Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and Living Our Religion

Unit 1 

Choice Two: Hebrews 11–12. Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ

1.    In Hebrews 11, Paul recounted the faith of many ancient men and women. Read Hebrews 11. 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
Enoch ​	5	Had a testimony and pleased God	He was translated with our seeing death
Noah	7	Obeyed by building an ark to save his house	Was saved and became heir of the righteousness
Abraham	8-10	Obeyed and went out looking for a land to live	Inherited and lived in the land of promise which foundations were made by God.
Sara	11	Had faith in the promise of God	Conceived a child in her old age.
Isaac	20	Blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come	His sons became fathers of many
Jacob	21	Blessed the sons of Joseph (patriarchal blessing)	The promise that they will received everything prepared for them
Joseph	22	Mentioned the departure of the children of Israel and asked them to take his body	The children of Israel received freedom
Moses 23	26-30	Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt,	Was called to be a prophet and lead the Israelites out of Egypt

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

      a) Ananias – Acts 9:10-17

                  He showed faith by obeying God’s commandment to find and help Saul (Paul). Ananias knew Paul was a powerful man who persecuted and imprisoned the saints. By faith, Ananias performed a miracle on Saul and this one recovered his sight. Ananias baptized Saul.

      b) Eve – Moses 5:11

                  Eve’s faith helped her recognized that the fall was necessary to obey the commandment of God to multiply and replenish the earth, know good from evil, and to endure to gain eternal life. She became the mother of all living, which is the meaning of her name.

      c) Mary, the mother of Jesus. By faith, Mary accepted the will of the Lord as she was chosen to become the mother of the Savior. She was also a brave woman, as she witnessed the death of her son.

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

      Putting the examples of faithful persons he listed in chapter 11, he encouraged the saints to live a righteous life free of sin. He told them to have faith in Christ as the “finisher of our faith,” or in other words, “the Leader and perfecter of our faith.”

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

      Even when faith and belief are related, one is different from the other. Faith is active, while belief is passive. Belief implies knowing that something is true; faith is the conviction of it. A person cannot have faith without believing, but she can belief without faith.

I have posted the answers to the blog I created. I chose this because I liked the list of faithful servants of the Lord Paul included in this chapter. It was a great reminder of what He expects from us and that it is doable because others have done it, they had faith in Him.  

Unit 2

Choice 3: James 3–4. Living Our Religion

1.       Read James 1:19; 3:1–13; 4:11; and the institute student manual commentary for James 3:8, “The Importance of Taming the Tongue” (p. 410). Using these resources, make two lists:

Things We Say That Are Offensive to God	Things We Say That Are Pleasing to God
Anger Inappropriate and profane language Arrogance Envy Speak evil of others Being judgmental Uncontrollable temper	Swift to hear    Slow to speak    Meekness    Speaking with care    Clean vocabulary    Kindness    Love out neighbor    Self-control

2.    Referring to the following chart, read James 4:1–4 and identify four symptoms of people who are friends of the world. Read James 4:7–12 and write a prescription that would help people overcome the “world.” Write your responses in the appropriate column:

Symptoms of Being in the World (James 4:1-4)	Prescription for Being out of the World (James 4:7-12
Lust Murder Envy Ask amiss to consume it upon lust	Submit To God Resist the devil Draw nigh to God Clean hand and purify heart (repent) Humble in the sight of the Lord Do not judge others .