The Example of Abraham, Part 1 (TMF:2022)

Tuesday, February 07, 2023
Peace to Live By: The Example of Abraham, Part 1 (TMF:2022) - Daniel Litton
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       So what is James example here? He points to Abraham, as the Apostle Paul did in his writings. For whatever the reason, Abraham seems to be one of the go to people when the Biblical writers needed a reference. Really, though, that makes sense since this epistle is being written to Jewish believers. Abraham was a good example to them, and he certainly is to us in various areas. We all know the story where God asked Abraham to sacrifice his very son on an alter. This scene from the Old Testament undoubtedly is an image of what God himself is going to do through sending his own Son to the earth to die for our sins. God was what, in this example? He was testing Abraham’s faith. Now, why would God do that? He wanted to see if it was genuine like we are talking about here in James. God didn’t allow Abraham to harm his son. God’s not that type of God. Our God cares. James points to Abraham’s example here as the ultimate example of a person’s faith being demonstrated, really proven, through his or her actions.