Mark 6:5-6 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands on a few sick folk, and healed them.… I. THE EVIL OF UNBELIEF. 1. Unbelief undervalues all the perfections of Deity. 2. Unbelief insults all the persons of the Godhead. 3. Unbelief renders the all-important work of salvation impossible. II. THE CAUSES OF UNBELIEF. 1. There is the natural depravity of the heart (Hebrews 3:12). 2. There is ignorance, or blindness, of mind. 3. There is love of sin. 4. There is satanic influence (2 Corinthians 4:14). 5. There is the pride of human nature. III. THE EFFECTS OF UNBELIEF. 1. It keeps us in a state of condemnation before God. 2. It renders useless all the provisions of the gospel. 3. It is a sin for which there can be no remedy. 4. It is a sin peculiar to those favoured with the light of the gospel. 5. A sin which, if not abandoned, must consign to eternal remediless perdition. 1. Your responsibility. God calls upon you to believe. 2. However feeble faith is, if exercised, it shall be increased. 3. Let it be exercised now. "The word is nigh thee," etc. (Romans 10:8-17). (J. Burns, LL. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. |
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