Biblical Verses on Faith, Trust, and Courage

The Grace Delusion Revelation 3:1-7

Psalm 119:4142 Let Your faithful love come to me, Lord, Your salvation, as You promised. Then I can answer the one who taunts me, for I trust in Your word. HCSB

Psalm 119:4344 Never take the word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments. I will always obey Your instruction, forever and ever. HCSB

Psalm 119:4546 I will walk freely in an open place because I seek Your precepts. I will speak of Your decrees before kings and not be ashamed. HCSB

Psalm 119:4748 I delight in Your commands, which I love. I will lift up my hands to Your commands, which I love, and will meditate on Your statutes. HCSB

Exodus 2:2324 After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned because of their difficult labor, and they cried out; and their cry for help ascended to God because of the difficult labor. So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. HCSB

Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and courageous; don t be terrified or afraid of them. For it is the Lord your God who goes with you; He will not leave you or forsake you. HCSB

Hebrews 13:56 Your life should be free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for He Himself has said, I will never leave you or forsake you. Therefore, we may boldly say: The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? HCSB

Matthew 28:1920 Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age. HCSB

Proverbs 4:12 When you walk, your steps will not be hindered; when you run, you will not stumble. HCSB

Psalm 119:155 Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes. HCSB

Gods Word is not merely given for our information. God s Word is given for our obedience.

One walks in liberty by faith, not by sight.

Liberty is dead without obedience and faith in and towards God.

Revelation 3:12 Write to the angel of the church in Sardis: The One who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars says: I know your works; you have a reputation for being alive, but you are dead. Be alert and strengthen what remains, which is about to die, for I have not found your works complete before My God. HCSB

Revelation 3:34 Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come against you. But you have a few people in Sardis who have not defiled their clothes, and they will walk with Me in white, because they are worthy. HCSB

Revelation 3:56 In the same way, the victor will be dressed in white clothes, and I will never erase his name from the book of life but will acknowledge his name before My Father and before His angels. Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. HCSB

Only he who believes is obedient, and only he who is obedient believes. -Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship, p.54

The Church of Sardis lost their faith, because they lost their obedience to God and living His Word.

Forces will always try to interpose themselves between the Words of Jesus and our response of obedience.

When Jesus called me, did He call just part of me or all of me?

Unbelief thrives on cheap grace because it is determined to persist in disobedience. -Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Ibid, p.59

To take a step of obedience because Jesus says so, is to put yourself in the situation where faith becomes possible.

Sermon in a Sentence: Grace becomes a cheap delusion when faith and obedience are not exercised as part of our belief in Christ.