Experience of Faith

Q: What does the Bible say about God's purpose in salvation?

The Bible teaches that God has a specific purpose in salvation, as seen in Romans 8:28-30, emphasizing His sovereign will in redeeming His people. The Scriptures affirm that God's purpose in salvation is both intentional and sovereign. In Romans 8:28-30, we see that 'all things work together for good' to those who love God and are called according to His purpose. This signifies that every action of God towards His elect is deliberate and designed for their ultimate benefit in Christ. Importantly, God's purpose was established 'before the world began,' demonstrating that our salvation is rooted in His eternal plan, centered on Christ as our Redeemer. This understanding liberates believers from reliance on their works, emphasizing instead the grace and purpose of God in salvation.

Q: How do we know that the just shall live by faith?

The doctrine that 'the just shall live by faith' is affirmed in Scripture, appearing in Habakkuk, Romans, Galatians, and Hebrews, highlighting faith as the basis for salvation. The phrase 'the just shall live by faith' encapsulates a core tenet of Christian belief that is reaffirmed multiple times across Scripture. Found in Habakkuk 2:4, Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, and Hebrews 10:38, this teaching emphasizes that justification comes through faith, not works. This principle transforms our understanding of righteousness as not being achieved through rituals or religious observance, as exemplified by Martin Luther's journey from Catholicism to the gospel of grace. It underlines that faith, as trust in Christ, is essential for true righteousness, a foundation that every believer must grasp to experience the fullness of salvation.

Q: Why is the experience of faith important for Christians?

The experience of faith is crucial for Christians as it signifies a personal and transformative relationship with Christ, leading to assurance and perseverance. The experience of faith denotes a crucial aspect of the Christian life where individuals encounter the grace of God personally, resulting in transformation and assurance of salvation. This experience is not merely transactional but is deeply relational, as seen in Paul's writings. In 2 Timothy 1:12, Paul speaks of his unwavering faith in Christ, which arises from knowing whom he has believed. This encapsulates the essence of a believer's confidence: that faith is not in abstract doctrines but in a living Christ who saves and sustains. Ultimately, the experience of faith carries the believer through trials, assuring them of their eternal security in Christ.

Q: How does God's grace relate to faith?

God's grace and faith are inseparably linked, as salvation is by grace through faith, emphasizing that faith itself is a gift from God. In sovereign grace theology, God's grace is paramount in the process of salvation, with faith serving as the means by which believers receive this grace. Ephesians 2:8-9 states, 'For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,' illustrating that even the act of believing is a result of divine grace. This relationship emphasizes that it is not human effort that secures salvation, but God's grace that enables sinful individuals to exercise faith in Christ. Emphasizing this connection assures believers that their standing before God is secure, resting solely upon the sufficiency of Christ's work and not their own.

