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The Test of Faith

The Test of Faith. Genesis 22:1-24. The Test of Faith Gen 22:1-24. God Tests the faithfulness of believers by asking them to surrender to him what they treasure most (1 -2). Deu 13:3-4

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The Test of Faith

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  1. The Test of Faith Genesis22:1-24

  2. The Test of FaithGen22:1-24 • God Tests the faithfulness of believers by asking them to surrender to him what they treasure most (1-2)

  3. Deu13:3-4 “For the Lord your God is testing you, to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him.”

  4. Deu8:2-3 “2 And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not. 3 And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.”

  5. Ex 20:20 “20 Moses said to the people, “Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you, that you may not sin.”

  6. Ps 139:23-24 “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. ”

  7. Lk14:26-27 ““If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple. 27 And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. ”

  8. The Test of FaithGen22:1-24 • God Tests the faithfulness of believers by asking them to surrender to him what they treasure most (1-2) • Faithful believers are willing to surrender what they treasure most to God, trusting that the Lord will provide (3-12)

  9. Heb11:17-19 “17 By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, 18 even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.” 19 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death. ”

  10. The Test of FaithGen22:1-24 • God Tests the faithfulness of believers by asking them to surrender to him what they treasure most (1-2) • Faithful believers are willing to surrender what they treasure most to God, trusting that the Lord will provide (3-12) • Faithful believers will see God’s provision and enjoy the assurance of God’s blessing (13-24)

  11. 1 Cor10:13 “13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.”

  12. James 2:20-22 “20 You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless? 21 Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.”

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