Sunday Morning:
January 27, 2002
Text:
Hebrews 11:8 "By faith
Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after
receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he
went."
Hebrews 11:1
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for (the promise),
the evidence of things not seen (that the promise is real)."
Hebrews 11:6
"But without faith it is
impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that
he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
1 Timothy 4:1
"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some
shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and
doctrines of devils;"
NOT UNDER LAW BUT GRACE
Romans 6:14
"For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are
not under the law, but under grace."
WHEN ARE WE UNDER GRACE?
Galatians 5:18
"But if ye be led of the Spirit [of sonship, Abba,
Father], ye are not under the law."
Galatians 3:23
"But before faith came, we were kept under the law,
shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed."
1 Corinthians 15:14
"And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching
vain, and your faith is also vain."
1 Corinthians 15:17
"And if Christ be not raised, your faith is
vain; ye are yet in your sins."
Romans 3:20
"Therefore by the deeds of the law
(alone) there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law
is the knowledge of sin."
Romans 3:21
"But now the righteousness of
God without [in addition to] the law is
manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;"
Romans 3:28
"Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith
without [in addition to] the deeds of the
law."
Matthew 14:21
"And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside [in
addition to] women and children."
2 Corinthians 11:28
"Beside [in addition to] those things that are without
[external], that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches."
Hebrews 10:38
"Now the just shall live by faith:.
. . ."
Luke 1:6
"And they were both righteous [just] before God,
walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord
blameless."
Ephesians 2:15
"Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the
law of commandments contained in
ordinances; . . ."
Genesis 17:1
". . . the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the
Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect [without blemish,
ceremonially clean]."
Exodus 12:5
"Your lamb shall be without blemish (just), a male
of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the
goats:"
1 Timothy 1:9
"Knowing this, that the law is not made for a
righteous [just] man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the
ungodly and for sinners,. . ."
Genesis 17:10
"This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between
me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be
circumcised."
Romans 4:11
"And he received the sign of
circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the
faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be
the father of all them that believe [present active
participle], though they be not circumcised; that righteousness
might be imputed unto them also:" (they may stop
believing)
Romans 4:1-5
"What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining
to the flesh, hath found?
2.
For if Abraham were
justified by works (without faith), he hath whereof to
glory; but not before God.
NOT FAITH ALONE
James 2:17
"Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone."
3.
For what saith the
scripture? Abraham believed God, and it (faith)
was counted [reckoned] unto him for righteousness.
Romans 4:9
". . . for we say that faith was reckoned [counted]
to Abraham for righteousness."
Genesis 14:18-19
"And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he
was the priest of the most high God. 19. And he blessed him, and
said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and
earth:"
GOD RAISED UP JESUS
Acts 13:32-33
"And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise
which was made unto the fathers, 33. God hath fulfilled the same
unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus
again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day
have I begotten thee." (Hebrews 5:5,6)
Genesis 15:1
"After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision,
saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and
thy exceeding great reward."
Genesis 15:5
"And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and
tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him,
So shall thy seed be."
Genesis 15:6
"And he believed in the LORD;
and he counted it to him for righteousness."
4.
Now to him that
worketh (present middle participle, worketh for himself) is
the reward not reckoned [imputed] of grace, but of
debt.
Romans 5:2
"By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand,
and rejoice in hope of the glory of God."
5.
But to him that
worketh [present middle participle, worketh for himself]
not, but believeth [present active participle] on him that
justifieth the ungodly, his faith (faith = believe in the present
tense) is counted [faith is reckoned not righteousness here]
for righteousness."
THE WORK OF GOD
John 6:29
"Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work
of God, that ye believe [present active] on him whom
he hath sent."
Hebrews 11:39-40
"And these all, having obtained a good
report through faith, received not the promise (hoped
for): 40. God having provided some better thing for us, that they
without us should not be made perfect."
1 John 2:25
"And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even
eternal [agelasting] life [in the kingdom of heaven]."
Hebrews 6:15
"And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained
the promise."
Hebrews 9:15
"And for this cause he is the mediator
of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the
transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are
called might receive the promise of eternal [agelasting]
inheritance."
1 Corinthians 6:9 "Know ye not that the unrighteous [unjust]
shall not inherit the kingdom of God?"
Romans 4:13-14
"For the promise, that he should be the heir of
the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through
the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
14. For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void,
and the promise made of none effect:"
Galatians 3:14
"That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through
Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit
through faith."
NOT UNDER THE
LAW
Galatians 3:17-18
"And this I say, that the covenant , that was confirmed
before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and
thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise
(agelasting life) of none effect. 18. For if the inheritance
(agelasting life) be of the law, it is
no more of promise: but God gave it (agelasting
life) to Abraham by promise."
TO THEM THAT
BELIEVE
Galatians 3:22
"But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the
promise by faith of Jesus Christ might (because they may
stop believing) be given to them that believe [present
active participle]."