Faith Alone: A Daily Devotional

421 Pages·2005·1.89 MB·English

by  Martin Luther

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Faith
Alone
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James C. Galvin
General Editor
Faith
Alone
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A DAILY DEVOTIONAL
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Faith Alone
Copyright © 1998, 2005 by James C. Galvin
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Luther, Martin, 1483–1546
[Selections. English. 2005]
Faith alone : a daily devotional / Martin Luther; James C. Galvin,
general editor.—Updated ed. in today’s language.
p. cm.
Rev. ed. of: By faith alone. © 1998.
Includes index.
ISBN-10: 0-310-26536-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-310-26536-8
1. Devotional calendars. I. Galvin, James C. II. Title
BR331. E6 2005
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An edition of this work was previously published by World under the title By
Faith Alone© 1998 using God’s Wordtranslation. This updated edition is based
on the New International Version.
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Contents

Introduction 5
Faith Comes First 7
We Live by Faith 8
What It Means to Believe 9
Faith in Christ Alone 10
Unworthy to Pray 11
Asking God for Faith 12
Pour Your Sins on Christ 13
Under His Wings 14
Temporary Residents 15
The Spirit Cries Out 16
Tending the Vineyard 17
Our Father in Heaven 18
Comfort for Troubling Times 19
The Heart of an Angel 20
Living in Christ 21
Tested by Fire 22
Resurrection Bodies 23
The Bronze Snake 24
No Other Way 25
Don’t Wait to Pray 26
Immeasurably More Than We Ask 27
Respond with Gentleness 28
When We Sin 29
God’s Mercy and Grace 30
The Great Physician 31
Pray without Doubting 32
Resist the Devil 33
When Nothing Makes Sense 34
Faith Comes from God 35
Enriched with Scripture 36
When We Feel Forgotten 37
The Golden Rule 38
Faith and Works Are Necessary 39
Relying on Our Own Strength 40
Spiritual Fullness 41
Holding Tightly to the Promise 42
Don’t Put God to the Test 43
God Listens to Us 44
Great Answers from a Great God 45
Loving Yourself 46
Faith Is More Important Than Works 47
The Bread of Life 48
Standing Up Again 49
Waiting for the Lord 50
Called by God 51
Love from a Pure Heart 52
The Marriage Partnership 53
Obstacles to Prayer 54
Surrendering Our Wills 55
Christ in Us 56
Training Ground for Spirituality 57
Faith Shows Itself in Love 58
Struggling with Our Weaknesses 59
Sinful Desires 60
Places of Honor 61
As You Love Yourself 62
Bitten by Sin 63
Unafraid of Death 64
The Greatest Prayer 65
Forget About Good Works 66
Blessings Follow Testing 67
Refusing God’s Help 68
God Never Sleeps 69
The Spirit of Truth 70
The Hidden Kingdom 71
Watch Out for Selfish Ambition 72
Controlling Your Thoughts 73
Short Prayers 74
Saints Who Slip 75
The Greatest Love 76
Why Our Plans Fail 77
Floating on God’s Promise 78
Pruning the Branches 79
The Art of Faith 80
Don’t Put It Off 81
A New and Different Person 82
One Mind and Heart 83
Careful Obedience 84
Serving God or Money 85
A Roaring Lion 86
Down from the Mountain 87
The Unforeseeable Future 88
God Works in Secret 89
The Opportunities at Hand 90
Fighting Evil Desires 91