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A short message on the difference between treating God as a wishing well and trusting the promises He actually made. God does not promise to heal everyone or help you score a goal, but in Acts 2:38 He promises everyone who repents and is baptized the removal of sin and the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Is God a wishing well?
Short answer: No. He says it is important to understand the difference between God as a wishing star or wishing well and God fulfilling the promises He has made; we should get back to the faith Abraham had.
▶ 0:00 God is not partial we can all receive the promises but it’s important to understand the difference between uh God as a wishing. Star God as a wishing well and understanding. God fulfilling his promises that he has made Abraham’s faith works scriptures talk about Abraham and his faith how was it counted to him for righteousness we have to get away from the faith that America is preaching and get back to the faith that Abraham had it’s important to go to the source. Right we don’t want to make up our own kind of faith we want to stick to the faith that works that’s in the Scriptures.
Scripture in this part
Romans 4:3 (NKJV)
For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
— Romans 4:3 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 0:00 (quoted; reference not named in the message)What does God not promise?
Short answer: He says God doesn’t promise to heal everyone, to break you out of jail when you commit crimes, or to help you score for your team.
▶ 0:54 God doesn’t promise to heal everyone got a picture of somebody on a hospital bed God doesn’t promise to break you out of jail when you commit crimes he doesn’t promise to [unclear] money from heaven and give you hamburgers from heaven and he doesn’t promise to help you score for your team that’s not what his promises are uh you know when you’re a kid and you pray for things you pray for things like oh I pray that I would make that hockey goal today you know and God you know maybe he’s smiling and he’ll help I don’t know but that’s not what he promised.
What does God promise in Acts 2:38?
Short answer: That if we repent and are baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, our sin is removed and we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit; it is a promise to every person on the planet.
▶ 1:32 Okay uh he’s not promising those things but what he is promising is very important and very powerful in Acts chapter 2:38 says repent let everyone let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for what the remission the removal of sin and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit now this was spoken by Peter but Peter was with Christ he is a disciple and apostle and these are the things Jesus said Jesus said repent and why to remove sin so Christ is promising that we can be cleansed from our sin if we will repent and be baptized amen so this is a promise it’s a promise to Muslims it’s a promise to Hindus Buddhists it’s a promise to every person on this planet we know in acts chap 17 it says God commands all men everywhere to what repent.
Scripture in this part
Acts 2:38 (NKJV)
Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
— Acts 2:38 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 1:32Acts 17:30 (NKJV)
Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,
— Acts 17:30 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 1:32Who is God calling to repent?
Short answer: Everyone, whatever their worldview; Jesus Christ is King of kings, and if you repent and are baptized He will cleanse you from your sin.
▶ 2:39 Everyone I don’t care what your worldview is Jesus Christ is the king of kings and the Lord of lords if you are living a life of sin God is calling you to. Repent and his promise is that if you repent and baptize and you you identify with the death burial and resurrection of Jesus. Christ that he will remove and cleanse you from your sin isn’t that a great promise.
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Where should our faith come from?
From the source, the Scriptures; we don’t want to make up our own kind of faith.
What faith should we get away from?
He says the faith that America is preaching; get back to the faith Abraham had.
How was Abraham’s faith counted?
He points to Scripture on how Abraham’s faith was counted to him for righteousness.
Scripture (NKJV)For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
— Romans 4:3 (NKJV) (quoted; reference not named in the message)▶ Hear it at 0:00
Does God answer a child’s prayer for a goal?
Maybe He smiles and helps, he says, but that is not what He promised.
Will God get me out of trouble I caused?
He says God doesn’t promise to break you out of jail when you commit crimes.
Were these Peter’s words or Christ’s?
Spoken by Peter, but Peter was a disciple and apostle with Christ, and these are the things Jesus said.
Is the promise only for Christians?
No; it is a promise to Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and every person on the planet.
Who does God command to repent?
All men everywhere, from Acts 17.
Scripture (NKJV)Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,
— Acts 17:30 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 1:32
What does baptism identify us with?
The death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
About this transcript
This transcript comes from YouTube’s automatic English captions, which supply the timing and the words. Punctuation, capitalization and paragraphing were added from the speaker’s pauses and then corrected by hand, and obvious caption errors (names, Bible references) were fixed; his wording was not rewritten. “[unclear]” marks a word or name that was not clear. Editor notes: This is a short excerpt (about 3 minutes), not a full service. He cites “Acts 17” for God commanding all men everywhere to repent (Acts 17:30). Select any time to jump to that moment on YouTube.