What Does Scripture Say ?
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What Does Scripture Say?
What Does Scripture Say?
Questions Jesus Asks?
Questions Jesus Asks?
15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Confession of Faith
I am not moved by what I see or by what I feel. I am moved by what I believe. I believe the WORD of God! The victory is mine! I have it now! I can see it through the eyes of my faith!
New Series - What Does Scripture Say?
15 Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth.
Work Hard or to Study means to put your heart into the word of God to understand what the word means for the purpose of seeking the approval of God.
The words "rightly divide" comes from a Greek word (ortho-to-mounta) which means to cut straight.
When we share or rightly divide the Word of God we are to cut straight to the truth;
2 Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God.
15 And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will guide you with knowledge and understanding.
Questions Jesus Asks?
Questions Jesus Asks?
I am amazed by how masterfully Jesus uses questions to teach spiritual truths. Jesus never asked a question because he needed to know the answer. He used questions the way a surgeon uses a scalpel, to delicately cut into a new level of understanding.
13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
14 “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets.”
15 Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?”
The answer to this question is critical, it is all-important. It determines your eternal destiny.
How You answer this declares where your personal trust in Jesus Christ stands
Peter’s confession was made based on simple trust coming from a heart that was truly convicted that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of the living God.
It the simple trust which God desires and longs for—nothing more and nothing less.
Peter was simply confessing step by step,
"I believe you are..."
• the true Messiah,
• not a mere man,
• but the Son of God,
• sent by God,
Jesus didn’t ask the question for his sake, because he knows who he is - He asked the question for You and I! To find out what we truly believe
32 “Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.
33 But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.
38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
9 If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.
35 The following day John was again standing with two of his disciples.
36 As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and declared, “Look! There is the Lamb of God!”
37 When John’s two disciples heard this, they followed Jesus.
38 Jesus looked around and saw them following. “What do you want?” he asked them. They replied, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
39 “Come and see,” he said. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon when they went with him to the place where he was staying, and they remained with him the rest of the day.
40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus.
41 Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Christ”).
42 Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, “Your name is Simon, son of John—but you will be called Cephas” (which means “Peter”).
What Do You Want?
What are you after?
Are you seeking... • meaning, purpose, and significance in life?
• a religion of self-improvement and human development?
• rules and regulations and laws of righteousness?
• fellowship and companionship?
• deliverance from trials and trouble and suffering?
• approval and acceptance of God?
• blessings from God, His care and provision and security?
Where Are You Staying?
They were not asking for a simple conversation by the side of the road. They were asking to join Him in the quiet of His home, to open and pour out their hearts to Him and for Him to become their teacher.
Come and See
The invitation was immediate: it was while Andrew and his friend were attracted to Jesus. They were invited to Jesus while they sensed their need. Jesus did not postpone their request nor leave them hanging.
Who Do You Say I am?
He asks the question to each of us today! Who Do You Say I Am?
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