The statement, “The righteous will live by faith,” is repeated three times in the New Testament. From the pen of Paul in Romans and Galatians and by the writer of the letter to the Hebrews. John declares, “This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.” In chapter eleven of Hebrews the writer gathers his illustrations of faith from the history of the Hebrew people. He goes back and starts with the human race, with the elders - Abel, Enoch and Noah. Then, beginning with Abraham he passes over the history of the Hebrew people, showing in varied ways how their triumph in every way was always the result of faith. When Jesus stepped into the scene of time he showed us not only how to perform wonderful acts of faith but how to live a life of faith.