Summary: Abraham is important because he is an example to us of faith, a faith that we too should have in God. God called him because of his faith in the first place, and he gave him the promise of everlasting life because of his faith. We're told that if we have faith in God, we can be considered children of Abraham, his seed, and therefore heirs of the promise as well. So, faith is expected of us too. Real faith in God. Faith that God is not a God who changes his mind. Faith in a God whose word is unchangeable. We believe that God is faithful, that he will indeed raise Abraham from the dead and give him everlasting life. We believe that we too may share with Abraham in the blessings which God has in store for faithful people.
