Doubt & Assurance

The Honored Servant

Proverbs 27:18

… begets holy fear, but unholy fear begets a doubt of God and leads us to desperate rebellion of unbelief. God save us from such fear! 26, 27. His …

Marah Better Than Elim

Exodus 15:22-26

… them, it was mere gilt—veneer of faith covering a solid mass of unbelief! Not only did their faith fail, but their love to God was very feeble …

The Shame and Spitting

Isaiah 50:6

… OF WHOM SPEAKETH THE PROPHET this? Of himself or of some other? We cannot doubt but what Isaiah here wrote concerning the Lord Jesus Christ. Is not this …

The Blind Eye and the Deaf Ear

… Those who will fetch will carry, and no doubt the gossips go from your house and report every observation which falls from your lips, with plenty of garnishing …

A Heavenly Pattern for Our Earthly Life

Matthew 6:10

… But whence come wars and fightings but of our fretfulness and unbelief? ‘We which have believed do enter into rest.’ That is not in all respects a fair …

Faith's Ultimatum

Job 13:15

… Neither poverty, loneliness, nor fierce torment shall make me forsake the Lord, nor shall all put together cause me to doubt Him." What a victory of faith is …

The Prophet Like Unto Moses

Deuteronomy 18:15-19

… By nature we love that which is evil and within us there is an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God—consequently, communion between God …

Religion—a Reality

Deuteronomy 32:47

… to believe religion to be a falsehood, have found some support for their unbelief in the hypocrisy of professors. Now we will grant you this morning that much …

A Gospel Worth Dying For

Acts 20:24

… They have dug and dug, and dug—look at the dark pits of unbelief which they have opened—but they have not come yet to the rock. Wait …

Everyday Religion

Galatians 2:20

… ordains it? Let us still bless Him! If not, it will be our unbelief which hinders. How many have been happy in poverty—happier than they were in …

Godly Fear and Its Goodly Consequence

Proverbs 14:26

… There are many, I doubt not, that desecrate the pulpit to worldly ends. How can it be otherwise, if "livings" are to be bought and sold? I cannot …

Brought Up from the Horrible Pit

Psalm 40:1-3

… Alas! Vast numbers continue in unbelief, but ‘many’ shall believe and live; and the Lord’s ‘many’ means very many. As I was thinking over my text, I …

The Lessons of the Foot-washing

John 13:3-5

… a sense of sin revives upon the conscience, do not be persuaded by unbelief that there is an impossibility of escaping it! Go straight to your Master and …

The Lost Silver Piece

Luke 15:8-10

… It, I doubt not, represents the work of the Holy Spirit, working, through the church, for the lost but precious souls of men. The church is that woman …

The Holy Spirit Glorifying Christ

John 16:14

… Above all, pride and that murmuring, rebellion, unbelief, obstinacy and self-seeking which pride leads to—all this grieves the Holy Spirit, for He dwells with those who …

Our Lord's Question to the Blind Men

Matthew 9:27-30

… I suppose that out of this congregation there are very few who doubt the Deity of Christ. You believe in the Word of God—you do not doubt …

Job's Resignation

Job 1:20-22

… Go and seek His face, even as His creature, and see whether He does not help you! O unbelief, to what madness do you go, that even when …

Sermon 443. The Two Draughts Of Fishes

Luke 5:4

… I doubt not that even to minds seriously vexed with unbelief, the miracles, instead of being helps to belief, have been trials of faith. Few, indeed, are there …

Every Man's Necessity

John 3:7

… There is no doubt that moral persuasion does much with men; that the influence of association will often improve men's manners and habits; that great results may …

A Sharp Knife for the Vine Branches

John 15:2

… to produce self-examination? Very generally unbelief is the outgrowth and instead of the man doubting himself, he begins to doubt his Lord. How often have I seen …

The Three Whats

Ephesians 1:18-20

… We want you to know the exceeding greatness of God's power that you may not doubt, or despond, or despair, but come now and cast yourselves upon …

Pleading For Prayer

Romans 15:30-33

… O Brothers and Sisters, we ask your prayers without doubt or question! We know and are persuaded that they will avail much! By your power in prayer, God …

Sight For Those Who See Not

John 9:39

… He never had a doubt about that. He had never seen a ray of light and yet he believed that he was blind—not quite so easy a …

A Bright Light in Deep Shades

Isaiah 51:1

… Doubt not, then, that He can call Israel again from all her wanderings, cleanse her from all her profane traditions and her unbelief and separate her unto Himself …

More and More, or Less and Less

Matthew 13:12

… given so that he shall have more abundance! If you are struggling with unbelief, be willing to believe what you can believe—have a will towards believing. Dear …

Abram And The Ravenous Birds

Genesis 15:11

… No, we might doubt our own existence, but Jesus, His power, His love, His precious blood, His prevalent atonement we dare not doubt. One puff of the breath …

A Sermon to Open Neglecters and Nominal Followers of Religion

Matthew 21:28-32

… Yield not then to unbelief; He says, ‘There yet is room:’ Though of sinners thou art chief, Since Jesus calls thee, come.” II. Bear with me a little …

The Warrant of Faith

1 John 3:23

… Is it the Athanasian creed? Is it true, that if a man does not hold that confession whole and entire, he shall without doubt perish everlastingly? We leave …

He Ran, and He Ran

Mark 5:6

… some of His servants have such soft words when they are dealing with unbelief, which is but a devil, or one of the devil's demons. 9. And …

Resurrection—Christ The First Fruits

1 Corinthians 15:20

… And this, which is the fundamental doctrine of our faith, seemed to him so exceedingly clear that he renounced his unbelief and became a professor of Christianity! Does …

Satan in a Rage

Revelation 12:12

… a Believer of him by that which was meant to drive him into unbelief! If the men of this world oppose the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ …

The Heavenly Race

1 Corinthians 9:24

… not be saved by their faith, you will not be condemned for their unbelief. Every man must stand in his own proper flesh and blood at the bar …

His Name—The Everlasting Father

Isaiah 9:6

… like, but opposition to Christ is peculiarly a work of the devil! And unbelief in Christ is the devil's masterpiece! If you do not, then, trust the …

Christ’s Estimate of His People

Solomon 4:10-11

… When he sat at the feast of Simon the Pharisee, I have no doubt there were sparkling wine cups on the table, and many rich dainties were there …

Anecdotes from the Pulpit

… No doubt we may attribute to these stories the breaking down of pews by the overwhelming rush of the people to hear him; and the general interest which …

The Fair Portrait of a Saint

Job 23:11

… We know, as John says, "They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have …

Election and Holiness

Deuteronomy 10:14-16

… Have we not all an evil heart of unbelief? Have we not all departed from his ways? Are we not all by nature corrupt, enemies to God by …

Nazareth—or Jesus, Rejected by His Friends

Luke 4:28-30

… The inhabitants of Nazareth, no doubt, often said to one another, "He will be sure to come home and see His parents. When He comes we will all …

Public Meeting Of Our London Baptist Brethren

… Christ, known and read of all men! And then, while we shall no doubt consistently maintain that great Truth which we feel has been committed to us, we …

'Let Us Pray'

Psalm 73:23

… Ah I my dear hearers, some of you, I doubt not, know more about this than I do, but this I know, it is the happiest moment in …