RAISED TO JUSTIFY

Sunday Morning:  April 20, 2003

Text: Galatians 3:11  "But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith."

FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK

Matthew 28:5-10  "And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

A MESSAGE FOR DISCIPLES

7. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. 8. And they departed quickly from the sepulcher with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. 9. And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. 10. Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me."

RAISED FOR OUR JUSTIFICATION

Romans 4:25  "Who was delivered (death on the cross)for our offences, and was raised again for our justification."

JUSTIFIED BY FAITH

Galatians 2:16  "Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified."

FAITH IS SUBSTANCE

Hebrews 11:1  "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for (justification, approval), the evidence (lifestyle, diligently seeking to please Him) of things not seen (justification, approval)."

EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN

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."

HE GAVE THEM POWER

Matthew 10:1  "And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease."

FAITH NOT REQUIRED

Matthew 10:8  "Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give."

A TEACHER COME FROM GOD?

John 3:2  (Nicodemus) ". . .said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him."

BEARING THEM WITNESS

Hebrews 2:3-4  "How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation (enter the kingdom of the heaven); which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them (apostles, his disciples)that heard (literally) him; 4. God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts [divided, distributed] of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?" (sign gifts distributed according to the will of the Holy Spirit)

GIFT OF FAITH

1 Corinthians 12:8-10  "For to one is given by the Spirit . .  9. To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts (plural, more than one) of healing by the same Spirit; 10. To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:"

SIGNS OF AN APOSTLE

2 Corinthians 12:12  "Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds."

SIGNS WILL CEASE

1 Corinthians 13:8-10  "Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 9. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10. But when that (full cannon of the scriptures) which is perfect [complete] is come, then that (prophecies) which is in part (and the sign gifts) shall be done away."

TROPHIMUS STILL SICK

2 Timothy 4:20  ". . . Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick."

MEDICATE INFIRMITIES

1 Timothy 5:23  "Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities."

YESTERDAY’S FAITH, ASKING

Luke 17:5-6  "And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. 6. And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed (doesn’t need to be increased), ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you."

EVEN AS THOU WILT

Matthew 15:28  " Jesus . . .said unto her (a Canaanite), O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour."

WHAT YE DESIRE YE SHALL HAVE

Mark 11:24  "Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe [present active] that ye receive them, and ye shall have them."

TO DAY’S FAITH, TEACHING

Romans 10:17  "So then faith cometh by hearing [the thing heard], and hearing by the word of God."

TEACHING THE MYSTERIES

Luke 8:10-11  "And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. 11. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God."

LOVE, THE CATALYST

Galatians 5:6  ". . . faith which worketh by love."

RESURRECTION AND FAITH

1 Corinthians 15:13-17  "But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: 14. And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. 15. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. 16. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: 17. And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins." (Saved but servants to sin)

FAITH GROWS

2 Thessalonians 1:3  "We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;"

FRUIT OF THE ABBA SPIRIT

Galatians 5:22-23  "But the fruit of the (Abba) spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23. Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."

THE SPIRIT OF HIS SON

Galatians 4:6  "And because ye are (behaving like) sons, God hath sent forth the spirit (of adoption, sonship, Rom. 8:15) of his Son into your hearts, (to pray like His son) crying, Abba, Father."

EVIDENCE OF FAITH

Mark 14:36  "And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt."

BEAR MUCH FRUIT

John 15:8  "Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit (faith, which pleases Him); so shall ye be my disciples."

WHAT GOD DESIRES

Job 23:13-14  "But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth. 14. For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him."

FAITH THAT PLEASES

Psalms 62:5  "My soul, wait [in silence]thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him."

BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING

Philippians 4:6-7  "Be careful [anxious] for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication (Abba spirit, no murmuring, but submission) with thanksgiving (all things are possible) let your requests be made known [present passive] unto God.

PEACE WITH HIS WILL

7. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."