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The progress of faith

Matthew chapter 16 provides a scale of faith. Where are we along this scale?

  1. Unbelief, Mt 16.1-4.
  2. Little faith, Mt 16.5-12.
  3. Faith in the revelation of the Father, Mt 16.13-20.
  4. Faithfulness in following Jesus, Mt 16.21-28.

To be pleasing to God, we need to reach the last stage of faith.

—JRMatheny

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‘Jesus is Lord.’ But of what?

Introduction

  1. Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff visited the US recently and tried out Google’s driverless car. Our local newspaper’s editor claimed that Brazil is a driverless car, but without the Google intelligence. So the risk of an accident is great.
  2. His criticism points up that human governments are variable. They can be good, average, or bad.
  3. Good government is that of Jesus Christ and God the Father. They are both called “Lord,” indicating their sovereignty and authority.
  4. In Matthew’s gospel, there are three descriptions of Jesus and the Father that enrich our understanding of his Lordship.
  5. Jesus received all authority from the Father, Mt 28.18, so what is said of God is also true of Christ.

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