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Abraham » Piety of
That is why all turns upon faith; it is to make the promise a matter of favour, to make it secure for all the offspring, not simply for those who are adherents of the Law but also for those who share the faith of Abraham ??of Abraham who is the father of us all (as it is written, I have made you a father of many nations). Such a faith implies the presence of the God in whom he believed, a God who makes the dead live and calls into being what does not exist. For Abraham, when hope was gone, hoped on in faith, and thus became the father of many nations ??even as he was told, So numberless shall your offspring be.
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and the scripture was fulfilled: Abraham believed God, and this was counted to him as righteousness ??he was called God's friend.
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Abraham » Trial of his faith in the offering of isaac
It was by faith, when Abraham was put to the test, that he sacrificed Isaac, he was ready to sacrifice his only son, although he had received the promises
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When our father Abraham offered his son Isaac on the altar, was he not justified by what he did?
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Angel (a spirit) » Appearances of » To abraham
Animals » Lions » Rams, used in sacrifices
Bible stories for children » The young man whom an angel saved
the Burnt offering » The most ancient of all sacrifices
Courage » Instances of the courage of conviction » In offering isaac
Delayed blessings » Sacrifice, provided
Faith » Trial of » Abraham, when commanded to offer isaac
It was by faith, when Abraham was put to the test, that he sacrificed Isaac, he was ready to sacrifice his only son, although he had received the promises and had been told that it is through Isaac that your offspring shall be reckoned ??19 for he considered that God was able even to raise men from the dead. Hence he did get him back, by what was a parable of the resurrection.
Horns » Animals with, mentioned » The ram
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham » Offered in sacrifice by his father
It was by faith, when Abraham was put to the test, that he sacrificed Isaac, he was ready to sacrifice his only son, although he had received the promises
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When our father Abraham offered his son Isaac on the altar, was he not justified by what he did?
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Offerings » Human sacrifices » Offered by » Abraham
It was by faith, when Abraham was put to the test, that he sacrificed Isaac, he was ready to sacrifice his only son, although he had received the promises and had been told that it is through Isaac that your offspring shall be reckoned ??19 for he considered that God was able even to raise men from the dead. Hence he did get him back, by what was a parable of the resurrection.
Resurrection » Typified » isaac
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Typified
for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so the Son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
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Sheep » Offered in sacrifice » By abraham
Temptation » A test
It was by faith, when Abraham was put to the test, that he sacrificed Isaac, he was ready to sacrifice his only son, although he had received the promises
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Blessed is he who endures under trial; for when he has stood the test, he will gain the crown of life which is promised to all who love Him.
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You will rejoice then, though for the passing moment you may need to suffer various trials; that is only to prove your faith is sterling (far more precious than gold which is perishable and yet is tested by fire), and it redounds to your praise and glory and honour at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Greet it as pure joy, my brothers, when you come across any sort of trial, sure that the sterling temper of your faith produces endurance;