Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ

1.    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
Enoch	5	He had a strong testimony and he “pleased God”	He was translated “that he should not see death”
Noah	7	His “house” (or Family) was saved from the flood. “became an heir of the righteousness which is by faith.”	Prepared the Ark
Abraham	8	Followed the Lord’s commandments without knowing what would happen	“sojourned in the land of promise…dwelling in tabernacles”
Sara	11	Believed strongly that God would keep his promises	Had a child in her old age.
Abraham	17	Was willing to sacrifice his son	Was blessed with the Abrahamic covenant to continue through Isaac.
Moses’s Parents	23	Hid Their song from Pharaoh for 3 months	They were not afraid of the King’s commandments.
Moses	24	“Refused to be called the son of Pharoah’s daughter” and rather he suffered affliction with the people of God.	Was able to save the children of Israel from their bondage
Rahab	31	Received the spies with peace	Did not perish with the rest of the city.

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

Ammon (and his brothers) followed the spirit to teach the Lamanites and they were protected and were able to convert because of it.
Alma the Elder had continuous faith in the Lord and prayed often (along with other saints) and his Son was eventually converted and changed.
The Sons of Helaman had faith that if they did not doubt God would deliver them, and they were all protected from death.
3.    Read Hebrews 12:1–2 and write what Paul encouraged the Saints to do to show their faith.
To Trust in the Lord, to be patient and to “lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us”.
 
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.
Belief is passive. Faith however is more active. When someone has Faith it is implied that they will do something about that Faith. However faith is not just an action, it is also a power. In “Fully developed Faith is Power” faith is said to be “the first great governing principle which has power, dominion, and authority over all things” Faith may start out as a belief, but once it is acted upon and exercised it becomes stronger and more of a conviction. It has more power and meaning. Through faith things have happened and lives have been changed. Through belief however things remain the same.