Righteousness by Faith Archive

Putting Faith to Work “This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.” (1 John 5:4) Faith is essential to overcoming the world, and overcoming the world is overcoming sin, for John says, “All that is in the world, the lust of the ...Read More

When Abraham and Sarah had cleared themselves of all the scheme of unbelief which had produced Ishmael and had stood upon faith alone—dependence on the word of God alone—Isaac, the true child of the promise, was born.  In hearkening to the voice of Sarai ...Read More

Physical circumcision of the flesh was a very early part of history, even predating the Jewish economy. This ceremony was a cutting of the flesh, yet it included a deeper significance than just the physical. It represented the born-again experience, circumcision of the heart. ...Read More

The Lord Jesus Christ began His earthly ministry by reading in the synagogue at Nazareth the following words from Isaiah: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the Gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me ...Read More

The knowledge of what the Scripture means when urging upon us the necessity of cultivating faith is more essential than any other knowledge that can be acquired.  There is not much said in the Scriptures about any necessity of our having faith, while very, ...Read More

Unity is only mentioned three times in the Bible. The first time it is found in the book of Psalms, “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” (Psalms 133:1). It is definitely a good thing to ...Read More

Someone says: “The little boy or girl, at school, looks at the copy in the writing-book, and imitates it, trying to write each following line better. That is the Christian life, and that is all of it.” Not by any means. If it were ...Read More