Doubt & Assurance

The Lord with Two or Three

Matthew 18:20

… And, thirdly, we shall dwell upon an assurance most encouraging. I. First, let us speak of MATTERS NOT ESSENTIAL. At the outset, we know that numbers are not …

The Keeper of the Vineyard

Isaiah 27:3

… This I know—there are seasons with me when I do not doubt my Lord and Master, but I do doubt my interest in Him—and I have …

Nominal Christians—Real Infidels

John 8:46

… Secret unbelief, as the mother and foster parent of all open infidelity, requires to be watched and wept over. Let us mourn over the professed unbelief of the …

God's Non-Remembrance of Sin

Isaiah 43:25

… If he does not state his unbelief in so many words, yet, in the secret of his soul, that dreadful conviction takes hold upon him and darkens every …

The Rent Veil

Matthew 27:50-51

… at once; for the veil is not there to exclude thee, though doubt and unbelief may make you think it is so. The veil cannot be there, for …

An Antidote to Satan's Devices

Genesis 3:1

… We doubt not, from certain hints in Scripture, that he occupied a very high place in the hierarchy of angels before he fell. And we know that those …

The Search For Faith

Luke 18:8

… The Lord Jesus, Himself, gives us this personal assurance, "I tell you that He will avenge them speedily." No doubt remains when Jesus says, "I tell you." The …

A Sweet Silver Bell Ringing in Each Believer's Heart

Micah 7:7

… Let me hear the sounds again and again, till my tongue, learning their rhythmic melody, repeats as matter of habitual delight the assurance "My God will hear me …

Prayer Answered, Love Nourished

Psalm 116:1

… He has said “Poor heart, thy weakness makes thee doubt me, but my love compels me to fulfill the promise, even though thou doubtest.” He has heard us …

Greater Things Yet Who Shall See Them?

John 1:50

… You are not assailed by doubt, but you invite doubt to assail you! You believe a great deal more than you care to admit, but you do not …

Helps to Full Assurance

1 John 5:13

… I have no confidence in my confidence, I place no reliance upon my own assurance. My assurance lies in the fact that "Christ Jesus came into the world …

God of the Hills and God of the Valleys

1 Kings 20:28

… Dishonor not your God by unbelief, faint-hearted soldiers! Bring not defeat upon yourselves by your cowardly fears! Believe in God and so shall you be established! God …

Honey From A Lion

Romans 5:15

… Grace, which is by one Man, Jesus Christ, has abounded unto many." This assurance becomes stronger, still, when we think that it seems more inevitable that men should …

The Blessing of Full Assurance

1 John 5:13

… Dodd, "no more than I doubt the safety of him who said, when he was dying, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"" Full assurance, as …

Maroth—or, the Disappointed

Micah 1:12

… He was angry at their trust in men and their lack of trust in Himself and, therefore, He punished their unbelief by their total overthrow! The Assyrian swept …

The Rising Sun

Malachi 4:2

… There are times when we ask ourselves whether we know the rapture of love and we greatly question whether we ever had the assurance of faith, but even …

Temptations On The Pinnacle

Matthew 4:5-7

… doubt. The devil whispers to Him, "If—if You are the Son of God." Faith is the Christian's strength. He who doubts not, staggers not. Unbelief is …

Waiting, Hoping, Watching

Psalm 130:5

… they do not yet know the glorious liberty and assurance of the children of God. I have no doubt that there are many in the fold of Jesus …

The Holdfasts of Faith

Romans 4:16

… promise, there the wasps of doubt will be gathered together. A promise calls for faith, but through our natural depravity it awakens unbelief and there is a struggle …

Chariots of Iron

Judges 1:19

… The most convincing evidence is found in another kind of reasoning, such as that which conquers all doubt by actual experience. When God has come to our soul …

The Eternal Truth of God

Psalm 100:5

… IT was very solemn work, this morning, to lay bare the sin of unbelief. [Sermon #1238, Beware of Unbelief] It was the burden of the Lord to him …

The Light of the World

John 8:12

… Even doubt, with all the indecision that comes of it, melts at the sound of His animating voice, "This is the way; walk you in it." Thrice happy …

Seeing God's Goodness Here

Psalm 27:13

… If he yields to unbelief, he will have many difficult questions to answer. God has said, "Ask, and you shall receive." You have asked for a thing which …

The Spirit of Bondage and Adoption

Romans 8:15

… The Spirit of God also brought us farther into bondage when He made us feel the assurance that punishment must follow upon sin, when He made us know …

Steadfastness

… Seek that the “God of all grace may establish, strengthen, settle you.” “ Be not High-minded, but Fear. ” While we most earnestly seek after the full assurance of …

A Type and Its Teaching

Genesis 22:8

… But the Patriarch showed a clear understanding, an unwavering calmness, a full assurance of hope to which few have attained. When in the very fact of presenting to …

Faith—life

Habakkuk 2:4

… I do not doubt that there are thousands who reach the Celestial City by way of the Slough of Despond. No, how can I doubt it, when I …

Assured Security In Christ

2 Timothy 1:12

… Thirdly, the assurance of that fact, or how the Apostle was able to say, "I know and am persuaded." And fourthly, the influence of that assurance when it …

"My Garden"—"His Garden"

Solomon 4:16

… very soul which was formerly choked with the thorns and briers of doubt and unbelief! And there is also hope which is, indeed, an excellent Grace, a far …

Things That Accompany Salvation

Hebrews 6:9

… Sinner, hast thou ever had the blood of Christ applied to thee? “Couldst thou look and see the flowing Of his soul’s redeeming blood, With divine assurance …

The Dejected Lover

Solomon 3:1-4

… You and I often lose the sweetness of communion with Christ, I doubt not, through unbelief. We think so lightly of unbelief, as though it were an infirmity …

The Vital Force

Hebrews 10:38

… And there are some saints, I doubt not, entering into life halt and maimed, destitute of bright Graces which ought to have adorned them, but not a soul …

The Leafless Tree

Isaiah 6:3

… It has had days of blood-red persecution, and of fiery trial; it has had times of sad apostacy, when an evil heart of unbelief and departing from …

Evening, March 5

Ps 35:3

… The text reminds me that David was not content while he had doubts and fears , but he repaired at once to the mercy-seat to pray for assurance …

A Happy Christian

Isaiah 58:11

… The prevalence of unbelief, depression of spirit, backsliding and indifference to heavenly things becomes chronic, and they grow so familiar with reflecting upon it that they regard it …

Psalm 95

Psalm 95

… to teach them serenity of assurance, and firmness of reliance. There is ground for much searching of heart concerning this. Many treat unbelief as a minor fault, they …

Even Now

John 11:22

… Are you giving way to despair concerning your dear friend? Are you beginning to doubt your Savior and to complain of His delay? Be sure that Jesus will …

Timely Reflections

Romans 13:11

… This sweet assurance we celebrate in our hymns of praise— "The moment a sinner believes And trusts in His crucified God, His pardon at once he receives, Redemption …

Good News for Seekers

Psalm 22:26

… This assurance which Christ here gives, that they shall praise the Lord that seek Him, ought to be very encouraging to all seekers, for, my dear Friends, it …

Majesty in Misery

Luke 22:63-65

… Why are you so unkind to your God? Surely, there can be no necessity for committing such a sin as this! Then, observe the desperate unbelief that there …