Thanking
God for Faith
October 12, 2008
Texts Hebrews 11:6 without faith we cannot please
God
Romans 14:23 what is not of faith is sin
2 Corinthians 9:15 faith thanks God for the
gift of His Son
I Paul thanks God for Timothy’s Firm Faith
2 Timothy
1:3-5 thanks God for Timothy’s ‘unfeigned faith’
Hebrews
11:1-3 real faith believes in the God of Creation
Cf Genesis 1:1 and Psalm 119:160
More and more, I
question a faith that rejects Genesis 1:1
Hebrews 11:4
real faith accepts the God
of redemption by blood
Hebrews
9:22
Hebrews 11:5
real faith has confidence in
a Personal Saviour
Enoch, a person, walk
with God- a Person – 1 Peter 1:21
Hebrews 11:7
real faith wants to see the
family saved
Romans 9:1-3
II Paul thanked God that Timothy’s faith was Family Faith
2 Timothy 1:3-5
in him, his mother and
grandmother
III Paul thanked God that Timothy’s faith was well founded in Scripture
He had known the Scriptures from
his childhood
2 Timothy 3:14
His faith was built on the Bible and it’s Christ
2 Timothy 3:15
His faith was built on inspired Scripture
2 Timothy 3:16- 17
IV Conclusion
On
this Lord’s Day, known to our country as thanksgiving Sunday, if you have faith
in Christ Jesus – give God thanks for that!
That will be more pleasing to God
than much thanksgiving for material things.