followHIM Numbers 11-14, 20-24, 27 Part 2 • Dr. David Thomson • May 4-10 • Come, Follow Me
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Believe Christ Means Trust His Power
- Believing Christ includes trusting His power to change and redeem us, not merely affirming His identity.
- Stephen Robinson and David Thomson stress believing what Christ said He can do — cleanse, save, and transform sinners into sons and daughters worthy.
Use Grace To Motivate Repentance
- Use grace as motivation: accept Christ's paid justice and then choose to practice commandments as gratitude, not to earn salvation.
- Hank Smith uses Brad Wilcox's piano-teacher analogy: practice shows appreciation after payment is made.
Information Strengthens, Not Replaces, Faith
- God asks us to gather data (scout the land) so faith includes informed observation plus spiritual trust.
- David Thomson argues revelation follows information; seeing obstacles then trusting God strengthens future faith.
