Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-10
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ar Of TIRE town. hss wen a place
ar-ong the heroes % faitn %
tire eleventh o. teere~s- Paul
IN his enumeration Of the ,ri-
Urrhs which fssh Rad won
tells Row -the harriet Rsrao
perisned ret with them that De-
iiesed ret. when she had re-
eefsed tire spies ~ith peace.
And James. VINO emphasizes
works as an evidence Of iis-
ing faith. turns &c this same in
eicent ard declares: ALSO vas
net 7ahsh tire hsrio; Justified
~ works. when she rad re-
eeised the messengers ard rad
sent them cut another way ?"
Thus then Ne see in this IN
eiaent the flashing ferth 80
faith which lifts tire sinner eul
Of his sin ard links him with
tire Greater. ~hose will Il IS
thst none should perish. out
all should come to a knowledge
Of the truth
Let IS lock first a; -. les
sons % faith 70 be learned hy
this Old Testament Incident.
ard then consider tire marvel
Gus mercy Of God which eouis
lift cut Of tire degradation Of
hestherisn ard elevate 70 ;he
exalted position 81 ere Of the
ancestors c. David ara Jesus.
fer 5shlh became tire wife CO Sal
mon. perhaps ore Of ;1e scies
~rcse life shc rad saved. ard
tire neither Of 5os<. tire grand
father of Jesse. VINO vas tire
father e. David. See Matt. rs.
There were perhaps three
stages % tire fsi;h 81 Rshae.
First. the awakening periec.
wherein the thought Of a living
but invisible God vas allowed
&c expand under the sro~ins
knowledge Of Coos dealings
with MS people. Then there
was the period CT active. work
ing taitn. wherein Ne Hr- tire
conviction bearing fruit in the
outward life. ard tnen there
vas tire neriot 81 enduring
faith. tire fsith that eeulc wait
fer tire contamination CT that
which the heart Believed should
come 20 pass
IN reference 20 tire first reri-
&C e. f1itr. that Of tire awaken
ing Of Ranah's heart 20 a eor-
sciousress % Gcc. ~e car say
briefly; There IS IN every hu-
ran heart. even Of the NEST es-
nsntec hestnen. a hidden germ
CO belief IN tire true Cod. And
Iuss as the stories borne 70 IA
nso 81 the strange people ard
their wonderful God called i7to
afe iris germ. Sc as kro~ledae
GENES 70 every soui Of the true
Got. iris germ IS Guickened in.
70 iite ara. unless will
f5iness and tire choosing % tire
evil rather than the good ces-
troys the life Of that germ. i,
will grew
We find mere the beginnings
Of a faith which will lead 20 a
trsnsfcrred life. which marks
t7e second pericd. as exencll-
red N Eshab's receiving the
spses. even al the danger of ner
o~n life. fer hsd the KING
known Of her treschery re
would rave made shcrt snIft ef
her. But Rshs6's faith nc.
oriy Piscec her On tire SIDE q
6et's 7-opie. sut L called forth
trait sacrifice ara devotion ef
which octh Paul ard Jsr-s
sress
Aro Eatso rad thst quality
e. 'sitn which ecuia endure.
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saving re ives GO tire sizes
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say after Gay. Gay after cay. ur-
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verses CO rre f--t --aptsr 81
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