Known for his unique ability to simplify profound truth so that it can be applied to everyday life.

Adrian Rogers was one of the most effective preachers, respected Bible teachers, and Christian leaders of our time.

Thanks for joining us for this message. Here's Adrian Rogers.

I'm going to be talking to you today about heroes, Bible heroes, champions of faith.

And we're going to study primarily in the 11th chapter of the book of Hebrews.

But that chapter is set up by Hebrews chapter 10, if you'll find that for just a moment.

And I want you to notice verse 38 Hebrews chapter 10 and verse 38 here is a great

statement and it is so abundantly and eminently true now the just shall live by faith the just shall live by faith. The just shall live by faith. Now that friend is a quotation from the Old

Testament. It's a quotation from the book of Habakkuk. Habakkuk was perplexed. He lived in a day of violence, a day of degradation,

a day of apostasy, a day of danger,

and he bombarded heaven and he wanted God to answer.

He wanted God to explain things so he could get along in life as it is.

And God said, Habakkuk, you couldn't understand if I told you what I'm up to.

You think I'm not working?

I'm working.

And Habakkuk, here is your responsibility.

You are to live in this uncertain age by faith. You want me to

tell you how to live? Don't live by explanations. Live by faith. Now that's not a lot of

hocus pocus, smoke and mirrors. we're going to see that has spiritual steel

and concrete in it but the just shall live by faith that is the only way to live as a

matter of fact this scripture is quoted here in Hebrews it's quoted again in the

Bible in other places as a matter of fact it is quoted three times in the word in other places. As a matter of fact, it is quoted three times

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