The Anatomy of Unbelief

THE ANATOMY OF UNBELIEF
TEXT: Matthew 13:53-58; Luke 4:16-27

SUMMARY: Unbelief is a progressive and potentially fatal disease, the causes of which may be seen in this formula: “Revelation leads to knowledge; knowledge leads to offense; and offense leads to unbelief.”

I. REVELATION LEADS TO KNOWLEDGE.
A. A historical familiarity with the true God.
B. A Current Familiarity with the True God,

II. KNOWLEDGE LEADS TO OFFENSE.
A. A Pointed Sermon (Luke 4:16-27) which expressed...

1. The truth about Himself.
2. The truth about them.

B. An Offended Heart.

III. OFFENSE LEADS TO UNBELIEF.
A. The oldest of the many spiritual diseases
B. The Plague of the Human Heart.
C. The Final Severing Between God and Man.