Faith

The Bible Tried and Proved

Psalm 12:6

… When you have them in the grip of faith you have the substance of things hoped for. Faith finds in the promise of God the reality of what …

Bitter Herbs

Exodus 12:8

… Dry-eyed faith seems to me to be bastard faith, not born of the Spirit of God. With our joy over pardoned guilt, we must mourn that we …

Jesus Declining the Legions

Matthew 26:53

… There are many occasions upon which, if one had all the faith which could move mountains, he would most wisely show it by saying nothing beyond, "Nevertheless not …

Our Watchword

Psalm 70:4

… It is a great pity that so many professors have only a religion of feeling, and are quite unable to explain and justify their faith. They live by …

Night-and Jesus Not There!

John 6:17

… There are a great many of you who appear to have a large stock of faith, but it is only because you are in very good health and …

The Unwearied Runner

Isaiah 40:31

… There are different paces among the Lord's servants—Ahimaaz is swifter than Cushi and John outruns Peter—but he who, by faith, has truly entered upon the …

First Healing and then Service

Matthew 8:14

… There she is." Can you not, by faith, so realize the Presence of the Lord Jesus Christ that you see Him viewing the lost estate of those for …

Divine Surprises

Isaiah 64:3

… Besides that, I am sorry to say our faith is shamefully weak and does not look for great things. We have never had such faith in God as …

The Three Witnesses

1 John 5:8

… She claims to be the true faith, and the only true one. She avows her teachings to be divine, and therefore infallible; while for her great Teacher, the …

Pride Catechized and Condemned

1 Corinthians 4:7

… You have faith in Christ: yes, but did not the Holy Spirit work it in you? Do you not cheerfully subscribe to the doctrine that faith is of …

Unto You, Young Men

1 John 2:14

… That very faith which brought you to Christ is all you need to bring others to Christ! "He, seeing their faith, said unto the sick of the palsy …

'Cases of Conscience'

Psalm 38:4

… What sublime faith there is here! It is easy to have faith in sunshiny weather—to have faith when you have the least need of it. There are …

Perfect Restoration

Zechariah 10:6

… Again, I say, what grand faith this is! The faith which believes that another can be cleansed, is very easy. The faith which, in times of joy, believes …

New Uses for Old Trophies

2 Kings 11:10

… He knows no faith who never had a fear; for candid enquiry must go before absolute credence. How can any one know the proofs and vouchers of his …

Charity and Purity

James 1:27

… But let him ask in faith. A man who has no wisdom can have faith. Let him use his faith to get wisdom—"Let him ask in faith …

Good Cheer for the New Year

Deuteronomy 11:12

… But the spiritual man dwells in another country! His faith makes him a citizen of another land. It is true he endures the same toils, and experiences the …

The Two Guards Praying and Watching

Nehemiah 4:9

… I gather from the words before me that it was a prayer saturated with faith. "We made our prayer unto—"God"? No, "unto our God." They had taken …

Retreat Impossible

Judges 11:35

… First, then, WHAT WE HAVE DONE. "I have given my word to the Lord." We have opened our mouths before the Lord, first, by confessing our faith in …

A Sermon to the Lord's Little Children

1 John 2:12

… They are strong in faith, giving glory to God, mighty in prayer, vehement in action, bold in testimony! May the Lord muster among our hosts a grand army …

Prayer-Its Discouragements and Encouragements

Matthew 15:23

… To those who know that this is no strange thing which has happened to them, it is not a matter which staggers their faith, for they can say …

The Resurrection Credible

Acts 26:8

… And the same faith, if exercised upon resurrection, will, with equal certainty, efface all hopeless grief with regard to the body, for though apparently destroyed, the body will …

'Take Away the Frogs'

Exodus 8:8

… There is a justifying faith and a condemning faith. "What?" you say, "does faith ever condemn men?" Yes, when men have faith enough to know that there is …

A Loving Entreaty

Isaiah 43:26

… No grip of the Covenant Angel is half so sure as that which faith gets when she seizes a promise. This is, as it were, the hem of …

Why May I Rejoice?

Luke 10:20

… This will be evil, indeed! O for a faith that is nourished on something better than appearances—a faith which does not live on gifts or influence, or …

The Life-look

Isaiah 45:22

… By the blessing of the Holy Spirit, this will breed faith in you. Set your face that way—look at God as He has revealed Himself in the …

The Northern Iron and the Steel

Jeremiah 15:12

… Under persecutions and difficulties, let God’s people resolve on victory, and by faith they shall have it, for according to our faith so shall it be unto …

The First, Last—And the Last, First

Matthew 19:30

… Some work for God with great faith—and the Lord loves to see us working in faith. To do a great deal of work with a great deal …

Working Out What is Worked In

Philippians 2:12

… They are, as we find them in the Epistle, beyond all question addressed to those who are already saved through a living faith in the Lord Jesus Christ …

An Astounding Miracle

Mark 1:21-28

… In most of His other miracles, He required faith. In order to salvation there must be faith, but this miracle before us is not a parable of man …

Rest For The Laboring

Matthew 11:28-30

… Beware of a liar's faith! And that is a liar's faith which you pretend to get at revival meetings if you then go and live just …

Salvation Altogether By Grace

… When the Apostle Paul was desirous to influence his son in the faith, Timothy, who was a diligent and earnest student and a man of gifts as well …

The Child Of Light Walking In Light

1 John 1:6

… Believing the Gospel to be the Revelation of God, I claim for it implicit faith! Believing the Lord Jesus to be an Infallible Teacher, I claim immediate faith …

Strong Faith in a Faithful God

Psalm 57:2

… There is many a knot we seek to untie which were better cut with the sword of faith! We should end our difficulties by leaving them with Him …

Paul—His Cloak And His Books

2 Timothy 4:13

… You can do for Christ's sake mighty things through faith and prayer, but never let prayer and faith be prostituted to so base a purpose as to …

The First Day Of Creation

Genesis 1:4

… The first day of creation fairly pictures the commencement of our spiritual life, our conviction, conversion and first faith in Jesus. My objective shall be to speak words …

A Discourse to the Despairing

Genesis 42:1

… In spiritual things, "faith comes by hearing," and that faith becomes the sight of things hoped for! Good old Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt and …

Jehovah Has Spoken—will You Not Hear?

Jeremiah 13:15-17

… hear, and your soul shall live." And again—"Hearken diligently unto Me, and eat you that which is good." Under the Gospel, faith comes by hearing, and hearing …

In Whom Are You Trusting?

Isaiah 36:5

… We often forget that the Author of our faith must be the Finisher of it, also. It is well to keep in mind the fact that our faith …

Psalm 32

Psalm 32

… Christ's righteousness is the garment which covers the nakedness and shame of our unrighteousness; faith the grace that puts this garment on; but what faith? None but …

Without Christ—Nothing

John 15:5

… For none of these things are we equal of ourselves, and yet by faith we say with Paul, "I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me …