Springs Sermon 2023-04 (2)
Hebrews 11:1-6 2 Timothy 2:11-13
What is the difference between hope and faith?
- False hope is based on presumption or unreliable evidence
- True hope is based on reliable evidence
- Faith is the assurance of hope
- Faith is conviction and confidence in what we hope for
- True faith is always based on natural or spiritual knowledge
- True faith is based on what you can perceive naturally or spiritually
- Blind faith is no faith!
What is spiritual faith?
- Spiritual faith is based on supernatural realities
- Man lives within the spiritual, mental/emotional and physical dimensions
- The God-kind of faith is based on God (His Word, His righteous character and His power)
- The devil-kind of faith is based on witchcraft, sorcery and magic
- Magic is the art of deception!
- Those who are spiritually blind cannot perceive the things of God
- God opens the spiritual eyes of people as they submit and yield
- Except a man be born-again, he cannot see the kingdom of God
What is the basis of the God-kind of faith?
- The God-kind of faith is based on a genuine knowledge of the character, ways, principles and promises of God
- The God-kind of faith is based on the Word of God!
- The God-kind of faith is based on the faithfulness of God (i.e. God can be trusted to keep His Word if we meet His conditions)
What is the master evidence of true faith?
- The evidence of true faith is faithfulness (commitment)
- Your genuine faith in anyone or anything can be measured by your commitment to them
- If you are full of genuine faith, you will be faithful!
- Faith without corresponding actions is dead
- Whatever you are committed to is what you really have faith in!
- To measure your genuine faith in God, check your attitude towards prayer, Bible study, fellowship with believers, giving and serving
- If your commitment to God is dwindling, so also is your faith
- False believers will have no portion in the Kingdom of God
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