2nd Foundation Stone: Faith in God

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12 Foundation Stones
of Christian Faith
RLBruderick, Nov. 3, 2010
Foundation Stone #2:
Faith in God

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Hebrews 6:1-3 Therefore let us leave
the elementary teachings about
Christ and go on to maturity, not
laying again the foundation of
repentance from acts that lead to
death, and of faith in God, 2
instruction about baptisms, the
laying on of hands, the resurrection
of the dead, and eternal judgment.
3 And God permitting, we will do so.
(NIV)

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所以，我们应当离开基督
道理的开端，竭力进到完
全的地步，不必再立根基，
就如那懊悔死行，信靠神、
各样洗礼、按手之礼、死
人复活，以及永远审判各
等教训。

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12 Foundation Stones
Hebrews 6:1-3
Lesson 03, Foundation Stone:
1. Repentance from dead works
2. Faith towards God, especially faith in Jesus Christ –
who He is, what He did, and what He plans to do
3. The mighty Law of Faith
4. Water baptism
5. Holy Spirit baptism
6. Baptism of Fire
7. Praying for, Blessing & Appointing church leaders by
laying on hands
8. Healing by laying on hands
9. Imparting the Spirit and His Gifts by laying on hands
10. Spiritually dead resurrected
11. Physically dead resurrected
12. Eternal Judgment for absolutely everyone

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Q1:
The first reason Jesus
came to earth was to
get people to repent.
What was the second
reason?

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Q1:The first reason Jesus came to earth
was to get people to repent. What was
the second reason?
A: To get people to believe in
the Gospel (the Good News).
R: Mark 1:14,15

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Mar 1:14,15 Now after John was
arrested, Jesus came into
Galilee, proclaiming the
gospel of God, and saying,
"The time is fulfilled, and the
kingdom of God is at hand;
repent and believe in the
gospel."

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Mark 1:14,15 约翰下监以後，
耶稣来到加利利，宣传
神的福音， 说：「日期
满了，神的国近了。你
们当悔改，信福音！」

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Q2:
Realizing that we are
hopeless sinners, and
that the Law can’t save us
because it only shows us
how sinful we are, how
can we come to a holy
God?

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Q2: Realizing that we are hopeless
sinners, and that the Law can’t save us
since it only shows us how sinful we
are, how can we come to a holy God?
A: By faith. We are made
right by believing in what
Jesus did for us: He took
our punishment when he
died for us.
R: Romans 3:28, Galatians 2:16

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Romans 3:28 For we maintain
that a person is justified by
faith apart from the works
prescribed by the law.

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Romans 3:28 所以（有古卷：因为）
我们看定了：人称义是因著信，
不在乎遵行律法。
Galatians 2:16 既知道人称义不是
因行律法，乃是因信耶稣基督，
连我们也信了基督耶稣，使我
们因信基督称义，不因行律法
称义；因为凡有血气的，没有
一人因行律法称义。

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Galatians 2:16 yet we know that a
person is not justified by the
works of the law but by the
faithfulness of Jesus Christ. We,
too, have believed in Christ
Jesus so that we might be
justified by the faith of Christ
and not by the works of the law,
for no human being will be
justified by the works of the law.

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Q3:
When did God start accepting
people who had faith? After
Jesus came back to life?

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Q3: When did God start accepting
people who had faith? After Jesus
came back to life?
A: No, long before then. Way
back when he called out
Abraham to be the father of
his favorite nation, God
made his choice based on a
man’s faith.
R: Galatians 3:6-9, Genesis 12:1-4

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Galatians 3:6,7 In the same way,
Abraham "believed God,
and it was credited to him
as righteousness." You
see, then, that those who
have faith are Abraham's
real descendants.

