Did God really forsake Jesus Christ upon the cross? Then from the desertion of Christ singular consolation springs up to the people of God… (1) Christ’s desertion is preventive of your final desertion. Because He was forsaken for a time you shall not be forsaken forever. For He was forsaken for you… (2)…Though God deserted Christ, yet at the same time He powerfully supported Him. His omnipotent arms were under Him, though His pleased face was hid from Him. He had not indeed His smiles, but He had His supportations. So Christian, just so shall it be with thee. Thy God may turn away His face, He will not pluck away His arm.
John Flavel

UNBELIEF

UNBELIEF

UNBELIEF

  1. Is sin # Joh 16:9
  2. Defilement inseparable from # Tit 1:15
  3. All, by nature, concluded in # Ro 11:32
  4. PROCEEDS FROM 4a) An evil heart

    # Heb 3:12

4b) Slowness of heart # Lu 24:25 4c) Hardness of heart # Mr 16:14 Ac 19:9 4d) Disinclination to the truth # Joh 8:45,46 4e) Judicial blindness # Joh 12:39,40 4f) Not being Christ’s sheep # Joh 10:26 4g) The devil blinding the mind # 2Co 4:4 4h) The devil taking away the word out of the heart # Lu 8:12 4i) Seeking honour from men # Joh 5:44 5) Impugns the veracity of God # 1Jo 5:10 6) EXHIBITED IN 6a) Rejecting Christ # Joh 16:9 6b) Rejecting the word of God # Ps 106:24 6c) Rejecting the gospel # Isa 53:1 Joh 12:38 6d) Rejecting evidence of miracles # Joh 12:37 6e) Departing from God # Heb 3:12 6f) Questioning the power of God # 2Ki 7:2 Ps 78:19,20 6g) Not believing the works of God # Ps 78:32 6h) Staggering at the promise of God # Ro 4:20 7) Rebuked by Christ # Mt 17:17 Joh 20:27 8) Was an impediment to the performance of miracles # Mt 17:20 Mr 6:5 9) Miracles designed to convince those in # Joh 10:37,38 1Co 14:22 10) The Jews rejected for # Ro 11:20 11) Believers should hold no communion with those in # 2Co 6:14 12) THEY WHO ARE GUILTY OF 12a) Have not the word of God in them # Joh 5:38 12b) Cannot please God # Heb 11:6 12c) Malign the gospel # Ac 19:9 12d) Persecute the ministers of God # Ro 15:31 12e) Excite others against saints # Ac 14:2 12f) Persevere in it # Joh 12:37 12g) Harden their necks # 2Ki 17:14 12h) Are condemned already # Joh 3:18 12i) Have the wrath of God abiding upon # Joh 3:36 12j) Shall not be established # Isa 7:9 12k) Shall die in their sins # Joh 8:24 12l) Shall not enter rest # Heb 3:19 4:11 12m) Shall be condemned # Mr 16:16 2Th 2:12 12n) Shall be destroyed # Jude 1:5 12o) Shall be cast into the lake of five # Re 21:8 13) Warnings against # Heb 3:12 4:11 14) Pray for help against # Mr 9:24 15) The portion of, awarded to all unfaithful servants # Lu 12:46 16) Exemplified 16a) Eve # Ge 3:4-6 16b) Moses and Aaron # Nu 20:12 16c) Israelites # De 9:23 16d) Naaman # 2Ki 5:12 16e) Samaritan Lord # 2Ki 7:2 16f) Disciples # Mt 17:17 Lu 24:11,25 16g) Zacharias # Lu 1:20 16h) Chief Priests # Lu 22:67 16i) The Jews # Joh 5:38 16j) Brethren of Christ # Joh 7:5 16k) Thomas # Joh 20:25 16l) Jews of Iconium # Ac 14:2 16m) Thessalonian Jews # Ac 17:5 16n) Ephesians # Ac 19:9 16o) Saul # 1Ti 1:13 16p) People of Jericho # Heb 11:31