Faith according to the bible

King David had a wonderful revelation of how people were saved by God from condemnation through a trusting faith in Him. In Psalm 34:22, David said: “The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, and none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.”

The fall of Adam

Hebrews 11:4-28 reveals from the time after Adam’s fall to the time of the giving of the Mosaic Law, people were saved through faith which resulted in sincere continual though imperfect obedience to God’s revealed will.

Abel and Enoch

Abel was commended by God as righteous because of his faith which resulted in the fruit of godly action and Abel was accounted by God as a righteous man. Hebrews 11:5-6 speaks of Enoch having faith that pleased God and which involved earnestly seeking Him. Genesis 5:22 shows Enoch’s faith was not some mere abstract acceptance of truths about God. Instead Enoch’s faith resulted in an intimate walk with Him. 

Noah

Genesis 6:9 states: “…Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.” Noah had a living faith which resulted in him daily walking with God. Genesis 6:22 records how obedient he was in relation to what God had previously commanded him: “according to all that God commanded him, so he did.”

Abraham

Romans 4:1-4, 9-16 and 20-23 reveal Abraham’s faith and the righteousness God accounted to him. Romans 4:2-3 states: “For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something of which to boast, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

Moses

Moses was the person through whom God gave His written Law. But his own life is proof he was not saved through perfect obedience to the Law. Exodus 2:11-12 shows Moses committed murder. He broke the 6^th Commandment (see Exodus 20:13). Moses was saved from eternal punishment by God’s grace received by faith. Moses’ faith is spoken of in Hebrew 11:23-28.

The prostitute Rahab

Rahab not only had Adam’s sin and condemnation debited to her. Her acts of sexual immorality made her worthy of the death sentence according to Deuteronomy 22:21. So she could never have earned or merited being accounted by God as righteous. But note her new-found faith was not just in her intellect but affected her whole heart and actions also.