Faith in Christ
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14 But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets.
15 I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust.
16 This being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men.
22 But when Felix heard these things, having more accurate knowledge of the Way, he adjourned the proceedings and said, “When Lysias the commander comes down, I will make a decision on your case.”
24 And after some days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
25 Now as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and answered, “Go away for now; when I have a convenient time I will call for you.”
Paul was under arrest
++Accusations had been made
++For his own protection
The Pharisees and the Sadduccees had come together
The Pharisees and the Sadduccees had come together
The Pharisees
++Accepted the Law
++Believed the angels & spirits
++The resurrection of the dead
The Sadduccees
++Accepted the Law
++Believed that there was no resurrection
6 But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
Paul’s declaration
++Celebrated one group
++Alienated the other
The problem was not in his actions, but in what he believed.
Hope is a powerful force
Hope is a powerful force
His Hope was in Christ Jesus
His Hope was in Christ Jesus
24 For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees?
Hope is the anchor of Faith
Hope is the anchor of Faith
1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil,
20 where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
Righteousness, Self-Control, The Coming Judgement
Righteousness, Self-Control, The Coming Judgement
Faith in Christ Is Righteousness
Faith in Christ Is Righteousness
21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.
10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
Having a choice
Having a choice
19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;
We all have a choice
++We can choose our actions
++We can choose our response
Righteousness
++Is a choice
++To the right thing at the right time
++Appropriate behavior
Making a Choice
Making a Choice
16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?
17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.
10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
Faith in Christ Is Self -Control
Faith in Christ Is Self -Control
The Fruit of the Spirit
The Fruit of the Spirit
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
The Fruit of the Spirit
++Start with love
++Ends with self-control
25 And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown.
27 But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.
The Concept of Self-Control
++Central to the Gospel
++Anchors in Grace
Faith in Christ Is a Realization of a Coming Judgement
Faith in Christ Is a Realization of a Coming Judgement
To the Lost
To the Lost
18 Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord! For what good is the day of the Lord to you? It will be darkness, and not light.
19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion, And a bear met him! Or as though he went into the house, Leaned his hand on the wall, And a serpent bit him!
20 Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light? Is it not very dark, with no brightness in it?
The day of the Lord
++Is darkness
++Is full of fear
++Time of inescapable peril
To the faithful
To the faithful
28 Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”
It is a day
++Of rejoicing
++Of redemption
16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
Faith in Christ
++Is Righteousness
++Is Self -Control
++Realization of a Coming Judgement