LIVING BY FAITH vs. SHRINKING BACKHebrews 10:22Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.Hebrews 10:39But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.Hebrews 11:1Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 NASBNow faith is the certainty of things hoped for, a proof of things not seenFaith is living as if the things hoped for are real. Hebrews 11:1 NASBNow faith is the certainty of things hoped for, a proof of things not seenHow does faith prove the unseen reality of God? Hebrews 11:2 ESVFor by it the people of old received their commendation. Commendation vs Condemnation Hebrews 11:3 ESVBy faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.Romans 10:17So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.Ephesians 2:8-9For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this (faith) is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.How will I seek this week?