Sunday Hymn: 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus

‘Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to take him at his word;
Just to rest upon his promise;
Just to know, thus saith the Lord.

Refrain

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him!
How I’ve proved him o’er and o’er!
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust him more.

O how sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to trust his cleansing blood;
Just in simple faith to plunge me
‘Neath the healing, cleansing flood!

Yes, ‘tis sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just from sin and self to cease;
Just from Jesus simply taking
Life and rest, and joy and peace.

I’m so glad I learned to trust thee,
Precious Jesus, Saviour, Friend;
And I know that thou art with me,
Wilt be with me to the end.

—Lou­i­sa M. R. Stead

Sunday Hymn: There Is a Redeemer

There is a Redeemer,
Jesus God’s own Son,
Precious Lamb of God,
Messiah, Holy One.

Refrain

Thank You, O my Father
For giving us Your Son,
And leaving Your Spirit ’til
Your work on earth is done.

Jesus my Redeemer,
Name above all names,
Precious Lamb of God,
Messiah, O for sinners slain.

When I stand in glory
I will see His face,
And there I’ll serve
My King forever,
In that holy place.

—Melody Green

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Theological Term of the Week: Saving Faith

saving faith
The casting and resting of oneself and one’s confidence on the promises  of mercy which Christ has given to sinners and on the Christ who gave those promises;1 a certain conviction, wrought in the heart by the Holy Spirit, as to the truth of the gospel, and a hearty reliance (trust) on the promises of God in Christ.2

• From scripture:

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God… (John 1:12 ESV) 

… [W]e know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified (Galatians 2:16 ESV).

• From The Westminster Larger Catechism, Question 52: 

Question 21. What is true faith? 

Answer: True faith is not only a certain knowledge, whereby I hold for truth all that God has revealed to us in his word, but also an assured confidence, which the Holy Ghostworks by the gospel in my heart; that not only to others, but to me also, remission of sin, everlasting righteousness and salvation, are freely given by God, merely of grace, only for the sake of Christ’s merits.

Learn more:

1. Westminster Confession of Faith: Of Saving Faith
2. Ligonier Ministries: What Is Saving Faith?
3. Paul Carter: What Is (Saving) Faith?
4. J. V.  Fesko: The Doctrine of Saving Faith
5. Jared Wilson: There Is No Faith So Little That It Is Not Saving
6. Nick Batzig: What Exactly Is the Nature of True and Saving Faith?
7. J. C. Ryle: Saving Faith

Related terms:

• assurance
• conversion
• gospel, the
• repentance
• union with Christ

1 Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J. I. Packer, pages 70-71.aaaaaa

2 Systematic Theology by Louis Berkhof, page 503.

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