Doubt & Assurance

Cheering Congratulation

Psalm 32:1

… of us partake of this blessedness and know and rejoice in the full assurance of it! Now the observations I address to you shall be very simple. But …

Titles of Honor

… whom is all my delight." And David's Lord, our blessed Master, no doubt found no small solace, as a Man, in associating with Mary, Martha and Lazarus …

The Strong One Driven Out By A Stronger One

Luke 11:21-26

… months because of the unbelief of the poor soul. "He could not do many mighty works there," it is written, "because of their unbelief." This fight will sometimes …

The Ravens' Cry

Psalm 147:9

… Oh, but you doubt God, if you do not trust Christ—for, "he that believes not has made God a liar." If you do not trust Christ, you …

Footsteps Of Mercy

Job 33:23

… It is often so—I doubt not that a sickbed is one of God's best orators to the sons of men. But God is by no means …

The Christ-Given Rest

Matthew 11:28

… I suppose there is nobody that is not affected, to some extent, by the tornado of doubt which is sweeping over this island and over the whole world …

How Is Salvation Received?

Romans 4:16

… Nor did he doubt this when the Lord bade him take Isaac and offer him up as a sacrifice! He obeyed without questioning, believing that God was able …

The Savior's Precious Blood

1 Peter 1:19

… the first fruits of them that slept! Never doubt the promise of God, for the blood confirms it! Never doubt the love of God, for He spared not …

The Glorious Hereafter and Ourselves

2 Corinthians 5:5

… If it felt that the Divine will commanded it to tarry there for awhile, I doubt not that the bright visitant would contentedly put up with the confinement …

Restraining Prayer

Job 15:4

… No doubt there may be true prayer linked with a form, and the soul of many a saint has gone up to Heaven in some holy collect, or …

Certain Curious Calculations About Loaves and Fishes

Mark 8:19-21

… What a difference between the feebleness and unbelief of the disciples and the mighty confidence of the Lord Jesus! How much need that we be changed from glory …

Good Cheer for Christians

Isaiah 25:6

… I do not doubt that the reference is here to the hill of the Lord upon which Jerusalem stood. The great transaction which was fulfilled at Jerusalem upon …

Sad Fasts Changed To Glad Feasts

Zechariah 8:19

… think that there is nothing more delightful to the man who has full assurance of faith, than to be familiar with the grave, the resurrection morning, the white …

An Observation of the Preacher

Ecclesiastes 7:8

… SOME translators read this passage, "Better is the end of a speech than the beginning thereof." And I doubt not that many of my hearers quite concur in …

Entangled in the Land

Exodus 14:3

… He hoped that he was so sure of the Truth of God that he would never doubt. But now he has to cry, "Lord, help my unbelief," for …

Lessons From Christ's Baptism

Matthew 3:16

… I doubt if anybody is ever bullied into accepting the Gospel. Certainly, more flies are caught with honey than with vinegar—and more sinners are brought to Christ …

The Great White Throne

Revelation 20:11

… It is easy to speak of full assurance, but, believe me, it is not quite so easy to have it in earnest in trying times. If some of …

Christ's Manifestation to Mary Magdalene

John 20:17

… You, being evil, are constantly supplying your children's needs, yet you doubt whether God will supply yours! You liken Him to an ungenerous father, or to a …

The Sparrow and the Swallow

Psalm 84:3

… Were it not for His unspeakable goodness, we would, this day, have no hope of Grace, no prospect of pardon, no assurance of a holy, happy hereafter in …

A Root Out Of A Dry Ground

Isaiah 53:2

… Had our Savior been born in Greece, there is no doubt that as a religious teacher He would have commanded far more attention than as coming forward from …

Holding Fast Our Profession

Hebrews 10:23

… of unbelief in not believing in such a one as the Son of God who cannot lie—whose life is so transparently true that to doubt Him is …

Our Compassionate High Priest

Hebrews 5:2

… No doubt hypocrites, occasionally, did come, and some of a proud spirit who trusted in their own offerings, but I should think that, all the year round, the …

'Return Unto Your Rest'

Psalm 116:7

… We no longer harbor doubt and mistrust, for we know that "God is love." O dear Friends, when you once come to really know the love of God …

Jesus In Our Midst

John 20:19

… Like a pendulum, they swung from joy to unbelief! After doubt went, they rejoiced, and then wonder came, and then doubt again, so that they scarcely knew where …

'The King of the Jews'

John 19:19

… I have no doubt that he thought that Jesus was a poor enthusiast who had been living alone so long that He had addled His brains. He was …

Rubbish

Nehemiah 4:10

… Jerusalem, I do not doubt, was one vast heap made up of the debris of its houses, of the tower and armory of David, of the palace of …

Peter's Prayer

Luke 5:8

… I do not doubt that in the sermon which Christ delivered, there was such a clear denunciation of sin, such laying ofjustice to the line and righteousness to …

Christ's One Sacrifice for Sin

Hebrews 9:26

… I lie at His dear feet and bless His name— "Oh, how sweet to view the flowing Of His sin-atoning blood, With Divine assurance knowing He has …

The Glory of Our Strength

Psalm 89:17

… shame of our weakness, namely, our unbelief. Have you never caught yourself saying, "After this, I shall never have a doubt again"? I have frequently found some such …

Jacob's Fear and Faith

Genesis 32:11

… There were both nature and Grace, belief and unbelief, fear and faith battling together in his soul. What a picture he is of many of us in whom …

"I Thought"

2 Kings 5:11

… No doubt others might be in trouble and in doubt, but his faith was so firm and his position so well established that he feared no change or …

Our Position and Our Purpose

2 Corinthians 7:1

… Perhaps for this cause we are sometimes brought into the prison of doubt and our faith fails us. Just as we do not know the value of health …

The Certainty And Freeness Of Divine Grace

John 6:37

… That you are not one of His sheep will be proved by your continuance in unbelief. But if humbly and hopefully you come to Jesus and make Him …

A Prince and a Savior

Acts 5:31

… You have no claim to His love and must not set up any! Your heart is hard and He can leave you in your unbelief. You are guilty …

Faith Seeing God's Glory

John 11:40

… A singular mixture of faith and unbelief! He so believes his Master that he is willing to die with Him. He so doubts Him that, although the Savior …

For Christ'S Sake

Ephesians 4:32

… And who were they? Our sins! Our SINS!— "Each of our crimes became a nail, And unbelief the spear." The very thought of sin having put Jesus to …

The Seed Upon a Rock

Matthew 13:5

… The work has been very thorough—nobody could doubt its genuineness—yet it took place quite unexpectedly and was looked upon as a wonder. Do not judge the …

The Modern Dead Sea and the Living Waters

Ezekiel 47:8

… What can resist the thunder of His Word? Who shall stay His hand, or frustrate His design? Hear, O unbelief, and doubt no more—"The waters shall be …

Blinded By Satan

2 Corinthians 4:4

… The penalty of unbelief is death and condemnation—and that penalty begins to fall on men when, in consequence of their unbelief, their foolish heart is darkened, their …

A Pressed Man Yielding to Christ

John 9:35-38

… But if unbelief continues to guard that narrow passage to eternal life and to hold it against the Gospel and its invitations, exhortations, promises and threats, then nothing …