About pleasing God by faith:

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. � By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. � By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. � By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. � For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. � All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. � People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. � If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. � Instead, they were longing for a better country--a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them. � 

Verse References In The Order Presented Above -- Hebrews 11:6 ; Hebrews 11:7 ; Hebrews 11:8 ; Hebrews 11:9 ; Hebrews 11:10 ; Hebrews 11:13 ; Hebrews 11:14 ; Hebrews 11:15 ; Hebrews 11:16