Faith

Jesus, The Substitute For His People

Romans 8:34

… fatal of all ills, the Apostle Paul, in the holy ardor of his faith dares ask, "Who is he that condemns?" He challenges earth and Hell and Heaven …

Lydia, the First European Convert

Acts 16:14

… In Europe, at any rate, seeing that the Christian faith began with a con- verted household, we ought to seek after the conversion of all our families and …

"He Comes With Clouds"

Revelation 1:7

… He adored until his faith realized his Lord and became a second and nobler sight! I think, too, that his reverence was deepened and his adoration was rendered …

Gadding About

Jeremiah 2:36

… And as we are very apt to depend upon our own experience, our faith also droops. Is not this unfaithfulness to the finished work and perfect merit of …

A Clear Conscience

Psalm 119:6

… faith and his sin is blotted out—when he has obtained mercy, found Grace in the eyes of the Lord and entered into the rest of faith because …

Individual Sin Laid On Jesus

Isaiah 53:6

… The blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanses us from all sin." Look, now, by faith to Jesus, and you shall find that your sin is blotted out …

Christ's Death And Ours

John 12:23-24

… Our faith can almost hear the lingering notes of that wonderful song of His angelic escort, "Lift up your heads, O you gates; and be lift up, you …

Christ the Destroyer of Death

1 Corinthians 15:26

… So is it, in their measure, with saints who die from ordinary deaths—they would have had no such test for faith and work for patience as they …

Strengthening Words from the Savior's Lips

2 Corinthians 12:9

… This is the Grace which is sufficient for us! It greatly tends to help faith when you can see the relation that exists between the Redeemer and yourself …

Prologue — Introduction by Dinsdale T. Young

… Whom did he forget in those powerful pleadings? The faith of this great saint indeed worked by love. His prayers grandly evinced this. How ardent were those incomparable …

Joy in Place of Sorrow

John 16:22

… They are altogether mistaken and there is some latent unbelief even where faith is strongest. Christ still asks, "Do you now believe?" You have only to be sufficiently …

A Home Question

… There must be a living faith in a dying Savior, there must be the Spirit of God indwelling in the soul or else you can never mount to …

"There Is Forgiveness"

Psalm 130:4

… But when He simply says, "There is forgiveness," let us jump at it and grasp it by an act of faith and, once let us but grasp it …

Order Is Heaven's First Law

Joel 2:8

… He must couple energy with his patience, in order to manifest a practical faith. When we have each of these, we shall be what Paul and James call …

The Blessings Of Following On

Hosea 6:3

… are behind, press forward, still looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of faith. Our business, then, is to begin with the knowledge of God, to press forward …

Church Increase

Isaiah 49:20

… Their faith taught them that they had no need to sorrow as those that are without hope, so they took care to always mingle the music of a …

Truth Stranger Than Fiction

Joel 2:25

… Even so, the ungodly man—the man who has no faith in Christ—is often charmed with the prospect of a happiness which he never reaches. A little …

The King's Sharp Arrows

Psalm 45:5

… But he found that it was of no use and, through faith in Jesus, he became the great leader of the Reformers of his day! Perhaps at this …

The Saints Blessing The Lord

Psalm 103:1

… Celestial truths on earthly ground From faith and hope do grow." I read in Thomas Cooper's, "Plain Talk," a story of a class leader who was in …

Memory—The Handmaid Of Hope

Lamentations 3:21

… We know others who believe doubts to be impossible where there is any faith—we cannot agree with them. We have heard of persons ridiculing that very sweet …

Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit

John 19:30

… They had entered Heaven, God having faith in His Son Jesus. Had not Christ finished His work, surely they must have left their shining spheres and suffered in …

Slaying the Sacrifice

Leviticus 1:5

… Martyrs who have died for the faith have only paid the debt of Nature a little before its time, for they would have died, sooner or later. But …

'Until He Finds It'

Luke 15:4

… His great redemptive work has brought some good to all men, but it was more especially intended for the benefit of the household of faith. As Paul wrote …

The Greatest Gift in Time or Eternity

Isaiah 55:4-6

… Men ought to have believed it, but they did not, and they never will unless God's arm is revealed, for faith is the product of Omnipotence— and …

Satanic Hindrances

1 Thessalonians 2:18

… remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of God and our Father …

A Holiday Pastime.—Essay on Popery

… She allows it to be addressed only to such as will “thereby receive an increase of faith and piety;” that is, to persons who are already faithful and …

Satan Departing, Angels Ministering

Luke 4:13

… If he can come upon them when faith is very weak, when hope's eyes are dim, when love has grown cold—then he thinks that he will …

An Earnest Entreaty

Psalm 17:7

… Every Christian will tell you that his experience is miraculous from the beginning of his faith to this day, and so will it continue to be to the …

Christ's Sympathy With His People

Hebrews 2:18

… It is easy to repeat but, as often as our faith is severely tried, we find how apt we are to forget that which is the very Alpha …

A Far-reaching Promise

Acts 2:39

… Whoever, then, repenting, trusts in Christ and confesses his faith according to Christ's own rule, shall be saved! "He that believes and is baptized shall be saved …

Love's Law and Life

John 14:15

… He will tell us all that it is necessary for us to know in order to a wise faith and a sure hope. The Lord has not spoken …

Wheat in the Barn

… Do not talk about faith, but exercise it. Do not boast of experience, but possess it. Be not like the wheat, but be the wheat. No shams and …

"And We Are"—a Jewel from the Revised Version

1 John 3:1

… and we are." Called by His name, may we enjoy the full assurance of faith through believing in Jesus! Amen.

Christ's Dying Word for His Church

John 19:30

… Let us lift up our eyes, therefore, hopefully expecting help from the hills—it is on the road—it "comes." The Psalmist, with the eye of faith, could …

Constant, Instant, Expectant

Romans 12:12

… We are allowed in the holy confidence of faith to resolve that we will seek until we find, we will ask until we receive, we will knock until …

'I Have Enough'

Genesis 33:9

… This fear and distress were sad proofs of lack of faith on Jacob's part, for where there is strong faith, there may be a measure of human …

Coming Judgment of the Secrets of Men

Romans 2:16

… With deep love to the souls of men, I bear witness to the truth that he who turns not with repentance and faith to Christ, shall go away …

The Ear Bored With An Awl

Exodus 21:5

… till you can say, "I have finished my course, I have kept the faith"? Can you go back when Jesus goes before you? Can you think of retreating …

How the Lambs Feed

Isaiah 5:17

… You will do well to read the "Confession of Faith," and study the proof texts, or to learn the "Assembly's Catechism," which is a grand condensation of …

Hope, Yet No Hope—No Hope, Yet Hope

Isaiah 57:10

… and Pater Nosters, called to mind that old text, "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God." He sprung up from his knees and forsook once …