INNER PEACE

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INNER PEACE

• The problem of doubt

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Johns Doubts(Luke 718-23)

• And I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me
  to baptize in water said to me, He upon whom you
  see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him,
  this is the one who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.
  And I have seen, and have borne witness that
  this is the Son of God. (John 133-34)

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• But when Herod the tetrarch was reproved by him
  on account of Herodias, his brothers wife, and
  on account of all the wicked things which Herod
  had done, he added this also to them all, that he
  locked John up in prison. (Luke 319-20)

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Lessons learned from John

• All people can have doubts!
• Doubt can be accentuated by physical
  circumstances.
• God may sometimes act in ways that we may not
  think he ought to.

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Jesus response to John

• Jesus gave John evidence for His faith!
• "Tell John what you see and hear. (v. 21-22)

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Lessons learned from Jesus

• When doubts arise, we do not need to look for
  some new or stupendous confirmation of faith.
• When doubts arise, we do need to revisit the
  evidence God as given us.

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• Many other signs therefore Jesus also performed
  in the presence of the disciples, which are not
  written in this book but these have been written
  that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ,
  the Son of God and that believing you may have
  life in His name. (John 2030-31)

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• If doubt arises, we must have enough love for the
  truth to put forth the effort to find the
  answers.
• Dont be lured into a false peace.

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Jesus response to John

• Jesus gave John evidence for His faith!
• "Tell John what you see and hear.
• Jesus gave John encouragement to keep believing!
• "Blessed is he who keeps from stumbling over me".

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Lessons learned from Jesus

• When doubts arise, we do not need to look for
  some new or stupendous confirmation of faith.
• When doubts arise, we do need to revisit the
  evidence God as given us.
• We need to be careful about second-guessing God.
• Focus on the rewards of faith.

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• Everyone therefore who shall confess Me before
  men, I will also confess him before My Father who
  is in heaven. (Matthew 1032)
• Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the
  life he who believes in Me shall live even if he
  dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me
  shall never die. (John 1125-26)