Pastor, teacher, and author Adrian Rogers has introduced people all over the world to the love of Jesus Christ,

and has impacted untold numbers of lives by presenting profound truth, simply stated.

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

I want to talk to you today about the testing of your faith.

Warren Wiersby has reminded us that a faith that cannot be tested cannot be trusted.

For example, how would you like to get on an airplane that had never been tested? How would you like to get on an airplane that had never been tested?

How would you like to have a doctor do surgery on you

who had not passed some tests in medical school?

I heard of a man who was having surgery,

and the doctor said, you seem nervous.

He said, yes, this is my first surgery.

The doctor said, yes, I know how you feel.

It's mine also.

We want people to have a faith that can be trusted,

so therefore it has to be a faith that can be tested.

Now look, if you will, will please here in verse 17 by faith

Abraham when he was tried do you see that that word tried means when he was

tested when he was put to the test offered up Isaac and he that had received

the promises offered up his only begotten son of whom it was said

that in Isaac shall thy seed be called that is he's the hope of all your descendency

your children grandchildren and great-grandchildren are going to come through

Isaac that in Isaac thy seed shall be called and the Bible says that Abraham

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