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Has power to implement promises Jer 32:17; Mt 19:26; Lk 1:37; 18:27; Rom 4:21; Heb 6:17; 11:19
Faith is demanded by Christ Mt 9:28; Mk 4:40; Lk 8:25; Jn 6:35; 8:24; 9:35
Christians called believers (men of faith)
Acts 5:14; 9:42; 14 1; 15:7; Rom 4:24; 1Cor 1:21; 1Tim 4:12
Just man lives by faith Heb 2:4; Rom 1:17; 3:21-22; 26; Gal 3:11; Heb 10:38
Faith is assurance of things hoped for Rom 1:16; 4:20; 2Cor 4:13; Heb
11:1 Life for all who believe
with faith Rom 6:8; 10:10; 2Cor 4:13-14; Eph 1:19; Col 2:12; 1Thess 4:14; 2Tim 1:10; 1Pet 1:5
Faith calls for obedience
Faith is confirmed with
baptism - and we become sons of God
Faith comes from preaching
Rom 2:7-8; Heb 11:6
Faith and good works are complementary Gal 5:6; 1Thess 1:3; 2Thess 1:11; Jas 2:17; 20;
Some heroes of the faith
Love is greater than faith
God called hope of Israel
Israel looked for future hope Is 61:1-11; Jer 29:11; 31:17; Hos 2:21-23
Hope comes from God
Hope comes from Holy Spirit Acts 1:8; 2:33; Rom 5:5; Gal 5:5
Christians hope in God
Christians hope in Christ
Christ is our hope of glory
The hope to which we are called Rom 5:2; Eph 1:18; 4:4; Col 1:23; Heb 3:1
Christians hope for resurrection Acts 2:26; 23:6; 24:15; 26:6; Rom 8:23-24; Heb 11:1
Christians saved through hope Rom 8:24; 1Thess 5:8
Hope leads to holiness 1Jn 3:3
We should persevere in hope Heb 3:6; 6:11
We should hope with patience Rom 8:25; 12:12; 15:4; 1Thess 1:3;
Abraham a model of hope
No hope for unbelievers
Love (charity)
“That is what is meant in the bible by loving [our neighbor]: wishing his good, not feeling fond of him nor saying he is nice when he is not.” C. S. Lewis in Mere Christianity
God is love 1Jn 4:8; 16
God has first loved us Eph 5:2; 1Jn 3:16; 4:9-10; 19
Because God so loved the
world he sent his Son
Christ gave himself to death for love of us Jn 15:13; 2Cor 5:14; Gal 2:20; Eph 5:2; 25
Holy Spirit is channel of
love
Love of God must be exclusive Mt 6:24; Lk 16:13; 1Jn 2:15
God must be loved wholeheartedly Deut 6:5; Mt 22:37; Mk 12:30; 33; Lk 10:27; 1Jn 5:2
Perfect love casts out fear
Love is the greatest virtue
Without love no virtue or gift has value 1Cor 13:1-10; Gal 5:6 We must love one another
Enemies must also be loved
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