Science can't only observe what's going on and tell you what's going on, not why it's going on.

Science simply discovers laws that already exist, but science is stupidly trying to push past

what it can do into what it can't do and that is

observe things before they existed. I'm your host Phil Johnson.

Well, would it surprise you that the famous Sunday school song Jesus Loves Me

has come under attack over the years and by people who identify as Christians.

As the song says, Jesus loves me, this I know for the Bible tells me so.

Which is prompted a question from critics.

In order to know that Jesus loves you, do you have to understand and believe the Bible?

In other words, does being a Christian mean having faith in whatever the Bible says?

John MacArthur is going to help answer that question today as he

continues his study titled The Power of Faith. And now with a lesson, here's John.

The 11th chapter of Hebrews deals with the excellency of faith. The excellency of faith. The

subject then is faith. The nature of faith is in verse one.

Then he moves secondly to the testimony of faith.

First two, for by it, that goes back to the word faith.

By it, the elders received witness.

Now the elders there refers to Old Testament Saints,

the fathers of Israel, the greats that he names in this particular chapter.

Now the word to receive witness

has to do with receiving praise or approval.

They were praised or they were approved.

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