Bible Verses About Faith Testing

Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?

For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.

By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?

Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.

For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.

For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.