Acts 15:9
He made no difference at all between us and them, for he cleansed their hearts by faith.
Treated in 11 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- The Mortification of Sin in Believers ·
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…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
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…
- Holy in Christ ·
Holiness and Cleansing cites Acts xv. 9
…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…
- The Ten Commandments ·
4.1 Faith cites Acts 15: 9
…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…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
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]…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 14 — The Beginning of Justification cites Acts 15:9
…Spirit declared by the mouth of Peter, that it is by faith alone the heart is purified (Acts 15:9). Hence it is evident, that the primary foundation is in true and living faith. 9. Let us…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Sanctification cites Acts 15:9
…the heart. (2.) Get faith in Christ’s blood. ‘Having purified their hearts by faith.’ Acts 15:9. She in the gospel who touched the hem of Christ’s garment was healed. A touch of faith…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 14 — Of the Sacraments cites Acts 15:9
…in the Acts of the Apostles, we have the expression, “Purify their hearts by faith” (Acts 15:9). And the Apostle Peter says, “The like figure whereunto even baptism doth now save us…
- Old Paths ·
The Heart cites Acts xv. 9
…as its physician, guardian, husband, and friend. (d) A right heart is a purified heart. (Acts xv. 9; Matt, v. 8.) It loves holiness, and hates sin. It strives daily to cleanse itself from…
- Old Paths ·
Faith! cites Acts. xv. 9
…God “purifies the heart by faith and, “Whoso hath this hope in him, purifieth himself.” (Acts. xv. 9; 1 John iii. 3.) A believer loves what God loves, and hates what God hates. His heart’s…
- The Bondage of the Will ·
Discussion: Part the Second cites Acts xv. 7-10
…the law, who are pressed down under the law as a burthen intolerable, as Peter saith, Acts xv. 7-10, is to be at an end; and that they being freed from the law, are to be translated into…