Answer: Speak
"By faith, Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead." - Hebrews 11:4 (NIV)
(Contributed by Donna39)
From Quiz: Is That Taken On Faith?
Answer: to die
It says in Hebrews 9:27, "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this comes the judgement."
This verse simply says we're all gonna die eventually. But it's not over there, most Christians believe, because one day everyone has to sit at the throne of God and be judged.
From Quiz: Hebrews
Answer: The shedding of blood
In Leviticus God told Moses how everything was going to be. He gave Moses the law and told him what to do for every sin that might be committed. If someone wronged someone else they had to make a sacrifice before they could be forgiven. Before the Israelites left Egypt they had to sacrifice a lamb and coat their door frames with its blood.
For the forgiveness of sins today, Christians believe that if you confess your sins to God he will forgive you. The blood was shed when Jesus died on the cross for us all about 2,000 years ago. That's what Christians are all about right there!
From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: Hebrews
Answer: Jericho
Rahab showed her faith by betraying her own people to help the Israelite spies. She had heard the stories of the God of Israel and she knew that God would give Jericho to Israel. Her decision to protect the spies saved her and her family. (Hebrews 11:31)
(Contributed by Tatisboy)
From Quiz: Is That Taken On Faith?
Answer: for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness
In verse 7 of this passage in the King James Version we are informed that
"If ye endure chastening (discipline), God dealeth with you as sons..."
God does not get a thrill out of being "mean", anymore than an earthly parent should when correcting their children.
He simply wants what is best for us. No parent in their right mind would consider allowing their child to play in the middle of a busy thoroughfare of traffic, and even though the child might think they were being "mean", the parent has the child's best interest at heart if they prevent such dangerous behavior.
From Quiz: Hebrews, Huh? Hmm...
Answer: That they would keep on loving others as long as life lasts.
"Our great desire is that you will keep right on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true." 6:11
From Quiz: Hebrews
Answer: once
It says in Hebrews 10:10, "By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all."
The Old Testament describes giving a sacrifice once a year to make up for the people's sins. Most Christians believe that Christ was the ultimate sacrifice: once he died on the cross and rose again, the debt (of sin) was paid for in full.
From Quiz: Hebrews
Answer: They had faith
The story talked about in the verse can be found in Exodus 13:17-14:31. Let me back up a little bit and tell you of the events leading up to it. The Israelites had been enslaved in Egypt for 430 years. Then God sent Moses to tell Pharaoh to set the Israelites free. It wasn't until after the Egyptians had suffered through the Ten Plagues that he finally let them go.
God then led them into the desert toward the Red Sea. However, Pharaoh changed his mind and set out with all of the chariots in Egypt to stop them. He pursued them to the Red Sea and that's where God performed a miracle. The Israelites came to the Red Sea then they looked back and saw the Egyptians and were afraid. God told Moses to raise his staff and stretch his arm over the sea. Moses did this and God parted the waters of the sea and the Israelites crossed over on dry ground. When they had all crossed over the sea God told Moses to stretch his hand over the sea again. God then let the water flow back on the ground and the sea drowned the Egyptians. After this the Israelites praised God for giving them victory.
From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: Hebrews
Answer: Moses
(KJV) Hebrews 11:24,25 says, "By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharoah's daughter; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season."
Moses could have lived a life filled with riches and ease, but chose rather to defend his oppressed brethren instead. From an earthly standpoint, it was a foolish trade. Moses cast down the life of a prince to spend the next 80 or so years as a shepherd and the leader of an ungrateful people. But Moses had his eyes on God and things eternal rather than those of this world.
(Contributed by dean521)
From Quiz: Is That Taken On Faith?
Answer: it had been established under the Mosaic law that the sacrificial animal should be burned outside the camp
Under the Mosaic Law, (the law of Moses), the sacrificial animal was to be taken outside the camp of the people to be burned. Jesus fulfilled this legal criteria, as the "Lamb of God", and in verse 13 we see that we are instructed to "go forth unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach."
This is interpreted by many Christians to mean that we must approach Jesus as our mediator and the one who can forgive us of our sins.
From Quiz: Hebrews, Huh? Hmm...
