Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-15

we live in the flesh is as much dependant
upon the gifts of God as is the life and hap
piness of the soul. The food we eat, and the
water which we drink, are the gifts Of God.
All the circumstances by which we are sur
rounded, are given to US by God. Every
thing in the universe, sin excepted, is of grace.
Each of US may say, and say truthfully, that
what we are, we are by the grace of God.
Much has been said, and perhaps more
written, about faith and yet it is obvious
that large portion of the human family have
very vague and ill.de6ned notions with regard
to the Scripture import of the word. 1t is,
for various considerations, all important that
correct ideas be entertained respecting this
subject. Some seem to make the profession
of religion and faith the same thing. Hence,
it is often said that such and such one is
believer, when all the evidence of the fact is
that the individual has made a public profes-
sion of religion. 1t will be admitted that,
under ordinary circumstances, those who
believe in Christ also confess him before man
but it does not follow that all who, under or
dinary circumstances, make profession of
religion, also believe in the Scri pture import
of the word believer. AS we'll might we con-
clude that every individual in a country was
lover of that country, and good and loyal
citizen, as to conclude that every one who
processes religion is in fact genuine believer.
No doubt there are few believers who do not,
when the privilege is afforded, make profes-
sion of the religion of the Saviour; but it is to
be feared that multitudes make, so far as hu-
man discernment can reach, a very credita.
BILE profession of the Lord Jesus Christ, who
have not accepted him as Saviour.
Others again seem to confound belief that
they will be saved, with faith in Jesus Christ.
This seems marvelously strange. The Scrip
lures, in no place, contemplate such thing.
God neither commands exhorts nor entreats
any one to believe he will be saved. In other
words, the Scriptures never command US to
be conscious that we will be saved. The
consciousness that we are in salvable state,
and ultimately will be admitted to place at
the right hand of God, may flow from believ-
ing in Christ; but it is by no means insepara-
bly connected with it. No doubt multitudes,
with feeling of consciousness that they we're
the sons and daughters of God by redemption,
have found out that they had never, in reality,
accepted the Saviour. On the other hand,
many trembling souls are rich sin faith.
Another class seem to think that if they will
only give an intellectual assent that Jesus is
the Saviour of sinners, they are believers.
This intellectual assent may, with eminent
propriety, be said to be part Of faith, but
not inseparably connected with it. 1t is true
that in believers there is an intellectual as
sent, but devils have no more doubt about
Jesus Christ being the Saviour of sinners than
angels have. The prince of lost spirits knows
that Jesus Christ is the only Saviour. He
has no doubt about the fact. 1t can, to any
unprejudiced mind, be morally demonstrated
that Jesus is a Saviour. Such demonstration
must be before believing, in the proper sense,
takes place; but it does not follow that every
one to whom such a demonstration is made,
really believes and will be saved. In Chris
tian lands there are the fewest number who
deny that Jesus Christ is Saviour, and yet
we dare not hope that all will be saved, ex-
cept those who deny that Christ is the Saviour
of sinners.
Faith in Jesus Christ is simply accepting
him. AS the blind man submits to be led,
and the lame man to be carried, so the be-
lever submits to be led and carried by Christ.
As the child depends upon its parents, so the
believer depends upon Christ. By the intel
lect enlightened by Gods word and spirit,
Christ is discerned and by the heart he is ia
ken hold of and believed in unto salvation.
The true believer obeys Christ, trusts in Christ,
submits to Christ as the soldier obeys, trusts
and submits to his general who has led him
to victory on a hundred battle fields.
The Souls TRUE SUN-Were the sun to
be botted out of the heavens, every leaf and
flower would wither life would cease. With
out sunshine, earth would be desert.
Jehovah is the Sun of the soul. Without
his beams all is not merely darkness, but
DEATH His love is the sunshine that glad
dens and revives US. Where that is shed
down, all is peace; where that love is with
held, all is sadness, and terror and gloom.
Life is not life when this love is hidden. "In
His favor is life" The favor of others may
cheer US for an hour, and make US forget our
WEAKNESS but it leaves the soul as heavy and
dark as before. 1t does not comfort, it does
not quicken, it does not heal or refresh. Only
of Gods love can it be said that in it Is life.
Yes, it contains life for US, the true life of
the soul, and he who findeth this favor, find
eth life. The possession of that favor is bless