Acts 15:9

and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
American Standard Version

Treated in 5 passages across the library.

  1. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    General rules, without which no lust will be mortified cites Acts xv. 9

    … the doing of it that hath not that instrument. Now, it is faith that purifies the heart, Acts xv. 9; or, as Peter speaks, we “purify our souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit,” 1 Pe…

  2. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Second Stage cites Acts 15:9

    …faith of it, and consequently fit for the King of glory to inhabit. John 15:3; Eph. 5:26; Acts 15:9; Rom. 16:25,26. I saw moreover in my dream, that the Interpreter took him by the hand, an…

  3. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Christian Perfection cites Acts 15:9

    … 26. He, therefore, who liveth in true believers, hath “purified their hearts by faith;” [Acts 15:9] insomuch that every one that hath Christ in him the hope of glory, [Col. 1:27] “purifiet…

  4. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    Holiness and Cleansing cites Acts xv. 9

    …oved! let us cleanse ourselves.’ The cleansing is sometimes spoken of as the work of God (Acts xv. 9; 1 John i. 9); sometimes as that of Christ (John xv. 3; Eph. v. 26; Tit. ii. 14). Here we…

  5. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    4.1 Faith cites Acts 15: 9

    …tue may wash the outside, but faith washes the inside. ‘Purifying their hearts by faith.’ Acts 15: 9. Faith makes the heart a temple with this inscription, ‘Holiness to the Lord.’ They whose…

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