Heb 11:7 Faith Condemns the World

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Faith Condemns the World

Heb 11:7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

Much as faith alone saves, the faith that saves is the faith that works, which is to say it is application oriented. While one is not to put faith in the applications or outworkings of one's faith, yet one's works will reflect one's faith. Thus Noah's faith was visible by his building of the Ark.

Normally Noah is portrayed as simply the builder of the ark, but in fact he was more than that. Peter writes of Noah saying, "Noah, a preacher of righteousness". 2Peter 2:5b Noah preached about righteous living. We live in an age where Christians not only tolerate the sinfulness of the world, but embrace it, and condemn those who don't tolerate it.  If you have saving faith then not only will you abhor sin, you will also preach against it and you will be active and vocal in the propagation of the gospel message. Jesus said of his unbelieving brothers, "The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that what it does is evil" John 7:7

What actions have you taken "by faith"?

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