THE FAITH OF JESUS CHRIST

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The Three Angels Messages Of Revelation 146-12
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THE THREE ANGELS' MESSAGES

• 17. THE FAITH OF JESUS CHRIST

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WHAT KIND OF FAITH WILL THE SAINTS POSSESS?

• REVELATION 1310
• Here is the patience and the faith of the
  saints.
• REVELATION 1412
• Here is the patience of the saints here are
  they that keep the commandments of God, and the
  faith of Jesus.

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THE BIBLES CONCEPT OF FAITH

• GENESIS 55, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 27, 31
• And all the days that Adam lived were nine
  hundred and thirty years and he died. And all
  the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve
  years and he died. And all the days of Enos were
  nine hundred and five years and he died. And all
  the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten
  years and he died. And all the days of
  Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five
  years and he died. And all the days of Jared
  were nine hundred sixty and two years and he
  died. And all the days of Methuselah were nine
  hundred sixty and nine years and he died. And
  all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy
  and seven years and he died.

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All BUT ONE DEATH

• GENESIS 929
• And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and
  fifty years and he died.
• GENESIS 522-24
• And Enoch walked with God after he begat
  Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons
  and daughters And all the days of Enoch were
  three hundred sixty and five years And Enoch
  walked with God and he was not for God took
  him.
• HEBREWS 115, 6
• For before his translation he had this
  testimony, that he pleased God. 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.

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO PLEASE GOD?

• HEBREWS 111
• Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,
  the evidence of things not seen.
• Faith Trusting without knowing
• Faith Surety
• Faith Evidence not visible
• Faith Proof that God will carry out his work
• Faith Substance
• Faith Key that opens the door

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DYNAMICS OF FAITH

• MARK 1122 Faith Trusting in God
• And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith
  in God.
• HEBREWS 111 Faith Hope
• Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,
  the evidence of things not seen.
• Faith Active response to Gods word.
• Faith Believing enough to do
• Faith Seeing the invisible as visible
• Faith Making the impossible quite possible
• Faith Is a reward

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BIBLICAL EXAMPLES OF FAITH

• HEBREWS117 Noah
• By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not
  seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to
  the saving of his house
• HEBREWS 18 Abraham
• 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 1111 Sara
• Through faith also Sara herself received
  strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a
  child when she was past age, because she judged
  him faithful who had promised.

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MOSES FAITH

• HEBREWS 1129 Moses
• By faith they passed through the Red sea as by
  dry land which the Egyptians assaying to do
  were drowned.
• HEBREWS 1113
• These all died in faith, not having received the
  promises, but having seen them afar off, and were
  persuaded of them, and embraced them, and
  confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims
  on the earth.
• Faith is confessing that earth is not your
  eternal home

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FAITH BRINGS TO FRUITION WHAT HAS BEEN SAID

• ISAIAH 5511
• So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my
  mouth it shall not return unto me void, but it
  shall accomplish that which I please, and it
  shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
• ROMANS 824
• For we are saved by hope but hope that is seen
  is not hope for what a man seeth, why doth he
  yet hope for?

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FAITH ACTION VERB

• JAMES 217, 20
• Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead,
  being alone. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that
  faith without works is dead?
• Enoch walked with God
• Abel offered a better sacrifice
• Abraham offered up his only son
• Moses chose affliction with Israel
• Rahab received the spies
• In the name GOD, there are two action verbs.

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FAITH SEES THE INVISIBLE

• HEBREWS 1127
• By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath
  of the king for he endured, as seeing him who is
  invisible.
• JUDE 9
• Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with
  the devil he disputed about the body of Moses,
  durst not bring against him a railing accusation,
  but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
• 1400 years later, Moses appears on the mount of
  transfiguration.
• Note The world says, Seeing is believing.
• Christians say, Believing is seeing.

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REWARDS OF FAITH

• HEBREWS 1126
• Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches
  than the treasures in Egypt for he had respect
  unto the recompense of the reward.
• Case in Point
• 1 KINGS 178-24 The widow at Zarephath
• Vs.16 Barrel of meal and cruse of oil never
  fail
• Vs.17 The widows son fell sick
• Vs.22 Her son is healed and revived
• Case in Point
• JOHN 4 46-53 Noblemans son was healed at the
  exact time

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SAINTS FAITH OF JESUS CHRIST?

• JOHN 829
• And he that sent me is with me the Father hath
  not left me alone for I do always those things
  that please him.
• MATTHEW 2746
• And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud
  voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that
  is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken
  me?
• He had no clothes
• He had no friends
• He had no home

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HOW MUST THE SAINTS LIVE?

• HEBREWS 57, 8
• Who in the days of his flesh, when he had
  offered up prayers and supplications with strong
  crying and tears unto him that was able to save
  him from death, and was heard in that he feared
  Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by
  the things which he suffered
• ACTS 1422
• Confirming the souls of the disciples, and
  exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that
  we must through much tribulation enter into the
  kingdom of God.

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WHY MUST THE SAINTS SUFFER?

• Six Reasons
• To develop faith
• To expose wrong
• To learn obedience
• To cultivate humility
• To glorify God
• For simply being a disciple of Christ

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WHO ARE THOSE WHO WILL HAVE THE FAITH OF JESUS
CHRIST?

• REVELATION 1412
• Here is the patience of the saints here are
  they that keep the commandments of God, and the
  faith of Jesus.
• ROMANS 1017
• So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing
  by the word of God.

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WHO DOES ENOCH REPRESENT?

• 2 CORINTHIANS 417, 18
• For our light affliction, which is but for a
  moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and
  eternal weight of glory While we look not at the
  things which are seen, but at the things which
  are not seen for the things which are seen are
  temporal but the things which are not seen are
  eternal.

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FAITH POWER OF ENTHUSIASM

• Things Real and Imaginary
• On a certain occasion, when Betterton, a
  celebrated actor, was dining with Dr. Sheldon,
  then archbishop of Canterbury, the archbishop
  said to him, "Pray, Mr. Betterton, tell me why it
  is that you actors affect your audiences so
  powerfully by speaking of things imaginary." "My
  lord," replied Betterton, "with due submission to
  Your Grace, permit me to say that the reason is
  plain It all lies in the power of enthusiasm. We
  on the stage speak of things imaginary as if they
  were real and you in the pulpit speak of things
  real as if they were imaginary."
• ELLEN G. WHITE, COUNSELS TO PARENTS, TEACHERS,
  AND STUDENTS, p. 255.1

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QUESTIONS THAT NEED ANSWERS

• HAS IT EVER OCCURRED TO YOU, THAT THE AN AUDIENCE
  WOULD PLACE MORE FAITH IN AN ACTOR ON A STAGE,
  THAN THEY WOULD IN GOD WHO CREATED THEM?
• JESUS DEATH REAL
• ACTORS DEATH IMAGINARY
• REJECT REAL
• ACCEPT IMAGINARY

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NATURES LESSON ON FAITH

• FAITH IS THE BIRD THAT SINGS IN THE DARK KNOWING
  THAT DAWN WILL COME.