Now sometimes the Lord is pleased to use just
one portion of Scripture to enlighten the mind, to enable a person
to see for the first time clearly the
gospel. of God's grace in Christ Jesus,
the glory of God in the face of Christ, come down just one
portion of Scripture. A man may have read much of the
Word of God, but God takes you to one place. Years
ago, I'd been trying to preach for some time, been to a preacher's
school and I was wrapped up in fundamentalism,
Arminianism, the religion of this day. Serious, committed
to that direction, but didn't know the gospel of God's grace. And the Lord was pleased to enable
me to hear a man speak Romans chapter 8, verse 28 through
31, and enable me to find out something
about God's purpose. Everything God does, He does
on purpose. And we know that all things work
together for good to them who love God, to them who are called
according to His purpose. His purpose He worketh all things
after the counsel of his will, according to his purpose. And
I found out it was his purpose to redeem sinners of people. I found out it was his purpose
to make Christ our surety. He purposed that. Christ was
not an offer, he's a gift. It was his purpose to bruise
him on the tree. It was His purpose one day to
call me. The very day I was sitting there
listening to this message was the day God was pleased to call
me, according to His purpose. And it's His purpose and covenant
that is my salvation. And I came to some understanding
of that. It opened the Word of God to
me. I began to read the word with
a different eye, different understanding, God's purpose. I came out of
fundamentalism, Arminianism, to an understanding, some understanding
of God's purpose. Well, Martin Luther was in Catholicism. He wasn't in fundamentalism,
he wasn't. He was in Catholicism, ceremonialism. He was studying to be a monk. His parents had committed him
to the church to study for the priesthood. And he read this
scripture, Romans 1, 17, where it says, the just shall live
by faith. The just shall live by faith. It's in the Word of
God four times. Habakkuk, Galatians, Romans,
Hebrews, the just shall live by faith. And he read that and
it troubled him. troubled him greatly because
he wasn't living by faith. He wasn't seeking salvation by
faith. It was by ceremonialism. The
church was his salvation. The approval of the church, security
in the church. He found his hope in the church. He began to talk about this scripture.
They began to warn him about this direction. And he continued
to follow ceremonialism and Catholicism, seek rest where there was no
rest until he went to Rome on a pilgrimage and there he was
climbing the steps. Tradition, the Roman Catholic
tradition says that the steps that they have there in Rome
in St. Peter's are the same steps that our Lord walked up in Pilate's
hall that they've preserved over all these years. And there are spots on those
steps covered with glass which they claim is the blood of Christ
that dripped from his wounds as he walked up those steps to
Pilate's hall. And Martin Luther was crawling
up those steps on his hands and knees following his ceremonialism trusting in his Catholicism,
in his idols and statues and repentance and all of these other
things, kissing these stains on the steps, counting his beads
and reciting his Hail Mary's. And he's according to his own
testimony, he said, the scripture that I've been studying, this
scripture, just came powerfully into my mind, Martin Luther,
the just shall live by faith, by faith, salvation by faith. It's not in this form and tradition
and ceremony, it's in believing, believing Christ, believing Christ. And he said, I jumped up and
ran down those steps and out of the building, and out of all
of that musty, dingy, dark, pagan bondage of ceremonialism, out
into the free, fresh air of pain, looking to Christ. And he became
one of the most powerful voices for the gospel. He changed the
direction of the whole world. God used him to bless men down
through the ages Some of your political freedom is because
of that man. Social freedom, and especially
religious freedom. He believed God, believed, and
had a profound, powerful influence upon. And that one verse, the
just shall live by faith, by faith. Well, Charles Spurgeon
was brought up in Orthodox Calvinism. Here I was brought up in free
willism, fundamentalism, didn't know the gospel. And God used one scripture, purpose. Martin Luther was brought up
in strict ceremonialism, state church, religion, form, ceremony,
tradition, regimented orthodoxy and Catholicism. And God showed
him that faith is the way a man lives, not by these things. And then Charles Spurgeon was
brought up in a, his father and mother were Presbyterians. He was born in a Presbyterian
home. His grandfather was a Presbyterian adhering to and holding to the
old Westminster catechism, larger and shorter catechism, who believed
in God's sovereign man as the praise, God elected a people,
covenant mercy, household salvation, particular redemption, effectual
call, invincible grace, perseverance of the saint, preservation, steeped
in, steeped in what we believe. the doctrines of the Word of
God. His grandmother, he had a photographic mind. He was a
brilliant, brilliant man. He had a photographic mind. What
he read, he could recite. Read one damn recite. Just pick
it up and read it. His mind, like a camera, took
a picture. Brilliant man. And his grandmother
used to give him a certain coin. I forgot of the British coins
were, say, a penny for every hymn he memorized. They had these
big, thick hymn books without the music, just the words. Hymns
