The mere fact that Abraham believed in God was not the issue. Of course he believed in God – he was a prophet – and he communicated with God! Belief in God means something much deeper.

Abraham had the faith to believe God (faith), and he obeyed him (a work). Hebrews 11 is about the heroes of the faith. Faith is described as leading to men receiving God’s “divine approval ...

Q:Good God Squad piece this week, Rabbi! I am preaching this coming Sunday on that father/son relationship of Abraham and Isaac at my church in Patchogue, N.Y., where I serve as pastor. I love ...

We stand today, like Abraham, atop the mountain, facing the delicate challenge of reconciling morality and prophecy.

The Torah reports, “And he [i.e., Abraham] believed in the Lord, and He counted it to him for righteousness”. 2. Ability to transmit the heritage of God’s word.

Even the Christian Bible reports that Abraham was God’s friend. (James 2:23 )”Abraham believed God, it was reckoned to him as righteousness”; and he was called the friend of God. About the ...

Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do what Abraham did, 40 but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God; this is not what ...