August 1, 2010
Genuine Faith, pt4
Mike Fritscher, pastor

Your Participation in Genuine Faith! 2 Peter 2:4-11

•  Genuine Faith Secures a Great Change in Your Life!

Through Active Participation in the Purposes of God!

In Your Faith Supply. . .

•  A. Moral Excellence

•  B. Knowledge

•  C. Self-Control

•  D. Endurance

Hebrews 6:12 so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Revelation 14:12 Here is the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.

James 1:2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

•  E. Godliness!

1. Contrasting Godly Behavior! Jude 1:14-16
2. Moving Towards Godly Behavior!

•  Through Faith!

2 Peter 1:3 To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ: 3 seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

•  By Grace! Titus 2:11-18

•  Through Obedience!

1 Timothy 4:7 But have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women. On the other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness; 8 for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

Instruction from 1 Timothy 6:3-12 – What We Flee From!

• Ungodly Doctrine!
• Interest in Controversial Issues!
• Envy, Strife, Abusive language, Evil Suspicion!
• Discontentment!
• The Love of Money!

Worship well! Romans 12:1-3

•  F. Brotherly Kindness!

Romans 12:10-13 – Brotherly Love Instructions!

1 Thessalonians 4:9 Now as to the love of the brethren, you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another; 10 for indeed you do practice it toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia . But we urge you, brethren, to excel still more.

•  G. Love

Romans 5:1-11 – God the Father Loving!

Matthew 5:43-48 – The Sons of their Father Doing the Same!