170424GM4 Drawing Near to God - Drawing Near by Fervent Faith

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Draw Near to God and He will draw near to you James 4:8 Drawing Near by Fervent Faith Hebrews 11:6 (ESV)And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. I. The Example of Abel: Righteousness (ver. 4) Hebrews 11:4 (ESV) 4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. 1 John 3:7 (ESV) 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. Hebrews 11:4 (ESV) 4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. False Sam Morris “We take the position that a Christian’s sins do not damn the soul. The way a Christian lives has nothing whatever to do with the salvation of his soul. All the sins he may commit from idolatry to murder will not make his soul in any more danger.” Bill Foster“If I killed my wife and mother and debauched a thousand women, I couldn’t go to hell—in fact, I couldn’t go to hell if I wanted to.” The Example of Abel: Righteousness (ver. 4) 1 Corinthians 6:9 (ESV) 9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, The Example of Enoch: Trust (ver. 5) Hebrews 11:5 (ESV) 5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament. Conviction of the truth of anything, belief; “in the N.T. of a conviction or belief respecting man’s relationship to God and divine things, generally with the included idea of trust. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary It conveys the idea of trust, a firm internal conviction regarding the truthfulness of someone or some claim. Hebrews 11:5 (ESV) 5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. The Example of Noah: Obedience (ver. 7) Hebrews 11:7 (ESV) 7 By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary “Marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details.” 1 Samuel 15:22 (KJV) 22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. • First, Noah’s obedience was meticulous. • Meticulous Obedience Does Not Eradicate God’s Grace. The Example of Abraham: Sacrifice (vers. 8, 17) Romans 4:12 (ESV) 12 and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised. Hebrews 11:8 (ESV) 8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. Genesis 22:1-2 (ESV) 1 After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” Hebrews 11:18 (ESV) 18 of whom it was said, “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.”