Faith

The First Appearance of the Risen Lord to the Eleven

Luke 24:36-44

… Note, again, that He has not lost His habit of chiding unbelief and encouraging faith, for as soon as He has risen and speaks with His disciples, He …

The Leafless Tree

Isaiah 6:3

… There were no heavings of faith, but faith was there; there were no lookings out of hope, but though hope’s eyelids were shut, the eyes were there …

A Delusion Dispelled

Ezekiel 14:20

… Abel is a man whose faith is acceptable with God. Does that save Cain? No, he was of that Wicked One and slew his brother. And why did …

God Glorified By Children's Mouths

… There are some difficulties which they do not desire removed—they are glad to have ample room and space enough for faith—and though this causes wise people …

Conversions Desired

Acts 11:21

… Such a vain complimentary belief is rather an insult to our holy faith than a thing to be rejoiced in. But, dear Friends, we need more than this …

Saving Knowledge

John 4:10

… The faith by which we receive Him is a gift—the gift of God is faith, but Jesus Christ Himself never comes to a soul that has faith …

Abraham's Great Reward

Genesis 15:1

… But they had faith and, although men, in their faulty judgment, think faith to be an inferior virtue and often scarcely look upon it as a virtue at …

Seeking the Souls of Men

… Luther talked of beating the heads of the Wittenbergers with the Bible, so as to get the great doctrine of justification by faith into their brains. But beating …

Apart

Zechariah 12:12-14

… You shall wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow." This is grand faith! I do not know that the faith of Abraham, as a saint, when …

The Meat and Drink of the New Nature

John 6:55

… Live by faith, for it is written, "the just shall live by faith." Your life is a life of trust. Keep to it. "Ah, but I see so …

Believers Free from the Dominion of Sin

Romans 6:14

… for the just shall live by faith. And the Law is not of faith: but, the man that does them shall live in them." Let us endeavor to …

The Sieve

Amos 9:9

… They were cunning and smooth-spoken men who, by sleight of words and craftiness of argument, led aside many and perverted the faith of not a few. Ever …

The Everlasting Arms

Deuteronomy 33:27

… This is our joy and comfort that God is with us! What strength it gives to faith to believe that God is present! Even the false prophet, Mohammed …

A Last Look-Out

2 Timothy 4:6

… If you take counsel with death your flesh will find no comfort; but if you trust in God your faith will cease to parley with these feverish anxieties …

The Friend of Sinners

Isaiah 53:12

… Is this yours by faith? Remember, faith is wanted here; nothing else. "He was numbered with transgressors." Oh, soul, can thy heart say, "Then if he was numbered …

Sonship Questioned

Matthew 4:3

… He knows that he is assailing us in a very vital place—he is attacking our faith—and faith is vital to a Christian. If faith should fail …

The Holy Spirit's Threefold Conviction of Men

John 16:8-11

… Secondly (and this is a much more blessed result), to convict men of sin and so to lead them to repentance towards God and faith in our Lord …

Sincerity And Duplicity

1 John 2:3

… To say is not necessarily a pledge of good faith, or a warrant against treachery. Rest assured, then, that if in these temporal matters to say is not …

Steadfastness

If you had more faith, you would be as happy in the furnace as on the mountain of enjoyment; you would be as glad in famine as in …

Dagon's Ups and Downs

1 Samuel 5:2-4

… Here is the sphere in which faith is to work—it does not talk of ended warfare, but carries on the life-long campaign to ultimate victory. Faith …

Never! Never! Never! Never! Never!

Hebrews 13:5

… WHAT POWER RESIDES in "Thus saith the Lord!" The man who can grasp by faith, "He hath said," has an all-conquering weapon in his hand. What doubt …

Psalm 5

Psalm 5

… Faith hath a supporting act after prayer; it supports the soul to expect a gracious answer: "I will direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up," or …

A Sweet Silver Bell Ringing in Each Believer's Heart

Micah 7:7

… and of richness of assured experience and of sweet conclusions of a hallowed faith they are full to the brim. "My God will hear me." There is more …

The Blood of the Everlasting Covenant

Hebrews 13:20

… My soul flies back now, winged by imagination and by faith, and looks into that mysterious council-chamber, and by faith I behold the Father pledging himself to …

"Clear Shining After Rain"

2 Samuel 23:4

… I love to see young converts with all the freshness of their new-born faith. They have not borrowed their language from other people. I like to see …

A Sunday School Sermon

Isaiah 40:11

… The fields are white, but they are white for the harvest! God give you faith in the Gospel that you teach, faith in your Master who taught it …

Cries From the Cross

Psalm 22:1

… Have you believed in Christ? Have you professed faith in Christ? Faith is the Divine Grace which rests alone on Christ. Whoever will be saved, before all things …

A Feast for the Upright

Psalm 84:11

… He will reveal His righteousness from faith to faith and we shall go from Grace to Grace. Faith shall lead on to full assurance—hope shall brighten into …

The Head and the Body

Ephesians 4:15

… till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the …

Joshua's Vision

Joshua 6:10-27

… Cannot the eyes of your faith see the same? There He stands, Jesus, God over all, blessed forever, yet a Man. Most surely God, but with equal certainty …

To Those Who Are Angry With Their Godly Friends

Genesis 4:6

… They wish to have the reward of obedient faith while yet they have their own way! They would reap the harvest without sowing the seed. They would gather …

The Free Agency of Christ

Mark 8:22-25

… All the faith that this poor man had was a yiedingfaith—he gave himself up to be led—and that is a saving faith. My dear Friend, give …

The Winnowing Fan

Hebrews 12:14

… But what then? By all-conquering faith look up and say, "Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, my faith is fixed on Him. O You …

Discipline in Christ's Army

Joshua 1:11

… Our ambition is to fight a good fight and keep the faith. And by the power of the Holy Spirit we hope to do so and to receive …

Another Lesson From Manasseh's Life

2 Chronicles 33:10

… Remember that repentance does not come before faith—it is a kind of Siamese twin with faith! Which comes first, I cannot tell, until you tell me which …

Letters on Private and Public Affairs, 1856-1890

… Spurgeon thus revealed an interesting circumstance in connection with the origin of his sermon entitled " Faith's Ultimatum " : — "July 23, 1875. " My Dear Friend, "Your kind gift has …

Concealing the Words of God

Job 6:10

… He who is most undivided in his faith in Jesus may, nevertheless, derive comfort from having been enabled to be loyal to his God. Did not Paul bless …

The Underlying Gospel for the Dying Year

Romans 5:6

… What a strength there is in being able to go to God in prayer! By faith we can go to God whenever we are in need! And am …

Salvation By Works, A Criminal Doctrine

Galatians 2:21

… He always fought for salvation by Grace through faith and contended strenuously against all thought of righteousness by obedience to the precepts of the ceremonial or the moral …

Three Sights Worth Seeing

1 Thessalonians 2:13-14

… They have wandered into "modern thought," and left the old orthodox faith. "Yes," says the apostle, "those Galatians are a burden to me; but, then, blessed be God …