1. How did Abraham obey God without any doubt or questioning? 2. He believed in the faithfulness of God to keep his promises to Abraham - 2 Peter 1:3,4; Genesis 12:1-4; 15:1-6; Hebrews 11:17-19 faith lead to his obedience to 3. Abraham’s God because of his strong faith in the faithfulness of God to keep his promises to him (Now I know you love me) II. Faith is only as good as its object A. Faith works through love - Galatians 5:6 1. This is referring to the object of our faith which is Christ. 2. It is more specifically referring to his love for us which creates a confidence in his faithfulness to our good (This is when Romans 8:28 becomes powerful, notice how Romans 8 ends with powerful truths about God’s love for us, this is a major role of the Spirit Romans 5:5, fruit of the Spirit is love, Ephesians 3, Galatians 2:20, the more secure we are in his love the more we love him and the result is always more obedience, If you love me keep my commandments, he it is that loves that keeps my commandments, it kills sin at its root because sin does not love us but wants to kill us and to sin we have to reject or turn away or ignore the love of Christ for us, this is how love gives faith power to work) B. Faith must have a powerful object for faith to be active 1. The promises of God (important to attach faith to specific promises of more Scripture, you’ll get prayers answered when you pray scripture, Example:
1. How did Abraham obey God without any doubt or questioning? 2. He believed in the faithfulness of God to keep his promises to Abraham - 2 Peter 1:3,4; Genesis 12:1-4; 15:1-6; Hebrews 11:17-19 3. Abraham’s faith lead to his obedience to God because of his strong faith in the faithfulness of God to keep his promises to him (Now I know you love me) II. Faith is only as good as its object A. Faith works through love - Galatians 5:6 1. This is referring to the object of our faith which is Christ. 2. It is more specifically referring to his love for us which creates a confidence in his faithfulness to our good (This is when Romans 8:28 becomes powerful, notice how Romans 8 ends with powerful truths about God’s love for us, this is a major role of the Spirit Romans 5:5, fruit of the Spirit is love, Ephesians 3, Galatians 2:20, the more secure we are in his love the more we love him and the result is always more obedience, If you love me keep my commandments, he it is that loves that keeps my commandments, it kills sin at its root because sin does not love us but wants to kill us and to sin we have to reject or turn away or ignore the love of Christ for us, this is how love gives faith power to work) B. Faith must have a powerful object for faith to be active 1. The promises of God (important to attach faith to specific promises of Scripture, you’ll get more prayers answered when you pray scripture, Example:
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