True faith is joined with holiness. As a little
musk sweetens, so a little faith purifies. Though
faith does but touch Christ, it fetches a healing
virtue from Him. Justifying faith does that in a
spiritual sense, which miraculous faith does, it
removes the mountains of sin, and casts them
into the sea of Christ's blood!
True faith is prolific. It brings forth fruit; it has
Rachel's beauty and Leah's fruitfulness. Faith is
full of good works. It believes as if it did not work
and it works as if it did not believe. Faith is the
spouse-like grace which marries Christ; and good
works are the children which it bears!
[Thomas Watson]
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Hebrews 10:22 ... Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
Acts 14:22 ... Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
John 15:8 ... Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. ❤
