Romans ~ Ingredients to Faith (Week 7)

Romans ~ Ingredients of Faith (Week 7) ~ Pastor Dean Johnson ~ 03.13.22

Romans 4:16a

• • What Does Faith ?

Genesis 12:2-3

Romans 4:16b

• Grace and Faith

Romans 4:16c

• Guaranteed: babaios – firm, secure; root – solid enough to walk on
• Two words for promise in Greek
  • Homologeo – if/then type of promise – based on meeting certain conditions.
  • Epaggelia  – a promise with NO CONDITIONS attached 
• There are two things to consider if someone makes you a promise.  

1. Are they ?  
2. Can they ? 

Romans 4:17a

Philippians 1:6

Hebrews 11:10

Romans 4:17b

• • What is Faith’s ? 

Romans 4:18

• Faith is that God will do what He said He will Do and building your life around that.
  • What is Faith’s ? 

Romans 4:19

Romans 4:20-21

• 4 Deterrents to Faith 

1. The natural world

1 Peter 2:24

2.  Doubt

Isaiah 55:8-9

3.  Lack of worship

Romans 15:13

4.  Lack of belief in God’s power

• What has God promised you?

Romans 4:22-25

• Everything you need was , is , and in you by FAITH in God’s promise.