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WALK BY FAITH

WALK BY FAITH. “For We Walk by Faith, not by Sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7). What Does it Mean to You to “Walk by Faith”? . To Walk by Faith, We Rely not on What We See, but What We Know from God’s Word.

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WALK BY FAITH

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  1. WALK BY FAITH “For We Walk by Faith, not by Sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7)

  2. What Does it Mean to You to “Walk by Faith”?

  3. To Walk by Faith, We Rely not on What We See, but What We Know from God’s Word. • To walk “by sight” is to rely solely on that which is physical and put our trust in the things of this world.

  4. 2 Cor 4:16-18 (NASU) 16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. 17 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, 18 while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

  5. There is great temptation to focus only on the physical things that we can see, hear, taste, touch, or smell . • We are warned not to love the world or walk after the things of the world (1 John 2:15-16). • Many desire “miracles” today as visible proof to believe in God. • Many base their faith on their feelings, yet such is unreliable (Prov. 14:12).

  6. To “walk by faith” is to rely on what we know from the Scriptures. 2 Cor. 5:1-4 (NASU) For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven, 3 inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked. 4 For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be clothed, so that what is mortal will be swallowed up by life.

  7. The apostles knew, by inspiration of God, that an immortal body is made by God for every Christian (2 Cor. 5:1; Eph. 3:4-5). • Such confidence in our salvation, while living in a decaying body, comes by walking by faith, not by sight (Gal 2:20). • True assurance or solid faith is established in our hearts by the hearing of God’s word (Rom. 10:17) (our faith is not “blind” nor is it “by sight”).

  8. Though we do not literally see the spiritual realities and eternal future, we have the evidence we need from God’s word (Heb. 11:1). • Rather than depend on our physical senses, we use the Word as our guide (2 Tim. 3:16-17). • The joy of salvation greatly depends on looking at the unseen (1 Pet. 1:8-9).

  9. To Walk by Faith, We Put Our Trust in God Who Gave Us the Scriptures. • Walking by faith is not mere knowledge of God’s word, only to doubt God in daily living! • Examples: Mat. 28:16-20; Mark 4:37-41

  10. Walking by faith requires not only knowing God’s word, but trusting in Him who gave it. • 2 Cor. 5:5-8 (NASU) 5 Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge. 6 Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord — 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight — 8 we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

  11. What do you put your trust in from day to day? (e.g., 1 Cor. 2:4-5). • Example:The preaching of God’s word(1 Cor. 3:5-7; 15:58; Luke 8:11-15). • For true confidence, to walk by faith each day, we must put trust in God who gave us the knowledge and many wonderful promises in His word (e.g., Abraham – Rom. 4:17-21).

  12. To Walk by Faith, We Make it Our Sole Ambition to Please the Lord. • Walking by faith is not mere mental assent that God exists or that Jesus is real (James 2:18-24). • To “walk by faith,” our conduct or manner of life will be faithful in which we make it our aim to please the Lord in all we do!

  13. 2 Cor. 5:9-10 (NASU) 9 Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. • Walking by faith is to take every step in life in obedience to God’s word! • We do so, knowing that God will hold us accountable for our deeds (2 Cor. 5:10).

  14. Walkingby faith is to not take a step without first considering what God’s will is on the matter (Eph. 5:15-17). • We strive to please God in everything we do because that what is walking by faith involves, WHAT SALVATION REQUIRES: We live by faith, not merely possess it!

  15. Heb. 10:38-39 (NASB) But My righteous one shall live by faith; And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him. 39 But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul.

  16. To One Day Be “at Home with the Lord” Walk by Faith as God Directs in His Word.

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