God’s Faithfulness Is Perfect

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A businessman gave a speech during a high school graduation ceremony.  He mentioned how his father’s will left a tremendous, long-lasting impact on how he would conduct his life in adulthood, highlighting the importance of trustworthiness and integrity.  His father was a government official.  In his will he asked that a cheque of $300 be issued to the government for the different items of stationery he took during his service.

The Apostle Paul writes about God’s faithfulness many times in his letters to the Corinthians, Thessalonians, and to his beloved spiritual son, Timothy. He writes of how Christ’s followers should model God’s faithfulness.  Can we demonstrate the qualities of faithfulness and dependability in our relationship with others when we live in a society which promotes self-centeredness and everyone indulges in self-gratification?  In this study you will learn how God’s faithfulness can change our behaviour and help us to respond positively to life challenges.

 

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1. How would you define faithfulness in your own words? How important do you think faithfulness is to society’s health? More thoughts...
Webster’s Dictionary defines “faithfulness” as “maintaining allegiance; constant loyalty; marked by or showing a strong sense of responsibility; conscientious; accurate; reliable exact.” Other synonyms include dedicated, steadfast, devoted, dependable, accurate, true, and conscientious.
2. Others fail us for a variety of reasons; some are unintentional. What are some reasons why others may fail to fulfill their commitments or to meet our needs or expectations? How does this compare or contrast with God’s character? More thoughts...
Consider Numbers 23:19. What is Balaam’s understanding of God’s character, His integrity? Paul also says concisely in 1 Thessalonians 5:24, “The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it”.
3. How does God show His faithfulness to us? Consider Psalm 31:5; 143:1; 2 Timothy 1:12; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 2 Thessalonians 3:3. More thoughts...
http://thelife.com/blogs/experience/devotionalforwomen/2009/05/13/sustained-by-god/. Where does our help come from? What kinds of protection do we need?
4. 2 Timothy 2:13, “if we are faithless, He remains faithful.” What does Paul mean in this verse? More thoughts...
Consider Lamentations 3:22. In view of Judah’s unfaithfulness, and the resulting judgement (the Day of the Lord), how does God react? How does God’s response demonstrate His faithfulness?
5. Philippians 1:6, “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” How does God’s character as shown in this verse encourage us today? More thoughts...
Here are some more scriptural references: 1 Cor. 1:8-9; 1 Thess. 5:23, 24; Psalm 138:8. What is God’s purpose for us? What is the meaning of good work?
6. Read Matthew 25:14-30. What can we learn from this parable? Why are we to be faithful to God? More thoughts...
Consider 1 Peter 4:10. What does God expect us to do? Why?
7. God makes thousands of promises in the Bible. Give a few examples here. How might a deeper knowledge of God’s promises help you to understand God’s faithfulness? More thoughts...
Some references for God’s promises: Genesis 9:8-17; 17:1-8; 21:7; 50:24: 1 King 2:3-4; Genesis 3:15; Romans 16:20. What would you consider to be the most significant promise in the whole Bible?
8. Can you share an experience of God’s faithfulness in your own life? What did it look like and how did it affect your relationship with God? Yourself? Others? (If you’d prefer, you may share the experience of someone you know here.) More thoughts...
Here are additional references for your study. Ruth 1:1-17; 2:1-12; 4:13-17, Acts 16:22-34
9. What additional thoughts or questions do you have on this study?
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