Abraham Believed God: Ultimately with R.C. Sproul
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- Abraham was counted righteous in God’s sight-not on the basis of any works Abraham performed, but because of his faith in the promise of God. Today, R.C. Sproul calls us to exercise the same trust in the Lord, for God is altogether trustworthy.
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God is my strength. Even though every month I struggle to pay rent and I struggle to buy groceries for my children. God has always provided. These past three years have been hard. Since suffering a heart attack two years ago and my on going battle with lupus I’m overwhelmed. Both of my sons are autistic but they are thriving now that I’m homeschooling them because the public school system wasn’t working. Due to me homeschooling them my hours to work are limited so are my finances. I’m constantly in fear of homelessness. But I STILL TRUST IN YOU LORD blind faith even as I struggle. I feel ashamed because I get put down over my situation. Thankfully I find strength in you Jesus. I love you Heavenly Father please continue to keep me in your grace and mercy. ❤
This is what you need to do. Trust in God who cares for you more than any person. He will provide your needs.
Hallelujah..
Amen
I want the soundtrack they use it’s unbelievably peaceful and pretty
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Full Sermon, please?
Thanks kindly. 🙏
You can find the full message at www.ligonier.org/learn/series/classic-collection/salvation-guaranteed
In Gen. 15:6 what was counted (Hebrew verb חָשַׁב, Strong H2803) to Abraham for righteousness is faith. But what was counted (the same verb חָשַׁב) for righteousness to Phinehas in Psalms 106:31 was not faith but what he did as described in verse 30 (in more detail in Num. 25:7-8).
Only this is life eternal:
Jesus said “not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father” (John 6:46). Jesus did all he did for us to be united with God, yet people stop at Jesus and have completely forgotten about God. Instead, the whole world says “Jesus is God,” no matter what God says through Jesus. Jesus himself prayed to the Father and said, “and this is life eternal, that they might know YOU, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent” (John 17:3). This comes from Jesus himself; anyone who goes against his words will not be with God (Revelation 22:18-19).
You are obviously assuming Unitarianism, that there is only one Person who is God (namely the Father), and then you are imposing this assumption onto the reading of the text. The only thing one has to do in order to understand Jesus’ point here is to simply read the entire context:
"After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: ‘Father, the time has come. Glorify YOUR SON, that YOUR SON may glorify you. For you granted him authority over all people THAT HE MIGHT GIVE ETERNAL LIFE TO ALL THOSE YOU HAVE GIVEN HIM. Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I HAD WITH YOU BEFORE THE WORLD BEGAN … For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me … All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come TO ME through them. I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name - the name you gave me - so that they may be one as we are one … My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be IN US so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I IN THEM and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME BEFORE THE CREATION OF THE WORLD. Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them AND THAT I MYSELF MAY BE IN THEM.’" John 17:1-5, 8, 10-11, 20-26
We note from the foregoing that:
Jesus is God’s Son.
Jesus gives eternal life to all that God gives him, which is a claim to being absolute Deity since only God can give eternal life.
Jesus existed in glory with the Father even before the world was created.
Jesus demands to be glorified by God, something which no mere creature could ever demand.
Jesus states that everything that the Father has belongs to him, which makes him the heir of everything that exists.
Jesus indwells all the believers, an indication that Christ is omnipresent and therefore God since God alone is omnipresent.
Jesus is the object of the Father’s love even before the creation of the world.
Thus, the context makes it clear that Jesus’ statement about the Father being the only true God in no way was meant to deny that Christ is God as well, since he goes on to make claims that only God could make. Jesus is simply addressing the Father for being the only true God since this is what he truly is, and yet we know from the same Bible that the only true God exists as more than one Person. The Holy Scriptures plainly show that both the Son and the Holy Spirit are also truly God.
Therefore, since the one true God exists as a Trinity this means that the three Persons can be addressed as the only true God both individually and collectively.
@@e.t.h.559, the right chrostology is Peter's creed: Matthew 16:15-17
He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
no such thing you are talking about in Matthew and the Acts which were written before John which was written after Revelation which is not trinitarian at all. Rev 4, 5 is strictly Unitarian.
