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y 8L-14A.s W - her house, which
was on the town
wall. In return for her kindness. they
promised to save her and her house
hold alive when the city should be
destroyed. on condition that she bind
a line of scarlet thread in her win
dow. This story. found In Joshua z
and 8, furnishes many helpful lessons.
Fear as the Beginning Of Love.
The woman told the spies how the
terror OF Israel had fallen upon her
countrymen, because OF what Jehovah
had done at the Red Sea and IN the
wilderness. Many have fled to Christ
because led to fear the wrath OF God.
There is something In God TO be
feared, much as this age forgets 1t;
God who is not indignant against
wickedness Is not worthy OF wor-
ship. Christ did not show his love by
excusing sin, but by bearing II In his
own body TO the cross. Men Ike
Finney and Spurgeon and Moody, who
have led multitudes TO love God. have
warned them to fee from the wrath
! to come.
This woman was a sinner. Yet her
faith is praised in Hebrews IL, her
works in James and-most wonder
! full Of all-she became an ancestress
OF Christ. Let none despair In the
! presence of the grace of God which
bringeth salvation! The impure, the
Il ha 90 hn mn r.
/ derer, the avaricious-all and any
may find deliverance in Christ. When
| at last the New Jerusalem comes
| down, adorned as bride. among the
names shining I'm the foundation will
be that of Matthew, once publican
1t doubtless reminded of the Pass
over and the sprinkling OF blood. II
! speaks TO us of the way OF redemp-
tion through the blood of Christ. HE
hath made him 10 be sin for us, who
knew no sin"-how horrible, how
blessed! We need some great thing
to assure our condemning hearts that
a Just God may deal graciously with
us sinners, but Calvary IL sufficient
The most .despairing may fully trust
In the blood OF Jesus Christ which
cleanseth from all sin.
James writes (2:25), WAS not
Rahab the harlot justified by works
when she had received the messen
gers, and had sent them out another
way?" Some have thought this state
ment contradictory OF Paul's teaching
of justification by faith; but while
| Paul is giving the inward principle
James writes OF the outward develop
ment of II. Saved by faith alone
but not by faith which is alone" says
Chalmers. Faith IL II have not works
| Is dead" writes James. Our faith az
to spiritual things should affect all
our lives, even-as Rowland Hill
quantity said-the treatment OF the
dog in our home.
Rahab's faith manifested itself. also
in her concern for the safety of her
/ household. Such concern for the
salvation OF others is a prime mark
OF salvation. Do you find this mark
In yourself, Christian reader?
True. her faith was weak, and its
weakness was exhibited In the false
hood told TO the king OF Jericho. Yet
we should not forget how patient God
must needs be with the best OF bis
servants; Abraham's lying is recorded
and Peters denial. We are not u
I continue IN sin that grace may
/ abound. but we will need TO remem-
Der to the end that TO him that york
eth not, but believeth on him that
justiheth the ungodly. his faith is
counted for righteousness" (Romans
/ 4:5)
The DelIveranee Effected.
Some see In Jericho a type Of this
/ world, under doom from God; II was
near Jordan, "the river OF death" II
/ is true that Jericho means sweet
SAVIOR" although a curse was on II and
Il was an offense unto God; so men
speak OF this doomed world. But as
| destruction came TO Jericho at the
time OF harvest" so It will come 10
the world at "the end OF the age.
| We read, Joshua saved Rahab the
I harlot alive. and her fathers house.
hold. and all that she had; happy
will those be. in the day OF wrath,
who are delivered by greater Joshua.
This sinful woman was saved by
relying on the scarlet thread. be
cause of the word OF the spies. But
let the unsaved now hear this prom
lse OF Christ: Verify, verify. say
unto you, he that heareth my word,
and believeth on him that sent me.
hath everlasting life. and shall not
come into condemnation; but IL
passed from death unto life" tJohn