Intro: Hebrews chapter 11 can be summed up in two words: By faith
The six verses we dive into today share a sub-theme, which is death
- not in a dark context, but rather in the light of faith and hope
• faith is not short-sighted – it can see a future beyond end of my life
• the big idea in these verses is that faith owns the future
For all things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours, and you are Christ’s and Christ is God’s (1 Cor. 4:21-23)
- this passage takes us to one of the most bizarre stories in the Scriptures