Words of Wisdom by Catherine Booth

“If a mere intellectual perception of the truth was a saving faith, the Devil would have been saved long ago, for he is one of the most profound intellectual believers in the universe! You remember in the days of Christ’s flesh, when the Pharisees were “if-ing” and “but-ing” as to His origin, the Devil had none of these difficulties; he comes boldly out, and says, “I know who You are—the Holy One of God!” But that faith did not change his character—he remains “the Devil.”

It is with the heart that man believes unto righteousness. The head can believe facts, while the heart abides in unrighteousness. The faith that saves is the transforming principle in the soul of the believer, which enables him to live in obedience to Christ. This faith transfers the soul out of the kingdom of Satan into the Kingdom of God.”