Doubt & Assurance

Rare Fruit

Isaiah 57:19

… Boastful unbelief has small power over an agonized soul! God Himself has convinced this man of sin, of righteousness and of judgment and though he tries to disbelieve …

The Choice Of A Leader

Luke 6:39

… They are assailed by Sadducee unbelief and Pharisaic superstition as Christ was. They have to go through the same fight and, blessed be God, they win the same …

The Search Warrant

John 6:64

… First, THERE ARE SOME WHOSE UNBELIEF IS SECRET—it is known only to Christ. If you had looked upon those disciples of Christ, you would have judged that …

Who Loves Christ More?

Luke 7:41-43

… In like manner, love to our Heavenly Father and love to Christ is, no doubt, a duty, but it is much more than a mere matter of duty …

Grace Abounding

Hosea 14:4

… The best thoughts we have are defiled with sin, our very faith is mixed with unbelief; the noblest devotion which we ever paid to God is far inferior …

Joy Born at Bethlehem

Luke 2:10-12

… We cannot doubt that, because it is the same word used twice in the ninth verse, and in the ninth verse none can question that it means Jehovah …

Joy Hindering Faith

Luke 24:41-45

… For me to have a special part in what Christ did, how can that be?" You first rejoice because you believe it and then you begin to doubt …

The Priesthood of Believers

1 Peter 2:5

… for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were …

The Snare of the Fowler

Psalm 91:3

… I doubt not, many of you have been saved from ruin by your sorrows, your griefs, your troubles, your woes, your losses, and your crosses. All these have …

Why Men Reject Christ

Luke 9:52

… I believe that the most unreasonable things in all the world are doubt and unbelief—in fact, atheists and infidels are the most gullible persons living! The modern …

A Tempted Savior—Our Best Succor

Hebrews 2:18

… I have no doubt that the present text has been suggested to this aged servant of the Lord by his deep experience at once of affliction and deliverance …

God's Pupil, God's Preacher—an Autobiography

Psalm 71:17

… Has God forgotten to be gracious? What hot shots these are for unbelief! I guarantee you that however deep your unbelief may be, tonight, if, by earnest prayer …

Abraham's Prompt Obedience to the Call of God

Hebrews 11:8

… Instead thereof, however, choosing the way of unbelief, and neglect, and delay, you will, I fear, one day awake to shame and to everlasting contempt, and know, to …

The Sinner'S Advocate

1 John 2:1

… There is filth in our tears and unbelief in our faith. The best thing we ever did apart from the merit of Jesus only swelled the number of …

Lingerers Hastened

Genesis 19:16

… EVEN as Lot lingered in Sodom, awakened sinners are apt to tarry long in their sin and unbelief. Some few are suddenly brought to Christ, and, like Saul …

Christ's Prayer for Peter

Luke 22:32

… What are we told concerning the work of Jesus being hindered by unbelief? "He could not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief." Now, I will …

True and Not True

John 9:31

… That was the primary sense in which, I have no doubt, the man meant his statement—and in that sense it is true. God will back up the …

A Paradox

2 Corinthians 12:10

… Why, look, their shoes are well-nigh worn from their feet, and patched and clouted to the last degree! Their clothes, which we doubt not were new when …

The Captive Savior Freeing His People

John 18:8

… Jesus can forgive this morning! Before you leave that seat you shall have a full assurance of your interest in Him if you are led to understand the …

Death and Life in Christ

Romans 6:8-11

… If there were any doubt about this, there were doubt about your salvation and mine. If there were any reason to question this fact, then we might question …

The Doors of the Shadow of Death

Job 38:17

… Angels, too, we doubt not, come to those gates of death. Why should they not? They came to Jesus in Gethsemane. They are bid to the care of …

Precious Deaths

Psalm 116:15

… But oh, dear soul, if thou hast no faith in Christ's blood, one argument that ought to convince thee of the sin of unbelief above all others …

The Very Bold Prophecy

Isaiah 65:1

… There can be no doubt about it. Sudden conversions have not ceased. I knew a man, a singular person, but a sincere Christian, who, in his early days …

A Song and a Solace

Job 10:12

… Well, my dear Brother, you cannot sing while you doubt this, but if, through faith in Jesus, you know that God has given you life and Grace, sing …

Epilogue — The Golden Key of Prayer

… I know that my Lord answers me and I dare not doubt, it were indeed folly if I did. As I am sure that a certain amount of …

Martha And Mary

Luke 10:38-42

… In the presence of the fishermen of Galilee we dare not subscribe to the necessity which with some is beyond doubt. You must not, according to the talk …

Satan, Self, Sin and the Savior

Mark 5:9

… There is no doubt that here, in the Presence of Christ, he spoke the truth when he said, "My name is Legion: for we are many." So the …

Faith Without Sight

John 20:29

… Oh, how wonderfully and how graciously has God dealt with me! What do I not owe to His faithfulness and truth? Doubt You, my Lord? I could doubt …

Contention Ended and Grace Reigning

Isaiah 57:16-18

… Even the convictions worked in us by the Spirit of God are often perverted into causes of unbelief and Satan comes in and drives the soul to unworthy …

A Seasonable Exhortation

1 Peter 1:13

… We can wait and we do not doubt that public thought will alter its tone. I hear the sneering words, "You orthodox are fools, for you hold to …

A Cure For Care

1 Peter 5:7

… But think, my Brethren, of the many sins which our anxieties engender in our hearts—unbelief which makes us doubt our God. Want of love which is proven …

The Pleasures of Piety

Psalm 104:34

… Your will, Your will, not mine, be done! This is as gracious an assurance of answers to prayer as the true children of God wish to have. If …

Sleep Not

1 Thessalonians 5:6

… Alas! alas! alas! that when we would mount highest, our wings are clipped, and when we would serve God best, the evil heart of unbelief mars the labor …

The Still Small Voice

1 Kings 19:12

… ELIJAH, no doubt, expected that after the wonderful display of God's power on Carmel the nation would give up its idols and would turn unto the only …

The Touch

Mark 5:30

… there are some here, tonight, who will be able to say with trembling assurance, "I touched Him and He has made me whole." May the Holy Spirit cause …

A Silly Dove

Hosea 7:11

… The Lord would not endure such wanton and wicked unbelief as this. After He had turned the rocks into rivers, could He not turn the stones into bread …

Nathanael—the Man Needed for the Day

John 1:47

… His faith is no better than another's unbelief. He begins at once putting another meaning on what he professes to believe—you cannot hold such an eel …

The Two Pillars Of Salvation

Romans 4:24

… For what if some did not believe? Shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? That is to say, if they did not believe God, did …

A Consistent Walk for Time to Come

Colossians 2:6

… talk as if they really thought it was impossible to attain to any assurance of faith whatever! It is the fashion with some Christians to say, "Well, I …

Household Sin and Sorrow

… an individual household when we cannot trust the Lord! Unbelief is a very prolific sin. Once we doubt the Lord, I know not what we may do next …