QT 16 Sep 11, Abraham's faith was evidenced by a belief in creation and in raising the dead

Rom 4:17 (Complete Jewish Bible) Avraham is our father in God’s sight because he trusted God as the one who gives life to the dead and calls nonexistent things into existence.

NOTE: The scriptures point out two aspects of Abraham's faith.  One, he believed that God could give life to the dead.  He had a chance to prove that many years later in his life when God called him to a sacrifice at Mount Moriah.  He also believed that God could call nonexistent things into existence.  This is the very essence of creation.  How God created man can be debated, but Abraham could not deny that the very universe itself was created out of nothing.  Paul exalts Abrahams faith on these two points: God is our creator, and God raised Jesus to life as a precursor to everyone who believes.  Of course, with power to call into existence out of non-existence, there really is nothing too hard for God.  What is a miracle?  It is beyond all silliness, the simplest of things for God.  To the atheist, if God exists, the question of miracles are the least of their problems.  And yet there is a constant theme in scripture of amazing miracles.  But the real problem for the atheist remains, where did everything come from, and how could it be so incredibly complex?