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All Faith is Not the Same (What kind is yours?). -Different faiths on display, Jno. 12:37-44 -Saved through faith, Ephesians 2:8 -Access into grace, Romans 5:1-2 -We must choose, Jno. 12:46-48. Different Kinds of Faith. No faith , John 12:37-40
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All Faith is Not the Same(What kind is yours?) -Different faiths on display, Jno. 12:37-44 -Saved through faith, Ephesians 2:8 -Access into grace, Romans 5:1-2 -We must choose, Jno. 12:46-48
Different Kinds of Faith • No faith, John 12:37-40 • Rejects or ignores the evidence, 12:37; Romans 1:20 • Results from a hardened heart, 12:39-40; Romans 1:21-22, 28
Different Kinds of Faith • Little faith, Matthew 6:30 • Doubts God’s planning, power and presence to bless, Matt. 6:31-32 • Doubts God’s protection and salvation, Matt. 14:31 • Expressed by fear, Matthew 8:26 • Shows a lack of spiritual depth and understanding, Matthew 16:5-12
Different Kinds of Faith • Weak faith, 1 Ths. 5:14 • To be without full conviction, strength, hope and endurance, Rom. 4:17-22 • Pay attention to the weak in faith and hold on to him
Different Kinds of Faith • Hidden faith, Jno. 12:42-44 • Will not confess Christ, Matt. 10:32-33 • Wrong, misguided values and priorities • Does not hear and obey the words of Christ, Jno. 12:46-48
Different Kinds of Faith • Only faith, Jas. 2:14-26 • Without works of faith, not obedient • Does not save, 2:14-16 • Dead (lifeless, fruitless), 2:17, 20, 26 • Unseen, 2:18 • Like the demons, 2:19 • Does not (cannot) justify, 2:21-24
Different Kinds of Faith • Great faith, Matt. 8:10 • Implicitly trusts Christ’s word, 8:8 • Does not question the authority of Christ, 8:9 • Admired by God, 8:10 • Greatly blessed by God, 8:13 (11-12)
What Kind of Faith Saves? Eph. 2:8-9; Heb. 10:36-39 • Unto the saving of the soul… • Not faith that is… • Little, weak, hidden, solitary, non-existent, Heb. 11:6
What Kind of Faith Saves? • Obedient faith • Active faith, Jas. 2:21-24; Gal. 5:6-7 • Has a relationship with God, Jas. 2:23; 1 Jno. 1:6-7; Gal. 2:20 • Enduring faith, Heb. 10:36-39 • Have this kind of faith… • Saves, Acts 2:36-41; 16:30-34 • Is a disciple’s faith, Matt. 7:21, 24
All Faith is Not the Same! • What kind of faith do you have? • Does it faith please God? Matt. 7:21; Lk. 6:46 • What kind of faith will you choose to have from this day forward? 1 Jno. 5:1-5 • “When the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8)