Subject: Have you ever read a book by a Catholic? |
Bible Note: Tim, You make a good point to state that the phrase is not defined. This is an interesting phrase nontheless! Possibly we can get a sense of it from Hebrews 11:8: "By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going." Obviously this being a reference to Gen. 12:1-4. Abraham's "obedience" was "by faith"- the focus of Hebrews 11. C. H. Spurgeon referred to this example as "the obedience of faith" in one of his enlightening sermons of the same title. It is an interesting and worthwhile read:-) Israel had to obey to receive the blessings of God. By contrast, we have been blessed (Eph. 1:3) that this would bring obedience. Therefore, our obedience is "by faith". Speaking the Truth in Love, |