The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-15
FAITH AND HOW OBTAINED.
Evangelist Moore Clearly Discussed the
Subject Lest Night.

Which?" developed the fact that the
Sabbath was done away and has
never since been buried; that we now
have a new day, the Lords Day, on
which we worship and remember
Christ's death.
In substance Mr.. Moore said:
The careful reader of the Bible will
notice that the Bible speaks of man
as he was, as he il and as he will be.
Adam is never spoken of as having
faith in God because he saw God; it
was q matter of knowledge to him.
WHAT IS FAITH?
Paul defines it as the confidence of
things hoped for, the conviction of
things unseen.
The things hoped for are future
and unseen. We do not hope for
that which is past. Paul illustrates
by example, C the unseen he says,
"By faith we understand that the
worlds were framed by the Word OF
Cod" of things hoped for, "By faith
Abraham left his home and went into
a strange land, accounting that God
would give it to his children.
Faith is taking God at his word
and asking no questions.
KINDS OF FAITH.
A young man travelling extensively
jotted down the various kinds of
faith which he had, and on counting
he had 4o different varieties. histor-
ical, political, etc. Let the Bible
settle it. Eph. iv:5: "There is one
faith" All faith is the same, simply
the belief of testimony; the differ
ence is in the thing believed.
EFFECTS OF FAITH.
A person may be as happy or mis-
cradle in believing lie as the truth.
Jacob was as sad when his deceitful
boys made him believe that Joseph
was dead, as though it had been
true. l have met people who were
in gross error and who said, "yes, 1
am right; l know it because 1 feel
So" Neither feelings or sincerity
are evidences that we are right. If
SO, the heather mother who would
throw her babe to the crocodile must
be right, for none can question her
sincerity.
Many today base their acceptance
with God upon their feelings instead
of studying His Word to learn what
God would have them do to be saved.
HOW FAITH IS OBTAINED.
There are two theories as to the
how. The one teaches that faith is
produced by direct power of the
spirit of God on the soul. The other
that God makes believers by means.
These two theories are at war and
irreconcilable. If one is true the
other is a deception, fraud. If God
makes believers by direct act of His
power then the church, Bible, preach
ing, etc., are all useless.
But as it is a question of fact it
must be determined by the weight o.:
testimony.
No farmer expects crop without
sowing seed. In Mark 4, the Savior
teaches in the parable of the sower,
the same in regard to faith. The
seed is the word; it is sown in the
human heart; all are not good and
bad alike. The wayside, the thorny
AID stony heart are in different con-
dition. The good ground those who
receive the word, it grows and brings
forth thirty, sixty or hundred fold.
Now for the testimony that God
makes believers by means of the
word. John 1920, Neither pray l for
those alone, but for all those which
shall believe on Me through Thine
word" John 20:3O, "These are
written that ye might believe that
Jesus is the Christ, the son of God
and that believing, ye might have
life through His name"
The testimony was to produce
faith. Rom. 1:16. "The gospel is
the power of God unto salvation to
everyone that beheveth." I" THE Cos
pei.
| Cor. 1:21-It has pleased God by
the foolishness of preaching to save
them that believe. Believe what?
The preaching of the word.
Jas. lis, "Of His own will begat
He us by the word of truth"
This shows weare begotten or made
believers by the word.
l Pet. 1928, born again not of COR
ruptible seed, but of incorruptible by
the word of God which liveth and
abideth forever"
This alone is sufficient to settle the
question as it declares that we are
born or begotten by the word of
God.
But to put the apex or capstone on
this great pyramid of testimony Paul
declares in Rom. 10:13-17, For who
soever shall call on the name of the
Lord shall be saved. How shall they
call on Him in whom they have not
believed, and how shall they believe
in Him of whom they have not heard !;