Belief - A Scriptural Study

By Isaac Aluochier


All scriptural quotations are from the World English Bible available at http://www.ebible.org/bible/WEB/. "Yah'shuah" is a Hebrew rendition of "Jesus".


CONTENTS

  1. Abram's Righteousness Through His Belief In Yahweh (Genesis 15:1-6)
  2. Belief Stems From The Heart (Genesis 15:1-6)
  3. Jacob's Belief Based On Physical Evidence (Genesis 45:25-28)
  4. Why Jacob Found It Hard To Believe His Sons (Genesis 45:25-28)
  5. The Voice Of Signs (Exodus 4:1-9)
  6. The People Believed Yahweh After Seeing His Signs (Exodus 4:27-31)
  7. Yahweh Supplements Difficult To Believe Messages With Signs (Exodus 4:27-31)
  8. People Attach Undue Credence To Signs (Exodus 4:27-31)
  9. How Can One Ascertain The Veracity Of A Matter? (Exodus 4:27-31)
  10. The People Feared Yahweh After Seeing His Great Work (Exodus 14:21-31)
  11. Yahweh Uses Signs To Facilitate Belief In Him And In His Servants (Exodus 14:21-31)
  12. Yahweh Used Signs To Facilitate The People Believing In Moses Forever (Exodus 19:9)
  13. Yahweh Uses Signs To Exalt His Servants (Exodus 19:9)
  14. The People Disbelieved Yahweh Despite Witnessing Several Of His Signs (Numbers 14:1-38)
  15. Why Yahweh Works Signs Among A People (Numbers 14:1-38)
  16. How The Israelites Despised And Disbelieved Yahweh (Numbers 14:1-38)
  17. The Israelites Were Evil For Not Believing Yahweh (Numbers 14:1-38)
  18. Why The Israelites Did Not Believe Yahweh (Numbers 14:1-38; 13:25-33)
  19. The Israelites Listened To The Contrary Voice Of The Signs That They Had Seen (Numbers 14:1-38)
  20. The Israelites Forgot Their Deliverance From Egypt (Numbers 14:1-38)
  21. Different Signs Speak In Different Voices (Numbers 14:1-38)
  22. It Is Evil To Listen To Signs Contrary To Yahweh's Word (Numbers 14:1-38)
  23. Not All Israelites Disbelieved Yahweh (Numbers 14:1-38)
  24. Why Caleb And Joshua Did Not Listen To The Contrary Voice Of The Signs That They Saw (Numbers 14:1-38)
  25. How Did Caleb And Joshua Avoid Listening To The Contrary Voice Of The Signs That They Saw? (Numbers 14:1-38)
  26. Caleb And Joshua Had A Different Spirit In Them (Numbers 14:1-38)
  27. Disbelieving Yahweh's Word Brings About Death To The Unbeliever (Numbers 14:1-38)
  28. Moses And Aaron Disbelieved Yahweh (Numbers 20:1-13)
  29. How Moses And Aaron Disbelieved Yahweh (Numbers 20:1-13)
  30. Yahweh's Servants Must Always Give Him The Glory For The Works That He Does Through Them (Numbers 20:1-13)
  31. Yahweh Shows No Partiality (Numbers 20:1-13)
  32. Wholly Following Yahweh Complements Belief In Yahweh (Deuteronomy 1:19-40)
  33. Listening To Yahweh's Voice Is Believing Yahweh (Deuteronomy 9:23)
  34. Achish's Misplaced Belief In David (1 Samuel 27:1-12)
  35. Do Not Trust Human Beings (1 Samuel 27:1-12)
  36. Trust Only Yahweh (1 Samuel 27:1-12)
  37. Solomon And The Queen Of Sheba (1 Kings 10:1-10)
  38. The Queen Of Sheba Acted Wiser Than Achish King Of Gath (1 Kings 10:1-10)
  39. The Queen Of Sheba Believed The Signs That She Saw (1 Kings 10:1-10)
  40. The Queen Of Sheba Glorified Yahweh For The Signs That She Saw (1 Kings 10:1-10)
  41. Yahweh Punishes Those Who Do Not Believe In Him (2 Kings 17:1-23)
  42. Yahweh Delivered Believing Jehoshaphat And Judah (2 Chronicles 20:1-30)
  43. Jehoshaphat Manifested A Weakness Typical Of Humans (2 Chronicles 20:1-30)
  44. Jehoshaphat Did Not Despair (2 Chronicles 20:1-30)
  45. Yahweh Answered Judah's Supplication To Him (2 Chronicles 20:1-30)
  46. The People Believed Yahweh (2 Chronicles 20:1-30)
