FAITH (5)
1. Bible Study
a) The Bible tells the story of how God — Father, Son and Holy Spirit — loves us and wants us to love Him, despite our brokenness and tendency to go our own way (Isaiah 53:6). This relationship is the “main thing” about the Bible and it’s the “main thing” to keep focused on.
b) God's Word is fully sufficient to prepare us for everything the Bible commands us to do. The Holy Spirit uses the Word of God to transform us into Christ-likeness.
c) We study to understand God's character and attributes. Study the Bible anytime, anywhere. Each topic is ideal for personal learning but may also be adapted for a group as well.
2. Faith
a) We must supply to our faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, to brotherly kindness love (2 Peter 1:5–11).
b) We must pray in faith, not doubting.
i) James 5:15
15 and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.
c) We cannot have the faith of demons. We must have an obedient faith (James 1:21-27; 2:14-26).
d) We are not saved by faith only (Jas. 2:24). Else, the demons must also be saved. .
i) James 2:19
19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder.
e) If we believe and do not abide in Christ's word, we are not disciples of Jesus Christ (John 8:31). Our faith is like that of the demons (James 2:19).
f) Faith is a part of God's armor which Christians must put on to overcome Satan.
i) Ephesians 6:16
16 in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
ii) 1 Thessalonians 5:8
8 But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.
a) We must supply to our faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, to brotherly kindness love (2 Peter 1:5–11).
b) We must pray in faith, not doubting.
i) James 5:15
15 and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.
c) We cannot have the faith of demons. We must have an obedient faith (James 1:21-27; 2:14-26).
d) We are not saved by faith only (Jas. 2:24). Else, the demons must also be saved. .
i) James 2:19
19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder.
e) If we believe and do not abide in Christ's word, we are not disciples of Jesus Christ (John 8:31). Our faith is like that of the demons (James 2:19).
f) Faith is a part of God's armor which Christians must put on to overcome Satan.
i) Ephesians 6:16
16 in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
ii) 1 Thessalonians 5:8
8 But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.
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