The Life of Abraham: An Obedient Faith Genesis 22.1-19
A. THE STORY
1. Abraham faces a test
2. Abraham responds to the test
a. Obedience
b. Faith
3. Abraham passes the test
B. THE LESSON
1. We need a faith that obeys [15-18]
James 2.21-24
2. We need the kind of faith that enables us to obey
a. Faith in God’s authority [12]
The fear of the Lord:
We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things. [Luther]
…that affectionate reverence, by which the child of God bends himself humbly & carefully to his Father’s will. His wrath is so bitter, and His love so sweet; that hence springs an earnest desire to please Him. [C. Bridges]
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