Fear: The Reciprocal of Faith

The Spiritual Law Of
Reciprocals
Foundation Scriptures
Romans 8:2
John 8:31-44
I.
Satan has no truth in him. He has
never created—only perverted what
already was.
II.
Satan challenges God’s faith-giving
promises with fear, giving doubt.
A. Every fear is a fear of the failure of
one or more of God’s promises.
1.
II Peter 1:1-4
The Spiritual Law Of
Reciprocals
II.
Satan challenges God’s faith-giving
promises with fear, giving doubt.
A. Every fear is a fear of the failure of
one or more of God’s promises.
1.
II Peter 1:1-4
B. His promises cover all things—life and
godliness.
The Spiritual Law Of
Reciprocals
III. Jesus went to the Cross to give us
the right to choose either side of the
reciprocal.
A.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Deuteronomy 30:19
Faith or fear.
Love or hate.
Peace or anxiety.
Healing or disease.
Prosperity or poverty.
Reciprocal
Corresponding but
reversed or inverted.
The Spiritual Law Of
Reciprocals
III. Jesus went to the Cross to give us
the right to choose either side of the
reciprocal.
B. II Corinthians 5:21.
C. II Corinthians 8:9
1. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for
your sakes He became poor that you
through his poverty might be rich!
The Spiritual Law Of
Reciprocals
IV. Fear not!!
A. Faith and fear make it all work.
1. Ephesians 6:16.
2. James 1:3, 6.
B. Fear works bondage.
1. Romans 8:15.
2. Hebrews 2:15.
C. Whatever is not of faith is sin.
1. Romans 14:23
The Spiritual Law Of
Reciprocals
V. Fear is supported by a spirit.
A. II Timothy 1:6-7.
Oppression is the spoiling
or taking away of men’s
B. Romans 8:15.
goods or estates by terror
C. “Fear not” means fear not! or force, without having
any right thereto by
D. Isaiah 54:8-17; Acts 10:38.
working on the
ignorance, weakness or
E. Philippians 1:28.
fearfulness of the
oppressed.
F. Revelation 21:7-8.
G. Fear depends on what it sees. It must
have it to exist. (Matthew 14:30)
The Spiritual Law Of
Reciprocals
V.
Fear is supported by a spirit.
H. Faith depends on God’s Word which is
eternal.
1. II Corinthians 4:18.
2. Deuteronomy 28:66-67.
The Spiritual Law Of
Reciprocals
VI. We have been delivered from fear.
A. Hebrews 2:14-15.
B. Fear day and night.
1. Galatians 3:13-14.
2. Deuteronomy 28:66
C. Isaiah 54:14-17.
The Spiritual Law Of
Reciprocals
VII. Never act on fear.
A. Faith without action is dead.
1. James 2:17
B. Reciprocal of faith.
1. Fear without action is dead.
C. Satan cannot do anything to you apart
from fear, any more than God can do
something for you apart from faith.