The Importance of Believing
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John 12:37-50
The Importance of Believing
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Unbelief explained (vv. 37-43)
A. A response of unbelief (vv. 37-41)
1. Unbelief and human responsibility (vv. 37-38)
a. Unbelief in spite of the signs (v. 37)
b. Unbelief in fulfillment of Scripture (v. 38)
2. Unbelief and divine sovereignty (vv. 39-40b)
a. Unbelief and divine blinding (v. 40a-b)
b. Unbelief and divine hardening (v. 40a-b)
3. Unbelief and divine judgement (v. 40c)
4. Unbelief and divine glory (v. 41)
B. A response of shallow belief (v. 42)
1. A recognition of Jesus (v. 42a)
2. A lack of confession of Jesus (v. 42b)
3. A reason given (v. 42b-43)
a. The fear of man (v. 42b)
b. The love of self (v. 43)
II. Belief exhorted (vv. 44-50)
A. Jesus as God (vv. 44-45)
1. Belief in Jesus = belief in God (v. 44)
2. Seeing Jesus = seeing God (v. 45)
B. Jesus as the light (v. 46)
C. Jesus as salvation (vv. 47-50)
1. Jesus’ purpose of salvation (v. 48)
2. Jesus’ message of salvation (vv. 48-50)
a. The standard of the message (v. 48)
b. The source of the message (v. 49)
c. The purpose of the message (v. 50)
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