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Exhortation to Cultivate Faith

EXHORTATION TO CULTIVATE FAITH

Faith is a very precious thing. It is not enough to just have a simple faith. Jesus exhorted His disciples to cultivate their faith as much as possible.

“Believe Me that I am in My Father And the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.”

John 14:11

1. “Believe Me”

a. Some things are mistaken for faith

i. Respect for Jesus is not faith

ii. Regard for Jesus is not faith either

iii. Hearing is not faith as well

iv. Even seeing miracles is not the same as faith

b. The challenge to the Disciples

i. To check faith

ii. To check if this faith is increasing

iii. To ensure continued faith in Jesus

2. “Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me”

a. Content of faith is important

b. Deep content is vital for increase of faith

c. Sometimes the content may be hard to grasp

i. The Father is IN Jesus and not alongside

ii. Jesus is IN the Father and not just dependent on Him

3. “Or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves”

a. Faith must deepen at all costs

b. The works of Jesus are so wonderful they must compel faith

c. The works show that His miracles are not like that of the prophets

d. The power to perform miracles:

i. That lies in the Power of God

ii. It is also in Jesus because the Father is in Him

iii. Understanding profound thoughts would help deepen and increase faith

经文：约翰福音 14: 11

培养信心的鼓励

信心是非常宝贵的。拥有简单的信心是不足够的。耶稣劝勉祂的门徒尽全能去培养他们的信心。

“你们当信我，我在父里面，父在我里面；即或不信，也当因我所做的事信我。”

《约翰福音 14:11》

1. “ 你们当信我”

a. 有些事情有可能被误认为信心

i. 尊重耶稣不是信心

ii. 敬仰耶稣也不是信心

iii. 聆听也不是信心

iv. 即使目睹奇迹也不同于信心

b. 对门徒的挑战

i. 省察是否有信心

ii. 省察这信心是否在增长

iii. 确保在耶稣里继续有信心

2. “你们当信我，我在父里面，父在我里面”

a. 信心的内容很重要

b. 深刻的内容对信心的增加至关重要

c. 有时内容可能难以了解

i. 父在耶稣里面而不在旁边

ii. 耶稣在父里面而不仅仅依赖着他

3. “即或不信，也当因我所做的事信我”

a. 我们必须不惜一切代价地加深信心

b. 因为耶稣美妙的作为必然驱动信心

c. 这些作为表明它的神迹不像先知的神迹

d. 行神迹的大能：

i. 这取决于上帝的大能

ii. 大能也在耶稣里，因为父在祂里面

iii. 我们能通过理解深奥的思想加深和增加信心