Grace & Justification

[AlegreFe]

I am starting this new thread. In Manny’s thread about the Ten Commandments we started talking about Grace. We are saved by Grace through Faith.

This subject matter was not really going off topic from Manny’s thread because by obeying the Ten Commandments we receive more Grace. But we could actually start a whole new thread on GRACE.

I was replying to simbagizmo in the other thread and that’s when I decided to start this new thread on GRACE. Here is my reply to simbagizmo;

OK, you have confused me with your statments. Please help. You stated that you received the gift of salvation at baptism by Grace, and you did nothing. I assume by this you were baptized as an infant. Then you agreed that you receive the free gift of salvation through Faith.

I stated that I received Sanctifying Grace at baptism. Having Faith is, I guess you could say, a process. I’m being converted every day. It’s not just a one time thing. I have to keep doing something in order to keep receiving more Grace. I do that by showing my Faith. But initially I did nothing to receive SANCTIFYING Grace; that was at my baptism. That was God’s free gift to me. Free because I did nothing to deserve it.

The Holy Spirit makes it possible for me to receive Sanctifying Grace. I can “kill” that grace by sinning and not repenting. When that happens, the Holy Spirit departs from me and I die. I no longer have life in Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ said “he who eats this bread and drinks this cup will have eternal life.” That bread is the Body & Blood of Jesus Christ. In order to receive Him I must be free from mortal sin. Which is why I should go to confession before receiving Jesus. I confess my veniel sins because I could use all the Grace I can get. With that, I can then receive Jesus and have LIFE.

Cont…

 

[AlegreFe]

…cont

Catholics believe that Grace is INFUSED into us and that God POURS His Grace into us. So Grace actually does something to us internally. Sanctifying Grace at Baptism took away original sin. Sanctifying Grace at Confession takes away my sin. After Confession I can then receive Jesus Christ in Holy Communion. I am now in a State of Grace and completely clean from sin, “white as snow.” But I have to keep living a holy life in order to stay in a State of Grace.

INFUSED grace is a term often used by Catholic theologians to
describe in metaphorical terms how God “pours” grace into our
souls or, to put it another way, “fills” us with his grace. The
word “infused” denotes the idea of something being “poured into”
and is seen most commonly in the Latin formula gratia infusia.
This language is symbolic, of course, but it is certainly biblical.
Some Protestant critics of the Catholic Church criticize the
concept of infused grace as being “unbiblical,” but as the
following verses show, the concept is completely biblical.

“You are the fairest of the sons of men; grace is poured upon
your lips; therefore God has blessed you for ever” (Psalm 45:2).

“For the palace will be forsaken . . . until the Spirit is poured upon
us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and
the fruitful field is deemed a forest” (Isaiah 32:14-15).

“And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out
my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old
men shall dream dreams; yea, and on my menservants and my
maidservants in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they
shall prophesy” (Acts 2:17-18).

“And Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and
signs among the people” (Acts 6:8).

“And when they had prayed, the place in which they were
gathered together was shaken; and they were all filled with the
Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness” (Acts 4:31).

“And the believers from among the circumcised who came with
Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been
poured out even on the Gentiles” (Acts 10:45).

“When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad; and he
exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast
purpose; for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of
faith” (Acts 11:23-24).

“And hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been
poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been
given to us” (Romans 5:5).

“And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be
filled with the Spirit” (Eph. 5:18).

“He saved us, not because of deeds done by us in righteousness,
but in virtue of his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and
renewal in the Holy Spirit, which he poured out upon us richly
through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that we might be justified by
his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal life” (Titus 3:5-7)

Cont…

 

[AlegreFe]

…Cont

simbagizmo:

If you already received the gift at baptism, how can you receive it again when you come to Faith. Or if you receive Grace through Faith, how do you receive it at infant baptism when you yet have faith?

The key word here that you used is “again” which is not correct. I would be receiving more Grace.

simbagizmo:

As you have pointed out several time, correctly, that we are saved by Grace through Faith. It is through Faith one receives Grace by which we are saved.

