Hebrews 11:6 Does It Make a Difference? audio

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Text: Hebrews 11:6

Introduction

A. Religious world is divided

1. Different beliefs

2. Different doctrines

3. Different practices

4. Different churches

B. Does it make any difference about any of that?

C. Does it make any difference what one believes?

Body

I. IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHAT ONE BELIEVES

A. That popular concept will not work in other areas:

1. Business – If you invest in a business, believe it to be a good investment, you may easily lose all your money!

2. Health – If you drink a glass liquid, believe it to be water, you may die if it is really poison!

B. If one must believe anything, then it makes a difference

1. God – Hebrews 11:6

2. Christ – John 8:24

3. Truth – John 8:32; Galatians 1:6-9

C. An objective standard, a fixed standard makes a difference what we believe

1. What is written – 2 Corinthians 4:13

2. Oracles of God – 1 Peter 4:11

3. Commandments – 1 Corinthians 14:37

4. Word of God – 1 Thessalonians 2:13

5. Inspired Scriptures – 2 Timothy 3:16-17

D. The difference it makes – John 8:24

1. Believes in Christ = Sins forgiven = Heaven

2. Does not believe in Christ = Die in sin = Cannot go to Heaven

E. Not loving the truth – 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12

1. Lie = Deceived – 2 Thessalonians 2:10

2. Not love truth – 2 Thessalonians 2:10

3. Deluded – 2 Thessalonians 2:11

4. Believe lie – 2 Thessalonians 2: 11

5. Not believe truth – 2 Thessalonians 2:12

6. Pleasure in unrighteousness (v 12) = Condemned (v 12)

F. Believing a lie – 1 Kings 13:7-10; 19-26

1. Do not drink water; Do not return the same way

2. Lie: Bring him back to your house, that he may eat bread and drink water

II. IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE WHAT ONE PRACTICES

A. If not – Can do anything!

1. Handle snakes as worship

2. Immoral acts as worship

B. Our practice must be authorized in the Word of God

1. According to the pattern – Hebrews 8:5

2. In the name of the Lord – Colossians 3:17

3. Within the doctrine of Christ – 2 John 9

C. The difference it makes our practice affects our:

1. Fellowship with God – 2 John 9

2. Eternal salvation – Matthew 7:22-23

Conclusion

A. If it does not make any difference

1. Does not matter whether one believes or not

2. Does not make any difference whether one believes the Bible

3. What Bible says – unimportant

4. What God says – unimportant

B. If it does make a difference

1. I need to know the truth – John 8:32

2. I need to study and examine what I am taught – Acts 17:11

3. I need to obey the truth – 1 Peter 1:22