like we were singing, Bonar and Isaac Watson. And so she gave
him a penny for every hymn he had memorized. Well, he got to
memorizing so many, like the broker, she had to start giving
him a last penny for every ten hymns he memorized. He was so
brilliant. When he was 16 years of age,
brought up, he lived with his grandparents quite a bit of the
time. We visited the place where his
grandfather preached the last time I was over there. And he lived there, and his grandfather
brought him up in the doctrines. But he didn't know Christ. He
didn't know Christ. And one Sunday morning it snowed
and he wasn't able to get to wherever he'd moved away from
his grandparent's home by that time he was 16 years of age.
And he couldn't, he was going to school and he couldn't get
to the place where he worshipped. He couldn't get to this church
where he always worshipped. It was snow on the ground. He
walked in. And he stopped in a little Methodist,
primitive Methodist chapel. And the pastor wasn't even there
that morning. There was a man filling in for
the pastor. And there was just a handful of people there. And
the man who was preaching got up and read a scripture from
Isaiah 45, verse 22. And that scripture says, why
pray ye to a God who can't save you? On and on. He said, look
unto me. Look unto me, and be ye saved.
All the ends of the earth. I'm God. There's none else. So
look. Look." And Spurgeon said, this man who was speaking just
seemed to be talking directly to him. He looked at him and
said, young man, you look miserable. Why don't you look to Christ?
And he said that it was just like God opening a curtain. I
saw salvation redemption wasn't in looking to my doctrine. Salvation
wasn't looking to my parents and covenant theology. It was
looking to Christ. Looking to Christ. He said, I
looked. And in that moment, God spoke peace to my heart. I looked. Well, I'm going to take a scripture
this morning that I hope and pray God may be pleased to blessed
to your heart, that he may be pleased to bless to your heart."
Just one passage here in 2 Timothy chapter 1. If you'll turn over
there, 2 Timothy chapter 1. Paul was in prison in Rome at
the time he wrote this official. Wrote to his friend and fellow
laborer, young Timothy. And while Paul was in prison,
as I told you some time ago, he had certain liberty to preach,
to write, to receive visitors. Let me just read you. You don't
need to turn to this, but I'll read it to you. This was the
situation. Paul was in prison in Rome, but
it said he dwelt two whole years in his own hired house. He had
guards around him, but he was in his own hired house, and he
received all that came in to him. That's how he spent two
years, under guard, in prison in Rome, in his own hired house,
preaching to people who came to him. He says, preaching the
kingdom of God and teaching those things which concern the Lord
Jesus Christ with all confidence, no man forbidden. So while he
was there, he wrote this letter to Young Timothy. 2 Timothy 1. And let's read the scripture
that leads up to my text. He says, Paul, an apostle of
Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life
which is in Christ Jesus, I'm writing to Timothy, my dearly
beloved son, This is not his son by natural
birth, this is his son in the ministry. Timothy heard the gospel
from Paul, called him my son. He says, grace, mercy, and peace
from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. I thank God,
whom I serve for my forefathers with pure conscience, that without
ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayer night and day. man Timothy was special to Paul. When he thought upon him, it
brought him joy and happiness. When he thought upon this young
man, it just made him happy. I have remembrance of thee in
my prayers night and day. I pray for you. And verse 4,
greatly desiring to see thee, being mindfully deterred, that
I may be filled with joy And when I call to remember the unfamed
faith that's in thee, that faith which dwelt first
in your grandmother, your grandmother Lois, and in
your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that in you also, isn't
it a blessing when God is pleased to save people in a family? Here's a grandmother who knew
God. and a mother who knew God and who raised a boy from a child
that taught him the scriptures, able to make him wise to salvation.
And here the very illustrious apostle Paul, God's servant,
speaks highly of this young man. Highly of this young man. That
faith that was in your grandmother and your mother, I see in you. I see that faith. I see that
faith. What a blessing that is, I'm
persuaded that's indeed true. Wherefore I put thee in remembrance,
that ye stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting
on of my hands." Paul taught this young man, and God gave
his apostles gifts to give to this young man, encouraged him
in the ministry, brought him up and taught him, sent him out
in the ministry. But God has not given us the
spirit of fear. We're not afraid, but he's given
us the spirit of power, and of love, and of a sound mind, wisdom,
having wisdom, understanding, understanding the gospel of God's
grace. We have some, but we speak the
hidden things of God in wisdom to those who have wisdom, to
the natural man's foolishness, but to those who have Christ's
wisdom. Now watch this. Timothy, verse 8. Be not thou
therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord." Don't be ashamed
of the gospel. Don't be ashamed of the gospel. And don't be ashamed of me, his
prisoner. Look over here at verse 16. He
talked about a man named Onesiphorus, and he says in verse 16 of that
