God Could Raise The Dead

Hebrews 11:17-19 - By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, of whom it was said, “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back.


Genesis 21:12 - But God said to Abraham, “Be not displeased because of the boy and because of your slave woman. Whatever Sarah says to you, do as she tells you, for through Isaac shall your offspring be named.

Genesis 22:13 - And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son.

Application:

· Am I willing to sacrifice the things God has promised to me if called to do so?
· Is my faith so strong that I believe God can raise the dead?
· As the ram died in Isaac’s place, so also Christ gave His life as a ransom for me.

All Scripture verses taken from ESV

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James 2:15-19 - Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

Galatians 5:6 - For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.

Romans 3:28 - For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.

1 Corinthians 8:5-6 - For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many "gods" and many "lords"), yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.

Conclusions:

• Faith is not mere intellectual agreement but a living trust in God’s grace that expresses itself in acts of love
• When Luther translated Romans 3:28, he added the word alone, which, though not in the Greek, accurately reflects the meaning
• God the Father is the ultimate source of all creation
• God the Son is the dynamic one through whom, with the Father, all things came into existence

Application:

• Do you have faith expressing itself through love?
• Are you justified by faith?
• Do you live for God (the Father) and through Jesus Christ (the Son)?

All Scripture verses taken from NIV

Conclusions derived from NIV Study Bible