What's faith? by RC Sproul
Jesus is considered by scholars such as Weber to be an example of a charismatic religious leader. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) No better answer is given in perhaps all the Bible than in the great eleventh chapter of the book of Hebrews . Here a tapestry is unfolded, depicting great examples of faith from the record of Old Testament heroes. In great castles, dark tapestries hang on musty walls to portray the exploits of great knights and lords from long ago, preserving the virtues and valors that made the kingdom great. Hebrews 11 is no musty hallway! It is a spiritual walkway adorned by the weaving of God 's living Word, depicting faith as the key virtue by which God has made His kingdom great. Hebrews 11 is often called the " Hall of Heroes ." But the true hero of this chapter is God who gives faith to His own, by which the smallest of men and women have done great things in His strength. Hebrews 11 shows that faith is so important because God's people are bese