Theme: Helping Doubters, drifters, and deconstructors
Notes:
We can Help…
The doubter is an unbeliever who is skeptical about the claims of Christianity and the Bible.
The drifter is someone who professes faith in the gospel and believes the bible but is struggling because of unanswered questions or confusing circumstances.
The deconstructor is a person who at one time professed to be a believer but who is now dismantling (or “deconstructing”) their faith without Scripture as the standard of truth.
Because we are united with Christ, we share in His victory
Because of Christ’s vicarious sacrifice,
we are not only declared “not-guilty”,
but declared to be righteous
–because Christ’s righteousness is imputed to us
Trust the supremacy of Christ
Colossians 1:15-20
“Firstborn” isn’t a designation of birth order, it is a title
John 1:3, “All things were made through Him….”
Trust the sufficiency of Christ
Colossians 2:9-10, “all the fullness of the godhead dwells in Him”
2:6-7, “as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him”
Live in solidarity with Christ
Romans 5:10, “For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God“
Rest secure in Christ
Luke 15, three parables of lost things: a lost sheep, a lost coin, a lost son