1. C
ONVICTION
THE
OF THINGS NOT SEEN
John 20:24-29

2. Luke 24:8,11
And they remembered his words, 9 and returning from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest… 11 …but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.

3. John 20:19-20
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

4. Outline
Rejection
Revelation
Rebuke
Repentance
Response

5. Big Idea
Genuine faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead does NOT require a personal validation of the evidence.

6. Rejection of Truth

7. Revelation of Jesus

8. Colossians 3:15
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body.

9. Rebuking

10. John 3:18
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

11. John 3:36
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

12. Repentance

13. John 1:1-3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.

14. John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

15. John 14:9-10
Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me?

16. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
John 5:23
Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.

17. Response

18. Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

19. So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Romans 10:17
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

20. 1 Peter 1:8-9
Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

21. John 3:36
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

22. Genuine faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead does NOT require a personal validation of the evidence.