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98121 The Bible Class, p. 66.3 (Roswell Fenner Cottrell)
… by faith in his promise: for without faith it is impossible to please him.
98122 The Bible Class, p. 67 (Roswell Fenner Cottrell)
… true faith always produce? What did Abraham look for? Who is its builder? How many foundations has it? To whom did Jesus promise it?
98123 The Bible Class, p. 68.1 (Roswell Fenner Cottrell)
So Paul says to the Galatians, And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. Galatians 3:8 .
98124 The Bible Class, p. 68.3 (Roswell Fenner Cottrell)
… have faith; and so it is said, Even, as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Galatians 3:6; Genesis 15:6 .
98125 The Bible Class, p. 68.4 (Roswell Fenner Cottrell)
But faith without works is dead. True faith always produces obedience. By faith Abraham when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive …
98126 The Bible Class, p. 80.3 (Roswell Fenner Cottrell)
… and faithful records of facts, how often do we hear them testify that the Scripture was fulfilled, and that “thus it is written by the prophet.” Matthew 2:5; John …
98127 The Bible Class, p. 88 (Roswell Fenner Cottrell)
LESSON XXXVIII. Faith a Duty
98128 The Bible Class, p. 88 (Roswell Fenner Cottrell)
… ? Is faith a duty? What is the foundation of faith? What is one reason why good testimony does not produce faith in all? What does stubbornness always require …
98129 The Bible Class, p. 89.2 (Roswell Fenner Cottrell)
… his faith, he is blind, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 2 Peter 1:5-9 .
98130 The Bible Class, p. 89.3 (Roswell Fenner Cottrell)
Faith is the spring of action; it lies at the foundation of all obedience. Without it no religious duty would be done. Therefore faith is the first requirement of the gospel. Requirement do you say? Yes, we are commanded to believe.
98131 The Bible Class, p. 89.4 (Roswell Fenner Cottrell)
But, does not faith rest upon the amount of evidence presented to the mind, and not upon our will?
98132 The Bible Class, p. 89.5 (Roswell Fenner Cottrell)
… no faith; but there may be an abundance of testimony given, and yet fail to produce faith, because it is not examined; and even if the evidence is pressed upon …
98133 The Bible Class, p. 90.1 (Roswell Fenner Cottrell)
… produce faith. Men may willfully reject the testimony, or carelessly neglect to examine it; yet the word of God will ever stand justified. He that believeth …
98134 The Bible Class, p. 90 (Roswell Fenner Cottrell)
… after faith? What book teaches first duties? When were the first Christians made free from sin? What was Peter’s reply to the question, What shall we do? What …
98135 The Bible Class, p. 90.2 (Roswell Fenner Cottrell)
… after faith are repentance and baptism. The person who believes the truth, and desires to know how to begin the Christian life, can learn his duty in this respect …
98136 The Bible Class, p. 93 (Roswell Fenner Cottrell)
… his faith? What says the Christian about faith and works? What is baptism? What is the faith or doctrine? How do we express our faith in this doctrine of Christ …
98137 The Bible Class, p. 93.1 (Roswell Fenner Cottrell)
… the faith. By it we profess, by works, our faith in Christ, and take upon ourselves the Christian name. Says Paul, As many of you as have been baptized into Christ …
98138 The Bible Class, p. 93.2 (Roswell Fenner Cottrell)
… has faith. In short, works are esteemed of so little consequence, that we might justly infer, from their arguments on some points of obedience, that they think …
98139 The Bible Class, p. 93.3 (Roswell Fenner Cottrell)
Abraham showed his faith by the offering of his son; and the Christian says, Show me thy faith without thy works and I will shew thee my faith by my works. James 2:14-26 .
98140 The Bible Class, p. 94.1 (Roswell Fenner Cottrell)
… of faith; it is the form or model of the Christian doctrine, [ Romans 6:11 ,] which is, salvation from sin by the death of Jesus Christ. The faith, the doctrine or the …