same chapter, "...the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus."
or he often requested me. He encouraged me. You know, everybody's
not an encourager. Everybody's not an encourager.
Some people discourage me. They make it more difficult to
preach. He said, this man encouraged me. He encouraged me. And he
said he wasn't ashamed of my change. He wasn't ashamed of
my change. Now, I pray for him that God
will give him mercy. When he was in Rome, verse 17,
he sought me out very diligently, and he found me. The Lord grant
unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day. And
in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, you know
real well. So he says to Timothy in verse
8, don't you be ashamed of the gospel And don't be ashamed of
me, his prisoner." Paul was in prison because of the gospel.
That's why he was there. He was there because of the gospel.
Of course, the hatred that he incurred was because of his message. Because of his message. But be thou a partaker of the
afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God. Now watch
this. who has saved us and called us
with a holy calling, not according to our work, but according to
his own purpose and grace which was given us in Christ Jesus
before the world began, but is now made manifest by the appearing
of our Savior, Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death and
hath brought life and immortality to life through the gospel, whereunto
I am appointed a preacher." and an apostle and a teacher of the
Gentiles. Now here's the verse I want us
to look at for a few moments. For the which cause I suffer
these things. Why was this man in prison? Why was the apostle Paul suffering
the hatred of the world? Why was he in prison? For the
which cause I suffer these things. Why was he suffering these indignities?
Why do you have a guard outside his door? Why did the people
rend him and turn on him and hate him and cast him into prison?
Why? Why were all the apostles martyred?
Tell me. Why were they martyred? Why was
John Hood burned at the stake? Why did a man of intelligence
and integrity, why was he burned
at the stake? Why was John Bunyan put in jail
for 12 years? He had a wife and several children,
one little blind girl. But the town put him in prison
for 12 years. Why? Why is Smithfield, over
there in England, still stained with the blood of so many martyrs,
put to death by the church? Why? Well, the answer is twofold. The answer is twofold. And you'll
find it in 2 Timothy 2, verse 8 through 10. Now here's the
answer. It's twofold. Number one, it's for Christ's
sake. 2 Timothy 2, verse 8. Remember
that Jesus Christ of the seed of David, seed of David, made
of the seed of David, declared to be the Son of God. That's
my gospel. It's Christ. And he was raised from the dead
according to my gospel. That's why I'm suffering, I'm
preaching Christ. Christ, in Him crucified. Christ,
in Him resurrected. Christ, in Him enthroned. Christ,
the power and wisdom of God. Alright, look at the next verse.
Wherein I suffer trouble as an evildoer. An evildoer, people
consider me an evildoer, uncooperative. Even under bonds, under prison,
but the Word of God, you can't put that in prison. The Word
of God is not bound. Now here's the second reason
why he endured these indignities, why he suffered these things.
One, for preaching the gospel. And two, for the elect's sake. Therefore I endure these things
for the elect's sake. that they may obtain the salvation
which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory." That's why God's
preachers go through what they go through. They do it, number one, for the
gospel, for the glory of God. They do it, number two, because
the elect have got to hear the gospel. That's why they do it. You see, this gospel is offensive. It's offensive to the natural
man. It's offensive to an unbeliever. It's offensive to the religious
works. Paul said, if I preach circumcision,
the offense to the gospel is perished. This task is a difficult
task. A difficult task. I've done it
for 44 years now. And I do it for two reasons,
there are only two reasons. One is for the glory of God.
I'm going to preach this gospel somewhere. Woe is unto me if
I preach not the gospel, the gospel. Necessity is laid upon
me, I must preach the gospel for Christ's sake, for Christ's
sake, for Christ's sake. And the second reason is, some
are God's elect, some are going to hear this gospel. Some are going to hear it. And
those, as many as were ordained eternal life, are going to believe
it. They're going to hear it from me, and they're going to
believe it. And if they don't hear it from
the man sent to them, they're not going to hear it. That's
exactly right. And I know that. I feel that
responsibility. I feel a responsibility not to
the majority of people, none whatsoever. But I feel a responsibility
to God Almighty and His elect. That's the only people in this
world I feel any responsibility to. God Almighty, I'll preach
His gospel to His elect. And amid all of what we are putting
up with in this day, somebody, somewhere is going to hear this
gospel and rejoice and love it and follow it and be committed
to it. and worship God as God ought
to be worshipped. That's what he says here. All
right, go back to my text. He says, "...for which cause
I suffer these things." This is the only two-fold reason why
I put up with it. Why I'd even come back here tonight,
that's the only two reasons. One is to glorify God, the other
is to preach the gospel to somebody who wants to hear it, and who
will stay awake and listen to it. And then he says in the next
line, look at it. Nevertheless, I'm not ashamed.
