(Ang ilang magagandang marka mula sa Salita ng Diyos na ikaw ay isang tunay na Kristiyano.)
HEBREWS
11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen.”
2CORINTHIANS
5:7 “(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)”
Introduction:
a.
It is possible for us to know the true Christian and the
non-Christian according to their lifestyle of faith.
HEBREWS 11:32-34, 39 “And what shall I more say? for the time
would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and [of] Barak, and [of] Samson, and [of] Jephthae;
[of] David also, and Samuel, and [of] the prophets:
Heb 11:33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained
promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
Heb 11:34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of
weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies
of the aliens.
Heb 11:39 And these all, having obtained a good report
through faith, received not the promise:”
b.
Walking or living by faith is in accordance with the
teaching of God's Word, so it is the proof of being a TRUE Christian.
Five (5) Great
Truths That Prove A Genuine Christian:
I. OBEDIENCE PROVES SONSHIP
(Ang pagsunod ay nagpapatunay ng pagiging anak )
ROMANS 8:14 “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the
sons of God.”
a. Getting
started with God is a matter of faith.
JOHN 14:15 “If ye love me, keep my commandments.”
b. Noah obeyed
God's command to build a big ark.
HEBREWS 11:7 “By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as
yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which
he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.”
c. Abraham
obeyed God wholeheartedly without complaint even though he did not know where
he was going.
HEBREWS 11:8 “By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place
which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not
knowing whither he went.”
II. SEPARATION PROVES SAINTSHIP
(Ang paghihiwalay ay nagpapatunay na isang banal)
ROMANS 1:1 “Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle,
separated unto the gospel of God,”
2CORINTHIANS 6:17-18 “Wherefore come out from among them,
and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean [thing]; and I
will receive you,
2Cor 6:18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters,
saith the Lord Almighty.”
a. Holy God has
strictly commanded Christians to be holy in all conduct.
1PETER 1:15-16 “But as he which hath called you is
holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
1Pet 1:16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.”
b. God will only
use the Christian if we are to be sanctified.
2TIMOTHY 2:21 “If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a
vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, [and] prepared
unto every good work.”
III. SERVICE PROVES WE ARE THE LORD’S
(Pinapatunayan ng paglilingkod na tayo ay sa Panginoon)
MATTHEW 6:24 “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the
one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the
other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”
a. Those who
belongs to God serves God.
JOSHUA 24:15 “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you
this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that [were]
on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye
dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
b. Those who are
not of God do not serve God.
EPHESIANS 2:3-4 “Among whom also we all had our
conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of
the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as
others.
Eph 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved
us,”
c. Those who are
not saved are called children of the devil the bible says.
JOHN 8:44 “Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your
father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the
truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of
his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.”
IV.
FOLLOWING
PROVES DISCIPLESHIP
(Ang
pagsunod ay nagpapatunay ng pagiging alagad )
LUKE 9:23 “And he said to [them] all, If any [man] will come after me,
let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.”
a. Following in
the footsteps of Christ is proof that they are disciples of Christ Jesus.
1PETER 2:21 “For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also
suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:”
b. The step of faith is a step with complete
success.
c. Our obedience to Christ Jesus is proof of our
true Christian identity.
JOHN 14:15 “If ye
love me, keep my commandments.”
V. ABIDING IN CHRIST PROVES UNION WITH HIM
(Ang pagsunod kay Cristo ay
nagpapatunay ng pagkikiisa sa Kanya)
JOHN 15:4-5 “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit
of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
Jn 15:5 I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in
him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.”
HEBREWS 11:6 “But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for
he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of
them that diligently seek him.”
God bless you all
[Let Us Pray For One Another]
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