The word “confidence” originates from the Latin word “confidere,” meaning “to trust fully” or “to have full trust or reliance”. It combines the prefix “con-” (meaning “with” or “together”) and the verb “fidere” (meaning “to trust”). Essentially, confidence implies a state of being “with trust” or having reliance on oneself or someone else.
IF we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself.
2 Timothy 2:13
What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness? Not at all! Let God be true, and every man a liar.
Romans 3:3-4
Ahab also made an Asherah pole and did more to provoke the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger than did all the kings of Israel before him.
1 Kings 16:33
You have abandoned the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals.
1 Kings 18:18
Idol: A person, place, or thing – anything you choose that you look to outside of God to meet your needs.
At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. Answer me, O Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, O Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again.”
1 Kings 18:36-37
When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, “The Lord—he is God! The Lord—he is God!”
1 Kings 18:39
God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?
Numbers 23:19
They crucified him, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”
Luke 23:33-34
Be imitators of God…
Ephesians 5:1
Elijah = God (El) is the LORD (jah)
While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep.
Acts 7:59-60
High Fidelity: the reproduction of sound with little distortion, giving a result very similar to the original.
Semper Fi – always fidelity (faithful)
IF we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself.
2 Timothy 2:13
