Faith

Unbelief Condemned and Faith Commended

Deuteronomy 32:20

… May God the Holy Spirit work faith in us by His own gracious power! Alas, it is still true that "all men have not faith." Even when an …

Under Arrest

Galatians 3:23

… SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON, ON THURSDAY EVENING MARCH 3, 1887. "Butbefore faith came, we were kept under the Law, shut up unto the faith which should …

Little-faith

One inconvenience of “little-faith” is, that while it is always sure of heaven, it very seldom thinks so . Little-faith is quite as secure for heaven as …

Go Back? Never!

Hebrews 11:15

… He spoke by faith when he lived. Faith makes him speak now that he is dead. What wonders faith can work! The first saint who entered Heaven entered …

The Two Pillars Of Salvation

Romans 4:24

… FAITH—true, saving faith—is in all ages the same. It may exercise itself upon different things, but the faith of Abraham is the same faith as that …

Knowing and Doing

John 13:17

… There you have the difference between faith and presumption—faith goes through the sea. Presumption is drowned in the sea. 30. By faith the walls of Jericho fell …

Faith Essential to Pleasing God

Hebrews 11:6

… He asserts that faith is absolutely needful, if we would please God. Then, to help us still further, he mentions two essential points of faith—"He that comes …

Witnessing at the Cross

Luke 23:39-43

… Secondly, at his confession of faith. Thirdly, at his prayer of faith. And fourthly, at the answer of his faith. First, then, may the Holy Spirit help us …

The Question of Questions

John 9:35

… Where is your justification if you have no faith? "We are justified by faith." Where is your sanctification? Does not the Lord say, "Sanctified by faith that is …

Morning, August 25

Song 2:3

Morning, August 25 Go To Evening Reading “His fruit was sweet to my taste.” Song of Solomon 2:3 Faith, in the Scripture, is spoken of under the …

Holding Fast the Faith

Revelation 2:12

… When we hold fast the name of our Lord then we have not denied the faith. But how may the faith be denied? In several ways this may …

Faith Versus Sight

2 Corinthians 5:7

… We are to be going from faith in its beginnings to faith in its perfections— from faith to assurance—from assurance to full assurance. And from there we …

What Is Essential in Coming to God?

Hebrews 11:6

… It was by faith that he blessed both his sons and, therefore, I gather that a faith which blunders, if it is faith in God, is an acceptable …

A Mystery! Saints Sorrowing and Jesus Glad!

John 11:14-15

… Faith untried may be true faith, but it is sure to be little faith. I believe in the existence of faith in men who have no trials, but …

Abraham, A Pattern To Believers

Hebrews 11:9

… We see by faith. We see by faith what cannot be seen by our eyes. We grasp by faith what cannot be grasped with our hands. A strange …

The Sunday School and the Scriptures

2 Timothy 3:15

… If by faith you can read in the spelling book of simple faith, by the same faith in Christ Jesus you must go on to read in the …

"Jesus Only" —a Communion Meditation

Mark 9:8

… Paul begins his list of heroes of faith with Abel. And you will notice that faith works differently in each one of these mighty men. It is the …

The King’s Highway Opened and Cleared

… What is more, it is not even the reality of thy faith that saves thee, it is the object of thy faith. If thy faith be fixed on …

An Objection and an Answer

Galatians 5:6

… That is faith, easy, artless faith—self-renouncing, God-honoring faith! It is unequivocal faith—faith taken in the simple common acceptance of the word, of the act …

First Outlines of Sermons, 1851-1852

… Humility is produced by faith, and hope breathes through faith. In doing good to others, and particularly in combat with evil, let us have faith. I. FAITH IS …

None But Jesus

John 3:18

… And now, secondly, THE REASON OF FAITH, or why doth any man believe, and whence doth his faith come? “Faith cometh by hearing. “ Granted, but do not all …

Faith's Dawn and Its Clouds

Mark 9:24

… Some unbelief lingered, though faith was supreme. Learn from this that a measure of doubt is consistent with saving faith; that weak faith is true faith, and a …

Scriptural Salvation

Romans 10:11

… If you want to bring souls to faith in Christ, remember that faith is begotten by the Word—"faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of …

Untitled Sermon

Ephesians 1:12

… Paul's faith and your faith are the same faith if your faith is true faith. The faith of Abraham and the faith of a little child who …

A Blessed Wonder

Matthew 8:10

… What was there, then, about the centurion's faith so remarkable that Christ wondered at it? Methinks the first point was THAT THERE WAS SUCH FAITH FOUND IN …

To Those Who Have Believed

… Dear reader, may you and I have this precious faith, this real faith, this God-honouring faith! The Lord’s truth deserves it; his love claims it, his …

Five Links in a Golden Chain

Titus 1:4

… There is only one faith worth having. Paul calls it, in the first verse, "the faith of God's elect." It is real faith, cordial faith, childlike faith …

A Pressed Man Yielding to Christ

John 9:35-38

… Secondly, true faith—how it progresses. And thirdly, true faith—how we can promote it I. First, I want to speak concerning TRUE FAITH—the faith that saves …

Evening, May 2

Heb 11:13

Evening, May 2 Go To Morning Reading “These all died in faith.” Hebrews 11:13 Behold the epitaph of all those blessed saints who fell asleep before the …

A View of God's Glory

Exodus 33:18

… When God has heard prayer for one thing, faith comes and asks for two things! And when God has given those two things, faith asks for six. Faith …

Let Him Deliver Him Now

Matthew 27:43

… those who trust in him have no reason to be ashamed of their faith. I. First, then, my beloved brethren, you who know the Lord by faith and …

Why Is Faith So Feeble?

Mark 4:40

… Fair-weather faith is no faith—the only real faith in Jesus Christ is that which can trust Him when it cannot trace Him—and believe Him when …

Faith Among Mockers

Psalm 22:8

… Sometimes they scoff at faith itself. They count faith itself to be a folly of weak minds. Or else they insult over one particular Christian's faith. "Oh …

The Form of Sound Words

2 Timothy 1:13

… We do not want you to have that faith. It may be a very pertinacious faith, a very obstinate faith, but it is a very foolish faith. We …

Believing Prayer

Prayers are heard in heaven very much in proportion to our faith. Little faith will get very great mercies, but great faith still greater. It was the custom …

Difficulty in the Way of Believing

… We come to faith by degrees. There may be such a thing as faith at first sight; but usually we reach faith by stages: we become interested, we …

Morning, November 12

1Pe 1:7

Morning, November 12 Go To Evening Reading “The trial of your faith.” 1 Peter 1:7 Faith untried may be true faith, but it is sure to be …

Faith in Christ

Acts 16:31

… We have never taught that a faith which is without works will save a man, for we know that such a faith is dead and is, therefore, of …

May I?

Matthew 9:21

… The faith of a child in his father is almost always a wonderful faith and it is just the faith that we would ask for our Lord Jesus …

Faith and Its Attendant Privileges

John 1:11-13

… Faith the size of a grain of mustard seed develops into faith that moves mountains! Faith of the little child increases into faith of the giant! May we …