Things That Are "Sure"
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1. God’s Word Is Sure
1. God’s Word Is Sure
Psalm 111:7
Psalm 93:5
Psalm 19:7
How do we know God’s word is sure?
Because It is God’s Word
Titus 1:2
2 Tim.2:13
His Word Always Accomplishes the Purpose for Which It is Sent
Isa.55:10-11
It Does Not Change
1 Peter 1:24-25
Hebrews 13:8
It is Sure As A Foundation to Build Your Life On – Matt.7:24-27
2. The Foundation of God Is Sure
2. The Foundation of God Is Sure
Isaiah 28:16
2 Timothy 2:19
Jesus Christ Was the Foundation That God Was Laying in Zion
1 Peter 2:3-8
Ephesians 2:20
1 Corinthians 3:11
Jesus the Sure Foundation
He is Secure in Contrast to the Insecurity of A Nation in Sin
Isaiah 28:14-15
He Is Sure In spite of Man Swerving from the Truth
2 Tim.2:14-18
He is Sure Only If We Build Upon Him
1 Peter 2:5-9
3. The Reward of the Righteous Is Sure
3. The Reward of the Righteous Is Sure
Prov. 11:18
Psalm 58:11
What is our sure reward?
IT IS A GREAT REWARD
MATTHEW 5:12
Psalm 19:11
Heb.10:35
IT IS AN OPEN REWARD – Matt.6:4,6,18
IT IS THE REWARD OF THE INHERITANCE – COLOSSIANS 3:24
IT IS GREATER RICHES THAN THE RICHES OF ANCIENT EGYPT – HEBREWS 11:24-26
HOW IS IT A SURE REWARD?
IT WAS PROMISED BY A GOD WHO DOES NOT LIE – TITUS 1:2; HEBREWS 6:18
IT WAS PROMISED BY A GOD WHO DOES NOT FORGET – HEBREWS 6:10
NO ONE CAN TAKE THE REWARD FROM ME
MATTHEW 6:19-20
JOHN 10:28
We can let someone cheat us of our reward - Colossians 1:18-19
4. We Have A Hope that Is A Sure and Steadfast Anchor
4. We Have A Hope that Is A Sure and Steadfast Anchor
Hebrews 6:19-20
Anchor was a common metaphor for Hope
Socrates – “To ground hope on a false supposition, is like trusting to a weak anchor”
Coins bore inscriptions of an anchor as a symbol of hope
Hope is the anchor of the Soul
Romans 8:24
1 Thess.1:3; 5:8
This Hope “Enters the Presence Behind the Veil”
Phil.3:20
5. We Can Make Our Call and Election Sure
5. We Can Make Our Call and Election Sure
2 Peter 1:10-11
“Therefore” – connects with the previous verses
Our Call and Election Is Sure:
Adding the Christian Graces – 2 Peter 1:5-8
v.8 - “If THESE THINGS are yours”
v.9 “he who lacks THESE THINGS”
v.10 – “if you do THESE THINGS”
v.12 – “remind you always of THESE THINGS”