Questioning Your Faith

and to some be kind, judging thoroughly,

and immediately the father of the child, having cried out, with tears said, `I believe, sir; be helping mine unbelief.'

for other foundation no one is able to lay except that which is laid, which is Jesus the Christ; — read the full passage →

And immediately Jesus, having stretched forth the hand, laid hold of him, and saith to him, `Little faith! for what didst thou waver?'

in which ye are glad, a little now, if it be necessary, being made to sorrow in manifold trials, — read the full passage →

What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? Yea, art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him: The salvation of my countenance--My God!

And Thomas, one of the twelve, who is called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came; — read the full passage →

and having seen him, they bowed to him, but some did waver.

Your own selves try ye, if ye are in the faith; your own selves prove ye; do ye not know your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you, if ye be not in some respect disapproved of?

and let him ask in faith, nothing doubting, for he who is doubting hath been like a wave of the sea, driven by wind and tossed,

Till when, O Jehovah, have I cried, And Thou dost not hear? I cry unto Thee--`Violence,' and Thou dost not save. — read the full passage →

Only--a vain thing! I have purified my heart, And I wash in innocency my hands, — read the full passage →

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

and John having called near a certain two of his disciples, sent unto Jesus, saying, `Art thou he who is coming, or for another do we look?' — read the full passage →

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him; — read the full passage →

And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples, — read the full passage →

Only--a vain thing! I have purified my heart, And I wash in innocency my hands, — read the full passage →

all things prove; that which is good hold fast;

and John having called near a certain two of his disciples, sent unto Jesus, saying, `Art thou he who is coming, or for another do we look?'

And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples, — read the full passage →

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him; — read the full passage →

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift,

Because of this I say to you, all whatever--praying--ye do ask, believe that ye receive, and it shall be to you.

and John having called near a certain two of his disciples, sent unto Jesus, saying, `Art thou he who is coming, or for another do we look?' — read the full passage →

A Psalm of Asaph. Only--good to Israel <FI>is<Fi> God, to the clean of heart. And I--as a little thing, My feet have been turned aside, — read the full passage →

To the Overseer, on `The Hind of the Morning.' --A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation, The words of my roaring?

so then the faith <FI>is<Fi> by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

To the ages doth the Lord cast off? Doth He add to be pleased no more? — read the full passage →

And the disciples of John told him about all these things, — read the full passage →

Thou hast persuaded me, O Jehovah, and I am persuaded; Thou hast hardened me, and dost prevail, I have been for a laughter all the day, Every one is mocking at me, — read the full passage →

Consumed hath been my flesh and my heart, The rock of my heart and my portion <FI>is<Fi> God to the age.

What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? And what! art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him, The salvation of my countenance, and my God!

And Jesus answering saith to them, `Have faith of God;

by faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen not having come out of things appearing;

put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,

that we may no more be babes, tossed and borne about by every wind of the teaching, in the sleight of men, in craftiness, unto the artifice of leading astray,

on every side being in tribulation, but not straitened; perplexed, but not in despair; — read the full passage →

and at the promise of God did not stagger in unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, having given glory to God, — read the full passage →

Why hath my pain been perpetual? And my wound incurable? It hath refused to be healed, Thou art surely to me as a failing stream, Waters not stedfast.

`Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou goest.'

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples, — read the full passage →

then he saith to Thomas, `Bring thy finger hither, and see my hands, and bring thy hand, and put <FI>it<Fi> to my side, and become not unbelieving, but believing.'

And the Lord said, `Simon, Simon, lo, the Adversary did ask you for himself to sift as the wheat, — read the full passage →

for verily I say to you, that whoever may say to this mount, Be taken up, and be cast into the sea, and may not doubt in his heart, but may believe that the things that he saith do come to pass, it shall be to him whatever he may say.

To the Overseer, on `The Hind of the Morning.' --A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation, The words of my roaring? — read the full passage →

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. Till when, O Jehovah, Dost Thou forget me? --for ever? Till when dost Thou hide Thy face from me? — read the full passage →

And Jehovah answereth Job out of the whirlwind, and saith: -- — read the full passage →

praising God, and having favour with all the people, and the Lord was adding those being saved every day to the assembly.

Jesus answered and said to him, `Thou art the teacher of Israel--and these things thou dost not know! — read the full passage →

Till when, O Jehovah, have I cried, And Thou dost not hear? I cry unto Thee--`Violence,' and Thou dost not save.

said to him, `Art thou He who is coming, or for another do we look?'

for we see now through a mirror obscurely, and then face to face; now I know in part, and then I shall fully know, as also I was known;

No temptation hath taken you--except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear <FI>it<Fi> .

nay, but, O man, who art thou that art answering again to God? shall the thing formed say to Him who did form <FI>it<Fi> , Why me didst thou make thus?

and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so;

`And ye--seek not what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, and be not in suspense,

And Jesus answering saith to them, `Have faith of God; — read the full passage →

Bring in all the tithe unto the treasure-house, And there is food in My house; When ye have tried Me, now, with this, Said Jehovah of Hosts, Do not I open to you the windows of heaven? Yea, I have emptied on you a blessing till there is no space.

Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words, And ye have said: `In what have we wearied Him?' In your saying: `Every evil-doer <FI>is<Fi> good in the eyes of Jehovah, And in them He is delighting,' Or, `Where <FI>is<Fi> the God of judgment?'

A Song of the Ascents, by David. Jehovah, my heart hath not been haughty, Nor have mine eyes been high, Nor have I walked in great things, And in things too wonderful for me. — read the full passage →

He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, In the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habitually, — read the full passage →

And I <FI>am<Fi> continually with Thee, Thou hast laid hold on my right hand. — read the full passage →

And I am brutish, and do not know. A beast I have been with Thee. — read the full passage →

And I think to know this, Perverseness it <FI>is<Fi> in mine eyes, — read the full passage →

As nothing, have my steps slipped, For I have been envious of the boastful, — read the full passage →

What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? And what! art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him, The salvation of my countenance, and my God!

I say to God my rock, `Why hast Thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning in the oppression of an enemy? — read the full passage →

I sought Jehovah, and He answered me, And from all my fears did deliver me.

To the Overseer. --By David. A fool hath said in his heart, `God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good.

After this hath Job opened his mouth, and revileth his day. — read the full passage →

and thou hast remembered all the way which Jehovah thy God hath caused thee to go these forty years in the wilderness, in order to humble thee to try thee, to know that which <FI>is<Fi> in thy heart, whether thou dost keep His commands or not.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

because also Christ once for sin did suffer--righteous for unrighteous--that he might lead us to God, having been put to death indeed, in the flesh, and having been made alive in the spirit, — read the full passage →

knowing that the proof of your faith doth work endurance,

and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.

Jesus, therefore, said to the twelve, `Do ye also wish to go away?' — read the full passage →

`But, that ye may know that the Son of Man hath power upon the earth to forgive sins--(then saith he to the paralytic) --having risen, take up thy couch, and go to thy house.' — read the full passage →

because also Christ once for sin did suffer--righteous for unrighteous--that he might lead us to God, having been put to death indeed, in the flesh, and having been made alive in the spirit,

It being, therefore, evening, on that day, the first of the sabbaths, and the doors having been shut where the disciples were assembled, through fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith to them, `Peace to you;'

Jesus, therefore, said to the twelve, `Do ye also wish to go away?'

this one came unto him by night, and said to him, `Rabbi, we have known that from God thou hast come--a teacher, for no one these signs is able to do that thou dost, if God may not be with him.'

`But, that ye may know that the Son of Man hath power upon the earth to forgive sins--(then saith he to the paralytic) --having risen, take up thy couch, and go to thy house.'

And ye, beloved, on your most holy faith building yourselves up, in the Holy Spirit praying, — read the full passage →

that the proof of your faith--much more precious than of gold that is perishing, and through fire being approved--may be found to praise, and honour, and glory, in the revelation of Jesus Christ,

the other disciples, therefore, said to him, `We have seen the Lord;' and he said to them, `If I may not see in his hands the mark of the nails, and may put my finger to the mark of the nails, and may put my hand to his side, I will not believe.'

And the disciples of John told him about all these things, — read the full passage →

And Jesus said to him, `If thou art able to believe! all things are possible to the one that is believing;' — read the full passage →

And he said to them, `Verily I say to you, That there are certain of those standing here, who may not taste of death till they see the reign of God having come in power.' — read the full passage →

At that time did Herod the tetrarch hear the fame of Jesus, — read the full passage →

These things I did write to you who are believing in the name of the Son of God, that ye may know that life ye have age-during, and that ye may believe in the name of the Son of God.

Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;

See, brethren, lest there shall be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in the falling away from the living God, — read the full passage →

for who did know the mind of the Lord that he shall instruct Him? and we--we have the mind of Christ.

And we the spirit of the world did not receive, but the Spirit that <FI>is<Fi> of God, that we may know the things conferred by God on us,

nay, but, O man, who art thou that art answering again to God? shall the thing formed say to Him who did form <FI>it<Fi> , Why me didst thou make thus? — read the full passage →

and at the promise of God did not stagger in unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, having given glory to God,

and they said unto her, `Thou art mad;' and she was confidently affirming <FI>it<Fi> to be so, and they said, `It is his messenger;'

And Thomas, one of the twelve, who is called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came; — read the full passage →

And the apostles said to the Lord, `Add to us faith;' — read the full passage →