Faith

A New Song For New Hearts

Isaiah 12:1

… It is not driven to faith until it is driven to self-despair. God's angry face makes Christ's loving face dear to us. We would never …

Question 76: To whom is Baptism to be administered?

Ac 2:38; Mt 3:6; Mr 16:16; Ac 8:12; Ac 8:36; Ac 8:37

… Mt 3:6 Mr 16:16 Ac 8:12 , 36 , 37 10:47,48 and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and to none other. Topic No. 05977

Psalm 132

Psalm 132

… But here it is a singular word of faith, signifying that God is the power and strength of his people; for only faith ascribes this unto God. Reason …

A Solemn Warning for All Churches

Revelation 3:4

… the people slumbering; they were not, as once they were, watchful for the faith, striving together and earnestly contending for it, not wrestling against the enemy of souls …

Nonconformity

From: Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Volume 7

… They have popularised preaching in unconsecrated places; they have reared altars of faith and prayer in fields, streets, cottages, barns, halls, and theatres. And you, my lords and …

Question 32: What is justification?

Ro 3:24; Eph 1:7; 2Co 5:21; Ro 5:19; Ga 2:16; Php 3:9

… 5:21 only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, # Ro 5:19 and received by faith alone. # Ga 2:16 Php 3:9 Topic No. 05933

Question 68: How may we escape his wrath and curse due to us for sin?

Joh 3:16; Ac 20:21

… This faith is attended by repentance for the past # Ac 20:21 and leads to holiness in the future. Topic No. 05969

Psalm 79

Psalm 79

… It shows our love and regard for men in our own flesh to see them buried; it manifests our faith and hope of the resurrection; and therefore when …

A Bottle in the Smoke

Psalm 119:83

… Stupid, foolish, carnal unbelief quarrels with the trial; but faith goes into the Court of King’s Bench at once, and asks its God “wherefore dost thou content …

Question 74: How do Baptism and the Lord's Supper become spiritually helpful?

1Co 3:7; 1Pe 3:21; 1Co 3:6; 1Co 12:13

… only by the blessing of Christ, # 1Co 3:6 and the working of the Spirit in those who by faith receive them. # 1Co 12:13 Topic No. 05975

Idleness

… Under sovereign grace, and next to faith, there is no better shield against temptation than obedience to the precept, that ye be “Not slothful in business; fervent in …

The Saviour's Many Crowns

Revelation 19:12

… Ah, but” says Little-Faith, “I fear I shall never get into heaven, and therefore I shall never crown him.” Yes, but Little-Faith, do you know that …

Question 80: What is the Lord's Supper?

1Co 11:23-26; 1Co 10:16

… the worthy receivers are, not after a corporeal and carnal manner, but by faith, made partakers of his body and blood, with all his benefits, to their spiritual …

The Church—Conservative And Aggressive

1 Timothy 3:15

… Such a Church we believe to be Scripturally ordered; and if it abides in the faith—rooted, grounded, and settled—such a Church may expect the benediction of …

Anecdotes from the Pulpit

… Faith, you will say, is a great gift; but perseverance greater, without which faith would be little worth, and perseverance in suffering is above both honourable. This made …

Question 71: What are the outward means whereby the Holy Spirit communicates to us the benefits of redemption?

Ac 2:41; Ac 2:42; Jas 1:18

… Lord's Supper, Prayer, and Meditation, by all which believers are further edified in their most holy faith. # Ac 2:41 , 42 Jas 1:18 Topic No. 05972

How To Meet the Evils of the Age

… You are never to assert anything very strongly; but scientists may boldly assert what they cannot prove, and may demand a faith far more credulous than any we …

Dr. Rippon’s Prayer and its Answer

… It would not be impossible to show that the first Christians who dwelt in this land were of the same faith and order as the believers now called …

Psalm 90

Psalm 90

… Observe how the action of God is recognised; man is not said to die because of the decree of faith, or the action of inevitable law, but the …

Christian Gravity

When we make a profession of our faith in Christ, we are not to drape our faces in gloom, but rather to light our hearts with a purer …

Question 73: How is the Word to be read and heard that it may become effectual to salvation?

