 | Church history - 1841 - 848 pages
...compendium of Divine truth, says, " Faith is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon Christ alone for salvation, as he is offered to us in the Gospel;" that is, faith includes such a firm persuasion of the truth of the Gospel, such a deep sense of its... | |
 | 1876 - 302 pages
...and lived and died trusting in Him alone for salvation.' ' What is faith in Jesus Christ ? ' ' Faith in Jesus 'Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive...alone for salvation, as He is offered to us in the gospeV ' That answer is a scriptural and a beautiful definition of faith. If you study it along with... | |
 | 1842 - 494 pages
...salvation. In accordance with the scriptures, faith in Jesus Christ, is, in our standards, declared to be a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon him...for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel. This is perfectly natural and intelligible, if Christ is our righteousness. If his work of obedience... | |
 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Isaac Watts - Bible - 1844 - 754 pages
...Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption. Q. 86. What is faith in Jesus Christ ? A. Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive...in the gospel. Q. 87. What is repentance unto life ? .tf. Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sin, and... | |
 | Archibald Mason - Christian life - 1844 - 238 pages
...definition of that grace, which is to be found in the writings of men, is the following: — "Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive'...alone for salvation, as he is offered to us in the Gospel."t Guided by this inspired account, and assisted in our views by this high human authority,... | |
 | Theology - 636 pages
...unanswerable plea and inexhaustible treasure, Isa. xlv. 24." Such is faith ; to believe in Christ is to receive and rest upon him alone for salvation, as he is offered in the Scriptures : and he is offered fully and freely to all ; he is offered to you ; and he is both... | |
 | James Wood - 1845 - 342 pages
...salvation. In accordance with the Scriptures, faith in Jesus Christ, is, in our standards, declared to be a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon him...for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel. This is perfectly natural and intelligible, if Christ is our righteousness. If his work of obedience... | |
 | William Suddards - Sermons, English - 1845 - 520 pages
...Catechism. " What is faith in Jesus Christ? Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace whereby we receive anc rest upon him alone for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel." You must believe all that is said in the Scriptures about Christ, who is " able to save them to the... | |
 | Robert Balmer - Sermons, English - 1845 - 562 pages
...;" and hence they describe faith in Jesus Christ as " a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest on him alone for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel."* We may remark farther, that our belief in order to be saving, must be firm and undoubting, it should... | |
 | John Brown - Presbyterian Church - 1846 - 368 pages
...sanctification, a happy death, and eternal glory. Q,. 86. What is faith in Jesus Christ ? A. Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive...salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel. Q. Why is itctUIed a saving grace?—A. Because it interests us in Christ and his salvation. Q. Why is... | |
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Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon him alone for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel. 
