Real Faith

11 When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong. 12 Before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group. 13 The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray. 14 When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, “You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew. How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs? 15 “We who are Jews by birth and not ‘Gentile sinners’ 16 know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified. 17 “If, while we seek to be justified in Christ, it becomes evident that we ourselves are sinners, does that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! 18 If I rebuild what I destroyed, I prove that I am a lawbreaker. 19 For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”

1. Real faith sets you free

You will know the Truth, the Truth sets you free

He whom the Son sets free is free indeed

It is for freedom that Christ dies for us

You are not free so that you can be a slave to sin

You are free from tradition

You are free from the way it used to be

2. Beware of wolves of faith

Wolves want you dependent of them

Wolves will sweet talk you until they have you

Wolves will make rules (laws) that you must abide by

In Paul’s time, wolves were telling believers that they had to be circumcised

Wolves are still using the same tactics, making outer appearance more valuable

God is looking in the inside

Wolves work from the outside in

3. Real faith leads you to a productive life

A man asked, “What must I do to be saved?”

God called David while he was working with sheep

God always calls those who are being productive

God called you so that you can be productive

God wants you to be productive

Remember, God gave you the ability to produce wealth

4. Real faith leads you to look to God for help

Unless the Lord builds the house, its laborers labor in vain

God is the one who will give you success in your daily life

God will help you live the right life

God will help you in your transformation

God will help you by leading you away from evil

God will help you by leading you to where you need to be

God will give the strength to continue ahead

5. Real faith leads you to serve God

Real Faith in God leads to obedience to God

Matthew 16:24 NIV84

24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

Real Faith lead you to deny yourself to serve God

Real faith makes you a child of God

Children of God desire to serve God

Everything we do should be done to Honor God

Serve God by serving others

Serve God each and every day of your life

Serve God in every thing you do in life

I don’t live but Christ lives in me

The life I live I live by Faith in the Son of God

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