By faith Enoch was taken up… and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended [or as one version puts it, he had this testimony] that he pleased God”
Hebrews 11:5-6
Q & A：
- Discuss the target audience of the epistle of Hebrews on why the Hebrew Christians were discouraged at the time with reference to fewer believers, fewer miracles and the fact that the temple was still standing. How are you encouraged by the referenced Hebrews passages when you face similar situations in your world today? (Heb 11:5-6; Heb 10:25; Heb 10:35-36)
- Discuss how you would respond when you stand before God and were asked why you should be let in to heaven after death. Explain how you can please God by honoring His name (reputation) and honoring His Word (integrity), and what it means for “God magnified His Word above His Name”. (Heb 9:27; 2 Cor 5:10; Heb 2:9; Ps 138:2)
- Explain how the will of God is revealed to us and how we can understand God’s will for our lives in order to please God as Enoch did with faith. Discuss why the Pharisees, Sadducees, the chief priests in ancient Israel rejected Jesus, and the importance of pleasing God over pleasing people or living for the praise of people.(Ps 84:11; John 5:44)