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Diligently Seeking God “ Challenging Every Person to Take God More Seriously”. Hebrews 11:6. From Material By: Gary Henry www.wordpoints.com. Can God be pleased?. Yes God can be pleased. Two extremes need to be avoided…
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Diligently Seeking God“Challenging Every Person to Take God More Seriously” Hebrews 11:6 From Material By: Gary Henry www.wordpoints.com Can God be pleased?
Yes God can be pleased • Two extremes need to be avoided… • At one extreme is the self-righteous approach – Isaiah 64:6; Luke 17:10 • At the other extreme is the doubting approach. • When we fall into these errors, we swing back and forth between pride and discouragement. • The Scriptures teach that God can be pleased. Hebrews 11:5; Numbers 6:24-26; Psalm 149:4; Matthew 25:21
It is our faith that pleases god • What it means to please God by faith. • The righteousness of law – Leviticus 18:5 • The righteousness of faith – Philippians 3:9-11 • Abraham is the great example of the righteousness of faith. – Genesis 15:6; Galatians 3:6-9 • The critical issue is trust – if we trust God as Abraham did, then we can please God. – Hebrews 11:8-19 • To our confidence is added a healthy balance of humility. – Hebrews 4:16 Genesis 15:6 Quoted 4 Times: Romans 4:3-5; 20-22 Galatians 3:6-9 James 2:23
Conclusion • It is extremely important to know that we can please God. • Pleasing God ought to be our aim, our goal – our highest aspiration. 2 Corinthians 5:9; 14-15 • The most powerful reason to repent and obey God is an eagerness to please a Father who can be pleased. • The gospel of Christ is a gospel of HOPE – it is the message that we can come home to a God who wants to receive us and be pleased with us!