Without faith

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. – Hebrews 11.6

The Bible is not known for its impossibilities. It is more known for what is possible. 

But there are a couple of things. It is impossible for God to lie. And it is impossible to please God without faith. 

Works is the keyword for most religion. If you do this or don’t do that God will be happy. If you go to church or give or are a good person surely that will balance out against the times I mess up or do something wrong. In a way that makes sense.

But here we see that if there is no faith no matter how good we are or what kind of works we do God is not going to be pleased. Only Christ pleased God because though He never sinned, He still offered Himself as a sacrifice for all of our sins. Only faith in Him and His work will satisfy God.

That’s not to say that works mean nothing. Whereas it is impossible to please God without faith, faith that is without works is called ‘dead.’ 

Works cannot save without faith – but faith will always produce those works.