A Believers Thankfulness For Faith What is Thankfulness
A Believer’s Thankfulness For Faith ¨What is Thankfulness? Col. 1: 12 -14 ¨What is Faith? Rom. 1: 21 ¨What is the Basis For Our Faith? 2 Tim. 3: 2 1 Th. 5: 16 -18 1. Thankful For The Events (Past) Heb. 1: 1 -2 2. Thankful For The Evidence (Present) 3. Thankful For The Effects (Now/Future) Heb 11: 1 -3 Rom. 1: 20 ¨Why We Should be Thankful Heb. 12: 1 ¨ Faith and Thankfulness go together @ Dr. Heinz Lycklama 1
Events of the Past Recorded in God’s Word 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Creation (The Beginning) Corruption (The Fall) Catastrophe (The Flood) Confusion (Tower of Babel) Christ (First Coming) Cross (Redemption) Consummation (2 nd Coming) @ Dr. Heinz Lycklama Gen. 1: 31 Gen. 3: 6 Gen. Ch. 6 -8 Gen. 11: 3 -4 Gen. 11: 8 Luke 2 Rom. 6: 23 Rev. 19: 11 2
Confirmation of the Events ¨ By Stephen, Acts 7 – Abraham, Isaac, Jacob – Everlasting covenant – To Christ ¨ By Paul, Acts 13 – God chose Israel – Christ crucified – Christ raised – Prophecy fulfilled @ Dr. Heinz Lycklama Acts 7: 1 -2 Gen. 12: 1 -3 Acts 7: 8 Acts 7: 52 -53 Acts 13: 17 Acts 13: 28 Ps. 2: 7 Is. 53 3
Evidence of the Events ¨ Internal consistency ¨ Manuscript evidence ¨ Archaeology ¨ Accuracy in science ¨ History ¨ Geography ¨ Prophecies fulfilled ¨ Uniqueness of the Bible @ Dr. Heinz Lycklama 2 Tim. 3: 16 Is. 40: 3 John 1: 29 Rev. 1: 7 Gen. 9: 4 Gen. 17: 12 Luke 1: 1 -4 1 John 1: 1 Deut. 18: 20 -22 Ezek. 26 4
Effect of the Events 1. Changed lives of people 2. 3. 4. 5. of the Bible Martyrdom of Apostles Changed lives of people throughout history Changed lives of people today Eternal life @ Dr. Heinz Lycklama Rom. 1: 16 Heb. 4: 12 Luke 19: 1 -10 John 4: 1 -26 Acts 2: 41 Acts 9 Acts 10 Rom. 13: 13 -14 5
Why We Should Be Thankful ¨ Because of: – Events of the past – Evidence in the present – Effects in the past/present/future ¨ And because: – God welcomes thankful people – God deserves your thanks – God commands it Ps. 100: 4 Ps. 107: 1 2 Cor. 9: 15 Col. 3: 17 Col. 2: 6 -7 1 Th. 5: 18 ¨ Faith and Thankfulness go together @ Dr. Heinz Lycklama 6
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