Portrait of E. M. Bounds

E. M. Bounds on Faith

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
— Hebrews 11:1

7 quotations from E. M. Bounds on Faith, each traced to the exact paragraph it comes from. Follow any of them into the full text — free, and without an account.

The Necessity of Prayer 7

  1. Faith does the impossible because it brings God to undertake for us, and nothing is impossible with God.
  2. Faith in Christ is the basis of all working, and of all praying.
  3. Christ holds Himself ready to supply exactly, and fully, all the demands of faith and prayer.
  4. Faith is not an aimless act of the soul, but a looking to God and a resting upon His promises.
  5. Faith is not believing just anything; it is believing God, resting in Him, trusting His Word.
  6. The one prominent characteristic of the experience into which believers are brought through prayer, is not a life of works, but of faith.
  7. The difficulty in prayer is not with faith, but with obedience, which is faith's foundation.