Better read Hebrews 11 ----Faith was required in the Old and New Testament ------Faith saves not prophecy ---
Hebrews 11
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
11 Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, [
a]the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see
and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].
2 For by [faith—[
b]trust and holy fervor born of faith] the men of old had divine testimony borne to them
and obtained a good report.
3
By faith we understand that the worlds [during the successive ages] were framed (fashioned, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose) by the word of God, so that what we see was not made out of things which are visible.
4
[Prompted, actuated] by faith Abel brought God a better and more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, because of which it was testified of him that he was righteous [that he was upright and in right standing with God], and God bore witness by accepting
and acknowledging his gifts. And though he died, yet [through the incident] he is still speaking.
5
Because of faith Enoch was caught up
and transferred to heaven, so that he did not have a glimpse of death; and he was not found, because God had translated him. For even before he was taken to heaven, he received testimony [still on record] that he had pleased
and been satisfactory to God.
6
But without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to Him. For whoever would come near to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He is the rewarder of those who earnestly
and diligently seek Him [out].
7
[Prompted] by faith Noah, being forewarned by God concerning events of which as yet there was no visible sign, took heed
and diligently
and reverently constructed
and prepared an ark for the deliverance of his own family. By this [his faith which relied on God] he passed judgment
and sentence on the world’s unbelief and became an heir
and possessor of righteousness ([
c]that relation of being right into which God puts the person who has faith).
8
[Urged on] by faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went forth to a place which he was destined to receive as an inheritance; and he went, although he did not know
or trouble his mind about where he was to go.
9
[Prompted] by faith he dwelt as a temporary resident in the land which was designated in the promise [of God, though he was like a stranger] in a strange country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs with him of the same promise.
10 For he was [waiting expectantly and confidently] looking forward to the city which has fixed
and firm foundations, whose Architect
and Builder is God.
11 Because of faith also Sarah herself received physical power to conceive a child, even when she was long past the age for it, because she considered [God] Who had given her the promise to be reliable
and trustworthy
and true to His word.
