SERIES: DOES IT MATTER WHAT YOU BELIEVE ABOUT THE BIBLE?
Sermon #2
DOES IT MATTER WHAT YOU BELIEVE ABOUT THE GODHOOD OF GOD?
Scripture: Isaiah 46:9-11 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: 11 Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
TEXT: John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. The King James Version, 1769.
INTRO: Does it matter what you believe. I contend it does matter very much what one believes. In the past three Sunday nights we considered the question, Does It Matter What You Believe About the Bible? We saw again that it does matter what one believes about the Bibleits inspiration, its authority, and its sufficiency.
In this and several subsequent messages we will consider the question, Does It Matter What We Believe About God? In this message we will narrow our study to the question, Does It Matter What You Believe About the Godhood of God? Our text indicates that it matters a great deal what we believe about God. I call your attention to it again. John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. Since we must know God, not simply know of him, if we are to be saved, then one who is truly saved must know some very definite things about God. We may study things that are not essential to salvation, but will be essential to a happy, confident, anchored, and ordered Christian life.
CONC: In this message I have dealt with the Godhood of God and the Lordship of God. From the many times that God asserts his Lordship and his Godhood, it must be important that we believe that. And, in view of the many things he says in connection with those the declaration of his Godhood and his Lordship that reveal his nature, work, and attributes, it is apparent that it is important what we believe about God, about his Godhood and Lordship.
I am telling you on the grounds of the unchangeable word of God that it is important what you believe about God's Godhood and his Lordship. He is either God of all or he is not God at all. He is either Lord of all or he is not Lord at all. There is no middle ground on this matter. It does matter what you believe and how you act on that belief.
Last updated on Saturday, July 30, 2011