Foothills Christian Church
Crisis of Faith | Mark Hoffman | August 7 & 8, 2021
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Foothills Christian Church
365 W Bradley Ave, El Cajon, CA 92020, United States
Saturday 6:30 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:45 AM
Crisis of faith: When you interpret certain experiences, disappointments and circumstances in a way that casts doubt upon what you believe.
Will you succumb to and be defeated by the flawed reasoning of your natural mind or will you surrender your flawed thinking to God’s truth, which is perfect and unlimited?
The Key to Blessedness is to live your life by spiritual understanding from God rather than the carnal reasoning of your mind.
The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil represents:
Living independent of God and deciding good and evil for yourself using your reasoning and judgment.
Living independent of God and deciding good and evil for yourself using your reasoning and judgment.
The Tree of Life represents:
Living in union with and dependence upon God, the source of Life, and being led and enlightened by His Spirit.
Living in union with and dependence upon God, the source of Life, and being led and enlightened by His Spirit.
Innocence is purity that hasn’t yet been tested by temptation.
Virtue is innocence that’s been tested and come out victorious.
Virtue is innocence that’s been tested and come out victorious.
We become overcomers by choosing God’s truth over our feelings and reasoning.
Isaiah 11:4a
But with righteousness He will judge the poor,
And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth…
Jesus discerned God’s Spirit and then acted in union with Him.
But with righteousness He will judge the poor,
And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth…
Jesus discerned God’s Spirit and then acted in union with Him.
Spiritual discernment: God’s Spirit bearing witness with our spirit in harmony with scripture and godly confirmation.
The Tree of Knowledge requires that you experience sin and evil so you can make your own judgements.
You do not arrive at goodness and truth by exposing yourself to evil and falsehood.
Romans 16:19b
“…but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.”
“…but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.”
God wants us to spiritually discern evil, not know it by experience.
The key to discernment is the condition of your conscience.
Your goal must be to protect your moral purity and maintain a clear conscience so you can easily recognize God’s wisdom and leading.
Your goal must be to protect your moral purity and maintain a clear conscience so you can easily recognize God’s wisdom and leading.
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Text DECISION to 619-375-0805
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Text DECISION to 619-375-0805
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