Posts

Showing posts with the label Still Living By Faith

Still Living by Faith

Still Living by Faith Excerpt In an impressive summary of his discussion thus far, the writer pointed out that people can be  still living by faith  when they die, even if by that time they do  not receive the things promised.  By faith the old saints saw the promised realities  from a distance  and persisted in their pilgrim character,  looking for a country of their own  and refusing to  return  to the land they had left. So too the readers should renounce the  opportunity  to go back to any form of their ancestral religion and should persist in  longing for a better country — a  heavenly one.  If they did so they, like the patriarchs, would be people with whom  God  would  not  be  ashamed  to be associated.  More Hodges, Zane C. “ Hebrews .”   The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures . Ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck. Vol. 2. Wheaton...

Still Living by Faith

Still Living by Faith Excerpt In an impressive summary of his discussion thus far, the writer pointed out that people can be  still living by faith  when they die, even if by that time they do  not receive the things promised.  By faith the old saints saw the promised realities  from a distance  and persisted in their pilgrim character,  looking for a country of their own  and refusing to  return  to the land they had left. So too the readers should renounce the  opportunity  to go back to any form of their ancestral religion and should persist in  longing for a better country — a  heavenly one.  If they did so they, like the patriarchs, would be people with whom  God  would  not  be  ashamed  to be associated.  More Hodges, Zane C. “ Hebrews .”   The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures . Ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck. Vol. 2. Wheaton...

Still Living by Faith

Still Living by Faith Excerpt In an impressive summary of his discussion thus far, the writer pointed out that people can be  still living by faith  when they die, even if by that time they do  not receive the things promised.  By faith the old saints saw the promised realities  from a distance  and persisted in their pilgrim character,  looking for a country of their own  and refusing to  return  to the land they had left. So to the readers should renounce the  opportunity  to go back to any form of their ancestral religion and should persist in  longing for a better country — a  heavenly one.  If they did so they, like the patriarchs, would be people with whom  God  would  not  be  ashamed  to be associated.  More Hodges, Zane C. “ Hebrews .”   The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures . Ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck. Vol. 2. Wheaton, ...

Still Living by Faith

Still Living by Faith Excerpt In an impressive summary of his discussion thus far, the writer pointed out that people can be  still living by faith  when they die, even if by that time they do  not receive the things promised.  By faith the old saints saw the promised realities  from a distance  and persisted in their pilgrim character,  looking for a country of their own  and refusing to  return  to the land they had left. So to the readers should renounce the  opportunity  to go back to any form of their ancestral religion and should persist in  longing for a better country — a  heavenly one.  If they did so they, like the patriarchs, would be people with whom  God  would  not  be  ashamed  to be associated.  More Hodges, Zane C. “ Hebrews .”  The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures . Ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck. Vol. 2. Wheaton, ...

Still Living by Faith

Still Living by Faith Hebrews 11:13–16. In an impressive summary of his discussion thus far, the writer pointed out that people can be still living by faith when they die, even if by that time they do not receive the things promised. By faith the old saints saw the promised realities from a distance and persisted in their pilgrim character, looking for a country of their own and refusing to return to the land they had left. So too the readers should renounce the opportunity to go back to any form of their ancestral religion and should persist in longing for a better country—a heavenly one. If they did so they, like the patriarchs, would be people with whom God would not be ashamed to be associated. Hodges, Zane C. “ Hebrews .” The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures. Ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck. Vol. 2. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985. 808. Print.

Still living by Faith

Still living by Faith Excerpt In an impressive summary of his discussion thus far, the writer pointed out that people can be  still living by faith  when they die, even if by that time they do  not receive the things promised.  By faith the old saints saw the promised realities  from a distance  and persisted in their pilgrim character,  looking for a country of their own  and refusing to return  to the land they had left. So too the readers should renounce the  opportunity  to go back to any form of their ancestral religion and should persist in  longing for a better country — a  heavenly one.  If they did so they, like the patriarchs, would be people with whom  God  would  not  be  ashamed  to be associated.  More Hodges, Zane C. “Hebrews.”  The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures . Ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck. Vol. 2. Wheaton, IL: ...

Still Living By Faith

Still Living By Faith Excerpt ‎In an impressive summary of his discussion thus far, the writer pointed out that people can be still living by faith when they die, even if by that time they do not receive the things promised. By faith the old saints saw the promised realities from a distance and persisted in their pilgrim character, looking for a country of their own and refusing to return to the land they had left. So too the readers should renounce the opportunity to go back to any form of their ancestral religion and should persist in longing for a better country—a heavenly one. If they did so they, like the patriarchs, would be people with whom God would not be ashamed to be associated. Hodges, Zane C. “ Hebrews .” The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures. Ed. J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck. Vol. 2 . Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985. 808. Print.