South Church -- Sunday
morning sermon 7/9/17
Pastor
Doug Phillips
1. True
Faith believes in the true and living God -- God as he actually is (as He has
revealed Himself in His Word). – Ex. 20:1-6; Jn. 1:1-4, 14,18; 17:3; Heb. 1:3;
2:1-3; 11:6; 1 Jn. 5:21
2. True
Faith believes that God is, indeed, ‘the Supreme Being’ – and should be
supremely feared, trusted, loved and obeyed.
-- Ps. 29; 95:3; Isa. 40:25ff.; Phil. 2:9-11; Heb. 12:28-29
3. True
Faith believes what the Word of God, centered in the Gospel, teaches about how
we come to be right with God (in salvation).
– Heb. 2:1-3; Eph. 2:8-9; Heb. 10:19-23
4. True
Faith believes that God can only be rightly trusted, loved, obeyed and served
in accordance with His infallible, inscripturated Word. – John 8:31-36; 1 Tim. 3:14-15;
2 Tim. 3:16-Acts 2:42; 17; Heb. 3:7-8; 4:11-13
5. True
Faith believes what the Word of God teaches about God’s sovereign plan and
providential purpose for the world, the
Church, and the individual believer. – Eph. 1:3-10; Rom. 8:18-39; Heb.
11:10-16, 39-40; 12:25-27; Rev. 21:1-8
Recommended reading: "Knowing God" by J.I. Packer
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