Philemon 1:5 Hearing of your love and faith, which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; For faith is just like the coupling chain of a railway carriage — everything depends on where its fastenings are ultimately attached. The carriage moves only if its coupling chain communicate with the moving power. And faith saves only as it takes hold of the Saviour for itself, and terminates in Him as its object. This precious faith is a bond of attachment. It cannot be a single isolated act, but an abiding attitude of confidence towards the Lord Jesus. (A. H. Drysdale, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; |