Yes. But we cannot have Faith without first receiving God’s Sanctifying Grace. You can relate because you are aware that without God we can do NOTHING. So if that is true, how can we have Faith without God’s Grace.

In the Protestant world you must first profess your faith in order to receive God’s Grace. That just doesn’t make sense if you believe that you can do nothing without God. To me “without God” means “without the Holy Spirit” and/or “without God’s Grace” which we get God’s Grace via the Holy Spirit.

Here’s some good reading. Pray to the Holy Spirit.
GRACE AND JUSTIFICATION - CCC

 

[simbagizmo]

Sandy,

Since this is a new Thread, can we establish a consensus before we begin.

1. Grace = unmeritted Gift of Salvation.
2. We are saved THROUGH Faith, BY Grace
3. Good works perfects Faith, is an indicator of Faith, and will be produced if one has Faith.
4. Lack of Good works is an indicator of dead Faith, which leads to condemnation.
5. Works will measure one’s reward in heaven, but to one of Faith, will have no bearing on one’s salvation.
6. Good works are done to promote Jesus. They are not done of one’s own will, but by bending to the will of Jesus. They are done for Jesus’s glory and not of our own. One can take no credit for the Good works done, since they are not our will but Jesus will.
7. Dead works are efforts done to promote oneself. They are done so we can take credit for them and gain by them.
8. Justification = makes a sinner righteous to God. Remitts sins

Please correct anything you disagree with. I would like to have a starting point where we can both agree. If not, we tend to talk around each other, because we have different meaning of terms. If you do agree with this, I would like to take this one short topic at a time.

 

[Veritas41]

Sandy,

Since this is a new Thread, can we establish a consensus before we begin.

1. Grace = unmeritted Gift of Salvation.
   *No disagreement here, but would also add that in Catholic teaching grace is God’s life within us *
2. We are saved THROUGH Faith, BY Grace
   absolutely
3. Good works perfects Faith, is an indicator of Faith, and will be produced if one has Faith.
   no, good works are not automatic as a result of faith. this is why several passages in Scripture command good works (“bear fruit, keep the commandments, etc.” – John 15:10, Matt. 19:17, Galatians 5:6, Ephesians 2:10, James 2:22-24)
4. Lack of Good works is an indicator of dead Faith, which leads to condemnation.
   No, a lack of good works is an indication of lack of charity. It is possible to have faith and lack love (1 Corinthians 13)
5. Works will measure one’s reward in heaven, but to one of Faith, will have no bearing on one’s salvation.
   Read the verses cited in #3. Good works are love, and without love we will not be saved. 1 John 3:18-24, 5:1-3
6. Good works are done to promote Jesus. They are not done of one’s own will, but by bending to the will of Jesus. They are done for Jesus’s glory and not of our own. One can take no credit for the Good works done, since they are not our will but Jesus will.
   *We don’t do good works to promote ourselves. What we define as good works are those done in the power of God’s grace out of love for God – no self-promotion at all. We don’t take credit for the good works we do – they are possible only because of God’s grace within us. *
7. Dead works are efforts done to promote oneself. They are done so we can take credit for them and gain by them.
   That’s true
8. Justification = makes a sinner righteous to God. Remitts sins
   That is part of justification, but the Catholic understanding is that justification is entering into the very Trinitarian life of God, a life of grace. Sanctification is very much a part of justification – it isn’t optional. God has saved us in Christ so we can become like Him, not remain sinners.

Please correct anything you disagree with. I would like to have a starting point where we can both agree. If not, we tend to talk around each other, because we have different meaning of terms. If you do agree with this, I would like to take this one short topic at a time.

 

[AlegreFe]

Sandy,

Since this is a new Thread, can we establish a consensus before we begin.

Sure. I do want to say something first here. You are so patient if indeed you want to know what the Catholic Church teaches about this. I commend you for that.

1. Grace = unmeritted Gift of Salvation.

Unmeritted Gift from God which gives us life. :yup:

1. We are saved THROUGH Faith, BY Grace

We are sanctifyed by God’s Grace when we are baptized. Then we continue to receive more Grace through our faith which is shown by our works.

