Malachi 2:10-3:5 - Faith on whose terms? - Belco/City
December 2, 2022
  1. Faith… on whose terms?

i. What is faith?

ii. Faith and covenants

iii. Faith on God’s/ my terms?

  1. Faith in one Father (2:10-16)

i. Or inter-faith marriage (2:10-12)

ii. Or pagan-faith (2:13)

iii. Or faith-less marriage (2:14-16)

Implications

a. We trust our heavenly Father

b. We trust our Father’s ways over what we want (examples)

  1. Faith in the God of justice (2:17-3:5)

i. Faith in God’s coming justice (3:1)

ii. Faith in God the refiner (3:2-4)

iii. Faith in God the judge (3:5)

Implications

c. We trust Jesus’ (surprising) terms