John 17:3: This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
@@wserthmar8908 First, you are assuming that to be son is to be less than divine and to be divine is to be no one’s son.
however, this presupposes that the term "son" carries only one meaning. This fails to take into consideration that the term son has a broad range of meanings throughout the Holy Bible. The Holy Bible often uses the term "son" in a spiritual and metaphorical manner. (Cf. Hosea 1:10; John 1:12-13; Galatians 4:4-7; 1 John 3:1-2, 9-10; 4:4-7; 5:1-2, 18-19)
Scripture also uses the term to describe the nature, position, status and/or class of being that a specific person or group shares. When the phrase "son of" is used it often, but not always, implies membership and/ or participation in a specific class. Several examples help demonstrate this point:
(Cf. Job 1:6, 2:1, 38:7)
This being the case the phrase "sons of God" as used of angels points to their status as heavenly creatures, spirit beings who originate from heaven, belonging to the spiritual realm where God dwells as opposed to humans who are of earthly origin, from dust. (Cf. Genesis 2:7; 3:19)
"While they were enjoying themselves, some of the wicked men (lit., sons of Belial) of the city surrounded the house…" Judges 19:22
"Eli’s sons were wicked men (lit., sons of Belial); they had no regard for the LORD." 1 Samuel 2:12
According to the New Testament, Belial or Baal is another name for Satan. (Cf. Matthew 12:24-27; 2 Corinthians 6:15) The phrase "sons of Belial" refers to individuals who were evil and wicked, qualities associated with Satan. In other words, these individuals were wicked and therefore belonged to the Devil. The Lord Jesus made a similar point when addressing the unbelieving Jews of his day: see John 8:44
Other examples include:
"By the word of the LORD one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, ‘Strike me with your weapon,’ but the man refused." 1 Kings 20:35
To be called a son of the prophets meant that one belonged to the class of prophets and was therefore a prophet.
"So the sons of the singers were assembled from the district around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites," Nehemiah 12:28
Again, to be called a son of the singers meant that one belonged to the class of singers and was therefore a singer.
Similarly, Jesus is called the unique Son of God because he shares in the nature of God. Jesus belongs to that class of being and existence that is true of God alone. see John 5:15 Dash 30, and John 10:27-33. Therefore, for Jesus to be God’s Son means that Jesus is truly and fully divine much like Jesus’ use of the Son of Man meant that Christ was truly and fully human.
Apparently not everyone believes Jesus is God. Makes you wonder if those that don't will be saved? The Holy Spirit isn't a spirit of confusion. 🙏😊🙏
Titus 2:13-14
King James Version
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Philippians 2:5-8
King James Version
5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
@@mikemccormick9667 , sadly the Reformers didn’t examine many wrong doctrines inherited from the church.
Title of the video debunked by James:
James 2:21-26
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
You see that faith was working with his works, and as a result of the works, faith was perfected; *and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,"* and he was called the friend of God.
You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.
In the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?
For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead."
The phrase, “if someone says,” in James 2:14, … governs the interpretation ofJames 2:14-26. James does not say that this person actually has faith, but that he claims to have it.
In James 2:21-26 James cites three illustrations of living faith: 1) Abraham (vv. 21-24); 2) Rahab (v. 25); and 3) the human body and spirit (v. 26).
His statement in Verse 21 does not contradict Paul’s clear teaching that Abraham was justified before God by grace alone through faith alone (Rom. 3:20; 4:1-25; Gal. 3:6; 11). For several reasons, James cannot mean that Abraham was constituted righteous before God because of his own good works: 1) James already stressed that salvation is a gracious gift (James 1:17-18); 2) in the middle of this disputed passage (2:23), James quoted Gen. 15:6, which forcefully claims that God credited righteousness to Abraham solely on the basis of his faith (see also Rom. 1:17; 3:24; 4:1-25); and 3) the work that James said justified Abraham was his offering up of Isaac (Gen. 22:9; 12), an event that occurred many years after he first exercised faith and was declared righteous before God (Gen. 12:1-7; 15:6). Instead, Abraham’s offering of Isaac demonstrated the genuineness of his faith and the reality of his justification before God. James is emphasizing the vindication before others of a person’s claim to salvation. James’ teaching perfectly complements Paul’s writings; salvation is determined by faith alone (Eph. 2:8-9) and demonstrated by faithfulness to obey God’s will alone (Eph. 2:10).