1. Good works perfects Faith, is an indicator of Faith, and will be produced if one has Faith.

Good works are produced by God not by our faith. God in turn gives us the grace to perform those good works which God created for us. Just because a person says that he/she “believes” does not mean that they will do good works.

I would like to add 1 Corinthians 13, where St. Paul says that “Love is the greatest of these.” If we don’t have Love I don’t believe we can have life.

1. Lack of Good works is an indicator of dead Faith, which leads to condemnation.

If you read James 2:24 you will know that “Faith without works is dead.” So you would be correct in saying this.

1. Works will measure one’s reward in heaven, but to one of Faith, will have no bearing on one’s salvation.

Not sure what you mean here.

1. Good works are done to promote Jesus. They are not done of one’s own will, but by bending to the will of Jesus. They are done for Jesus’s glory and not of our own. One can take no credit for the Good works done, since they are not our will but Jesus will.

We do good works because God prepared them for us then God gives us the Grace to do them.

1. Dead works are efforts done to promote oneself. They are done so we can take credit for them and gain by them.

Agreed.

1. Justification = makes a sinner righteous to God. Remitts sins

:yup:

GRACE AND JUSTIFICATION - CCC

• Justification detaches man from sin
• Justification is at the same time the acceptance of God’s righteousness through faith in Jesus Christ
• Justification has been merited for us by the Passion of Christ
• Justification establishes cooperation between God’s grace and man’s freedom
• Justification is the most excellent work of God’s love made manifest in Christ Jesus and granted by the Holy Spirit

Please correct anything you disagree with. I would like to have a starting point where we can both agree. If not, we tend to talk around each other, because we have different meaning of terms. If you do agree with this, I would like to take this one short topic at a time.

This idea sounds good.

 

[simbagizmo]

Sure. I do want to say something first here. You are so patient if indeed you want to know what the Catholic Church teaches about this. I commend you for that.

Unmeritted Gift from God which gives us life. :yup:

We are sanctifyed by God’s Grace when we are baptized. Then we continue to receive more Grace through our faith which is shown by our works.

Good works are produced by God not by our faith. God in turn gives us the grace to perform those good works which God created for us. Just because a person says that he/she “believes” does not mean that they will do good works.

I would like to add 1 Corinthians 13, where St. Paul says that “Love is the greatest of these.” If we don’t have Love I don’t believe we can have life.

If you read James 2:24 you will know that “Faith without works is dead.” So you would be correct in saying this.

Not sure what you mean here.

We do good works because God prepared them for us then God gives us the Grace to do them.

Agreed.

:yup:

GRACE AND JUSTIFICATION - CCC

• Justification detaches man from sin
• Justification is at the same time the acceptance of God’s righteousness through faith in Jesus Christ
• Justification has been merited for us by the Passion of Christ
• Justification establishes cooperation between God’s grace and man’s freedom
• Justification is the most excellent work of God’s love made manifest in Christ Jesus and granted by the Holy Spirit

This idea sounds good.

Thank you very much. I think we are ready for launch. Thank you also for your charity and patience with me. I just want to clear up point 5, that did not understand.
sknesovich:

1. Works will measure one’s reward in heaven, but to one of Faith, will have no bearing on one’s salvation.

1 Corinthians 3
11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
13 Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.
14 If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

In the passage above, Paul state that a man of faith, verse 12, will have his works revealed by fire, verse 13. The fire will consume dead works and the good works will be revealed, verse 13. For the good works that remain, the man will receive a reward in heaven, verse 14. All works that are burned up, these being the dead works, the man will loose his reward in heaven, verse 15.

But the man will still be saved, retain his salvation since his faith in Jesus Christ, the foundation, verse 15.

Are we OK with my point 5?

 

[Al_Masetti]

In my 60+ years as a Catholic [12 years of Catholic schools + a Masters at a Catholic college], I can say that the word “justification” never entered my lexicon. Never heard the word until it was used by some Protestant friends.

