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Coupon!
“I Have Faith!”
Is Your Faith A SAVING Faith?
You Can Believe in Vain
(I Cor. 15:2)
Demons Believe and Shudder (James 2:19)
SAVING FAITH
Based in TRUTH (2 Thess.
2:9-11)
FAITH BASED UPON TRUTH
• Saving Faith Comes From One Source: The Word of Christ – God (Rom. 10:17)
• Found in the Preaching of the Gospel (Rom. 10:6-9, Gal. 1:6-8, 23)
• The Single Source of Saving Faith Does Not Change in the Face of Skepticism (Jn. 18:37-38, Jn. 14:6, Eph. 1:13)
SAVING FAITH
Based in TRUTH (2 Thess.
2:9-11)
Sees REWARD (Heb. 11:6)
Service Not Separated From Reward
• Creates Joy and Gladness in Times of Persecution (Matt. 5:12)
• Promotes Receiving God’s Messengers and serving Christians (Matt. 10:41-42)
• Encourages Us To Do Our Part in Saving Others (I Cor. 3:8)
• Serving Others can be separated from receiving glory of man but not reward from the Lord (Eph. 6:5-8)
SAVING FAITH
Based in TRUTH (2 Thess.
2:9-11)
Sees REWARD (Heb. 11:6)
Manifested in OBEDIENCE
(James 2:14-26)
Works of Obedience
• Example of Abraham: – Obeyed God – Sacrifice Isaac (Jms. 2:21)– Faith made perfect (Jms. 2:22)– State of Righteousness (Jms. 2:23, Gen.
15:6)
• Essential in Saving Faith Through the Gospel: – Confess – (Rom.10:9-10)– Be Baptized (Mk. 16:16)
• “Obedience of Faith” part of God’s great eternal plan (Rom. 1:5, 16:26)
SAVING FAITH
Based in TRUTH (2 Thess.
2:9-11)
Sees REWARD (Heb. 11:6)
Manifested in OBEDIENCE
(James 2:14-26)
Preserved in PATIENCE
(Heb. 10:36,39)
Patience -An Essential
Abide In MISSION Under Difficult Times (2 Cor. 6:4, I Pet. 2:20)
Abide in THE FAITH despite circumstances (Heb. 10:26-31; 32-33; 34-35)
Abide In DOING GOOD (Rom. 2:7, Lk. 8:15)
Abide so you can GROW into Heaven (2 Pet. 1:5-11)
SAVING FAITH
Based in TRUTH (2 Thess.
2:9-11)
Sees REWARD (Heb. 11:6)
Manifested in OBEDIENCE
(James 2:14-26)
Preserved in PATIENCE
(Heb. 10:36,39)