Tag Archives: Faith

Faith Is NOT Fatalism

Posted on by under A. W. Pink

There is a sulking submission and there is a cheerful submission. There is a fatalistic submission which takes this attitude—this is inevitable, so I must bow to it; and there is a thankful submission, receiving with gratitude whatever God may be pleased to send us. “It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn Thy statutes” (Ps. 119:71). The Psalmist viewed his chastisements with the eye of faith, and doing so he perceived the love behind them. Remember that when God brings His people into the wilderness it is that they may learn more of His sufficiency; when He casts them into the furnace it is that they may enjoy His presence.

Arthur Pink, Subjection Under God’s Chastisement

The Secret of Christian Joy

Posted on by under Warren Wiersbe

The secret of Christian joy is to believe what God says in His Word and act upon it.  Faith that isn’t based on the Word is not faith at all; it is presumption or superstition.  Joy that isn’t the result of faith is not joy at all; it is only a ‘good feeling’ that will soon disappear.  Faith based on the Word will produce joy that will weather the storms of life.

Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Determined (Colorado Springs, CO: ChariotVictor Publishing, 1992), 101.

Confidence in the Sovereignty of God

Posted on by under Jerry Bridges

Confidence in the sovereignty of God in all that affects us is crucial to our trusting Him. If there is a single event in all of the universe that can occur outside of God’s sovereign control, then we cannot trust Him. His love may be infinite, but if His power is limited and His purpose can be thwarted, we cannot trust Him. You may entrust to me your most valuable possessions. I may love you and my aim to honor your trust may be sincere, but if I do not have the power or ability to guard your valuables, you cannot truly entrust them to me.

Jerry Bridges, Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts