Faith

Simeon

Luke 2:25

… That Hebrew Patriarch who took his son, his only son, to offer him for a burnt offering, expected the Messiah and well did he express his faith when …

Love, Courtship, and Marriage

… Spurgeon had expressed a wish that I should write out my confession of repentance and faith, which I accordingly did. I do not know whether it was read …

The Overflowing Cup

Psalm 23:5

… Whatever belonged to any child of God belongs to us! Whatever was enjoyed by the brightest of the saints may be enjoyed by us, if by faith we …

Reform

2 Chronicles 31:1

… Yes, but that was not all; there must be faith, as well as water, before there could be legitimate baptism; and every baptism that is administered to any …

Christ's Word with You

Matthew 11:28

… Personal faith is indispensable to salvation. But the personality of Christ is equally brought out in our text. Jesus says, "Come unto Me"—"not to anybody else, but …

Abram And The Ravenous Birds

Genesis 15:11

… WE might use this text, if we chose, as a picture of the ease with which faith repels all attacks that are made upon Christ, the great sacrifice …

He Ran, and He Ran

Mark 5:6

… I can imagine that if Jarius had not been a man of much faith, he would have looked at the Savior with a meaning glance, as much as …

Resurrection—Christ The First Fruits

1 Corinthians 15:20

… It was necessary that it should be beyond dispute, since it lies at the very basis of our holy faith. It is consoling to think that it is …

The Great Itinerant

Acts 10:38

… But there is very little in it about justification by faith or concerning Atonement! Very little about the doctrine of election, the work of the Holy Spirit, or …

Little, But Lovely

Luke 12:32

… They are of a desponding spirit, and their faith is very feeble. Perhaps they have not walked with God as they should and yet, although they may have …

'Bought with a Price'

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

… That faith which does not bring forth the fruit of holiness is the faith of devils. The devils believe and tremble. Let us never be content with a …

The Ceremony of Laying the...

… Its members hold a direct succession from progenitors in the faith, for the space of two hundred and seven years. The oldest Baptist church in Southwark, we trace …

Prayer 11 — Under The Blood

… Some are bowed down with fear, peradventure they mistrust - forgive the mistrust and give a great increase of faith that they may trust Thee where they cannot trace …

His Name—The Everlasting Father

Isaiah 9:6

… He is the Father of the Christian faith—a faith, my Brothers and Sisters, which has done much already for the world. For in old Rome it put …

Our Place—at Jesus' Feet

Luke 7:38

… Such faith will bring with it pardon. Standing at His feet, you will find Him turn His head and say to you what He said to the woman …

Psalm 38

Psalm 38

… Faith tried, faith trembling, faith crying, faith grasping, faith conquering. WORKS UPON THE THIRTY-EIGHTH PSALM "A Sacred Septenarie, "etc., by ARCHIBALD SYMSON, 1638, contains an Exposition of …

Vessels Of Mercy—A Sermon Of Self-Examination

Romans 9:23

… If He has called you by His Grace to repentance, He will call you to faith, and then from faith to love, from love to patience, and to …

Araunah's Threshing Floor

1 Chronicles 22:1

… When Jesus died, from that day forward no sinner that believed in Him ever perished, or ever could! The redeemed are distinguished by their faith in the Redeemer …

The Minister’s Self-Watch

… Their own sincerity in the faith is the condition of their glory simply considered, though their great ministerial labours may be a condition of the promise of their …

A Serious Reprimand

2 Kings 5:13

… Though some have thought that we may preach the doctrine of justification by faith too nakedly and affirm it too frequently, I have the fullest possible belief that …

Psalm 118

Psalm 118

… He was in an evil case, but even there faith availed. All powerful faith adapts itself to all circumstances, it can cast out devils, and it can drive …

Incidents of Home and School Life

… God will not hear you unless you believe He will hear you; but if you believe He will, He will be as good as your faith. He will …

Psalm 21

Psalm 21

… He was proclaimed King even on the cross, for there, indeed, to the eye of faith, he reigned as on a throne, blessing with more than imperial munificence …

The Heavan of Heavan

Revelation 22:4

… This, indeed, is not the world of sight—"we walk by faith, not by sight." Around us all is mist and cloud. What we do see, we see …

Psalm 45

Psalm 45

… They not only have faith in Christ, and faith in God through Christ, but, as the result of this faith, they have Christ's disposition. They are now …

Terrible Convictions and Gentle Drawings

Psalm 32:3-4

… You know, too, that you are looking more to your faith than you are to the object of your faith; you are looking more to what you feel …

Joy in Salvation

Psalm 9:4

… It is not our own in another sense; it is God's. "I will rejoice in thy salvation." While it becomes our own by an act of faith …

Expected Proof of Professed Love

2 Corinthians 8:24

… Faith laughs at impossibilities and cries, "It must be done!" But love performs the deed, for, "faith works by love." Love is the right hand of faith. What …

Psalm 48

Psalm 48

… Come hither, gratitude and faith, and sing right joyously. EXPLANATORY NOTES AND QUAINT SAYINGS TITLE. A Song and Psalm. Wherein both voice and instrument were used; the voice …

Daniel Facing the Lions' Den

Daniel 6:10

… Great as he was in the palace, and great in the midst of that night's carousel, he appears, If possible, greater, because the faith that animates him …

Voices from the Excellent Glory

Matthew 3:16

… If I, a poor sinner, enter by faith into Christ, then I may be assured that God is well-pleased with me—that, if I, as His child …

Predestination and Calling

Romans 8:30

… He has given thee hope, ask for faith; and when he gives thee faith, ask for assurance; and when thou gettest assurance, ask for full assurance; and when …

Simple Fact and Simple Faith

Acts 13:38

… Thus they charged everyone who heard them, at the peril of his soul, to accept the Revelation and embrace the faith of the Gospel! Listen to the Apostle …

A Secret And Yet No Secret

Solomon 4:12

… Yet He could see our love when our blind eyes could not, and He could honor our faith even when we feared we had none. There have been …

God Comforting His People

Isaiah 49:13

… And Paul bids us imitate him when he says, "Let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith." The Lord …

The Faithful Olive Tree

Judges 9:8

… I feel persuaded that when you have full assurance of faith and your heart is filled with joy in Christ, you are able to repel the fiery darts …

A Precious Drop Of Honey

Isaiah 49:16

… We feel persuaded that the favor which is shelved to the whole body is given to each member, and therefore any true Believer who is, through faith, one …

A Mighty Saviour

Isaiah 63:1

… You were a murderer; you were condemned to die, and you deserved it.” “Faith,” said he, “Yes I should deserve it.” “Well, her Majesty is very desirous of …

A Threefold Slogan

Luke 10:44

… Our first text is to be found in the Gospel according to Luke 10:44 , "One thing is necessary." This one thing, according to this passage, is faith …

The Novelties of Divine Mercy

Lamentations 3:22

… And I ask not only for new actions, but also for new faith. Let every new mercy confirm our confidence in the God of Mercy! All these compassions …