Most of us have heard of Eric Liddell. He was the Olympic athlete whose religious convictions would not let him compete on Sunday. His story was later immortalized in the movie Chariots of Fire. He might have done more in athletics, but Eric knew he had a more important race to run. In 1925, he went to China where he served the Lord for the rest of his life.
Biblical faith is frequently misunderstood in our culture, even by those who exercise it.
Throughout this chapter we will see biblical faith explained and illustrated.
“Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence. Faith is belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, the lack of evidence.” – Richard Dawkins
If your faith in Christ has ever wavered, this chapter is for you. Biblical faith is our willing response to God, expressed inwardly by submissive trust, and outwardly by obedience.
Here’s the rest of Hebrews 10 from last week.
Hebrews 10b.mp3 (Jake Medlong)
Central Reflections 