Doubt & Assurance

The Fatherhood of God

Matthew 6:9

… I THINK there is room for very great doubt, whether our Saviour intended the prayer, of which our text forms a part, to be used in the manner …

Confession of Christ

Matthew 10:32

… for sin, but I will make my confession in Christ." That is, without doubt, the meaning of these words. It is not the profession by taking up the …

The Voices of Our Days

Job 32:7

… go forward [See Sermon #548, Volume 10—FORWARD! FORWARD! FORWARD.] Moses was no doubt praying in his heart, though it is not recorded that he uttered any words …

First Visit to Scotland

… No doubt many respectable and sensible men, when hearing of the odd, and to them, uncanonical expressions of this young preacher, would be very apt to find the …

The Multitude Before the Throne

Revelation 7:9

… men who spoke only the language of the common people—spoke it, I doubt not, earnestly, but certainly not according to the lordly rhetoric of the schools. They …

Joseph And His Brothers

Genesis 45:3-5

… If no pity or compassion are expressed, yet beyond a doubt He is not flinty of soul, nor is He hard to be moved to commiserate His children …

The Immutability of God

Malachi 3:6

… shone into their souls with such a mighty radiance, that they could not doubt about special manifestations. The “sons of Jacob” are the men, who enjoy these manifestations …

A Troubled Prayer

Psalm 25:18

… The losses a man suffers in business, I doubt not in many cases, and I am sure of it in some cases, ought to make him look earnestly …

Growth in Grace

2 Peter 3:18

… No doubt we are in danger, but let me remind you that there is not an instance in Sacred Scripture of a young man disgracing his profession—but …

Faith First, Confession Following

Romans 10:10

… I do not doubt that a man who truly believes in Jesus is saved even before he makes a confession of his faith, but it is very remarkable …

Out of Nothing Comes Nothing

Job 14:4

… If you believe in a God almighty to bless and save, you cannot doubt that He is able to do all that I have said. Look not to …

'Stewards'

1 Corinthians 4:1

… No doubt many would improve God, Himself, from off the face of the earth if they could. They would improve the Atonement until it vanished. Great alterations are …

The Man Who Shall Never See Death

John 8:51-53

… By him every teaching of the Word was accepted with a lively, child-like faith—and though tempted by the school of doubt—he was not in the …

Praise Comely to the Upright

Psalm 33:1

… in saying that it was all for the best! But I have no doubt that if he had gone to the stake he would have said it was …

Christ Lifted Up

John 12:32

… I shall cast him out; and, on the other hand doubt not but that I shall be victorious over the hearts of men. ‘I, if I be lifted …

Christ the Tree of Life

Revelation 22:2

… It is all right, Man! Do not let the devil make you doubt my Lord and Master! He is a liar from the beginning and the father of …

An Earnest Invitation

Psalm 2:12

… Sometimes I feel anxiety and doubt about my own salvation, and the only way I can get comfort is this: I go back to where I began, and …

Wanted!—Volunteers

2 Chronicles 17:16

… that he "willingly offered himself to the Lord." You have often found, I doubt not, a chrysalis. You have perhaps said, as you stooped to pick it up …

Not Now, But Hereafter!

Job 21:29-31

… Then, mark you, beyond a doubt, for we cannot understand Scripture, and especially the words of Christ without it, the body shall have pains meet for its offenses …

The New Song and the Old Story

Psalm 96:1-3

… I have no doubt there are parts of this metropolis in which hundreds and even thousands of people reside who are as ignorant of the plan of salvation …

The Savior's Thirst

John 19:28

… that he calls his sin by its right name—"bloodguiltiness." I have no doubt that he had said to himself that Uriah died by accident, and pleaded very …

The Upper Hand

Romans 6:14

… Moreover, my God has said of it, "Covetousness is idolatry." I do not doubt but you may fall into fits of covetousness and yet be Christians. If, however …

On Spiritualizing

… There can be no doubt that the miracles are the acted sermons of our Lord Jesus Christ. You have his “word sermons” in his matchless teaching, and his …

Salvation to the Uttermost

Hebrews 7:25

… do know; I can only say again, “He is able; He is willing: doubt no more. Come, ye thirsty, come and welcome, God’s free bounty glorify: True …

The Bridgeless Gulf

Luke 16:26

… our earliest childhood, we have heard it always, and we never ventured to doubt." Ah, well then, I ask you—are you in your sober senses to believe …

God's Valiant Right Hand

Psalm 118:16

… I have no doubt whatever that the Pontifex Maximus of the day, if he had been told that in Paul he saw a rival, teaching a religion which …

"Beautiful Forever"

Psalm 149:4

… you who would like to be beau-tiful—"beautiful forever," I have no doubt. There have been silly women who have been trapped with those words as an …

Stumbling at the Word

1 Peter 2:8

… Christ has quickened you "who were dead in trespasses and sins," you cannot doubt His power to quicken others! Probably most of you remember that when you were …

The Best Donation

2 Corinthians 8:5

… and they always die with sure and confident faith." I never see a doubt in any of our friends when they come to die! I have more doubts …

The Lamb In Glory

Revelation 5:6

… Many will reverence Him, I do not doubt, when He comes in His second Advent, in the glory of the Father. Every knee will bow before Him, even …

A Prayer for Everybody

Matthew 15:25

… I have no doubt that our Lord said many things which had no other intention than the discovery of these deceitful men to themselves and others, that their …

Danger. Safety. Gratitude.

… which Jude is referring, I suppose that we should not have had any doubt about God's willingness because it must be the will of the thrice-holy …

The Lesson of Uzza

1 Chronicles 13:8

… I doubt not that it was a very imposing array that day and, truly, the solemn worship of God should be attended to with due decency and order …

Must He?

Luke 19:5

… after he was converted? I do not wish to be censorious, but I doubt if there is one. Is there anybody here who gives away half his income …

The Glorious Habitation

Psalm 90:1

… You are dwelling in God, I doubt not, but you lack one evidence of it, namely—obedience to God’s commandments. Obey God, and then you will know …

Spiritual Revival—the Need of the Church

Habakkuk 3:2

… Again, where the conduct of professing Christians is consistent, let me ask the question, does not the conversation of many a professor lead us either to doubt the …

Wonders

Joel 2:26

… We think we praise God for forgiving our iniquities, and no doubt we do, in some measure, but, compared with the blessing that saints in Heaven render to …

The Desolations of the Lord, the Consolation of His Saints

Psalm 46:8-9

… It was sovereignty, no doubt. but they desired to find another reason which, when discovered, might help them to remove the difficulty, and enable them to conquer. And …

Psalm 131

Psalm 131

… It is easy to begin shouting before we are out of the wood, and no doubt hundreds have sung this Psalm long before they have understood it. Blessed …

The Believer's Present Rest

Hebrews 4:3

… Once have a doubt concerning that and the strong sinews of our spiritual manhood are cut! Once begin to question the evidences of our holy religion and you …