060. Faith
060. Faith
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FAITH
INTRODUCTION What is faith? (Hebrews 11:1.) Assurance of things hoped for. (Takes in all future. Hebrews 11:13. Conviction of things not seen . This takes in past and future.) (Hebrews 11:8.) Faith and belief are synonymous. (Hebrews 11:6; Romans 4:3; Romans 4:19-20.) Bible does not give technical definition of any thing but examples and principles and applications of them . Love, (1 John 5:3.); grace, (2 Corinthians 8:9.); religion, (James 1:27.) Faith sometimes includes the whole Christian system. (Acts 6:7; Romans 1:5; Romans 16:26.) By these we see the force of faith. (John 3:16; Acts 16:31.) I. IMPORTANCE OF FAITH 1. Impossible to please God without it, in a single act. (Hebrews 11:6.) 2. Children of God by faith. (Galatians 3:26.) No salvation without it.
3. Be condemned without it. (Mark 16:16; John 3:18 .) II. HOW DOES FAITH COME? (Romans 11:17) 1. Word of faith. (Romans 10:8; Acts 15:7; John 1:7; John 20:31; 1 Thessalonians 1:10.) 2. Faith comes no other way. (Romans 10:14.) 3. Difference between FAITH and OPINION. No man can have faith on anything that God has not spoken about. (John 8:6-8.) Wrote what? No man can believe why Nicodemu s came by night. (John 3:1-5.) Ill. HOW MANY FAITHS-ONE (Ephesians 4:4-5) 1. This one faith may be :
(a) Weak. (Romans 4:19-20.) (b) Little. (Matthew 6:20.) (c) Dead. (James 2:17.) (d) Great. (Matthew 8:10.) IV. BLESSINGS OF FAITH (Mark 5:34) 1. Purified by it. (Acts 15:9.) 2. Justified by it. (Romans 5:1.) 3. Saved through it. (Eph. 2~8.) 4. Children of God by it. (Galatians 3:26.) 5. Sanctified by it. (Acts 26:18.) 6. Walk by it. (2 Corinthians 5:7.) 7. Live by it. (Galatians 2:20.) 8. Guarded by it. (1 Peter 1:5.) 9. End of it. (1 Peter 1:9.) V. WHEN DOES IT BLESS?
1. When it leads to obedience. (James 2:17-20.) 2. Walk in steps of Abraham’s faith. (Romans 4:12.) 3. Purified souls by obedience. (1 Peter 1:22.)