First Victories & The Lifted Snake
1. Israel’s First Victory (Num 21:1-3)
Principle 1: God cares about our present faith & obedience, not our failures
2. The Uplifted Bronze Snake (Num 21:4-9)
Principle 2: Christ’s victory over death secures the eternal destiny of God’s people
3. Israel’s Other Victories (Num 21:10-35)
Principle 3: Victorious living is possible when we seek God’s guidance, obey His instructions & trust in His promises.
3 Elements of Saving Faith
Faith has 3 parts that include both the act and scope of believing.
These 3 can be called … “knowledge, belief & trust” … “awareness, ascent & commitment” …
a) Content
Faith rests upon knowledge
Faith is only as good as the object of our faith
The object of true faith is Christ …only He can save!!
We must know that Christ is true man & true God. He has reconciled us to God, our merciful Father.
Christ takes our sin and gives us His life and His righteousness now counts as our own.
b) Consent
It is possible to know content and not have saving faith
Faith must touch an individual personally so I must personally agree with it
Word of God is not received by faith if it flits about in the top of the brain, it takes root in the depth of the heart
c) Commitment
Faith is not merely assent to truths, it is commitment to & trust in Christ Jesus.
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