Scripture Folios
Abram Believed the Lord
Genesis 15:5–6 And the Lord took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.” Abram believed the Lord , and it was credited to him as righteousness. Chapter Related Romans 4:18–21 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb. Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised. Chapter Related Romans 1:17 For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.” Chapter Related Romans 3:28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law. Chapter Related John 3:36 “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.” Chapter Related
By Faith
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see. Chapter Related Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. Chapter Related Hebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going. Chapter Related Hebrews 11:27 By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible. Chapter Related Hebrews 11:31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient. Chapter Related Daniel 3:17–18 “If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king. But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.” Chapter Related Hebrews 11:13 All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. Chapter Related
Your Faith Has Healed You
Matthew 8:8–10 The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.” When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.” Chapter Related Matthew 15:27–28 “Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” “O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour. Chapter Related Mark 5:34 “Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.” Chapter Related Mark 9:23–24 “If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!” Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!” Chapter Related Mark 6:5–6 So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them. And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people. Chapter Related Luke 17:5–6 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.” Chapter Related
Faith Expressing Itself through Love
James 2:14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Chapter Related James 2:17–18 So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. Chapter Related Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love. Chapter Related
I Have Kept the Faith
2 Corinthians 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. Chapter Related John 20:29 Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” Chapter Related Luke 22:31–32 “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” Chapter Related Luke 18:8 “I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?” Chapter Related Hebrews 12:1–2 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Chapter Related 2 Timothy 4:7–8 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing. Chapter Related
Abram is taken outside and told to count the stars: so shall your offspring be. He has no son, and he believes the Lord, and it is credited to him as righteousness. Paul keeps coming back to it. Against all hope Abraham believed, fully persuaded that God was able to do what he had promised, and “the righteous will live by faith.” Hebrews calls faith “the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see,” and then, instead of explaining, tells stories: Abraham setting out without knowing where he was going, Moses persevering “because he saw Him who is invisible,” Rahab taking in the spies. Many of them died in faith without receiving what was promised. Three young men tell the king of Babylon that God is able to save them, “but even if He does not,” they will not bow. In the Gospels Jesus finds faith where no one expected it, in a Roman centurion and a Canaanite mother, and is amazed at the unbelief in his hometown. A father cries, “I do believe; help my unbelief!” and that is enough; faith the size of a mustard seed can uproot a tree. James insists it shows: faith without deeds is dead, and Paul says what matters is faith expressing itself through love. We walk by faith, not by sight. Jesus prays that Peter’s faith will not fail, and at the end Paul can say, “I have kept the faith.”