Yes — faith is the Bible's foundational requirement for pleasing God and receiving salvation.
Hebrews 11:6 plainly says without faith it is impossible to please God. Les Feldick teaches that God's whole requirement for salvation is believing the gospel, and that faith—taking God at His Word—has always been the way people come to Him.
Hebrews 11:6 — This verse directly states that without faith it is impossible to please God and that anyone who comes to God must believe.
Romans 1:16 — This verse shows the gospel is God's power unto salvation for everyone who believes, connecting faith to salvation.
Scripture teaches that faith is the non-negotiable requirement for approaching God. Hebrews 11:6 says, "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." Elsewhere, Paul declares that the gospel is "the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth" (Romans 1:16), and he identifies Christ as having been "set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood" (Romans 3:25). The Old Testament also shows belief as the basis of acceptance: "And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness" (Genesis 15:6). Hebrews 11:7 adds that Noah acted "by faith" when he prepared the ark because he was warned of God of things not yet seen. Faith is therefore not a New Testament afterthought; it is woven throughout God's dealing with mankind.
Les Feldick stresses that God's whole requirement for salvation today is to believe the gospel, and that is an act of faith (Clip 1). He defines faith simply as taking God at His Word (Clip 6). Without this faith, God will have nothing to do with anyone, no matter how good, moral, or educated they may be (Clips 2, 4). He points out that Cain's failure was unbelief, and Esau could not be used by God even if he was the better man because he had no faith (Clips 2, 5, 6). Les also teaches that God hates unbelief above other sins, and that the world's intellectualism leaves people destitute of faith because they demand proof instead of taking God at His Word (Clips 2, 5). He insists that from Adam and Eve to Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, and David, every believer was saved by faith, and he expresses amazement at sermons that preach salvation without mentioning faith (Clip 7). He warns that people can use the right religious terminology and still twist the Scriptures to their own destruction, showing that outward words are not the same as genuine faith (Clip 0).
Hebrews 11:6 says plainly that without faith it is impossible to please God. Les Feldick comments that God demands faith, and no matter how good, schooled, or qualified a person may be, if there is no faith, God will have nothing to do with them. He also notes that the one coming to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him (Clips 1, 4).
The gospel is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes (Romans 1:16). Paul also says that God set forth Christ as a propitiation through faith in His blood (Romans 3:25). Les teaches that when a person has a concerted faith and trust in Christ's death for sin and His resurrection, God sees that faith as salvation. He notes that Abraham was not saved by works but by faith when he believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness (Clips 3, 6, 7).
Les Feldick highlights unbelief as the root problem. Cain may have been a nicer guy than Abel, but Cain did not believe what God said (Clip 6). Esau could not believe anything God said, so even if he was the better man, God could not use him (Clips 2, 5). The reason the world is turned off by Christianity is that people are destitute of faith, demanding proof instead of taking God at His Word (Clip 2). God hates unbelief, and Scripture can be twisted by those who use correct terminology without genuine faith, bringing destruction on themselves (Clips 0, 5).
Les emphasizes that regardless of where it was in human history—whether Adam and Eve, Noah, Abram, Jacob, Joseph, David, or Moses—all were recipients of eternal life by virtue of faith. Hebrews 11:7 shows Noah acting by faith when he prepared the ark. Faith has always been God's requirement; it is not something introduced only in the New Testament (Clips 4, 7).
Outward Words vs. Real Faith
Les shows that people can use all the right religious terminology while twisting the Scriptures, proving that verbal claims without genuine faith end in destruction.
Faith Is Required to Come to God
Les stresses that God's whole requirement for salvation is to believe the gospel, and without faith it is impossible to please Him.
Esau's Unbelief
Les uses Esau to show that no matter how morally good a person may be, God cannot use anyone who has no faith.
Faith in Christ's Sufficient Work
Les teaches that when faith trusts Christ's death as payment for all sin, God sees that faith as salvation, just as Abraham was accounted righteous by believing God.
God Demands Faith
Les says no matter how good or schooled we are, if there is no faith, God will have nothing to do with us; faith is what allows us to come to God.
God Hates Unbelief
Les explains that what God hates most of all is unbelief, and the world's problem is its vacuum of no faith, just like Esau.
Faith as Taking God at His Word
Les defines faith as taking God at His Word and shows that Cain's problem was failing to believe God, while Abel's faith made the difference.
Faith Across All Ages
Les says all Old Testament believers from Adam to David were recipients of eternal life by faith, and true salvation preaching must include faith.
Hebrews 11:6: But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
This is the central verse showing that faith is the absolute prerequisite for pleasing God.
Romans 1:16: For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Paul directly ties salvation to believing the gospel, showing faith is the means through which God's power saves.
Romans 3:25: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
This verse connects faith in Christ's blood to the forgiveness of sins.
Genesis 15:6: And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
Abraham's faith was the basis for his righteousness, illustrating that faith is how God accounts someone righteous.
Hebrews 11:7: By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
Noah's obedience in preparing the ark was an act of faith, showing faith has always been necessary to please God.
Les Feldick defines faith as taking God at His Word. He teaches that unless we can take God at His Word, we cannot get first base with Him, and this kind of faith is what God sees as salvation (Clips 3, 6).
Cain might have been a nicer guy than Abel, but Cain's problem was that he did not believe what God said. Abel believed God, and without faith it is impossible to please God (Clip 6, Hebrews 11:6).
Esau had no faith. He couldn't believe anything God said, so even if he was morally better than Jacob, God could not use him. Les applies this today, saying people are turned off by Christianity because they are destitute of faith (Clips 2, 5).
Les says that in every era of human history, all those from Adam and Eve onward who received eternal life did so by faith. Faith has always been God's requirement, and even Noah acted by faith (Clips 4, 7).
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