“As Jesus rested by faith in the Father’s care, so we are to rest in the care of our Saviour. . . Living faith in the Redeemer will smooth the sea of life.” “Faith is the spiritual hand that touches infinity.” D.A. 336; T., v. 6, p. 467.
Degrees of Faith
· Heb. 11:6. Faith is an absolute necessity in the Christian life.
· Deut. 32:20; 2 Thess. 3:2. The wicked have no faith.
· Rom. 12:3. Degrees in Christian character are shown by the measure of faith possessed. D.A. 347.
· Luke 12:28. Some have “little faith.” M.H. 66.
· Rom. 14:1. Others are “weak in faith.” C.O.L. 147.
· Matt. 15:28. The Syrophenician woman had “great faith.” D.A. 400-402.
· Acts 11:24. Barnabas was “full of faith.”
· Luke 17:5. Pray for an increase of faith.
· Luke 22:31, 32. Pray that our faith fails not.
· Jas. 2:5. Be rich in faith.
· 2 Tim. 1:5. The faith must be “unfeigned.”
· 2 Peter 1:1. Obtained precious faith.
· 2 Peter 1:5-8. Faith is the foundation upon which godly character is built. A.A. 529, 530.
· Eph. 6:16. Faith will shield us from evil.
Faith a Gift
· Heb. 12:2. Jesus is the “author and finisher of our faith.” T., v. 5, p. 229.
· John 1:1, 14. Christ is the living Word.
· Rom. 10:17. Since Christ, the living Word, is the author of our faith, we receive faith for reading the Word. C.O.L. 112.
· Eph. 2:8. It is a gift from God, which we receive through the channel of His word.
· Jas. 2:18. Faith is shown by our works.
· Jas. 2:17. Without work faith dies.
· Jas. 2:22. Faith made perfect by works. T., v. 5, p. 200.
· Rom. 5:1. Justified by faith.
· Rom. 4:5. Faith counted for righteousness.
· Gal. 2:16. Faith, not works, justifies.
· Jas. 2:24-26. Faith without works will save no one.
· Gal. 5:6. Faith works by love.
· Eph. 3:17. Faith makes Christ’s presence a reality. D.A. 123.
· Gal. 2:20. The Christian life is a life of faith. D.A. 389.
Faith That Works
· Heb. 11:1, margin. “Faith is the ground, or confidence, of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
· Mark 11:24. Faith brings answers to prayers. T., v. 6, p. 467.
· Luke 8:43-48. Faith restores diseased organs.
· Luke 17:11-19. Faith can restore the body as well as the soul. D.A. 202.
· Jas. 5:13-16. The prayer of faith will save the sick.
· Mark 10:46-52. Faith will restore physical sight.
· Matt. 9:27-30. We receive both physical and spiritual strength according to our faith. M.H. 62.
· Luke 5:18-26. There is a close relationship between the healing of the body and cleansing from sin.
· Matt. 6:30-34. The Christian who fails to have faith about temporal things, loses much of the sweetness of trusting in God. T., v. 6., p. 171.
· Matt. 8:23-27. “Little faith” fears the elements. D.A. 334, 335.
· Jas. 5:16-18. Faith can control the elements.
· 1 Cor. 13:1-3. A faith that can even control the elements of nature is of no value, unless it serves as a foundation of a Christian character worked out in daily acts of love.
· 1 Cor. 13:4-11. A living faith will enable a man to control his temper.
· Jas. 1:26. A living faith will control the tongue.
Door of Faith
· Acts 14:27. There is a “door of faith.”
· Gal. 6:10. When we enter this door, we become members of the “household of faith.”
· 1 Cor. 16:13. We are to “stand fast in the faith.”
· 2 Cor. 5:7. “We walk by faith.” P.K. 175.
· 1 Thess. 1:3. The Christian will do the “work of faith.” P.K. 164.
· 1 Tim. 5:8. Some will deny the faith.
· 1 Tim. 6:10. Love of money will cause some to err from the faith. P.K. 177.
· 1 Tim. 6:20, 21. Worldly science will cause some to err concerning the faith. P.K. 178.
· 2 Tim. 3:8. Those of corrupt minds are reprobates concerning the faith.
· 1 Tim. 4:1; 2 Tim. 2:17, 18. Spiritualism and false doctrine will cause some to depart from the faith.
· 1 Tim. 1:19, 20. To give up faith means shipwreck of life.
· 2 Cor. 13:5. We are to examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith.
· 1 Tim. 3:13. A righteous life will have boldness in faith.
· 1 Tim. 6:11, 12. We are to “fight the good fight to faith.”
· Jude 3. Earnestly contend for the faith.
· Jude 20. Build ourselves up in the faith. P.K. 732.
· 1 John 5:4. Faith will overcome the world. T., v. 5, p. 199.