  47. How To Prosper And Be Established (2 Chronicles 20:1-30)
  48. The Nations Feared Yahweh As A Result Of His Works For Judah (2 Chronicles 20:1-30)
  49. The People Believed In Yahweh During Hezekiah's Day (2 Chronicles 33:1-23)
  50. Hezekiah Encouraged The People To Believe In Yahweh (2 Chronicles 33:1-23)
  51. Sennacherib Was Evil In Despising Yahweh (2 Chronicles 33:1-23)
  52. Yahweh's Name Was Glorified Among The Nations After His Mighty Work Over Assyria (2 Chronicles 33:1-23)
  53. Believe In Yahweh And Trust In His Salvation (Psalm 78)
  54. Believe Yahweh's Word (Psalm 106)
  55. Call On Yahweh's Name (Psalm 116)
  56. Believe In Yahweh's Commandments (Psalm 119:65-72)
  57. Believe Only Things Worthy Of Belief (Proverbs 14:15)
  58. Be Wary Of Believing Malicious People (Proverbs 26:24-26)
  59. Those Who Do Not Believe Yahweh Are Not Established (Isaiah 7:1-9)
  60. Believe In Yahweh's Precious Cornerstone (Isaiah 28:14-19)
  61. Only Yahweh Is Almighty (Isaiah 43:1-13)
  62. Why Yahweh Chose Israel As His Servant (Isaiah 43:1-13)
  63. Yahweh Is The Supreme Mighty One (Isaiah 43:1-13)
  64. Yahweh Is The Only Saviour (Isaiah 43:1-13)
  65. Believe The Revelation Of The Arm Of Yahweh (Isaiah 53)
  66. Yahweh Exposes Malicious Ones Who Should Not Be Believed (Jeremiah 12:6)
  67. Don't Disbelieve Reports Prior To Verifying Them (Jeremiah 40:13-41:3)
  68. The People Of Nineveh Believed Yahweh (Jonah 3)
  69. The Great Faith Of The Centurion In Capernaum (Matthew 8:5-13)
  70. On Account Of His Faith The Non-Israelite Centurion Was Categorised With The Righteous (Matthew 8:5-13)
  71. Believe That Yah'shuah Has Great Authority (Matthew 8:5-13)
  72. Abide In Yah'shuah's Word (Matthew 8:5-13)
  73. The Power Of Faith (Matthew 9:27-30)
  74. Believe In Yahweh And Yah'shuah (Matthew 9:27-30)
  75. Yahweh Does Not Do Many Mighty Works Where Unbelief Reigns (Matthew 13:54-58)
  76. Praying And Fasting Facilitates The Increase Of One's Faith (Matthew 17:14-21)
  77. Performing Mighty Works Requires Sufficient Faith (Matthew 17:14-21)
  78. Why Yah'shuah's Disciples Lacked Sufficient Faith (Matthew 17:14-21)
  79. Those Who Cause Believers In Yah'shuah To Stumble Will Be Cast Into Eternal Fire (Matthew 18:1-11)
  80. Remedy For Dealing With Those Who Cause Believers In Yah'shuah To Stumble (Matthew 18:1-11)
  81. The Lesson Of The Fig Tree (Matthew 21:17-22)
  82. It Is The Father Who Performs The Works (Matthew 21:17-22)
  83. Believe Those Who Come In The Way Of Righteousness (Matthew 21:23-32)
  84. Don't Believe Everyone Who Professes To Come In The Way Of Righteousness (Matthew 24:22-30)
  85. Don't Be Simple (Matthew 24:22-30)
  86. False Servants Of Yahweh Also Perform Signs And Wonders (Matthew 24:22-30)
  87. The Voice Of Signs Does Not Irrefutably Confirm Truth (Matthew 24:22-30)
  88. How Matters Should Be Ascertained (Matthew 24:22-30)
  89. Believe The Gospel Of The Kingdom Of Yahweh (Mark 1:14-15)
  90. The Power Of Faith In The Lives Of Jairus And The Woman With A Haemorrhage (Mark 5:21-43)
  91. Unbelief Thwarts The Performance Of Yahweh's Mighty Works (Mark 6:1-6)
  92. All Things Are Possible To Him Who Believes (Mark 9:17-29)
  93. Those With Insufficient Belief Should Ask For Help With Their Unbelief (Mark 9:17-29)
  94. Those Who Cause Believers In Yah'shuah To Stumble (Mark 9:42-48)
  95. Don't Doubt In Your Heart (Mark 11:12-14, 19-24)
  96. Watch Out For False Servants Of Yahweh (Mark 13:19-27)
  97. It Is Possible For Yah'shuah's Disciples To Be Led Astray (Mark 13:19-27)
  98. Yah'shuah's Disciples Initially Disbelieved His Resurrection (Mark 16:9-18)
