True Faith Todd Nibert True faith is in a Person. “Abraham believed God. ” Paul said, “I know Whom I have believed. ” I do not trust the finished work of Christ. I trust Him who finished the work. Faith is not believing that Christ died for me. I may believe that He died for […]
Faith without works is dead-Clay curtis James 2: 20-26 The LORD promised that through Abraham’s son, Isaac, he would give him children more in number than the stars of the sky. God promised that through Abraham’s only son Isaac, his King and Savior would be born. Then after giving Abraham these promises on which his […]
“The just shall live by faith.” –Romans 1:17 A life of faith in Christ is as necessary to our present and experimental salvation, as his death upon the cross was to our past and actual salvation. If you are alive to what you are as a poor fallen sinner, you see yourself surrounded by enemies, […]
“Now the just shall live by faith.” Hebrews 10:38 We cannot too frequently nor too deeply study the profound meaning of these words. God will have his child perpetually looking to, leaning upon, and receiving from Him. At present we are but in an immature state. We are not, therefore, in a condition to be […]
Through Faith Alone A man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law (Romans 3:28). ”By faith alone” was the motto of the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century. It was radical then. It is just as radical now. It does not mean quietism, that is, “Let Christ live the victorious life in […]
Christ and Him Crucified For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified (I Corinthians 2:2) The apostle Paul declared to a heathen world, and a church being led astray by foolish pride and worldly wisdom, that he preached Christ and Him crucified. The gospel is a person. […]
LOOK TO CHRIST-NOT THE LAW A friend of mine once asked a certain divine in London what he thought of the law as the believer’s only rule of life? He replied, “The believer must look with one eye to Christ, and with the other to the law.” But he brought no more proof from the […]
HOW DOES THE BELIEVER PLUCK OUT THE OFFENDING EYE AND CUT OFF THE OFFENDING HAND? Romans 7: 25: I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. The way we pluck out the offending eye is only by God’s grace, through the Spirit of God as we are enabled to behold Christ Jesus our Lord with […]
Come To God Hebrews 7:25 The Bible alone, the Book of Holy Scripture, tells us what salvation is and how it may be obtained. The Scriptures alone are able to make us wise unto salvation. Only in the Bible do we read of God’s mercy, love, and grace toward fallen man. The Word of God […]
Here is a sevenfold definition of faith I picked up from a sermon by Ebenezer Erskine a long, long time ago. 1. Faith is the gift of God. It is not the product of a free will. It is the operation of the Spirit of God by the Word of God and is the parent […]