Elementary Principles: Faith Toward God

Faith Toward God

I. Types of “faith” that do not save

    A. The “faith” of the Jewish rulers (John 12:42-43)
    B. The “faith” of the demons (James 2:19)
    C. The “faith” that does not act (James 2:14-26)

II. The faith that saves

    A. Faith explained (Romans 10:17; Hebrews 11:1)
    B. Faith leads to obedience (John 3:36; Mark 16:16; Acts 16:31-33)
    C. Faith is trust in God (Hebrews 11; Matthew 8:5-13; 9:20-22; 15:21-28)

III. “There is one faith” (Ephesians 4:5)

    A. Not a personal belief system, but the system of truth as revealed in the Word (Jude 3)
    B. It was “the faith” that Paul preached (Galatians 1:23)
    C. There is one and only one faith (Ephesians 4:4-6)

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