Questions about faith
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This document contains an outline for a sermon addressing common questions about faith. The sermon will explore what faith is, how faith comes, whether faith can be had through prayer, what one must believe, what saving faith demands, whether faith alone saves, what one can do for their faith, and where one's faith stands. The sermon aims to answer these questions based on what the Bible clearly teaches about faith and salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.
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question. “Do you have faith?” As we began we remind you in closing: “Without faith it is
impossible to please [God] ... he that believes and is baptized shall be saved, but he that
believes not shall be condemned.”](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/questionsaboutfaith-130814015849-phpapp01/85/Questions-about-faith-19-320.jpg)
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