  99. Why Yah'shuah Rebuked His Disciples For Their Unbelief (Mark 16:9-18)
  100. Yah'shuah's Disciples Did Not Understand His Clear Prophecies To Them Of His Death And Resurrection (Mark 16:9-18)
  101. Yah'shuah's Disciples Were Fearful Of Asking Him For Requisite Understanding (Mark 16:9-18)
  102. Seek Yah'shuah For Understanding Of His Word (Mark 16:9-18)
  103. Unrighteousness Deserves Rebuke (Mark 16:9-18)
  104. Why Yah'shuah's Disciples Did Not Understand His Clear Speech (Mark 16:9-18)
  105. Satan Must Be Restrained To Facilitate Understanding Of Yahweh's Words (Mark 16:9-18)
  106. Believe The Gospel Of The Kingdom Of The Almighty (Mark 16:9-18)
  107. Zacharias' Unbelief Of Gabriel's Words (Luke 1:5-25)
  108. Zacharias Punished For His Unbelief Of Yahweh's Words (Luke 1:5-25)
  109. Why Zacharias Did Not Believe Yahweh's Words (Luke 1:5-25)
  110. Signs Are Not Definitive In The Determination Of A Matter (Luke 1:5-25)
  111. Remember Yahweh's Words By Jehoshaphat (Luke 1:5-25)
  112. Mary Believed Yahweh's Words Spoken To Her (Luke 1:26-45)
  113. Those Who Believe Yahweh Receive A Blessing (Luke 1:26-45)
  114. Whatever Yahweh Speaks Comes To Pass (Luke 1:26-45)
  115. Causes Of Unbelief (Luke 8:4-15)
  116. The Devil Is An Opponent Of Belief And Salvation (Luke 8:4-15)
  117. To Be Saved One Must Remain In Belief In Yah'shuah (Luke 8:4-15)
  118. Yah'shuah's Apostles Initially Disbelieved His Resurrection (Luke 24:1-12)
  119. How Yah'shuah's Disciples Believed His Resurrection (Luke 24:13-49)
  120. It Is Folly To Be Slow Of Heart To Believe Yah'shuah's Words (Luke 24:13-49)
  121. Doubting Hearts Need To See Physical Evidence Before Believing (Luke 24:13-49)
  122. Yah'shuah's Resurrection Should Be Believed Without Seeing Its Physical Evidence (Luke 24:13-49)
  123. Those Who Receive And Believe In Yah'shuah Are Born Of Yahweh (John 1:6-13)
  124. Yah'shuah's Disciples Believed In Him After Seeing His Signs (John 2:1-11)
  125. Why The Almighty Performs Signs Through His Servants (John 2:12-22)
  126. Yahweh's Servants Should Not Trust Themselves To The People Who Believe In Them (John 2:23-24)
  127. Believe In Yahweh's One And Only Son (John 3:1-21)
  128. Nicodemus Believed The Voice Of Signs (John 3:1-21)
  129. Danger Of Placing Belief In Signs And The Voice Of Signs (John 3:1-21)
  130. Understand And Believe Both Earthly And Heavenly Things (John 3:1-21)
  131. Believe In Yah'shuah, Yahweh's One And Only Son (John 3:1-21)
  132. Believing In The Son Is Complemented By Obeying The Son (John 3:31-36)
  133. Believe Yah'shuah's Words Concerning True Worship (John 4:19-24)
  134. The Samaritans Believed Yah'shuah And Believed In Him (John 4:39-42)
  135. Some People Must See Signs And Wonders Prior To Their Believing In Yah'shuah (John 4:43-54)
  136. Believing Yah'shuah Is Believing Yahweh Who Sent Him (John 5:17-30)
  137. Those Who Believe Yah'shuah Have Yahweh's Word Living In Them (John 5:36-47)
  138. Seek Yahweh's Glory Rather Than Human Glory (John 5:36-47)
  139. Believe Yahweh's Words Through His Prophets Preceding Yah'shuah (John 5:36-47)
  140. The Work Of The Almighty (John 6:28-29)
  141. Believe In Yah'shuah To Have Eternal Life (John 6:30-40)
  142. Only Those Drawn By The Father Believe In Yah'shuah (John 6:41-51)
  143. Only Those The Father Has Given To Yah'shuah Believe In Him And Go To Him (John 6:60-65)
  144. Those Truly Believing That Yah'shuah Is The Christ Remain With Him Irrespective Of Obstacles (John 6:66-71)
  145. Satan Removed The Understanding Of Many Of Yah'shuah's Disciples (John 6:66-71)
