The Grace Faith

I know that when this topic pops up, the first verse that comes to mind is Hebrews 11. I want us look at the results of faith which are evident in the word of God. The bible says, “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going” (Hebrews 11:8). This is father of faith, the man whom it is said to have believed in God without faltering. This is the story of Genesis 12 where Abraham (then Abram), left Haran. Did you know in this instance Abraham did not completely obey God’s word? Perhaps you ask, how? The Lord said to him, “Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you” (Genesis 12:1). The Lord commanded him to leave his family; obviously the Lord is not talking about Sarah. The word family here in the Hebrew is môwledeth ( מו֗לֶדֶת ), by implication this word means the lineage. Abraham did not fully obey the word of God...