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FaithFaith Necessary for Relationshipwith GodHeb. 11 :6 "Without faith it isimpossible to win his [God's]good pleasure, for he that approachesGod must believe thathe is and that he becomes therewarder of those earnestly seekinghim ."Rom . 10 :13, 14 "For `anyonethat calls upon the name of Jehovahwill be saved'. However,how will they call upon him inwhom they have not put faith?How, in turn, will they put faithin him of whom they have notheard? How, in turn, will theyhear without someone to preach?"God's Legal Recognition andHope of New World Basedon FaithGen . 15 :6 "And he [Abraham]believed in Jehovah ; and he reckonedit to him for righteousness ."Rom . 5 :1, 2 "Now that we havebeen declared righteous as a resultof faith, let us enjoy peacewith God through our Lord JesusChrist, through whom also wehave gained our approach byfaith into this undeserved kindnessin which we now stand ."Rom . 4:13 "For it was notthrough law that Abraham or hisseed had the promise that heshould be heir of a world, but itwas through the righteousness byfaith ."Faith Is a Gift from God ThatDraws Men to ChristEph . 2 :8 "By this undeservedkindness, indeed, you have beensaved through faith ; and thisnot owing to you, it is God's gift ."John 6 :44, 45, 47 "No mancan come to me unless the Father,who sent me, draws him, and iwill resurrect him in the lastday . It is written in the Prophets,`And they will all be taughtby Jehovah.' Everyone that hasheard the Father's teaching andhas learned comes to me. Mosttruly I say to you, He that believeshas everlasting life ."120True Faith Founded uponChrist JesusHeb . 12 :2 "We look intentlyat the leader and perfecter ofour faith, Jesus ."Col . 1 :23 "Provided, of course,that you continue in the faith,established on the foundation andsteadfast and not being shiftedaway from the hope of that goodnews which you heard, and whichwas preached in all creation thatis under heaven ."Acts 3 :13, 15, 16 "The God ofAbraham and of Isaac and ofJacob, the God of our forefathers,has glorified his Servant, Jesus,whom you, for your part, deliveredup and disowned beforePilate's face, when he had decidedto release him . . . . you killedthe Chief Agent of life . But Godraised him up from the dead, ofwhich fact we are witnesses . Consequently,his name, by our faithin his name, has made this manstrong whom you behold andknow, and the faith that isthrough him has given the manthis complete soundness in thesight of all of you ."1 Tim . 3:16 "Indeed, the sacredsecret of this godly devotion isadmittedly great : 'He was mademanifest in flesh, was declaredrighteous in spirit, appeared toangels, was preached about amongnations, was believed upon in theworld, was received up in glory .'' ,Faith in Christ's RansomLeads to SalvationRom . 3 :24, 25 "It is as a freegift that they are being declaredrighteous by his undeserved kindnessthrough the release by theransom paid by Christ Jesus . Godset him forth as an offering forpropitiation through faith in hisblood ."1 Pet. 1 :8, 9 "Though you neversaw him, you love him . Thoughyou are not looking upon him atpresent, yet you exercise faith inhim and are greatly rejoicingwith an unspeakable and glorifiedjoy, as you receive the accom-