Faith

The Sages, The Star, and The Savior

Matthew 2:2

… Would to God we had more missions to those who have no sort of faith and no knowledge of Christ. And may the day come when everywhere Jesus …

What God Cannot Do!

Titus 1:2

… And sure I am that if they begin a life of faith, they will begin a life of happiness and of security! "The just shall live by faith …

Grace Abounding

Romans 5:20

… We poor sinners, being justified by faith, have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ! 2. By whom also we have access by faith—That is to …

The True Apostolical Succession

Psalms 45:16

… Have we a clear outspoken practical Daniel, who loves truth and righteousness? We shall have a James, who shall expound the law of faith which worketh, which proveth …

Jesus Putting Away Sin

Hebrews 9:26

… Why was that time selected? Was it not in order to exercise the faith of ancient saints, who, like Abraham, saw Christ's day in vision—saw Him …

Religion—a Reality

Deuteronomy 32:47

… The Christian dispensation is one which requires much faith to receive it. We walk not by sight, but by faith alone; and it is little marvel that when …

God's Love Shamefully Questioned

Malachi 1:2

… You have heard of the atoning blood and of the way of salvation by simple faith in Jesus Christ. What a blessing it is to even hearthe Word …

What Are We At?

… new life which is the beginning of heaven. Faith cometh by hearing, and reading is a sort of hearing: faith may come to you while you are reading …

Springtime in Nature and Grace

Isaiah 55:10-13

… If we will but hear the Gospel, and attentively hear it, "faith comes by hearing," and that faith leads us to Jesus Christ! And in Him we find …

Beginning at Jerusalem

Luke 24:47

… Now this is what we are to preach—free, full, irreversible pardon for all that repent of sin, and lay hold on Christ by faith. O servants of …

A Helpful Survey of Christ’s Work

To help the seeker to a true faith in Jesus, I would remind him of the work of the Lord Jesus in the room and place and stead …

Death and Life—the Wage and the Gift

Romans 6:23

… working in us repentance and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. "Eternal life is the gift of God in Jesus Christ." By faith we come consciously into Christ …

The Stone Rolled Away

Matthew 28:2

… Disprove the Resurrection of our Lord and our holy faith would be a mere fable! There would be nothing for faith to rest upon if He who died …

How God Condemned Sin

Romans 8:3

… We have had in our own day, and in our midst, we grieve to say, some who have blasphemed our faith with bitterest words. But even they have …

The Work of Grace the Warrant for Obedience

John 5:11

… Justification by faith they frequently quarrel with. "Well now," they say, "that is a shocking doctrine! If you teach men that they are to be saved by faith …

The True Christian’s Blessedness

Romans 8:28

… By “good,” he understands spiritual good. “Ah!” saith he, “I do not call gold good, but I call faith good! I do not think it always for my …

A Sermon to Open Neglecters and Nominal Followers of Religion

Matthew 21:28-32

… I say unto you, young men and maidens, old men and fathers, this day examine yourselves whether you be in the faith. Let no man take it for …

One War Over and Another Begun

Judges 6:22-24

… Despite his failings, he was one of the greatest of the heroes of faith. He was not in a hurry to venture upon a pitched battle, but waited …

Joyful Transformations

Isaiah 42:16

… Before the advance of faith the most terrible things lose their terror. We shall use this one Truth of God in reference to Believers first, and then briefly …

The Enemies of the Cross of Christ

Philippians 3:18

… One thing I wish and that is that, instead of brooding over our present difficulties, we would take them to the Lord in prayer and faith—and so …

'A Time to Love'

Ecclesiastes 3:8

… And what is this but our faith? Does not the neck join the body to the head—and is not faith that connecting link by which we are …

Psalm 119

Psalm 119

… As faith is the life of a Christian, so the promises are the life of faith: faith is a dead faith if it hath no promise to quicken …

Grace for the Guilty

Isaiah 44:22

… It may endure for ever so short a time, but if it is real assurance, it springs from true faith and the man is saved. But a man …

High Doctrine And Broad Doctrine

John 6:37

… It is unreasonable to suppose that faith is to be exempted from trials—all the other Divine Graces are exercised—and why should not faith be put to …

The Immutability of God

Malachi 3:6

… Are you men of faith, beloved? Do you know what it is to walk by faith, to live by faith, to get your temporary food by faith, to …

Our Lord's Entrance Within the Veil

Hebrews 9:12

… That, I say, was implied—if men had faith enough to spy it out. Three hundred and sixty-four days in the year the teaching was, "No admission …

The Great Supreme

Deuteronomy 32:3

… shall be certain to get many mercies from Him! Little-Faith gets little answers, but Great-Faith believes God's greatness and says— "I am coming to a …

Love and Jealousy

Solomon 8:6

… But true faith never can hold fellowship with infidelity! Vital godliness must be at hostility with all unrighteousness of men. Do we seem to speak bitterly? I suppose …

Psalm 61

Psalm 61

… our prayer by reason of our distress may be like to a call upon a far off friend, but our inmost faith has its quiet heart whispers to …

The Savior's Thirst

John 19:28

… It was a grand faith—it was an Abrahamic faith—that when a man had such a sense of sin as David had, he at the same time …

A Good Man in An Evil Case

Psalm 55:22

… But when our faith is sorely tried, when some sharp reproach is stinging our spirit, we are all too apt to begin thinking and saying that God is …

The Need of Decision for the Truth

… We have a fixed faith to preach, my brethren, and we are sent forth with a definite message from God. We are not let to fabricate the message …

A Comforting Message for the Closing Year

Psalm 37:7

… Now, Jesus, "gives His beloved sleep," and all the calm that sleep can infuse into the body, does faith in Christ give to the soul! The jaded mind …

Psalm 50

Psalm 50

… The covenant was ratified by the slaying of victims, the cutting and dividing of offerings; this the righteous have done by accepting with true faith the great propitiatory …

Importance of Small Things in Religion

… Next it followed that when a man was dying who had never been baptized he would perhaps profess faith in Christ, and ask that he might be baptized …

An Antidote to Satan's Devices

Genesis 3:1

… whom resist steadfast in the faith." And God help you to prevail over him! A second thing in which Satan betrays his cunning is the weapons which he …

Experiences after Conversion

Our faith at times has to fight for its very existence. The old Adam within us rages mightily, and the new spirit within us, like a young lion …

Unreasonable Reasons

Matthew 14:31

… SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "O you oflittle faith, why did you doubt?" Matthew 14:31 . OUR Savior did not ask Peter that question for His own …

Psalm 126

Psalm 126

… nothing strengthens faith more effectually than the memory of a previous experience. "The Lord hath done" harmonizes well with the prayer, "Turn again." The text shows us how …

“A New Departure”

… He cannot prophesy after the measure of faith, so he exercises his immeasurable imagination. His own experience does not serve him with topics for his ministry, and therefore …