| Colin McIver - Presbyterian Church - 1846 - 244 pages
...whatsoever I have commanded you. Matt. xxvii. 20. LXXXVI. Q. What is faith in Jesus Christ ? Jl. Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive...for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel. | i. 1. Q. Are we to believe in Jesus Christ ? A. Yes: ye believe in God, believe also in me? Johnxiv.... | |
| Princeton Review (Firm) - Presbyterian Church - 1846 - 732 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... | |
| 1846 - 906 pages
...propositions — that faith is a grace — a saving grace — a receiving of Christ— a resting on him — on him alone — for salvation — as he is offered to us in the Gospel. So very pregnant in meaning is this account of faith, that several of these definite propositions admit... | |
| Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. - Devotional literature - 1847 - 482 pages
...Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption. Q. 86. What is faith in Jesus Christ ? «#. Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive...in the gospel. Q. 87. What is repentance unto life? Jl. Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sin, and apprehension... | |
| William J. McCord - Evangelistic invitations - 1846 - 158 pages
...reliance upon Jesus Christ for salvation. It is trust in Christ ; and has been thus defined : — " Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive...salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel." He is offered to us in the gospel as our Saviour. First, we must feel our need of him ; second, we... | |
| Alexander M'Leod - Christian life - 1847 - 300 pages
...curse of God due to us for sin, God requireth of us faith in Jesus Christ." He requireth of us, to " receive and rest upon him alone for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel." With these words, brethren, you are familiar from your infancy. You were taught to repeat them by your... | |
| Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Isaac Watts - Bible - 1848 - 756 pages
...Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption. Q. 86. What it faith in Jesut Christ ? jt. Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby We receive...as he is offered to us in the gospel. Q. 87. What it repentance unto lift f Ji. Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of a true... | |
| Thomas Boston - Presbyterian Church - 1848 - 690 pages
...Saviour, and the fruit of it in the text is saving. The doctrine founded on the text is, DOCT. 'Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace whereby we receive,...salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel.' Here we will consider, I. How faith in Christ is a saving grace. II. Whence it proceeds. III. The subject... | |
| Alexander Smith Paterson - Westminster Assembly - 1848 - 426 pages
...means. SECT. 1 OF FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST. ©.. 86.— (SSlftat ts JTaitli in Jesua ffiljrist? Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive...for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel. ANALYSIS AND PROOFS. We are here taught, — 1. That faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace. John... | |
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