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Gal 3:6,7 正如「亚伯拉罕
信神，这就算为他的
义」。 所以，你们要
知道：那以信为本的
人，就是亚伯拉罕的
子孙。

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Genesis 12:1-4 Now the LORD said
to Abram, "Go from your
country and your kindred and
your father's house to the land
that I will show you. And I will
make of you a great nation, and
I will bless you and make your
name great, so that you will be
a blessing. … and in you all the
families of the earth shall be
blessed." So Abram went, …

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Genesis 12:1-4 耶和华对亚伯兰说：
「你要离开本地、本族、父家，
往我所要指示你的地去。 我必叫
你成为大国。我必赐福给你，叫
你的名为大；你也要叫别人得福。
为你祝福的，我必赐福与他；那
咒诅你的，我必咒诅他。地上的
万族都要因你得福。」 亚伯兰就
照著耶和华的吩咐去了；罗得也
和他同去。亚伯兰出哈兰的时候
年七十五岁。

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Q4:
What is Abraham’s nickname,
and why?

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Q4: What is Abraham’s nickname, and
why?
A: Christians and Jews call
Abraham the “Father of our
faith” because he is the one
who first believed what God
told him strong enough to
produce children of faith.
R: Romans 4:13,16

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Romans 4:16 Everything
depends on having faith in
God, in order that the
promise may rest on grace
and be guaranteed to all
Abraham’s offspring--not
only to the doer of the law
but also to the one who
shares the faith of Abraham,
who is the father of us all,

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Rom 4:16 所以人得为後嗣是
本乎信，因此就属乎恩，
叫应许定然归给一切後
裔；不但归给那属乎律
法的，也归给那效法亚
伯拉罕之信的。

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Q5:
What is the opposite
of faith? And where
does that thing come
from? It is OK?

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Q5: What is the opposite of faith? And where
does that thing come from? Is it OK?
A: Doubt. If nobody lied, we could
believe everything, but there are liars in
this world, and they also have a father.
We doubt. It’s normal. But who wants
to be normal? I want to live forever and
be filled with the power of God.
Doubting keeps us in the natural world.
That does not please God.
R: John 8:43,44, Mark 11:22-24, Hebrews 11:6

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John 8:43,44 …You are of your
father the devil, and your will is
to do your father's desires. He
was a murderer from the
beginning, and has nothing to
do with the truth, because there
is no truth in him. When he lies,
he speaks out of his own
character, for he is a liar and
the father of lies.

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John 8:44 你们是出於你们的
父魔鬼，你们父的私欲
你们偏要行。他从起初
是杀人的，不守真理，
因他心里没有真理。他
说谎是出於自己；因他
本来是说谎的，也是说
谎之人的父。

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Mark 11:22-24 And Jesus answered
them, "Have faith in God. Truly, I
say to you, whoever says to this
mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown
into the sea,' and does not doubt in
his heart, but believes that what he
says will come to pass, it will be
done for him. Therefore I tell you,
whatever you ask in prayer, believe
that you have received it, and it will
be yours.

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Mark 11:22-24 耶稣回答说：「你们
当信服神。 我实在告诉你们，
无论何人对这座山说：『你挪
开此地，投在海里！』他若心
里不疑惑，只信他所说的必成，
就必给他成了。 所以我告诉
你们，凡你们祷告祈求的，无
论是什麽，只要信是得著的，
就必得著。

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Hebrews 11:6 Now without faith
it is impossible to please
God, for the one who
comes to him must
believe that he exists and
that he rewards those who
diligently search for him.

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Heb 11:6 人非有信，就不
能得神的喜悦；因为
到神面前来的人必须
信有神，且信他赏赐
那寻求他的人。

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Q6:
What natural things
do you believe
without seeing?

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Q6: What natural things do you believe
without seeing? ?
A: The world is round. There are
atoms. Did the Big Bang happen?
2+4=6. E=mc2. There germs that
cause sickness and disease. What
is qi? Is “8” lucky? Is it safe to
cross a road on a green light? Do
soldiers obey the words of their
officers?
R: Luke 7:2-9, John 3:12

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Luke 7:2-10 Now a centurion had a servant who was sick
and at the point of death, who was highly valued by
him. When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent
to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and
heal his servant. …
And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from
the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him,
"Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to
have you come under my roof. Therefore I did not
presume to come to you. But say the word, and let
my servant be healed. For I too am a man set under
authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one,
'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he
comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."
When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him,
and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, "I
tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith."
And when those who had been sent returned to the
house, they found the servant well.

