The Reason For Our Faith


"He said to him, 'Bring Me a three year old heifer, and a three year old female goat, and a three year old ram, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.' Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, and laid each half opposite the other ... Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, terror and great darkness fell upon him... And it came about when the sun had set, that it was very dark, and behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a flaming torch which passed between these pieces. On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram..." (Gen 15:9-18).

"For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself..." (Heb. 6:13).

  1. Jesus took our place and FULFILLED the law's requirment for sin.
    "Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When He was hung on the cross, He took upon Himself the curse for our wrongdoing..." (Gal. 3:13 NLT).

    "Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, 'It is finished!'" (John 19:30).

  2. Communion is REMEMBERING His love for us & committing to live by His law of grace.
    "When He had given thanks, He broke [the bread] and said, 'This is My body, which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.' He took the cup also after supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, and as often as you drink it, remember Me.'" (1 Cor. 11:24-25).

  3. BAPTISM is an outward sign of us stepping across the line of faith.
    "Have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined Him in His death? For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives." (Rom. 6:3-4).

    "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me" (Gal. 2:20).