November 21 - Steps To Faithfulness
 [ Home ] [ Up ] [ Jan 4 - Does The Holy Spirit Convict Men of sins, or of being a sinner? ] [ Jan 7 - Tribulation and Entering the Kingdom of God ] [ Jan 14 - We Need the Lord ] [ Jan 18 - The Reign of Grace ] [ Jan 21 - Asking Forgiveness ] [ Feb 1 - Open Our Eyes ] [ Feb 4 - Discerning the Ways of God - Slain in the Spirit ] [ Feb 8 - Falling Out of the Service of God ] [ Feb 11 - The Lord Goes Before Us ] [ Feb 15 - The Two Extremes of Christianity ] [ Feb 22 - Ordained by Angels in the Hand of a Mediator ] [ Feb 29 - Willing Hearted ] [ March 10 - The Unpardonable Sin ] [ March 14 - Open My Eyes ] [ March 14 - The Elder and Younger Son ] [ March 24 - Human Limitations in Judgment ] [ March 28 - Believing is the Way of Salvation ] [ March 28 - Signs and Wonders in the Bible ] [ April 4 - The Effort of Receiving ] [ April 28 - Jesus Has All Power ] [ May 2 - Time ] [ May 5 - Lazarus Raises From the Dead ] [ May 9 - On the Road to Emmaus ] [ May 12 - The Power of Christ ] [ May 16 - The Day of Pentecost ] [ May 23 - The Love of God ] [ May 30 - The Gospel According to Mephibosheth ] [ June 13 - God's Peace ] [ June 16 - Depart From Me, O Lord ] [ June 27 - The Powerless Church ] [ June 30 - Is Jesus Revelant? ] [ July 4 - What America Needs ] [ July 4 - How To Build A Scripturally Sound Family ] [ July 7 - Limiting the God of Israel ] [ July 25 - Deception in the Last Days ] [ July 28 - Prayer is the Victory ] [ August 1 - Believing, but not Trusting ] [ August 1 - Filled With the Spirit ] [ August 4 - The Trinity of God ] [ August 8 - God's Blessings Upon the Faithful ] [ August 11 - A Description of God ] [ August 15 - Changing the Course of History ] [ August 15 - Human Sexuality ] [ August 18 - Four Kinds of Ground ] [ August 25 - God Provides ] [ August 29 - God is Our Banner ] [ September 1 - The Nature of the Church ] [ September 5 - God Delivers ] [ September 8 - Can God Count on You? ] [ September 12 - Make Your Calling and Election Sure ] [ September 12 - Abortion ] [ September 19 - Family ] [ September 22 - The Day of Pentecost ] [ October 3 - Leaving a Monument for our Children ] [ October 3 - The Freeness of Salvation ] [ October 13 - Introduction to Revelation ] [ October 20 - Leaving a Monument For Our Children ] [ October 24 - Who Is In Charge? ] [ October 31 - The Shepherd of the Sheep ] [ October 31 - The Role of the Pastor ] [ November 14 - Under the Law ] [ November 21 - Steps To Faithfulness ] [ November 28 - Making a Difference ] [ December 5 - Can We Trust The Bible? ] [ December 12 - Paul Before Felix ] [ December 19 - Jesus Will Build His Church ]

 

Matthew 28:18-20

It seems to me that every saved person wants to be faithful to God, yet many people to not understand what it means to be faithful. Some count faithfulness according to what they do, or what they think, or what others think. Frankly, what we think makes no difference at all. It is what God declares as faithful that is faithful.

I. Salvation.

A. Know you are lost and cannot save yourself.

1. Romans 3:10 – All are lost, condemned because of sin.

2. Psalms 14:1-3 – God looked down from heaven to see if there was anybody seeking him. He found none.

3. Ephesians 2:1-3 – All are lost without Christ, but Christ came to us.

4. Genesis 3 – God came to Adam in the Garden of Eden when God knew about Adam’s sin. God came with redemption, not judgment.

II. Scriptural Baptism – we know everything must have authority, but when it comes to religious or spiritual things, it is denied. There must be authority if you are to take money out of my bank account.

A. Know the difference between being put under the water and scriptural baptism.

B. Know what scriptural baptism is.

1. Matthew 3:1-3 – John is sent from God with the authority to Baptist.

2. John 1:35-512 – Jesus calls these saved, already scripturally baptized people to follow him and they do.

3. John was cast into prison – before the early church baptized. (find this verse.)

4. John 4:1,2 – These disciples are already formed into a local church and are observing the ordinance of baptism. Christ is present with them.

5. Acts 2 – The early church baptized those who believe. Christ is not physically present with them. (See my tract on baptism to complete this section.)

III. Observe all the commandments.

A. Now just know what the commandments are, but do them.

1. A commandment is a law.

2. It is not optional, but required.

3. Those who can get away with not obeying the commandments are probably not saved.

B. Matthew 22:36 – The greatest commandment is love.

1. Fulfilling this commandment causes us to fulfill all the other commandments.

2. I John 5:3 – the commandments of God are not grievous.