Quote of the Week: Calvin

By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised.  Hebrews 11:11

. . .it may seem strange that her faith is commended, who was openly charged with unbelief; for she laughed at the word of the angel as though it were a fable; and it was not the laugh of wonder and admiration, for otherwise she would not have been so severely reproved by the angel. It must indeed be confessed, that her faith was blended with unbelief;4 but as she cast aside her unbelief when reproved, her faith is acknowledged by God and commended. What then she rejected at first as being incredible, she afterwards as soon as she heard that it came from God, obediently received.

And hence we deduce a useful doctrine, -- that when our faith in some things wavers or halts, it ceases not to be approved of God, provided we indulge not the spirit of unbelief.

John Calvin, Commentary on Hebrews 11

Comments

[ellen b]

Do not indulge the spirit of unbelief...
I'll be thinking on this...

[Dorothy]

I find so much comfort in how God dealt with Sarah in this.