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b. Psalm 147:11
c. Titus 1:1-2
d. 1 John 3:2-3
b. Conviction
8. According to the last half of verse 6, why is it impossible to please God without faith?
9. Read Genesis 6:5-8. a. What were the conditions like on earth during the time Noah lived?
b. How does Noahs life encourage you in the times in which you live?
11. From Romans 4:20-21, how did Abraham maintain his faith?
12. What do we learn from Hebrews 12:22-24 and Revelation 21:22-27 about the city Abraham anticipated in faith?
These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. 14 For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 15 If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 But as it is, they
desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city. 13. When the things you are hoping for by faith seem to be far off, what encouragement can you take from this passage?
14. What attitudes about your life would change if you were to think of yourself as a stranger and exile on the earth?
16. How do the examples of the faithful people in this passage confirm the definition of faith in 11:1?