There seem to be lots of words for which there are no Catholic “equivalents”. Words, word choices, and a clear under understanding of the meaning of not only the words, but also of the meaning of the definition (and the words in the definition) are really important.

 

[ALLFORHIM]

In my 60+ years as a Catholic [12 years of Catholic schools + a Masters at a Catholic college], I can say that the word “justification” never entered my lexicon. Never heard the word until it was used by some Protestant friends.

There seem to be lots of words for which there are no Catholic “equivalents”. Words, word choices, and a clear under understanding of the meaning of not only the words, but also of the meaning of the definition (and the words in the definition) are really important.

Hi,
Are you serious? You really never heard the word justification ever or am I misunderstanding your post?Can I assume you read the bible?Because it is in there.

What does lexicon mean? I have never heard that word before.

 

[FCEGM]

. . .Are we OK with my point 5?

No.

Christ saves us from the loss of God within the soul, from separation from God within the soul. The Trinitarian presence of God within the soul (through Baptism, increased through the other sacraments and other ways, regained through the Sacrament of Penance if lost ) automatically sanctifies where He is at (i.e., the substance of the soul, the mind and the will). That means His presence makes right the soul in relation to God really, by sharing in His life. Once He’s there then all our activity of putting into action what we have received is coming from His presence within us first. But we can experience it as hard work, until another level is reached when the Holy Spirit takes over our experience such that everything just flows from within without a struggle, like a river that cannot help but flow - the contemplative and mystical level of the divine life.

So when we say “merit” we mean that God is united with the soul and thus is giving divine value to our accepting His grace to apply or develop, simultaneously with His willing it, the “talent” of a virtue. Otherwise, we can’t say “merit” when God is absent. With God actually present, He first, and we simultaneously together with Him-Who-Is-Within, do the same virtuous action (“work”) and that is how there is an increasing meriting of the intensity of His presence within us, and increasing of the quality of His love within us.

But many refuse to experience the pain of overcoming the resistance of our tendency to sin and thus refuse His grace: They refuse the Cross. And why “even when we do everything that is required of us we are still to regard ourselves as unworthy servants, who have done what we were told to do [from within by God ‘telling us’],” because we not only did not original the grace (He did), but He was with us as First Cause all through our co-willing it. Thus God brings to completion what He has will in us as First Cause. He then praises our accepting His grace by rewarding us with a greater intensity of His Love and Presence. HE (GOD) is our reward.

It is the correspondence of love, of mutually interactive friendship. Thus He is the First Cause of the whole action of our increasing sanctification and we the second and interior cause of the whole action simultaneously throughout the whole action. We can’t take credit for being the First Cause, and as second cause we only did what we were told (what we heard from within). The grace of radical sanctification makes us right with God Who dwells within.

bringyou.to/apologetics/a127.htm

Also see:

bringyou.to/apologetics/a53.htm “Grace and Justification”

 

[simbagizmo]

No.

bringyou.to/apologetics/a127.htm

Also see:

bringyou.to/apologetics/a53.htm “Grace and Justification”

I am sorry. That I do not understand what the quote you gave has to do with the 1 Corinthians 3 verse I posted and the 5th point I was trying to get agreement on. If you could specifically state where the break down of the 1 Corinthians passage is flawed, that would be helpful.

1 Corinthians 3
11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
13 Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.
14 If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

Verse 11 - Jesus Christ is the foundation of a Christian. No other foundation can exist. For a Christian, his faith in Jesus Christ is his foundation

Verse 12 - A christian can build upon the foundation of Christ. Gold, silver, precious stones are the good works done by Jesus through the believer. Wood, hay, and stubble represent dead works which are done by the believer for his own glory and his own will.

Verse 13 - All the believers works will be brought to light, good works and dead works. Fire will try the works of the believer showing them as good or dead.

Verse 14 - If after the fire, the believers work are shown as good by surviving the fire. With these works, the believer gains reward in heaven.

Verse 15 - The works that are dead will be burned up and the believer will lose the rewards for these in heaven. But the believer will not loose his salvation.

 

[pumpqeen]

Matthew 5:17
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.

Romans 3:31
31Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.

