I Believe In God

Matthew 7:15-23

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Being good isn’t good enough.

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God’s justice towards us is

affected by our choice to follow

Him or not.3

1. As long as I am a good person, I will go to Heaven.

2. God loves everyone, He will not let anyone go to Hell.

3. I believe in God.

I Want To Go To Heaven

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To believe in God is to fully trust

Him, not to just know of Him.

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Matthew 7:15-16

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by

their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs

from thistles?

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1. Believing in God has to be more than head knowledge.

I Believe In God

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Matthew 7:17-20

Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad

tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits

you will know them.

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1. Believing in God has to be more than head knowledge.

2. Actions speak louder than words.

I Believe In God

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Matthew 7:21

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the

kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in

heaven.

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1. Believing in God has to be more than head knowledge.

2. Actions speak louder than words.

3.Our actions must reflect the position of our heart.

I Believe In God

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Matthew 7:22-23

Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not

prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and

done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare

to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who

practice lawlessness!’

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1. Believing in God has to be more than head knowledge.

2. Actions speak louder than words.

3.Our actions must reflect the position of our heart.

4.Inactive belief is rewarded with a dismissal from God’s presence.

I Believe In God

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So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be

saved, you and your household.”

Acts 16:31

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You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons

believe—and tremble!

James 2:19

Believe

• Pisteuo – to entrust ones spiritual well-being/have faith in

• Pistis – reliance upon God for

Salvation

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Belief• To accept as true or

real

• To have confidence in or place ones trust

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I believe in God;

• I place my trust in Him;

• What He says is trustworthy;

• I must do what He says;

• He must increase, I must decrease;

• My life is no longer mine.

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2 Timothy 2:19

Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,”

and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ

depart from iniquity.”

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E. Stanley Jones

If you try to attain salvation by disciplines, you will be trying to

discipline an unsurrenderedself. You will be sitting on a lid.

The result will be tenseness instead of trust. “You will wrestle instead of nestle.”

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E. Stanley Jones

While salvation cannot be attained by discipline around an

unsurrendered self, nevertheless when the self is surrendered to

Christ and a new center formed, then you can discipline your life around that new center – Christ.

Discipline is the fruit of the conversion – not the root.

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To believe in God is to fully trust

Him, not to just know of Him.

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