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NASB | Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 11:7 By faith [with confidence in God and His word] Noah, being warned by God about events not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his family. By this [act of obedience] he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness which comes by faith. [Gen 6:13-22] |
Subject: Quality of faith |
Bible Note: Dear Terrib, I'll jump in here, too. Something you said triggered a thought that I should have expressed in my last post. There is a doctrine that I've been meaning to post about called "the sufficiency of Scripture." Wayne Grudem defines it very well in his Systematic Theology (page 127): "The sufficiency of Scripture means that Scripture contained all the words of God He intended His people to have at each stage of redemptive history, and that it now contains all the words of God we need for salvation, for trusting Him perfectly, and for obeying Him perfectly." Even way back in Genesis the question of believing what God has said has been at issue. God gave a command in Genesis 2:16-17 and it was questioned in Genesis 3:1. Man believed the lie rather than the Word of God -- the result was the fall. Today, we have more of the Word of God than was available to Adam and Eve. The Apostle states, "God, Who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by Whom also He made the worlds." (Hebrews 1:1-2) Again, the very same question is before us as was before our first parents. Will we believe the Word of God? The issue has not changed. Will we be the law makers, or will we submit to the Law Maker? In Him, Doc |