  146. Going To Yah'shuah Is A Process Spanning A Period Of Time Rather Than A One-Time Event (John 6:66-71)
  147. A Prophet Is Without Honour In His Own House (John 7:1-5)
  148. Many Believed In Yah'shuah On Account Of His Signs (John 7:30-32)
  149. Those Who Believe In Yah'shuah Receive The Holy Spirit (John 7:37-52)
  150. The People Did Not Really Know About Yah'shuah's Physical Descent (John 7:37-52)
  151. Those Who Do Not Believe In Yah'shuah Will Die In Their Sins (John 8:22-24)
  152. Remain In Yah'shuah's Word To Be Truly His Disciple (John 8:30-36)
  153. Those Who Do Not Believe Yah'shuah's Word Do Not Belong To Yahweh (John 8:39-47)
  154. Believe In Yah'shuah As The Son Of Yahweh (John 9:35-39)
  155. Yah'shuah's Works Testified That He Was The Christ (John 10:22-39)
  156. Not All Humans Believe The Voice Of Signs (John 10:22-39)
  157. Why The Jews Did Not Believe The Voice Of Yah'shuah's Signs (John 10:22-39)
  158. Many Believed In Yah'shuah On Account Of John's Testimony About Him (John 10:40-42)
  159. Yah'shuah's Glorification In Lazarus' Resurrection (John 11:1-45)
  160. Many Jews Believed In Yah'shuah On Account Of Lazarus' Resurrection (John 12:9-11)
  161. Believe In The Light - Yah'shuah (John 12:35-50)
  162. Only Those Yahweh Allows Believe The Voice Of His Signs (John 12:35-50)
  163. Why Yahweh Allowed Satan To Harden The Hearts Of Those Who Witnessed Yah'shuah's Signs (John 12:35-50)
  164. Yahweh's Time For Healing Israel Had Not Yet Arrived (John 12:35-50)
  165. One Cannot Believe In Yah'shuah Before Yahweh's Appointed Time For One (John 12:35-50)
  166. The Fear Of Men Prevents Some People From Making A True Confession Of Their Belief In Yah'shuah (John 12:35-50)
  167. Prophecy Is A Sign Yahweh Uses To Cause People To Believe In Him (John 13:19)
  168. Believe In Yahweh And In Yah'shuah (John 14:1-14)
  169. Yah'shuah's Prophecies To His Disciples Facilitated Their Belief In Him (John 14:28-29)
  170. Why The Counsellor Convicts The World About Sin (John 16:7-15)
  171. Why The Father Loves Yah'shuah's Disciples (John 16:23-33)
  172. Yah'shuah's Disciples Believed That He Came Forth From Yahweh (John 17:7-8)
  173. When The World Will Believe That Yahweh Indeed Sent Yah'shuah (John 17:20-21)
  174. How Yah'shuah's Disciples Are To Be One In Both Yahweh And Yah'shuah (John 17:20-21)
  175. Yah'shuah's Treatment After His Death Fulfilled Scripture (John 19:31-37)
  176. Why Yah'shuah's Disciples Did Not Believe The Initial Reports Of His Resurrection (John 20:1-10)
  177. Satan Removed Understanding From Yah'shuah's Disciples (John 20:1-10)
  178. Yah'shuah's Disciples Did Not Understand Some Pertinent Scriptures (John 20:1-10)
  179. Signs Facilitate The Belief Of Those Who Do Not Understand The Scripture (John 20:1-10)
  180. Thomas Needed Physical Evidence Before Believing In Yah'shuah's Resurrection (John 20:24-31)
  181. Blessed Are Those Who Believe Without Seeing Physical Evidence (John 20:24-31)
  182. Believers In Yah'shuah Obeyed Him In The Conduct Of Their Lives (Acts 2:41-47)
  183. It Was Yahweh's Appointed Time To Increase The Number Of Believers In Yah'shuah (Acts 4:1-4)
  184. Believers In Yah'shuah Demonstrated Their Love For One Another (Acts 4:31-5:11)
  185. Believers In Yah'shuah Are Not Forced To Love Their Brethren (Acts 4:31-5:11)
  186. Not All Who Witnessed The Apostles' Signs And Wonders Joined Them As Fellow Believers (Acts 5:12-16)
  187. The Samaritans Had For Long Listened To The Voice Of Sorcery (Acts 8:9-13)
