Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ

In Hebrews 11 Paul recounted the faith of many ancient men and women. Read Hebrews 11 and fill in the chart below listing eight other people and how each person demonstrated his or her faith and what blessings the Lord gave each of them.

Name	Verse	How They Demonstrated Faith	Blessings They Received
Abel	4	Offered a “more excellent sacrifice”	A witness from God that he was righteous
Noah	7	Being warned he constructed an ark	He became an heir of righteousness
Abraham	8	Went looking for a place without knowing where to go	He found the place and received it as his inheritance
Sara	11	She believed that the Lord would deliver his promise	She conceived and gave birth.
Abraham	17	Offered his son Isaac as a sacrifice	His seed went forth through Isaac
Isaac	20	Blessed Jacob and Esau of things to come	They were blessed
Jacob	21	Blessed both sons of Joseph while dying	They were blessed
Moses	24-27	Suffered affliction and forsake Egypt	saved in infancy, Escaped Egypt, Passed through Red Sea
Rehab	31	Received spies upon Lord's direction	Perished not

Give at least three examples of other individuals found in scriptures or whom you know who could be included in this chapter.

Example	Faith	Blessing
Nephi	That God would deliver the plates that Laban had	They received them
Enos	Prayed unto God for strength	Found what needed and got through the wilderness
Moroni	Believed that God would protect the plates he hid	Joseph Smith brought them forth and translated them

Read Hebrews 12:1–2 and write what Paul encouraged the Saints to do to show their faith.

Set aside sins and natural tendencies to do evil once you do so gain patience and move forward to God’s will.

Read the institute student manual Points to Ponder sections “Developing Faith Is Active Belief, Which Is More than Just Belief” (p. 400); “Fully Developed Faith Is Power” (pp. 400–401). Describe in writing how faith is different than belief.

Belief is just a passive knowledge of a concept. Faith is 100% knowledge that compels one to act. Faith is a principle of continuous action. Faith is gradually lifted when we act. When we act we receive revelation of the truthfulness of that which we do.