Obeying the Gospel Involves BELIEVING

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Obeying the Gospel Involves BELIEVING

• Acts 1625-34

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SALVATION
Be Baptized
Confess
Repent
Believe
Hear
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SALVATION
Be Baptized
Confess
Repent
Believe
Hear
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Faith Is Essential

• Hebrews 116 Needed to come to God
• Cannot come to God in physical sense
• Only way to do so is through faith
• John 824 Believe in Christ or die
• No possibility of salvation without faith
• Numerous passages teach the same thing
• Faith is essential because it is...
• The submission of self to Gods leadership
• The foundation for all spirituality (2 Pet. 15f)

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Faith Must Come from Word

• Romans 1017 Comes by hearing word
• Order of hearing then faith is obvious
• Mark 1615-16 Preach to produce faith
• The faith Will of God (Jude 3)
• Relation between faith the faith
• Acts 136-12
• 1 Timothy 118-20
• Faith of man must trust in be parallel to the
  revealed will of God

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Required Character of Faith

• Note the use of Habakkuk 24
• In its original context
• Romans 116-17
• Galatians 36-14
• Hebrews 1019-22 Gives full assurance
• Hope - Hebrews 111
• Prayer - James 15-6
• Overcoming world - 1 John 54
• Resisting evil one - Ephesians 613-17
• Absolute trust in dependence on God

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Bible Faith Prepares Obedience

• Interchangeable use of believe obey
• John 336
• Hebrews 318-19
• Note faith commended in Hebrews 11
• Inadequate faith does not obey
• James 217-26
• John 1242-43
• Faith found in book of Acts prepared for
• Repentance - Acts 236-38
• Confession - Acts 835-37
• Baptism - Acts 835-38 Acts 236-38

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Romans 1625-26
Now to him that is able to establish you
according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus
Christ, according to the revelation of the
mystery which hath been kept in silence through
times eternal, but now is manifested, and by the
scriptures of the prophets, according to the
commandment of the eternal God, is made known
unto all the nations unto obedience of faith
Word
Faith
Obedience
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Illustration of Faith

• Note parallel given in John 314-21
• Verse 16 often cited by faith only advocates
• Jesus makes parallel to Numbers 214-9
• Brazen serpent lifted up in Numbers 21
• Peoples sin brought death
• Gods grace provided for salvation of believer
• Brass serpent lifted up for all to look on
• When he looked he lived
• If had faith, but did not look, no salvation
• Believer in Christ must also obey (v. 36)

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Do You Believe...

• That Jesus is the Christ or Messiah of Old
  Testament promise?
• That Jesus is the Son of God possessing the
  divine nature?
• That Jesus died on the cross to pay the price for
  redemption from your sins?
• That Jesus arose from the dead to give you the
  hope of life?
• If so, why not obey in faith now?