  188. Belief In Yah'shuah Is Incompatible With Belief In Unrighteousness (Acts 8:9-13)
  189. Disciples At Jerusalem Initially Did Not Believe That Saul Was A Fellow Disciple (Acts 9:17-31)
  190. Why Disciples At Jerusalem Did Not Initially Believe That Saul Was A Fellow Disciple (Acts 9:17-31)
  191. Human Beings Sometimes Believe The Word Of A Credible Witness (Acts 9:17-31)
  192. The Sign Of Tabitha Rising From The Dead Caused Many To Believe In Yah'shuah (Acts 9:36-42)
  193. All Who Believe In Yah'shuah Receive Remission Of Sins (Acts 10:34-43)
  194. All Believers In Yah'shuah, Irrespective Of National Origin, Can Receive The Holy Spirit (Acts 10:44-46)
  195. Yahweh's Gift Of The Holy Spirit Is Available To All Peoples (Acts 11:15-18)
  196. Yahweh Made Many Believers Of Non-Israelites At Antioch (Acts 11:19-24)
  197. The Proconsul Believed In Yah'shuah On Account Of The Sign Against Elymas (Acts 13:1-12)
  198. Paul And Barnabas Preached The Gospel Of Yah'shuah Using Scripture (Acts 13:13-43)
  199. Only Those Appointed To Eternal Life Believe In Yah'shuah (Acts 13:44-49)
  200. The Lives Of Those Performing Yahweh's Works Are Sometimes Threatened (Acts 14:1-7)
  201. Through Many Afflictions We Must Enter Into The Kingdom Of Yahweh (Acts 14:20-23)
  202. Is Observing Circumcision And The Law Of Moses Necessary For Salvation? (Acts 15:1-35)
  203. What Must Be Done For One To Be Saved (Acts 16:25-34)
  204. The Word Of Yah'shuah Can Be Verified Using The Scriptures (Acts 17:10-12)
  205. When Believers Encounter Hostility To Yahweh's Word In An Area They Should Move On (Acts 17:32-34)
  206. Believers Do Not Generally Accept A Stranger As A Fellow Believer (Acts 18:24-28)
  207. Those Who Believe In Yah'shuah Should Subsequently Receive The Holy Spirit (Acts 19:1-10)
  208. True Belief In Yah'shuah Should Be Accompanied By True Repentance (Acts 19:18-20)
  209. Paul Continued To Observe The Law Of Moses (Acts 21:17-26)
  210. There Is No Conflict Between Belief In Yah'shuah And Observing The Law Of Moses (Acts 21:17-26)
  211. There Was Widespread False Propaganda To The Effect That Paul Taught Jews To Forsake Moses (Acts 21:17-26)
  212. Paul's Conduct At Jerusalem Affirmed That He Did Not Teach Jews To Forsake Moses (Acts 21:17-26)
  213. So Who Taught Israelites To Forsake Moses? (Acts 21:17-26)
  214. The Voice Of The Sign Of Not Receiving Testimony Concerning Yah'shuah (Acts 22:17-21)
  215. Paul Did Nothing Against Israelites Or The Customs Of Israelite Fathers (Acts 28:17-31)
  216. Any Word To The Effect That Paul Urged Israelites To Forsake Moses Is False (Acts 28:17-31)
  217. Faith In Yah'shuah Is Not Inconsistent With Israelites Observing The Law Of Moses (Acts 28:17-31)
  218. Faith Apart From Works Is Dead (James 2:14-26)
  219. Faith Facilitates Salvation Of One's Soul (1 Peter 1:3-9)
  220. Our Faith And Hope Should Be In Yahweh (1 Peter 1:17-21)
  221. Why Yahweh Calls People From Darkness Into His Marvellous Light (1 Peter 2:5-10)
  222. Yahweh's Commandment (1 John 3:23)
  223. Don't Believe Every Spirit (1 John 4:1-6)
  224. Agents Through Which Evil Spirits Work (1 John 4:1-6)
  225. One Measure Of Assessing The Righteousness Of A Spirit (1 John 4:1-6)
  226. Another Measure Of Assessing The Righteousness Of A Spirit (1 John 4:1-6)
  227. Those Whom Yahweh Dwells In (1 John 4:13-16)
  228. Those Who Are Born Of Yahweh (1 John 5:1-13)
  229. Yahweh's Word For The Unbelieving (Revelation 21:5-8)
  230. Believe In Yahweh That He May Delight In You (Numbers 20:1-13)


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