Pr 8:34; 1Pe 2:1; 1Pe 2:2; Ps 119:18; Heb 4:2; 2Th 2:10; Ps 119:11; Jas 1:25

… preparation, # 1Pe 2:1 , 2 and prayer, # Ps 119:18 receive it with faith, # Heb 4:2 and love, # 2Th 2:10 lay it up into our hearts …

Question 81: What is required to the worthy receiving of the Lord's Supper?

1Co 11:28; 1Co 11:29; 2Co 13:5; 1Co 11:31; 1Co 11:18-20; 1Co 5:8; 1Co 11:27-29

… knowledge to discern the Lord's body, # 1Co 11:28 , 29 of their faith to feed upon him, # 2Co 13:5 of their repentance, # 1Co 11:31 love …

The Growth of the Institutions, 1878-1892

… Thus, of my own free will, compelled by constraining grace, I accept a further charge, and look to see prayer and faith open a new chapter of marvels …

Psalm 67

Psalm 67

… The eye of the creature, therefore, must be opened to see the way of life before he can by faith get into it. God doth not use to …

The Sin-Bearer

… Let us look back with holy faith, and see Jesus bearing the stupendous load of our sins up to the tree, and on the tree; and see how …

"It Is God That Justifieth"

… He must often have marveled that he was justified by faith in Christ Jesus; for he was once a determined stickler for salvation by the works of the …

Over The Mountains

… We may be rich in faith and love, and yet have so low an esteem of ourselves as to be much depressed. It is plain, from this Sacred …

Canaan on Earth

Deuteronomy 11:10-12

… We said, again, that the coming up out of Egypt was the type of the deliverance which every one of God’s people enjoys, when by faith he …

The Tabernacle Opened

… whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood,” and in the evening, from the Song of Solomon, 2:16: “My Beloved is …

The Angelic Life

Matthew 22:30

… With undaunted courage, and a conscience that cannot be violated, let us stand fast for the one Lord, the one faith, and the one Baptism until He shall …

Psalm 74

Psalm 74

… With sharp ridicule, and heavy blows of sophistry, they break the faith of some: and would, if it were possible, destroy the confidence of the elect themselves. Assyrians …

A Sad Confession

Isaiah 53:3

… BY PREFERRING ANY OTHER MODE OF SALVATION TO SALVATION BY FAITH IN CHRIST. The great Gospel fact is that whoever looks to Christ is saved. The moment Faith …

How to Become Full of Joy

1 John 1:4

… You are "kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation"! You shall be with Him where He is, you shall behold His Glory! "Whom He justified …

The March!

Numbers 10:35

… And oh, if you cannot pray for others because your own needs come so strongly before your mind, remember, Sinner, all you need is but faith to look …

Struggling Against Sin

Psalm 119:145

… Do not expect to overcome sin by any other means but by faith in the atoning blood. Do not seek anything like perfection apart from Jesus Christ who …

The Wounds of Jesus

Luke 24:40

… He who reads that with the eye of faith, and is blessed with the Spirit, will find much cause for joy when he contrasts the priesthood of Christ …

Noah's Flood

Matthew 24:39

… I can suppose that when Noah built the ark—a most absurd thing to do upon all the principles of common reason apart from his faith in God …

Love’s Circumference

… But mark the next concentric ring–we love the household of faith: “We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren.” Look …

The Duty of Remembering the Poor

Galatians 2:10

… He has not chosen many great, nor many mighty men of this world, but he hath “chosen the poor of this world—rich in faith—to be heirs …

Good Cheer From Christ's Victory Over the World

John 16:33

… We must have backbone and must be prepared to contend earnestly for the faith, but yet the more love we exhibit, the better! And, therefore, the more pain …