@@e.t.h.559 , James is a letter against Galatians and Romans.
Paul: says Law tempted him. James: James 1:13 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone.
Paul: God is one
James: James 2:19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder.
@@wserthmar8908 First of all, I think it is important to recognize that the book of James and the letters of Paul are not in contradiction with each other, but rather complement each other. They both affirm the same gospel of salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, but they emphasize different aspects of the Christian life. Paul focuses more on the doctrinal basis of justification by faith, while James focuses more on the practical implications of faith in action. They both use Abraham as an example of faith, but they refer to different events in his life. Paul cites Genesis 15:6, where Abraham believed God’s promise of a son and was counted righteous, while James cites Genesis 22:9-18, where Abraham obeyed God’s command to sacrifice his son and demonstrated his faith.
Secondly, I think it is a misunderstanding to say that James wrote his letter to correct the errors of Paul. There is no evidence that James had read or knew of Paul’s letters, or that he intended to address any specific controversy or person. Rather, James wrote his letter to a general audience of Jewish Christians who were scattered among the nations (James 1:1). He wanted to encourage them to persevere in trials, to live according to God’s wisdom, and to avoid favoritism, hypocrisy, and worldliness. He also wanted to warn them about the dangers of a dead faith that does not produce good works, and to urge them to be doers of the word and not hearers only (James 1:22).
Thirdly, I think it is unfair to take isolated verses from James and Paul and pit them against each other without considering their context and purpose. For example, you quoted James 1:13 and Galatians 5:17 as if they contradicted each other. But if we read them carefully, we can see that they are talking about different kinds of temptation. James is talking about temptation to sin that comes from our own evil desires (James 1:14-15), while Paul is talking about temptation to rely on the law instead of the Spirit for righteousness (Galatians 5:16-18). They are not disagreeing with each other, but addressing different issues.
Similarly, you quoted James 2:19 and Galatians 3:20 as if they contradicted each other. But again, if we read them carefully, we can see that they are making different points. James is saying that believing that God is one is not enough to save us, because even the demons believe that and tremble (James 2:19). He is challenging those who claim to have faith but do not show it by their works (James 2:14-18). Paul is saying that God is one and not many, and therefore there is only one mediator between God and men, Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:20). He is arguing against those who want to add the law and human mediators to the gospel of grace (Galatians 3:1-19). James is not denying that God is one, nor is Paul denying that faith must be accompanied by works. They are both affirming the same truth from different angles.
James 2:12-26 is one of the clearest passages in Scripture on this subject. In this chapter, the Apostle is concerned with distinguishing authentic faith from the mere profession of faith. James critiques the person who “says he has faith” in verse 14 and then says in verse 18 that you can not demonstrate faith without good works. Why are good works the necessary proof that faith is real? The answer is because everyone who has actually trusted in Christ is a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17). God does not declare us righteous based on His transformation of us but only on the basis of the perfect righteousness of Christ (v. 21; see Rom. 5:12-21). Nevertheless, all who have trusted in Jesus alone for salvation have also been transformed by Him and are being renewed from glory to glory (2 Cor. 3:18). They can not help but do what is right, though imperfectly to be sure. And if there are no good works in the life of a professing believer, that person has not been changed and so has not been given the gift of faith, which requires the change God the Holy Spirit works in our regeneration (John 3:5; Eph. 2:8-9).
In Scripture, the word translated as “justify” sometimes means “prove” or “demonstrate” (Matt. 11:19). That is how James uses it in today’s passage. Our works, James teaches, demonstrate our faith. That is, our faith is justified or proven by our works. As John Calvin comments, we are not justified “by a bare and empty knowledge of God,” but true, justifying faith is outwardly revealed in our desire and efforts to obey the Lord.
@@e.t.h.559Very well said