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Faith and the Heart of Unbelief

Attitud	Sin’s deception: What is	Faith’s antidote
e of	promised?
the
Heart
Bittern	power over the person-to forgive	to understand how we’ve been
ess	would be to be subordinate	forgiven by God. Matt 18:21-35.
resentm	rights to complain, to be the	to love people who have hurt us
ent	victim, to self-pity	for our own heart’s sake. Safety
The person might do it again:	is found in forgiving.
”protect yourself”	The punishment for others’ sin is
To reconcile would be too much	built into the system. There is
work	no getting away with it.
Ex 23:4-5; Matt 18:21-35; Rom
12:19-21
Impatie	Take action, take control, make	James 1:3-6: Let patience
nce	things happen.	produce. Pray for wisdom.
”God helps those who help	Woman with the flow of blood:
themselves!”	tyranny of the urgent.
Get what you can while you can!	John 15:6: Apart from me you can
I can’t wait. My _ is too	do nothing
important.	Matt 5:5: “Blessed are the meek”
Luke 10:25-37: extravagant
servanthood
Isaiah 64:4: God works if we
wait.
Prov 21:5; Isa 40:28-31; 50:10-11
Despond	A reverse pride: You are so messed	Josh 1:7-9; Ps 16:11; 23:1-6;
ency	up, not even God loves you or can	42:1-11;
despair	do anything to help you.	Isa 64:4
”If you had real faith this	Ps. 73: Worship, focus on God,
wouldn’t be happening to you.”	his help, his justice
”Feel sorry for yourself-someone	Romans 8:28-39: All things work
has got to.” Self pity leads to	together for good. we are more
encouragement.	than conquerors.
Tension in life comes from having	Psalm 40: “I waited for the LORD,
reality not meet expectations. You	he drew me up from the desolate
can eliminate this painful tension	pit”
by reducing your hope to zero.	2 Corinthians 4:17; Phil 1:6; Heb
Hope = reality = 0 ? no tension	10:35-38
”I believe, help my unbelief!”
Anxiety	If you worry, you can control.	Matthew 6:25-34; 1 Peter 5:7;
Worry is productive.	Phil 4:4-7, 13; Psalm 23; Isaiah
If you aren’t worrying, you	7:9; 41:10; 43:1-7; 51:12
haven’t done enough. Enough worry	Luke 10:38-42, Mary/Martha
absolves you if you fail.	Ps 127: “Unless the Lord builds
The more worried you are, the more	the house…”
God will respond.	”Great is Thy Faithfulness”
Regret	You have made a choice that will	Romans 8:28-39. In all these
be irrevocable: you will never be	things we are more than
able to be in God’s will again.	conquerors. I.e., things that we
Joy, happiness, hope, love are	thought were stumbling blocks
placed permanently out of the	prove to be stepping stones (with
realm of possibility for you.	faith). We will experience joy,
Others may experience these	hope, love by turning the
things, but you never will.	disappointments of our lives over
to God for healing.
John 21:15-17: the reinstatement
of Peter.
Gen 50:20, 1 Sam 12:20,
Jealous	You deserve more than you have	Phil 4:12: contentment in all
y or	received. Life has not been fair	circumstances.
envy	to you. Look at your friends-they	Psalm 37:1-10: “Do not fret over
get all the breaks! Focus on your	those who prosper in their way.”
status as victim: that will help	Psalm 73; Gal 5:19-21; Phil 4:12;
you.	1 Thess 5:18
Critica	You will be happier putting others	Matt 7:1-5: Judge not. also Matt
l	down. Putting others down feels	5:21-4
Spirit	just like being exalted yourself.	1 Cor 4:1-5: Let God be the judge
Your high standards show you are a	Rom 14:13; Gal 5:13-15; 6:1-2
person of remarkable	Micah 6:8 Walk humbly with God
stature/class/taste.	Matthew 7: Judge not, lest you be
judged.
Luke 18: Parable of Tax Collector
and Pharisee
Philippians 2: consider others;
Phil 4:8, think on these things.
Apathy	It is better not to care than to
care and suffer or be disappointed
Drivenn	Your life (and ministry) will only	Exodus 20:8-11; Luke 11:38-42;
ess	work out if you keep working hard.	Psalm 23:1-3, Ps 46:10: “Be still
and know…”
Luke 10:38-42: Mary and Martha
Rejecting the Sabbath faithless
and sinful.
Sloth,	Rest is more important than work.	God was a worker (six days of
lazines	Leisure will restore you.	creation, one day of rest). Make
s	Indulgence in your own rest is	the most of the time, for the
required to be able to accomplish	days are evil (Eph 5:16)
anything.	Prov 6:6-11; 13:4; 26:15-16
I will always have tomorrow to do	Matt 25:14-30: Parable of the
what I don’t do today.	talents
Col 3:23-24
Heb 6:11-12
Self-pr	If you open up you will experience	Mark 8:34-37: Lose your life to
otectio	pain and disappointment	gain it
n	You will be happier knowing you	Luke 10:25-37: The Good Samaritan
rely only on yourself
Others don’t merit your trust.	1 Cor 12:12-27: The parts of the
Withholding it will punish them.	body need each other
God won’t protect you; you can,	Phil 2:1-11: the mind of Christ:
however, protect yourself.	a servant
2 Tim 2:1-13: Share in suffering
like a good soldier of Christ
Jesus.
Divisiv	Causing disunity increases your	1 Cor 1:10-13; 12:12-13, 24-26
eness	own power and hence satisfaction	Gal 5:19-21; 6:7-10; Col 3:11-15
Only by showing your distinctives
will your superiority be manifest
Covetou	Psalm 23; Matt 6:19-21; Luke
sness	12:13-21; Phil 4:11-13; 1 Tim
6:6-12; Heb 13:5-6
Deceit	If I speak the truth I will not be	Lev 19:11: You shall not deal
happy.	falsely… You shall not lie.
If people knew the truth about me	Psa 51:6: You desire truth in the
they would reject me.	inward being; therefore teach me
wisdom in my secret heart.
Proverbs 13:5-6; 20:17
Acts 5:1-10: Ananias and Sapphira
Col 3:9-10
Lust,	Matt 5:27-30; Mark 7:20-23; 1 Cor
immoral	7:8-9
ity:	Gal 5:19-24;
Gal 6:7-10: Do not be deceived;
God is not mocked, for you reap
whatever you sow. If you sow to
your own flesh, you will reap
corruption from the flesh…
Pride,	Deut 8:14-18; Jer 9:24; Ezek
self-ad	18:29-32
ulation	Matt 23:12: All who exalt
themselves will be humbled.
1 Cor 1:28-31: God chose the low
...
1 Cor 4:7: “What have you that
you did not receive? ... Why do
you boast…?”
James 4:6-8; 1 Peter 5:5