people of Lydda and Sharon Acts 9:35
    • The people of Joppa Acts 9:42
    • The people of Antioch Acts 11:21-24
    • Barnabas Acts 11:24
    • Eunice, Lois, and Timothy 2 Tim. 1:5; Acts 16:1
    • Lydia Acts 16:14
    • The Philippian jailor Acts 16:31-34
    • Crispus Acts 18:8
    • The Corinthians Acts 18:8; 1 Cor. 15:11
    • Jews at Rome Acts 28:24
    • Ephesians Eph. 1:13, 15
    • Colossians Col. 1:2, 4
    • Thessalonians 1 Th. 1:6, 3:6-8; 2 Th. 1:3,4
    • Philemon Ph'm 1:5
    • The congregation at Thyatira Rev. 2:19
• TRIAL OF 1 Chr. 29:17; Ps. 26:2, 81:7; Mt. 13:19-22, 24:21-25; Lk. 8:13,14; 2 Th. 1:3-5; Heb. 6:13-15; Jas. 1:3, 12; 1 Pet. 1:7
  • INSTANCES OF TRIAL OF
    • Noah Gen. 6:14-22; Heb. 11:7
    • Abraham, when commanded to leave his native land and to go where he did not know Gen. 12:1-4; Heb. 11:8
    • Abraham, when commanded to offer Isaac Gen. 22:1-19; Heb. 11:17-19
    • Moses, when sent to Pharaoh Ex. 3:11,12, 4:10-17; Heb. 11:25-29
    • Moses, at the Red Sea, by the complaints of the people Ex. 14; 15
    • Joshua and the people of Israel, in the method of taking Jericho Josh. 6; Heb. 11:30
    • Gideon, when commanded to deliver Israel Judg. 6:36-40; 7; Heb. 11:32
    • Job, by affliction and adversity Job 1; 2
    • Ezra, in leaving Babylon without a military escort Ezra 8:22
    • Daniel, when forbidden to pray to Jehovah Dan. 6:4-23; Heb. 11:32,33
    • The three Hebrews, when commanded to worship the image Dan. 3:8-30; Heb. 11:32-34
    • The Syrophoenician woman Mt. 15:21-28; Mk. 7:24-30
    • The two blind men who appealed to Jesus for sight Mt. 9:28
    • The disciples, when Jesus came walking upon the Sea of Galilee Mt. 14:25-33
    • The disciples
      • By the question of Jesus, as to who he was Mt. 16:15-20; Lk. 9:20,21
      • By their inability to cast out the evil spirit from the epileptic boy Mt. 17:14-21; Mk. 9:14-29; Lk. 9:37-42
      • In the tempest at sea Mt. 8:23-27; Mk. 4:36-41; Lk. 8:22-26
    • Of Philip, when questioned by Jesus as to how the multitude would be fed Jn. 6:5,6
    • Of Peter, when asked whether he loved Jesus Jn. 21:16,17
  • See AFFLICTION, DESIGN OF
  • See TEMPTATION
• STRENGTHENED BY MIRACLES
  • See MIRACLES, DESIGN OF
• SUM TOTAL OF RELIGIOUS BELIEF AND LIFE Rom. 1:8; Jude 1:3
• WEAK
  • See DOUBTING