{"id":6859,"date":"2017-05-24T16:00:39","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T20:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=6859"},"modified":"2017-05-24T16:00:39","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T20:00:39","slug":"christian-certainties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2017\/05\/christian-certainties\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Certainties"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>THEME: I Am Fifth
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Series: Branded!
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TITLE: Christian Certainties
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Scripture: 1 John 5: 13-21
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Christian Certainties<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So that you may know:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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5 WORDS ABOUT CERTAINTY – God\u2019s Word is\u2026<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Objective<\/strong><\/span>): it is NOT relative or subjective. It doesn\u2019t change.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Rational<\/strong><\/span>): it is NOT mystical. You can approach it rationally and gain understanding.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Accurate<\/strong><\/span>): the Bible is God\u2019s divine truth. It doesn\u2019t contain mistakes.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Authority<\/strong><\/span>): the Bible\u2019s authority is ultimate because of the Source. No authority is higher than God.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Incompatible<\/strong><\/span>): should something contradict the divine truth of the Bible, the Bible wins every time.<\/p>\n

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II.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Five things that genuine Christians can be certain of:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Eternal Life<\/strong><\/span>): \u201cJohn wrote his gospel so that people might believe and be saved; he wrote his first epistle so that those who believe would know they are saved.\u201d (MacArthur)<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Answered Prayer<\/strong><\/span>): \u201cthy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven\u201d and \u201cnot my will but yours be done.\u201d<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Victory Over Sin<\/strong><\/span>): Christians do not live in a pattern of unbroken sin. Evidence of true repentance is change when it comes to sin. The Holy Spirit is the power behind the change.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (That We Belong to God<\/strong><\/span>): There is no dual citizenship: James 4:4 \u201cDo you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.\u201d There is no middle ground.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (That Christ Is The True God<\/strong><\/span>): Jesus is the true God. He is the God-man, one with the Father. He is the one who lived to suffer and die as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. And we can know him and have eternal life because of that sacrifice.<\/p>\n

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THEME: I Am Fifth Series: Branded! TITLE: Christian Certainties Scripture: 1 John 5: 13-21   Christian Certainties   I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So that you may know:   5 WORDS ABOUT CERTAINTY – God\u2019s Word is\u2026 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Objective): it is NOT relative or subjective. It doesn\u2019t change. 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Rational): it is NOT mystical. You can approach it rationally … <\/p>\n

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