I'm not ashamed. I'm ashamed of my sins. I'm ashamed
of my ignorance. I wish I knew more, don't you?
I'm ashamed of my ignorance. I'm ashamed of my lack of zeal,
lack of joy. I'm ashamed when I get blue and
depressed and troubled and weary. I'm ashamed of a weariness. I'm
ashamed when I'll act contrary to God's word and God's will.
I'm ashamed when I let folks get to me, aren't you? Shame
God. But ashamed of Jesus, just as
soon let midnight be ashamed to own the moon. Ashamed of Jesus,
sooner far let evening blush to own a star. Ashamed of Jesus,
that dear friend on whom my hope of heaven depends, no, when I
blush, be this my shame, that I no more revere his holy name. Ashamed of Jesus, yes I may,
when I have no guilt to wash away, no tear to wipe, no good
to crave, no fears to quell, no soul to save. Till then, Till
then, nor is my boasting vain, till then I'll boast a Savior's
name, and oh, may this my glory be." He's not ashamed of me. I suffer these things, indignities
and hatred and persecution and harassment, indifference, but
I do it for the glory of God and for the sake of somebody
who wants to hear it. And secondly, I'm not ashamed
of it. I'm not ashamed of this gospel. Not ashamed of this gospel. I tell you why I'm not ashamed
of the gospel? For therein is the power of God. Therein is
the righteousness of God revealed and nowhere else. It's in this
gospel. Christ and Him crucified. I'm
not ashamed of the gospel. Are you? And then he says thirdly,
what's this? I know whom I have believed.
Now listen to me. Paul believed in God. He always
believed in God. He believed in God when he was
a Pharisee. He believed in God when he was
a member of the Sanhedrin. He believed in God when he was
playing religion. He believed in God. He believed in God. That's right.
He said, I was... If anybody's got anything to
brag about, I'm old. I circumcised the eighth day
of the tribe of Benjamin. Hebrew of Hebrews. I grew up
in the church. I sat at the feet of Gamaliel. I knew some things. But there
was one he didn't know. There was one he didn't know. The apostles believed in God.
Our Lord Jesus Christ, in John 14, said to them, you believe
in God? You do believe in God. Then he
said, believe in me. Oh, I know whom I have to believe. I know. Look back at verse 8
and 9. He shows, here's the foundation. Be not ashamed of the testimony
of the Lord. nor be his prisoner, but be thou
partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power
of God, who hath saved us, and called us with a holy calling,
not according to our works, but according to his own purpose
and grace given us in Christ Jesus." There's the one you want
to know. "...before the world began, but
is now made manifest by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ." God has saved us, and God has
called us, and God has purposed grace to us in Christ, and this
gift is in Him, and it's manifested in Him. God sent Him for us. I know whom I have believed,
Christ the Lord. Look for a moment with me at
Romans chapter 3. Romans chapter 3. Romans, the third chapter, verse
25. Now look at this, Romans 3, 25. Whom God hath set forth. It's
talking about Christ. Down here, look at verse 24 a
moment. You've got to read verse 24 before
you read 25. Being justified freely by his
grace through the redemption that's in Christ Jesus, whom
God hath set forth. Christ Jesus. I know whom I have
there. God has set him forth. Now listen
to me. God has set him forth, first of all, in covenant mercy.
Clearly set forth, surety of the covenant. God has set him
forth in the Old Testament scriptures. In every page, every book, God
set him forth. That prophet, that priest, that
king. God set him forth in person when
he hung that star over the Judean hillsides and sent his angels
down here and said, under you is born this day in the city
of David a Savior, Christ the Lord. God set him forth. God
set him forth walking through this earth, gave him power to
raise the dead, give sight to the blind, heal the sick, calm
the seas. Set him forth. No man could do
these things except God be with him. God set him forth on a cross
and hung a curtain over the sun so that he turned black while
he was dying. God shook the earth and raised
the dead, set him forth. God raised him from the dead
and set him forth as the first begotten from the dead, the firstborn
of every creature. And when he ascended to heaven,
God sent his angels down here to tell the men who stood and
gazed as he went away, he's coming back, this same Jesus. You've
seen him go. God set him forth. Set him forth
to be a propitiation, a covering, a mercy seat, through faith in
his blood. To declare God's righteousness.
to declare His holiness, His justice, for the remission of
sins of the past, even the Old Testament saints, through the
forbearance of God, to declare, I say at this time, His righteousness,
that God may be just and justify." That's the one I believe. That's
the one I know. I know whom I have believed.
I know Him. I know Him. Then He says this,
watch this, and I'm persuaded, I'm persuaded he's able. He's
able. That, my friend, is the foundation
of faith. The foundation of faith is not,
is not, it's logic. Somebody says, well, that's the
only way it can be. You haven't said anything. That is the only
way it can be. Somebody says, that's what, that
man preaches the Bible. You haven't said anything. What
else would he preach? But I believe Jesus died on the
cross, you'd be a fool not to. The calendar tells you that,
A.D. and B.C. Here's the foundation of faith.
I know whom I have believed and I'm persuaded that God is able
