The document discusses the signs of genuine faith according to several passages from the Bible. It describes how some people saw Jesus' signs but still did not believe, showing their faith was insincere and inconsistent. True faith requires enough evidence to believe, a response through action, and confirmation like the father who believed when Jesus said his son would live and he was healed at that exact time. Faith ultimately comes from hearing the message of Christ and responding to it.

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Sign #2: What is Genuine Faith?

6. John 4:48
48 “Unless you people see signs and
wonders,” Jesus told him, “you will
never believe.”

7. John 2:23
23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at
the Passover Festival, many people
saw the signs he was performing and
believed in his name.

9. Insincere

10. John 12:37
37 Even after Jesus had performed so
many signs in their presence, they
still would not believe in him.

11. Insincere
Inconsistent

12. Insincere
Inconsistent
Irreverent

13. John 7:17
17 Anyone who chooses to do the will
of God will find out whether my
teaching comes from God or whether
I speak on my own.

15. "Go! Your son will live."

16. "Go! Your son will live."
The man took Jesus at his
word and departed.

17. John 4:51-53
51 While he was still on the way, his
servants met him with the news that his
boy was living. 52 When he inquired as
to the time when his son got better, they
said to him, “Yesterday, at one in the
afternoon, the fever left him.”
53 Then the father realized that this was
the exact time at which Jesus had said
to him, “Your son will live.”
So he and his whole household believed.

18. • "Enough" Evidence
• Response with Action
• Confirmation

19. John 1:12- Yet to all who did receive him, to those
who believed in his name, he gave the right to
become children of God—
John 4:10- Jesus answered her, “If you knew the
gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink,
you would have asked him and he would have
given you living water.”
Revelation 3:20- Here I am! I stand at the door and
knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the
door, I will come in and eat with that person, and
they with me.

20. • "Enough" Evidence
• Response with Action
• Confirmation

21. Romans 10:17
17 Consequently, faith comes from
hearing the message, and the message
is heard through the word about Christ.

22. 1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and
just and will forgive us our sins and
purify us from all unrighteousness.

23. • "Enough" Evidence
• Response with Action
• Confirmation