Monday, July 21, 2008

Expressions of Saving Faith


In James Durham's collection of sermons on Isaiah 53, he has one sermon in which he discusses the expressions of saving faith which the Bible uses. I thought these were of interest and worth meditating upon. They are as follows:
  1. Believing Christ (Acts 16:31)
  2. Coming to Christ (Matthew 11:28; John 6:35)
  3. Receiving Christ (John 1:12)
  4. Apprehending or taking hold of Christ (Philippians 3:12; Hebrews 6:16; Isaiah 56:3)
  5. Casting yourself or resting on Christ (Psalm 55:22; Psalm 37:5,7)
  6. Submitting to Christ (Romans 10:2)
  7. Hiding in Christ (Proverbs 8:10; Philippians 3:9; Isaiah 23:26)
  8. Yielding to Christ (2 Chronicles 30:8)
  9. Opening the heart to Christ (Acts 16:14)
  10. Marrying Christ ( Ephesians 5:22-33)
  11. Buying (Isaiah 55:1)
  12. Cleaving or inclining to Christ (John 23:8; Acts 11:23; Isaiah 55:2-3)
  13. Committing to Christ (Psalm 37:5; 2 Timothy 1:12)
This is quite a list and is definitely not exhaustive. I wonder if there is a book somewhere that explores these expressions of saving faith in more detail? If you happen to find one, let me know.

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