to do anything he sets out to do. He's able to do all that
he promised. There's the foundation of faith.
He's able to save them that come to God by him. He's able to keep
them. He's able to present them faultless.
He's able to call them from the grave. He's able to make them
live. He's able. I'm persuaded he's
able. There's the foundation of faith.
And that's what my generation doesn't believe, that he's able.
They believe he'd like to and can't. That he sure would like
to save you, but he just can't get the job done. Abraham believed
he was able. He was able. There he stood,
an old man in his nineties, and his wife in her nineties, and
past the age of bearing children. God says, you're going to have
a son. He believed God. That wasn't logical. That was
against all kind of hope. But he believed God was able.
God's able. And I believe God's able to save.
I believe God's able to take the words of a man preaching
the gospel and apply them to the heart of a sinner and make
him live. I believe he's able. He's able. And I'll tell you
this, now I want you to turn to this scripture, I won't give
you time to find it, it's over in Daniel, but I want everybody
here that's got a Bible, everybody that's got a Bible to turn to
this scripture, Daniel 3. God's able. God's able. Daniel 3. Old Nebuchadnezzar, the last
line, verse 15, Daniel 3, verse 15, the last line. He said to Shadrach, Meshach,
and Abednego before he put them in the fiery furnace, Who is
that God that shall deliver you out of my hand? Who is that God
that's able to deliver you out of my hands? Is your God able?
That's what Darius said to Daniel. Is your God able to save you?
Is he able to deliver you? Is God able? Is he able? Listen to these three fellows.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king,
O Nebuchadnezzar, we're not careful to answer thee in this matter.
We're not afraid to answer you. If it be so, our God whom we
serve is able to deliver us from the burning fire furnace. He
is able. Our God is able. And He will
deliver us out of your hand. But if not, God's able to deliver us. But if He doesn't, He's still
God. Be it known to you, big boy,
we'll not serve any other God. will not worship the golden image
that you've set up. Now, God's able. God's able to
save you, but if he doesn't, he's still God. God's able to heal you, but if
he doesn't, he's still God. Isn't that right? God's able to bless this world,
make it effectual to hearts of people here, but if he doesn't,
he's still God. He's not going to change his deity and his power. and his program, and his purpose,
and his will. What if they don't believe? He's
still God. What if they perish? He's still
God. I know we're the most important
people in the world to ourselves, but just remember, it may not
be to God. That's why I like that. I like
their answer, don't you? Is he able to deliver you? Yeah,
he is, but if he doesn't, he's still God. I ain't worshiping
your idol. I hear preachers say to young men who preach in the
grace of God, you'll starve. Well, what if I do? He's still
God. If you preach, if you preach
that doctrine, you're not going to have a friend in the world.
That's all right. He's still God. It's still true. That's
right. He's able. He's able to turn
you upside down every way but loose. He's able to save you. He's able to damn you. He's able
to pass you by. He's able. He's still God. That's the God we worship. He's
still able. That's what I believe. All right,
what's this last thing? I suffer these things. It's all
right. I'm not ashamed. I know whom I have believed. And I'm persuaded He's able.
He's able to do what? He's able to keep that which
I've committed to Him. I've committed it. What have
you committed to Christ? My life, my time, my sins, past, present,
and future. My salvation, my hope, my heaven. My health, my family, my needs. He's able. I've committed it to Him, 100%
to Him. Sink or swim, I go to Him. And he's able to keep it against
that day. What day is that? That's the day of the Lord. That's
the day of the Lord. The day of his revelation. The
day of judgment. The day when it's all over. Look over, and I'll close with
this scripture, 2 Timothy 4. Paul talked about that day here.
He said in 2 Timothy 4, verse 6, I'm now ready to be offered,
and the time of my departure is at hand. I've fought a good
fight. I've finished my course. I've
kept the faith. Henceforth there's laid up for
me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous
judge, shall give me at that day, and not to me only. No, but unto all them that love
his appearance. This message is called the experience
of faith. The experience of faith. Tonight,
I'm going to preach on the subject, the life of faith. There's the
experience of faith. It's coming to faith. God-given
faith has come into a place Where there's a committal to Christ,
there's a surrender to Christ. And then there's a life after
that. That's what we're going to talk about tonight. That experience
of faith for those who are God's elect, and then there's that
life of faith. Life of faith.

Experience of Faith

What does the Bible say about God's purpose in salvation?

How do we know that the just shall live by faith?

Why is the experience of faith important for Christians?

How does God's grace relate to faith?

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Experience of Faith

What does the Bible say about God's purpose in salvation?

How do we know that the just shall live by faith?

Why is the experience of faith important for Christians?

How does God's grace relate to faith?

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