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Luke 7:2-10 有一个百夫长所宝贵的仆人害病，快
要死了。百夫长风闻耶稣的事，就托犹太人的
几个长老去求耶稣来救他的仆人。 他们到了耶
稣那里，就切切的求他说：「你给他行这事是
他所配得的； 因为他爱我们的百姓，给我们建
造会堂。」 耶稣就和他们同去。离那家不远，
百夫长托几个朋友去见耶稣，对他说：「主啊！
不要劳动；因你到我舍下，我不敢当。 我也自
以为不配去见你，只要你说一句话，我的仆人
就必好了。 因为我在人的权下，也有兵在我以
下，对这个说：『去！』他就去；对那个说：
『来！』他就来；对我的仆人说：『你作这
事！』他就去做。」 耶稣听见这话，就希奇他，
转身对跟随的众人说：「我告诉你们，这麽大
的信心，就是在以色列中，我也没有遇见过。」
那托来的人回到百夫长家里，看见仆人已经好
了。

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John 3:12 If I have told you
earthly things and you
do not believe, how
can you believe if I tell
you heavenly things?

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Joh 3:12 我对你们说地上
的事，你们尚且不信，
若说天上的事，如何
能信呢？

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Q7:
What are some heavenly
(supernatural) things that
we can believe in?

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Q7: What are some heavenly (supernatural)
things that we can believe in?
A: That Jesus is God. That he
died, was buried and rose again
on the third day. That our sins
can be forgiven by the death of
Jesus Christ and that we can
live forever in the presence of
the Holy God, our loving
heavenly Father.
R: John 3:16, I Corinthians 15:3-6

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John 3:16 "For God so loved
the world, that he gave his
only Son, that whoever
believes in him should not
perish but have eternal
life.

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John 3:16 「神爱世人，
甚至将他的独生子
赐给他们，叫一切
信他的，不至灭亡，
反得永生。

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1 Corinthians 15:3-6 For I passed on to
you the most important points of
what I received: Christ died for our
sins in keeping with the Scriptures,
he was buried, he was raised on
the third day in keeping with the
Scriptures-and is still alive!- and he
was seen by Cephas, and then by
the twelve. After that, he was seen
by more than 500 brothers at one
time, …

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1 Corinthians 15:3-6 我当日所领受
又传给你们的：第一，就是基
督照圣经所说，为我们的罪死
了， 而且埋葬了；又照圣经
所说，第三天复活了， 并且
显给矶法看，然後显给十二使
徒看； 後来一时显给五百多
弟兄看，其中一大半到如今还
在，却也有已经睡了的。

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Q8:
What does it mean to
“believe in him”,
Jesus Christ?

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Q8: What does it mean to “believe in
him”, Jesus Christ?
A: In this world, when you meet
people, do you immediately trust
them? No. You don’t trust that
person until you know more about
them. “Believing in” Jesus Christ
means knowing what he said and
completely trusting that every
word is true.
R: John 14:6

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John 14:6 Jesus said to him,
"I am the way, and the
truth, and the life. No
one comes to the
Father except through
me.

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John 14:6 耶稣说「我就是
道路、真理、生命；
若不藉著我，没有人
能到父那里去。

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Q9:
If you believe in
Jesus Christ, then
what will He do for
you?

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Q9: If you believe in Jesus Christ, then
what will He do for you?
A: First, he will set you free.
Then, you can have anything
you want, if you ask for it in
the name of Jesus Christ.
100% of your prayers can be
answered.
R: Luke 4:18, John 14:12

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Luke 4:18 (Jesus) "The Spirit of
the Lord is on me, because
he has anointed me to tell
the good news to the poor.
He has sent me to announce
release to the prisoners and
recovery of sight to the blind,
to set oppressed people free,

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Luk 4:18 主的灵在我身上，
因为他用膏膏我，叫我
传福音给贫穷的人；差
遣我报告：被掳的得释
放，瞎眼的得看见，叫
那受压制的得自由，

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John 14:12-14 "Truly, truly, I say to
you, whoever believes in me
will also do the works that I do;
and greater works than these
will he do, because I am going
to the Father. Whatever you
ask in my name, this I will do,
that the Father may be glorified
in the Son. If you ask me
anything in my name, I will do it.

