Are you walking by faith?

Are We Walking By Christian FAITH?
2Corinthians 5:1-8

Hebrews 11:6 declares it is impossible to please God without faith.

Are you walking by Christian faith this morning? If your Christian faith was place on trial would there be enough evidence to convict you?

This morning I want to look at “Faith”. What is it, how do we live by it, and how do we obtain it.

Turn with me to 2Cor 5:18 read and pray.

What is Faith?

For the world’s definitions we turn to the dictionary – “confidence or trust in a person or thing (1), belief that is not based on truth (2)”.
Considering the world’s definition, how many of you have placed your trust in someone or something and been let down? How about testing something that hasn’t been tested before?
We all have placed our faith in someone or something at some point.
If you think about it you have placed faith in something this morning.
The vehicle you arrived in.
The people driving down the streets.
Even the pew you are sitting in this morning.
Hebrews 11:1 gives us the biblical or Christian definition for Faith – “Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen”. Turn with me to Hebrews 11
Hebrews chapter 11 is considered to be the chapter on faith. It is also known as the Faith Hall of Fame. In this chapter you will see the record of many men and women who lived by, walked by, and were led by faith. 
Let’s look at a few examples of faith as found in chapter 11.
Verse 7, Noah being led by god to build an ark. (Gen 6:1 – 9:17)
God had told Noah to build an ark and to gather the animals by twos because he was going to bring rain and flood the earth.
Verses 17–19, Abraham followed God by offering up his son Isaac. (Gen 22)
God commanded Abraham to offer Isaac (his promised son) as a sacrificial offering. Abraham believed God would raise Isaac from the dead.
Isaac shows great faith that day as well.
He knew they were going to make a sacrifice but wasn’t carrying one with them.
Also he laid his life down to be this sacrifice. (Hold you place in Hebrews and Turn to Gen 22). It is said that Isaac is about 15 years old at this time so that would make Abraham about 115. I think if Isaac wanted to he could have taken his father.
Verse 30, Joshua leads the people by faith around the walls of Jericho. (Joshua 6:1-20
Christian faith may be called a gift of God as wrought in the heart by the Holy Spirit through the Word of God, and the grace of Jesus Christ. Faith in its full meaning is therefore, a personal and spiritual union with the Savior through which we are one with Him as He is one with the Father.
How do we live by Faith?
We should have a hope.
Rom 8:24&25 “For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.”
We should believe in the unseen.
2Cor 4:18 “While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. “
We should be in God’s word to have faith.
Romans 10:17 “so then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of god”. 
We should understand that it is God who gives faith.
Ephesians 2:8-9 “for by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is a gift of God: Not of works lest any man should boast.
While it is true Salvation is a gift that we can’t earn. I would like to place the focus on Faith.
If the emphasis was placed on faith we would understand this verse to say that our faith is a gift of God.

How do we obtain Faith?

We obtain faith through a relationship with Christ.

Please close your eyes and consider your walk with Christ. If your faith is more based on the world (money, job, or man’s ability) or if this morning the evidence they had against you wouldn’t convict you in court please consider making it right with the lord as we pray.