Sermon Notes

The Danger of Unbelief!

John 12:37-43

“37 Though He had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in Him, 38 so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” 39 Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said, 40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.” 41 Isaiah said these things because he saw His glory and spoke of Him. 42 Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in Him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue; 43 for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.” (John 12:37-43, ESV)

“Unbelief towards Jesus is a flagrant act of cosmic treason by the creature against the creator. It is no small thing to live in a state of unbelief!” ~ Dr. Steven Lawson

UNBELIEF IS NOT AN EVIDENCE PROBLEM, IT’S A HEART PROBLEM!

“37 Though He had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in Him.”

“Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written” (John 21:25, ESV)

“It takes a whole Bible to produce a whole Christian. The hard passages are the meat that produces spiritual muscle, and the easy passages are like dessert that comforts us.” ~ J. C. Ryle

UNBELIEF ACTUALLY FULFILLS GOD’S REDEMPTIVE PLAN!

“37 Though He had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in Him, 38 so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled…”

“Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

“39 Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said, 40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.” 41 Isaiah said these things because he saw His glory and spoke of Him. 42 Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in Him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue; 43 for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.”

“23 “What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes. 24 The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!” (Mark 9:23-24, ESV))

“Since, therefore, we have now been justified by His blood, much more shall we be saved by Him from the wrath of God.” (Romans 5:9, ESV)