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John 14:12-14 我实实在在的告诉
你们，我所做的事，信我的
人也要做，并且要做比这更
大的事，因为我往父那里去。
你们奉我的名无论求什麽，
我必成就，叫父因儿子得荣
耀。 你们若奉我的名求什
麽，我必成就。」

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Q10:
What’s the difference
between Jesus Christ
and the Heavenly
Father?

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Q10: What’s the difference between
Jesus Christ and the Heavenly Father?
A: No difference. They
are one and the same.
God, through Jesus,
bought peace with us.
R: John 14:8-11, Colossians 1:19,20

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John 14:8-11 Philip said to him, "Lord, show
us the Father, and it is enough for us."
Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so
long, and you still do not know me, Philip?
Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.
How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
Do you not believe that I am in the Father and
the Father is in me? The words that I say to
you I do not speak on my own authority, but
the Father who dwells in me does his works.
Believe me that I am in the Father and the
Father is in me, or else believe on account of
the works themselves.

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John 14:8-11 腓力对他说：「求主将父
显给我们看，我们就知足了。」 耶
稣对他说：「腓力，我与你们同在这
样长久，你还不认识我吗？人看见了
我，就是看见了父；你怎麽说『将父
显给我们看』呢？ 我在父里面，父
在我里面，你不信吗？我对你们所说
的话，不是凭著自己说的，乃是住在
我里面的父做他自己的事。 你们当
信我，我在父里面，父在我里面；即
或不信，也当因我所做的事信我。

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Colossians 1:19,20 For God was
pleased to have all of his
fullness live in him (Jesus).
Through him he also
reconciled all things to
himself, whether things on
earth or things in heaven,
thus making peace through
the blood of his cross.

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Colossians 1:19 因为父喜欢叫
一切的丰盛在他里面居
住。 既然藉著他在十
字架上所流的血成就了
和平，便藉著他叫万有，
无论是地上的、天上的
都与自己和好了。

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Q11:
How do we believe in
Jesus?

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Q11: How do we believe in Jesus?
A: Hear the facts,
believe them in your
heart, and confess
them with your
mouth.
R: Romans 10:8

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Romans 10:8-11 But what does it say?
"The message is near you. It is in your
mouth and in your heart." This is the
message of faith that we proclaim: If
you declare with your mouth that Jesus
is Lord, and believe in your heart that
God raised him from the dead, you will
be saved. For a person believes with
his heart and is justified, and a person
declares with his mouth and is saved.
For the Scripture says, "Everyone who
believes in him will not be ashamed."

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Romans 10:8-11 他到底怎麽说呢？
他说：这道离你不远，正在你
口里，在你心里。（就是我们
所传信主的道。） 你若口里
认耶稣为主，心里信神叫他从
死里复活，就必得救。 因为
人心里相信，就可以称义；口
里承认，就可以得救。 经上
说：「凡信他的人必不至於羞

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Q12:
Why was the Bible written?

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Q12: Why was the Bible written?
A: To help us believe in
Jesus Christ and by faith
receive the precious gifts
and promises that God
has for you.
R: John 20:29-31

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John 20:29-31 Jesus said to him, "Is it
because you have seen me that you
have believed? How blessed are those
who have never seen me and yet have
believed!“ Jesus performed many
other signs in the presence of his
disciples that are not recorded in this
book. But these have been recorded so
that you may believe that Jesus is the
Christ, the Son of God, and so that
through believing you may have life in
his name.

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John 20:29-31 耶稣对他说：「你
因看见了我才信；那没有看见
就信的有福了。」 耶稣在门
徒面前另外行了许多神迹，没
有记在这书上。 但记这些事
要叫你们信耶稣是基督，是神
的儿子，并且叫你们信了他，
就可以因他的名得生命。

68. pg. 68
12 Foundation Stones
Hebrews 6:1-3
Next Lesson:
1. Repentance from dead works
2. Faith towards God, especially faith in Jesus Christ –
who He is, what He did, and what He plans to do
3. The mighty Law of Faith
4. Water baptism
5. Holy Spirit baptism
6. Baptism of Fire
7. Praying for, Blessing & Appointing church leaders by
laying on hands
8. Healing by laying on hands
9. Imparting the Spirit and His Gifts by laying on hands
10. Spiritually dead resurrected
11. Physically dead resurrected
12. Eternal Judgment for absolutely everyone