Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-30

A TLUCTUATlNG FAITH.
OTHER KINDS OF FAITH; WEAK, OUT
GOOD SO Fan.

The Intellect Alone win Sever onlds TO
. saving Faith tho Hstrt Mast Ne
warmed B.fose There Can he srir-
iiuai life.
There Is kind Of faith which was
produced by the sayiour's testimony.
and had much Of hope In 1t. and yet u
never camo to anything. Thorc Is a
temporary faith which belioses Jesus In
sense and hftor IT, own way Of under
standing him. or rather Of miaundof.
standing him. A great deal Of disbelief
and inisbeliof Is current at tho present
day. We arc encouraged by certain
persons 10 include In our churches MI
that have any sort Of belief: and, In.
decd, the line Is 10 be more inclusive
still, for those who hare no belief at all
arr to find an open door Tho church
Of Chris, Is to be menngeric OF Great
unes Of every kind. I fear II they come
into this Noah's ark wild beasts they
will also 90 ont wild beasts. Only those
who enter by tho door OF regeneration
mud spiritual faith viii In very decd be
within the kingdom Of tho Lord.
All. my hearoTsl beware Of that faith
which IA n moro intellectual movement,
which does not control tho heart and the
life. To come 20 faith through cold
argument, and to feel no spiritual life Is
but u poor business. You want faith
that lcads you TO an entire reliance upon
tho person Of Jcsua, TO the giving up Of
everything TO him. 10 tho reception Of
him ~ your Saviour aud king, your al
IN all. You have not believed unto oior.
nal Ito Lnless you have 40 believed on
him that you make him the foundation
and corner stone 81 your hope,
Our Lord takes notice even Of the low.
est sort OF faith. When he saw that
these people believed him In q measure.
aud were willing TO accept his testimony
40 far "a they cunprchended II. he looked
upon them hopefully and spoke to them.
Out OF a weak aud imperfect faith some.
thing better may arise. Saving faith Ia
It's secret beginnings may be contained
In this common and doubtful faith. II
Is written, "When tho Son Of man
cometh, shall he find faith on the oartlig'
Certainly ho can find II II any ono can.
He has very quick eye for faith. Iic
deals with little faith ~ we used 10 do
with q spark In the finder In tho days Of
our boyhool. When we had struck n
spark and II fell Into tho tindcr- though
u was very tiny ono--wo watched Il
eagerly. we blew upon II softly, and VIZ
werc jealous to increase II. 40 that We
might kindle our match thereby.
When our Lord Jesus secs tiny spark
OF faith In u mans heart. though Il b.
quite insufficient Of itself for salvation,
yet he regards II with hope. and watches
over II, II, haply. this little faith may
grow TO something moro. It Is tho way
OF our compassionate Lord not to qucnch
the smoking fax nor break tho bruised
reed. II any Of You have only u little
faith now. aud that mArrcd by ignorance
and prejudice. II may be like n connect.
ing thread between you and Jesus, and
the thread may hicken TO cable.
Our Lord addressed himself especially
TO thess questionable believers. MS
turned from his assured disciples to lool,
after those who were more In danger.
Il "a clear that he encourages them, bni
he does not fht,or them. lie says I'll. v
A great "ir' lowered over them like 4
threatening clond. Wisely docs oui
Lord commence his word 10 thoin with
III" "lf go continue in my word, ther
arc yc my disciples indeed" Continu,
nnco Ia the sure test OF the genuine be-
lever. Our Lord does not say, 90,
your way. You are not my disciples.
But he In effect says III stand In douh
" you. Tho proof Of your discipl@hiI
VIII DO your pcrseycring In your faith.
II we say that we believe In Jesus W,
must prove II by abiding In belieyin,
aud by still further belloying.-Dr. Tai
image In Christian Herald.