We’re suffering from a believism that never has believed and a receivism that never has received and it leads to deceivism.
– Vance Havner –
Faith
Nothing Escapes the Lord’s Notice – Ignatius
Nothing escapes the Lord’s notice—indeed, even our hidden secrets are present to him. So let us act in everything we do as if he were dwelling within us, so that we may be his temples and he may be our God within us. Indeed, that is already the case, and will appear obvious to the extent we love him.
– Ignatius –
from The Wisdom of the Apostolic Fathers
What is the Greatest Sin? – William Bridge
What is the great sin, the fountain sin, the head of all your sins, but unbelief?
– William Bridge –
from A Lifting Up For The Downcast, 1649
Our Faith Must be Led and Taught by the Holy Spirit – Andrew Murray
Faith, led and taught by God’s Holy Spirit, gains the confidence to prayerfully claim: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
– Andrew Murray –
Nothing But Intense, Believing Prayer – Andrew Murray
Nothing but intense, believing prayer can meet the intense spirit of worldliness,
which is complained of everywhere.
– Andrew Murray –
Prayer is the Natural Expression of Faith – Jonathan Edwards
Prayer is as natural an expression of faith as breathing is of life.
– Jonathan Edwards –
Believism, Receivism, Deceivism – Vance Havner
We’re suffering from a believism that never has believed and a receivism that never has received and it leads to deceivism.
– Vance Havner –
What a Christian Is – Robert Murray M’Cheyne
The Christian is a person who makes it easy for others to believe in God.
– Robert Murray M’Cheyne –
Obtaining Victory – George Kulp
One day a smart little boy —and you know there is nothing so smart as a little boy, unless it is a little girl—said to his sister, “Can you spell water with three letters?” Of course she could not. Then he spelled it for her, i-c-e. When one gets where he can see God, he will find that every promise in the Bible is spelled v-i-c-t-o-r-y,—victory over sin, over the world, the flesh, and the devil. “Oh, Brother Kulp, I have tried everything and I am defeated.” Quit “trying everything,” and believe God. Faith is the victory.
– George Kulp –