Online Christian Literature Index
Faith
"But without faith it is impossible to please Him..." Heb. 11:6
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"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the Word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear" (Hebrews 11:1).
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By G. Everett Arden Faith must not be directed toward the hand that grasps the gift, or, to change the figure, toward the gate through which Christ comes. Faith must be directed solely and entirely toward Him who has wrought for man his salvation, even Jesus Christ.
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By Charles H. Spurgeon
(1834-1892)
My friend, Hudson Taylor, who has done such a wonderful work for China, is an instance of this. Brought up in a godly home, he, as a young man, tried to imitate the lives of his parents, and failing in his own strength to make himself better, he swung to the other extreme, and began to entertain skeptical notions. One day, when his mother was from home, a great yearning after her boy possessed her, and she went up to her room to plead with God that "even now" he would save him. 
By George Muller
(1805-1898)
What an evil it is that keeps sinners from coming to Jesus Christ? And that evil is unbelief: for by faith we come; by unbelief we keep away. Therefore it is that by which a soul is said to depart from God: because it was that which at first caused the world to go off from Him, and that also, that keeps them from His to this day...
You ask, How may I, a true believer, have my faith strengthened? The answer is this
There are three noteworthy examples of faith in the Bible. They are:
By Peter Sarkis
So remember to say: “My God is able” whenever you are in doubt or discouraged. Don’t look at your outward circumstances but look to Him “who is able” to help you; provide for you; deliver you; and strengthen you.
By George Muller
(1805-1898)
But I had no human prospect whatever of getting even 100 pence, much less £100. In addition to this, to-day was Monday, when generally the income is little. But, in walking to the Orphan-House this morning, and praying as I went, I particularly told the Lord in prayer, that on this day, though Monday, He could send me much. And thus it was. I received this morning £301 for the Lord’s service, as might be most needed. – The joy which I had cannot be described.
By Charles H. Spurgeon
(1834-1892)
Faith is the foot of the soul by which it can march along the road of the commandments. Love can make the feet move more swiftly; but faith is the foot which carries the soul. Faith is the oil enabling the wheels of holy devotion and of earnest piety to move well; and without faith the wheels are taken from the chariot, and we drag heavily. With faith I can do all things; without faith I shall neither have the inclination nor the power to do anything in the service of God.