What Christ is saying above is that He came specially to fulfill the requirements of the Law because the Law is the source that inflicted sin on man and through it, death. Now, if a person claims to follow Christ who came to fulfil THAT LAW, can the person wilfully violate the law? Certainly not. Although christians live by faith in His grace, they are in actuality supposed living personifications of the fulfilment of the law that was made possible through Christ. Jesus said “if a person says he is in the light, yet walks not in the light, he is a liar”.

Put on Christ. “I am the truth, the way and the life”.

 

[AlegreFe]

I just want to clear up point 5, that did not understand.

1. Works will measure one’s reward in heaven, but to one of Faith, will have no bearing on one’s salvation.

I agree up to a certain point. Your reason for the man being saved is different than mine. Allow me to post the verses except I will start one verse before you which is crucial here and will bring to light what you are missing here.

10 According to the grace of God given to me,
like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another
is building upon it. But each one must be careful how he
builds upon it,
11 for no one can lay a foundation other than the one
that is there, namely, Jesus Christ.
12 If anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver,
precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
13 the work of each will come to light, for the Day will
disclose it. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire
(itself) will test the quality of each one’s work.
14 If the work stands that someone built upon the
foundation, that person will receive a wage.
15 But if someone’s work is burned up, that one will
suffer loss; the person will be saved, but only as through fire.
16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and
that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 1 Cor 3:10-16

The first line there is the main reason for our survival; The GRACE of God.

But that aside, these verses state that a man is already SAVED no matter his works, be they bad or good. That’s what PURGATORY is all about. That’s what this is.

I can commit a sin (be it veniel or mortal) and then repent from it. I can go to confession and my sin will be wiped clean and I will be in a state of Grace after receiving Jesus Christ in Holy Communion. BUT, there is still this residual kind of stain left that will be cleaned in Purgatory. I can act one way today and be sorry for it tonight but that urge to act the same way tomorrow will still remain, even though I was sorry for it. It is in our nature to have that urge to do something that we don’t want to do, even though what we want to do is good because we love God. No matter what anyone says, we are all sinners. And unless we take care of our concupiscence here on earth it will be taken care of in purgatory, but only because of the Grace and Mercy of God.

 

[AlegreFe]

In my 60+ years as a Catholic [12 years of Catholic schools + a Masters at a Catholic college], I can say that the word “justification” never entered my lexicon. Never heard the word until it was used by some Protestant friends.

There seem to be lots of words for which there are no Catholic “equivalents”. Words, word choices, and a clear under understanding of the meaning of not only the words, but also of the meaning of the definition (and the words in the definition) are really important.

You have 20+ years on me but I know what you mean. I haven’t heard of the word growing up in school or at home either.

School and home for me and my siblings was more on how we are to be loving towards other people and “the golden rule” was always stressed in our house. Even though at the time I did not know it as “the golden rule.” We just knew it for the meaning of it, which is really what matters here. Just because we haven’t heard the name of a certain term or just because we haven’t heard a certain word does not mean that we don’t know how to act towards one another. I think I was brought up in a good way to love others. And as far as “justification” we were brought up to obey the Ten Commandments because that meant obeying God and if we obeyed God we would be with Him in the end. That is how I was raised.

It doesn’t matter how much a person knows certain “big” words. God said that Himself. We can have all the degrees in the world but if we don’t love God and our neighbor, those degrees won’t matter a thing, neither in Heaven nor in Hell.

 

[AlegreFe]

I am sorry. That I do not understand what the quote you gave has to do with the 1 Corinthians 3 verse I posted and the 5th point I was trying to get agreement on. If you could specifically state where the break down of the 1 Corinthians passage is flawed, that would be helpful.

If you see my previous reply to your post you might understand. Hopefully

simbagizmo:

Verse 11 - Jesus Christ is the foundation of a Christian. No other foundation can exist. For a Christian, his faith in Jesus Christ is his foundation

True… but only if God gives it to him by giving him the Grace that the man needs to believe in Jesus Christ.

