THE BATTLE FOR FAITH

Faith Speaks – THE BATTLE FOR FAITH

⁶ But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. ⁷ That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. ⁸ Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.”

James 1:6-8 (NIV)

¹⁷ So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.”

Romans 10:17

A CASE STUDY ON DOUBT

¹ The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”

² “Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied. ³ “It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.’”

⁴ “You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman. ⁵ “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.”

⁶ The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too.

Genesis 3:1-6

HOW DOUBT WORKS

• We question .

“Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”

Genesis 3:1

• We God’s command.

² “Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied. ³ “It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.”

Genesis 3:2-3

• We deny God’s .

⁴ “You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman.”

Genesis 3:4

• We prioritize .

⁵ “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.”

Genesis 3:5

• We believe our is .

⁶ The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too.

Genesis 3:6

FAITH > DOUBT

1. Biblical faith is to God’s word.

³ By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.”

Hebrews 11:3

        2. Biblical faith is .

²⁶ Just as the body is dead without breath,^[i] so also faith is dead without good works.”

James 2:26

        3. Biblical faith .

³⁶ You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.” 

Hebrews 10:36 (NIV)