Faith

Sarah and Her Daughters

Isaiah 51:2

… Oh, that all professing Christian people had a faith that showed itself in doing well! But never let it be forgotten that though we preach faith, faith, faith …

Faith and Repentance Inseparable

Mark 1:15

… So then, dear friends, those people who have a faith which allows them to think lightly of past sin, have the faith of devils, and not the faith …

The Whole Machinery of Salvation

Romans 10:14

… A man of strong faith is happier, but he is not more truly saved than a man of weak faith, so long as he has any faith at …

Obtaining Promises

Hebrews 11:33

… Another notable instance is given us in the case of David, where it was not so much faith, as an act consequent upon faith, which brought him the …

The Lord And The Leper

Mark 1:40-42

… This was God-given faith’the faith of God's elect, and Jesus was its sole object. How came this man to have such faith? I cannot tell …

Even Now

John 11:22

… When our Lord says, "According to your faith be it unto you," He does not mean "According to your faith in its ebb," but, "According to your faith …

The Substance Of True Religion

Job 19:28

… Faith abhors conjectures! It will not put its foot down upon fictions, but rests upon matters offact! Faith never deals in the fancy goods of opinion, theory, speculation …

The Priest Dispensed With

1 John 5:10

… For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith." This, indeed, is the great reason …

Believing To See No.

Psalm 27:13

… So with your faith. Faith is the soil in which the fruits of faith must grow. Do not be thinking about the evidences. Think about the faith that …

Faith and Feeling

We are saved by faith, and not by feeling; yet there is a relation between holy faith and hallowed feeling like that between the root and the flower …

The Cripple at Lystra

Acts 14:9-10

… Alas! there are others who have no faith at all. But it is with those who have faith, and that only faith to be saved, not faith that …

A Gracious Dismissal

Luke 7:50

… Take up your money and go home. "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?" Trust Jesus! Your faith has saved you. Go in peace. The Lord …

Three Precious Things

1 Peter 2:7

… But faith has the power to enrich us, and add no sorrow. Faith touches trials and they become mercies. Faith touches affliction and she glories in them. Faith …

The Believer Catechized

John 11:26

… Is not this kind of faith common enough at this day? Many who are called Christians have this blind faith and little more. This doting faith, in you …

Joy, Joy Forever

Psalm 5:11

… It may be your joy will not rise so high as it might do if your faith were greater but still, where faith is true, it gives sure …

Moses—His Faith and Decision

Hebrews 11:24-26

… This was the faith of Moses, a real personal faith. Come, dear Friends, ask yourselves, have you all such a personal faith in God? I tell you, if …

The Victory of Faith

1 John 5:4

… There is nothing like faith, sirs. Faith makes you almost as omnipotent as God, by the borrowed might of its divinity. Give us faith and we can do …

Cheer For The Faint-Hearted

Judges 13:23

… FAITH is not only the door by which we enter into the way of salvation, as it is written, "He has opened the door of faith unto the …

Plain Directions To Those Who Would Be Saved From Sin

Psalm 4:4

… As far as faith is an intellectual operation, it is simple enough. But simple faith is no trifle. Fire is a simple element but it has a measureless …

The Blind Beggar

Mark 10:46-52

… We shall notice the origin of his faith, how his faith perceived its opportunity when Jesus passed by; we shall listen to his faith while it cries and …

Baptismal Regeneration

Mark 16:15-16

… Used by faith, had God commanded it, miracles might be wrought; but without faith or even consciousness, as in the case of babes, how can spiritual benefits be …

Repentance Must Go With Forgiveness

… That is not true repentance which does not come of faith in Jesus, and that is not true faith in Jesus which is not tinctured with repentance. Faith …

A Delicious Experience

Hebrews 4:3

… Those who have faith in the Divine promise shall enter in. If unbelief shuts men out, then faith is the door of entrance to those who have it …

One Trophy for Two Exploits

Psalm 18:29

… God will not allow it to sleep—a sleeping faith, a dormant faith—I do not believe such a thing exists! If you have faith, my Brother, expect …

The Immovability of the Believer

Psalm 125:1

… The stronger your faith the better—the more faith you can have the richer and happier your life will be—but the assurance of our text is for …

Paul in the Tempest

Acts 27:18-25

… When Hope mourns, "I cannot find rest for the sole of my feet," Faith cries, "Use your wings." When there seems nothing for Faith to rest on but …

The Search Warrant

John 6:64

… Nor does faith save us as an efficient cause. Faith is the channel of salvation, not the fountain and source of it. Hence faith, though it saves, never …

Faith's Ultimatum

Job 13:15

… Is it not a very old man? What kind of faith is most like new-born faith? Why, the ripest and most advanced faith! My text is very …

Evening, September 12

Ps 101:1

Evening, September 12 Go To Morning Reading “I will sing of mercy and judgment.” Psalm 101:1 Faith triumphs in trial. When reason is thrust into the inner …

Mouth and Heart

Romans 10:9

… It is never a dumb faith—it is a faith that speaks, a faith which acknowledges its existence—yes, a faith which acknowledges the Lord in the teeth …

Moses' Decision

Hebrews 11:24

… Moses belonged to the noblest order of men, but he was saved by faith, alone, even by the same faith which saved Rahab! This faith moved him to …

Morning, September 18

Ga 5:25

… You will never find true faith unattended by true godliness; on the other hand, you will never discover a truly holy life which has not for its root …

Messrs. Moody and Sankey Defended; or, A Vindication of the Doctrine of Justification by Faith

Galatians 5:24

… The Protestant faith in a nutshell lies in this very same justification by faith which they hoot at. It was the discovery that men are saved by faith …

Profitable Mixture

Hebrews 4:2

… See the effect of absence of faith and lament it. Where there is no faith, men remain slaves to the present. If they did not believe in the …

Who Should Be Baptized?

Acts 8:37

… Now, thirdly, note THE KIND OF FAITH THAT IS HERE MENTIONED. "If you believe with all your heart." There is a great deal of difference between faith andfaith …

Baptism Essential To Obedience

Mark 16:16

… Now, the faith that speaks thus is not a dumb faith. It is not a cowardly faith. It is not a sneaking faith. Paul puts the matter thus …

Mr. Fearing Comforted

Matthew 14:31

… As dust attends the chariotwheels so do doubts naturally becloud faith. Some men of little faith are perpetually enshrouded with fears; their faith seems only strong enough to …

The Reason Why Many Cannot Find Peace

James 4:7-10

… Indeed, there is no faith without repentance except the faith which needs to be repented of. A dry-eyed faith will never see the kingdom of God! A …

The True Position of the Witness Within

1 John 5:10

… Yes, though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him." That is faith! God grant you to have that faith which can sing, "Though the fig tree …

The Dying Thief in a New Light

Luke 23:40-42

… Secondly, a specialty in his faith. Thirdly, a specialty in the result of his faith while he was here below. And, fourthly, a specialty in the promise won …