Faith and a desire for more faith frequently go hand in hand. The reason is that through faith we lay hold upon God, and in grasping the… Read more “The Desire For More Faith”
Category: Faith
The Reason For Desperate Plunges
I recently listened to a sermon in which Spurgeon was quoted, stating that parents should teach their children to trust Christ before they teach them to love… Read more “The Reason For Desperate Plunges”
Vos’s “Tree” Analogy
This has to be the best analogy I have ever read or heard of concerning the continuity of the covenant of grace based on the promise of… Read more “Vos’s “Tree” Analogy”
What Is It To Live By Faith?
Just read this today. This is from a sermon entitled Of Living By Faith by the Puritan David Clarkson. The text he uses, as you may have guessed… Read more “What Is It To Live By Faith?”
Faith, From The Beginning To The End
Below are a few excerpts from John Owen’s commentary about faith, from Hebrews 11:1-2 which says, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence… Read more “Faith, From The Beginning To The End”
Such a Measure of Faith
As Thomas Goodwin, the great Puritan divine, lay dying with a fever, his son recounts the way he died. I relay this testimony because this is the… Read more “Such a Measure of Faith”
Supplications in Walking With God
Owen saw that there were only two things worthy of our supplications toward God in being His enabling us to walk with Him. He is God and… Read more “Supplications in Walking With God”
Christ, The Life of Faith
We cannnot act spiritually till we begin to live spiritually: Therefore the spirit of life must first join himself to us, in his quickening work,…. which being… Read more “Christ, The Life of Faith”
Miscellaneous Quotes
Faith “Faith is the fountain of prayer, and prayer should be nothing else but faith exercised…. The efficacy of faith in the use of means is not… Read more “Miscellaneous Quotes”
Owen on Believing
Why must we believe God? Why should we take Him at His word? John Owen shows us here that the only reason we need to believe God… Read more “Owen on Believing”