In his manhood he strove with God. He strove with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought his favor.—No distrust made [Abraham] waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God.
“Have faith in God. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”—“If you can! All things are possible for one who believes.”—“And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”
“Increase our faith!”
The one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—not that there is another one…. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.
You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace…. You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
“As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”—For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.
28 Then he said, i“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel,1 for jyou have striven with God and kwith men, and have prevailed.”
[1] 32:28
3 dIn the womb he took his brother by the heel,
4 He strove with the angel and prevailed;
[1] 12:4
20 No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,
22 And Jesus answered them, “Have kfaith in God. 23 lTruly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, m‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not ndoubt in his heart, but obelieves that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. 24 Therefore I tell you, pwhatever you ask in prayer, obelieve that you qhave received1 it, and it will be yours.
[1] 11:24
45 And xblessed is she who believed that there would be1 a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”
[1] 1:45
28 And now, little children, abide in him, so that twhen he appears uwe may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his vcoming.
6 But mlet him ask in faith, nwith no doubting, for the one who doubts is like oa wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 phe is a double-minded man, qunstable in all his ways.
6 I am astonished that you are lso quickly deserting mhim who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to na different gospel—7 onot that there is another one, but pthere are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or qan angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, rlet him be accursed.
4 You are asevered from Christ, byou who would be justified1 by the law; cyou have fallen away from grace.
[1] 5:4
4 yAbide zin me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.
7 If eyou abide in me, and my words abide in you, fask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.