The new South-news., 1909-06-12

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11:1-t0--Commit Verses ~. Il
Golden Text, Hebrews 1f:1-
Commentary on Days Lesson.
rISIE.-uncertain PLACE-Un-
certain.
EXPOSITION.-L What IL Faith.
i-3. Faith looks at the Word OF
God. sees what He promises and
rests assured that IL will all come to
pass just as He says. IL puts II to
the test by acting as II it were so.
IL asks no questions, but believes
what God says will come to pass and
obeys what God commands. To be-
liese God Is TO rely upon or have un-
hesitating assurance OF the truth Of
Gods testimony even though 1t is un-
supported by other evidence, and TO
rely upon and have unfaltering as
STRANGE OF the fulGllment OF His
promises even though everything
seems agalnst such tgla,lpeat lcs. I
John $40. r " John s754, r.
v; Acts 27:22-25; Rom. 4:3, 1921;
Heb. 1l:12). II was in faith that
the elders" the heroes OF the past,
obtained good report. Believing
God they went ahead and did az He
said. Faith In the certainty of God s
Word lay at the foundation of all
tlelr achievements. II is by faith
that we understand how the worlds
we're made, |. e., by the mere word
of God.
II. Four Heroes OF Faith. 1929.
Abraham stands out as the first and
pre-eminent hero of faith in the Old
Testament (Gal. 3:7-9). II was BY
simple faith In God and His word
that he left bis country and kindred
and went out, not knowing wther he
went tv. &; CT. Gen. 12:1-4). BY
simple faith in God and His Word he
saw his seed as the stars In the heavens
and sand on the seashore innumer-
able tGen. 1855; Heb. 11:12), and
ut was counted to him for righteous
ness tGen. Is 81. BY simple faith
In the certainty of Gods Word, when
be was commanded to offer up Isaac
for burnt Offering he did SO
Whether he was to actually slay him
he did not know tGen. 22:7, 81, but
be stQQd ready to do even that (Gen
21.fO), accounting that God was
/ able, II necessary, to raise him ul
even from the dead. Abraham (
faith stopped at no sacrifice. True
faith never does. II was only wher
bis faith was tried that his faith
snone forth Il Pet. I'D. It wa:
through the trying OF his faith tha
Abraham's name came down for ad
miration throughout the ages. TIL.
sacrifice that God called upon Abra
ham to make, Cod Himself mad,
] tCan 90 80 =.
Abraham became a type az the Eath
er and 1sae.c type OK Christ Ther
had I~"eI SceNA-casa OF resurrec
ton before Abrahah's time, ye
Abraham accounted that God wa
able to do it, though he had new
heard of such a thing. Isaac's rrur
home with his father was !ir'e re-
direction from the deSt. Abraha,
knew that Isaac would return wit
him tGen. 22 isaac walked
the steps Of his fathers faith. Il
made prophecies OF rich blessing G
both his sons (Gen. 27:29, 3s. Al
1872, - though he had no groun
for expectation of the fulfllment
the prophecy except the bare Wo,
of God. Jacob followed in the stel
; of the faith of his father and gran
father AS he died he prophesis
= great things concerning the futu
, of Ephraim and Manasseh (Gen. 4,
5-22). Joseph in turn followed
the footsteps of his father, gran
father and great grandfather.
would not allow his bones to be bu
3, led in Egypt. nor even to be tax,
Q over into the promised land at q
| time of his death. He had God
5 Word for it that the whole peop
= were to return and gave comman
, ment concerning his bones, that tn
= should be kept until the people !
turned (Gen. 60:24, 25). His g
u cofiined bones were a constant ind
: finger pointing the children OF Isra
S to the promised land.
:. Ill. How Moses Walked by Fai,
y 1920. A mighty king issued str
d commandment. but the father a
9 mother Of Moses knew might
King than he and believed the migl
Ter Kings promises and were 4
afraid OF the mighty kings commar
ment. Faith knows no fear. II,
can a man who believes in God fe
= man? FPS. 27:1-3 Heb. 1876:
u 5G:4; 11S:6; Is. .S:12, 13; AZ
e 13, Ia 51:7. IL: Dan. 3:16-1S;
10; Matt. 1929. 1t was a gr.
h honor to be called the son OF I
r. mighty Pharaoh's daughter, but
= was a greater honor to be called I
child OF God. Moses refused the +
mer for the sake of the latter. 7
path he chose was one of suffer-
:, affection tcf. Tim. 3:1l, /
We are called to be soldiers and m
'e expect to be glad to endure hardin
n t2 Tim. 2:3). But it is better
lie suffer a!fiiction with the PEOPLE
co God than to enjoy the pleasures
tn sin for a season. The sorrows
ly the Christian are sweeter than
n Joys of the world" Sin has its pie
ures, but they are but for seas,
tef. Job 20:5; Ps. 13:1e-20; L,
1919, 20: 1926: James 5: 8;
$50 Moses bore the same kind
reproach that Christ did, repro
because of loyalty to God and
right. The Old Testament Scriptu
prophesy of the reproaches the Ch
Tor Messiah) shall bear (Ps. 6s
90; ! Pet l:1D. All who fol
Christ must suffer reproach fch.
lch E~Vou the rcp~oacb ~ Chrfc