What does it mean to believe in Christ—and can a trembling faith be genuine?
The storm-tossed ship on the cover illustrates an important distinction: a vessel may still rock even when its anchor holds. Likewise, trusting Christ does not mean that every fear disappears or every trial ends. The believer’s security rests not in calm feelings, but in the Savior to whom faith clings.
In What Is Faith?, C. H. Spurgeon, D. L. Moody, and other Christian teachers explain the difference between merely believing facts about Jesus and personally trusting Him for salvation. Through Scripture, everyday examples, and memorable illustrations, they direct readers away from confidence in themselves and toward the sufficiency of Christ. Faith is not a work that earns God’s favor; it is the means by which we receive what Christ alone provides.
Offering encouragement to the doubting and a searching challenge to the unbelieving, this collection calls readers beyond understanding faith to exercising it: taking God at His Word and entrusting their souls to Jesus Christ. The hope it presents is not confidence in the strength of our believing, but confidence in the One who saves.