44 No one can come to me unless the Father who
sent me draw him, and I will raise him on the last day.

This is the Grace of which we speak here. The GRACE is always first before anything else.

I asked my 12 year old daughter the other day, “what comes first, Grace or Faith?” She answered “Grace 'cause otherwise how would we have Faith?”

simbagizmo:

Verse 12 - A christian can build upon the foundation of Christ. Gold, silver, precious stones are the good works done by Jesus through the believer. Wood, hay, and stubble represent dead works which are done by the believer for his own glory and his own will.

True

simbagizmo:

Verse 13 - All the believers works will be brought to light, good works and dead works. Fire will try the works of the believer showing them as good or dead.

True and that is purgatory.

simbagizmo:

Verse 14 - If after the fire, the believers work are shown as good by surviving the fire. With these works, the believer gains reward in heaven.

True… but the man’s salvation is not in question here. He is already saved here. This is a question of what would it take to purge this man of his dead works… and possibly how long it could take too. This man is already “saved” but only as through fire. And that fire is the merciful love of God, Purgatory.

simbagizmo:

Verse 15 - The works that are dead will be burned up and the believer will lose the rewards for these in heaven. But the believer will not loose his salvation.

True but I doubt it works that way. All that is happening here is the purging of those dead works so that he can enter Heaven. Like I mentioned before this man is already saved but only as through fire, or purgatory. We cannot enter Heaven unless we are rid of all of these “dead works.”

 

[AlegreFe]

The main issue here is Grace and how God gives each one of us certain graces that we need to do our “good works” that need to be done. There is actual grace and habitual grace. I received Sanctifying Grace as an infant when I was baptized. But God did not give me actual graces at that time because I could not control what I do at that age. Actual Graces actually MOVE me to do good.

So hopefully you can better understand what I mean by getting MORE graces. I first received Sanctifying Grace then as my faith grows God gives me more graces to do good. But all my faith is only because of God’s Grace. And that is how I’m “saved” and go to Heaven.

 

[AlegreFe]

Hi,
Are you serious? You really never heard the word justification ever or am I misunderstanding your post?Can I assume you read the bible?Because it is in there.

I’m sure there are many words that are in the Catholic Faith of which you’ve never heard. Please don’t assume that you’ve heard it all just because you read the bible.

ALLFORHIM:

What does lexicon mean? I have never heard that word before.

It could be a dictionary or list of words in a certain book’s glossary… or just a list of words that one can put together for themselves.

 

[pumpqeen]

1 John 5:16
If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not lead to death, he should pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that he should pray about that.

Above shows that a christian’s salvation is still NOT secured upon baptism. Certain sin still leads the christian to spiritual death and will not be forgiven. Rewards for works of faith is another matter altogether.

 

[simbagizmo]

I agree up to a certain point. Your reason for the man being saved is different than mine. Allow me to post the verses except I will start one verse before you which is crucial here and will bring to light what you are missing here.

10 According to the grace of God given to me,
like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another
is building upon it. But each one must be careful how he
builds upon it,
11 for no one can lay a foundation other than the one
that is there, namely, Jesus Christ.
The first line there is the main reason for our survival; The GRACE of God.
But it is through Faith one receives the Grace of Salvation.

1Pe 1:5 Who are kept by the power of God **through faith **

 

[simbagizmo]

Hebrews 11
1 Now **faith **is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
2 **For by it **the elders obtained a good report.
3 **Through faith **we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
4 **By faith **Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
5 **By faith **Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
8 ** By faith **Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
9 **By faith **he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
11 **Through faith **also Sarah herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
16 But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
17 **By faith **Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
19 Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
20 **By faith **Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
21 **By faith **Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshiped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
22 **By faith **Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
23 **By faith **Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.
24 **By faith **Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;
25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward.
27 **By faith **he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
28 **Through faith **he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
29 **By faith **they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians attempting to do were drowned.
30 **By faith **the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
31 **By faith **the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthah; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:

33 **Who through faith **subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

It is through Faith, By Faith, we do good works and receive the Grace of Salvation. There is a few more verses to Hebrews 11. Just could not fit in Post, but please read them.