What Kind of Faith? John 12:37-43 Ephesians 2:8 Romans 5:1

2 Different Kinds of Faith  NO FAITH, John 12:37-40  Rejects and/or ignores evidence, 12:37; Romans 1:20-21  Result of hardened hearts, 12:39-40; Romans 1:21-22, 28

3 Different Kinds of Faith  LITTLE FAITH, Matthew 6:30  Doubts God’s planning, power and presence to bless  Doubts God’s protection, Matt. 14:31  Expressed by fear, Matthew 8:26  Shows a lack of spiritual depth and understanding, Matthew 16:5-12

4 Different Kinds of Faith  WEAK FAITH, 1 Ths. 5:14  Without strength, hope, endurance and full conviction, Rom. 4:17-22  Need to pay attention to the weak Christian and hold on to him

5 Different Kinds of Faith  HIDDEN FAITH, Jno. 12:42-43  Will not confess Christ, Matthew 10:32-33  Wrong values and priorities rule  Does not hear and obey the words of Christ, John 12:46-48

6 Different Kinds of Faith  ONLY FAITH, James 2: Without works (obedience)  No profit, 2:14-16  Dead, 2:17, 20, 26  Unseen, 2:18  Like the demons, 2:19  Barren, 2:20  Does not (cannot) justify, 2:21-24

7 Different Kinds of Faith  GREAT FAITH, Matthew 8:10  Trusts the word of Christ; what the Lord says will come to pass (8:8)  Does not question the authority of Christ, but submits to it (8:9)  God is amazed by such faith (8:10)  God greatly blesses such faith, Matthew 8:13 (11-12)

8 What Kind of Faith Saves?  NOT:  Little…Weak…Hidden…Solitary… Non-existent Faith, Hebrews 11:6  Faith that obeys God, Jno. 3:14-17 (Num. 21:4-9); James 2:24

9 Questions for Us  What kind of faith have I had?  What kind of faith will I have from this day forward? Matthew 7:21; Luke 6:46  “When the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8)