FARADAY
BELIEVED IN GOD
“I am content to bear the reproach; yet, even in
earthly matters, I believe that the invisible things of Him from the creation of
the worlds are clearly seen, being understood by the things which are made, even
his eternal power and Godhead” (Jones, 1870, 298-299).
“Death has to the Christian everything hoped for,
contained in the idea of reunion. I cannot think. I cannot think that
death has to the Christian anything in it that should make it a rare, or other
than a constant, thought; out of the view of death comes the view of the life
beyond the grave, as out of the view of sin (that true and real view which the
Holy spirit alone can give to man) comes the glorious hope; without the
conviction of sin there is no ground of hope to the Christian”
(Jones, 1870, 424).
“As though death
be repugnant to the flesh, yet where the Spirit is given, to die is gain”
(Ibid., 424).
“And though the
thought of death brings the thought of judgment, which is far above all the
trouble that arises from the breaking of mere earthly ties, it also brings to
the Christian the thought of Him who died, was judged and who rose again for the
justification of those who believe in Him” (Ibid., 424).
“Though fear of
death can be a great thought, the hope of eternal life is far greater. Much more
is the phrase the apostle uses in such comparisons. Though sin has reigned unto
death, much more is the hope of eternal life through Jesus Christ” (Ibid., 424-425).
“Though we may well fear
for ourselves and our faith, much more may we trust in Him who is faithful; and
though we have the treasures in earthen vessels, and so are surrounded by the
infirmities of the flesh with all the accompanying hesitation – temptations and
the attacks of the Adversary – yet it is that the excellency of the power of God
may be with us”
(Ibid., 425).
“There is far
more exceeding and eternal weight of glory for them who, through God’s power,
look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For
we are utterly insufficient for these things, but the sufficiency is of God, and
that makes it fit for His people – His strength perfect in their weakness” (Ibid., 425).
“The Christian .
. . is taught of God (by His Word and the Holy Spirit) to trust in the
promise of salvation though the work of Jesus Christ. He finds his guide in the
Word of God, and commits the keeping of his soul into the hands of God. He looks
for no assurance beyond what the Word can give him, and if his mind is troubled
by the cares and fears which may assail him, he can go nowhere but in his prayer
to the throne of grace and to the Scripture” (Ibid., 426).
“The Christian religion is a
revelation. The natural man cannot know it . . . that revelation is the Word of
God” (Ibid., 427).
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Faraday, Vol. I. London:
Longmans, Green, and Co., 1870.
Jones, B. The Life and
Letters of Faraday, Vol. II. London: Longmans,
Green, and Co., 1870.
