Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1913-09-25
Faith in Scripture

or persuasion; the second, that
of confidence or reliance. The
former may be separate from the
latter, but the latter cannot ex
ist without the former. Faith,
in the sense of an intellectual as
sent to truth, is by st. James,
allowed to devils. A dead, in
operative faith is also supposed,
or declared to be possessed by
wicked men protesting Christi
anity; for our Lord represents
persons coming to him at the
last day, saying, Lord, have we
not prophesied in thy nameg"
etc, to whom he will say, DE.
part from me, never knew YOU
And yet the charge in this place
does not lie against the sincerity
Of their belief, but against their
conduct as workers of iniquity"
as this distinction is taught in
the scripture, so it is also OBJ
served in experience; assent to
the truths Of revealed religion
may result from examination
and conviction, while yet the
spirit and conduct may remain
unrenewed and sinful.
=. The faith that is required
of us as a condition of salvation
always includes confidence or
reliance as we'll as assent or per
suasion. That faith by which
the elders obtained a good re-
port" was of this character; it
united assent to the truth Of
Gods revelations with a noble
confidence in his promise. Our
fathers trusted in thee and were
not confounded." We have as
further illustration in our Lords
address to his disciples upon the
whitening away of the big tree:
Have faith in Cod He did
not question whether they be
lieved the existence of God, but
exhorted them to confidence in
his promises, when called by
him to contend with mountain
Gus difficulties; Have faith in
God for verify | say unto you,
that whatsoever shall say unto
this mountain, BE thou removed,
and be thou cast into the sea,
and shall not doubt in his heart,
but shall believe (trust) that
these things which he sayeth
shall come to pass, he shall have
whatsoever he saith" 1t was
in reference to his simple con-
tidence in Christ's power that
our Lord so highly commended
the centurion, and said, Il have
not found such faith, no, not in
Israel. F." Matt. $40. And in
all the instances of faith in the
persons miracuously healed by
Christ were also Of this kind
their faith was belief in his
claims and also confluence in his
goodness and power.
3. That faith in Christ which
in the New Testament is connect
ed with revelations, is clearly of
this nature; reliance, belief with
trust. Whatsoever we may ask
the Father in my name" that is
in dependence upon my inter
etst and merits, "he shall give it
you" Christ was preached
both TO Jews and Gentiles as the
object Of their trust, because he
was preached as the only true
sacrifice for sin, and they were
required to renounce their de
pendence upon their own accus-
toned sacrifices and TO transfer
their dependence to his death
and mediation and Tn his name
shall the Gentiles trust. " He is
said TO be set forth as a propitia-
ton, thorough faith in his
blood, " which faith can neither
merely mean assent to the his
torical fact that his blood was
shed by "A violent death nor mere
assent to the general doctrine
that his blood had an atoning
quality, but as all expiatory of
terings were trusted in a. the
merns of Precipitation both
among Jews and Gentiles, faith
or trust was now To be exclusive
| ~ rendered TO the blood of Christ
as the Divinely appointed sacri
flee for sin and the only refuge
of the true penitent.
Repentance is sometime used
generally fer change of mind,
and an earnest wishing that
something We're uudone that has
been done. Esau found no place
[ for repentance, though he sought
/ 10 carefully with tears. he could
not move his father, Isaac 10 re-
peut Of what he had done. or 20
recall the blessing from jacob
and confer IL on himself, Heb
+ l. = Matt %; Az. Taken IN
e. religious sense. IL signifies con
yiction Of sin and sorrow for it.
But there Is. LIST, partial OF
worldly repentance, wherein one
is gricyed for and turns from sin
merely ou account OF the hurt IL
has done cog j. likely 10 do him.
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