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Text OF the Lesson, Heb. XI, 80, to
XII, 2--Memory Verses, XII, 1, p
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mentary Prepared by Rev. ID. M.
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Golden Text, Heb. XII, 2, p Com
mentary Prepared by Rev. d. M.
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ms lesson on the heroes and mar
tyrs Of faith was probably suggested
10 the committee by the previous les
son on the death of Stephen. If word
or phrase gives the key to chapter or
portion this is certainly the faith"
chapter of the Bible. for the word Is
found twenty-four times In this chap
ter. But we must look at chapter x. 49,
for the reason why OF this chapter.
The just shall live by faith" a SEN
tence quoted three times I'm the New
Testament. the other two places being
| Rom. 4. IL: Gal iii. IL. and all three
| quotations Of Hab II. 4 Before we
can live by faith we must he justified
| by faith made Just or righteous (Rom
=. -. and that takes us 20 the first be
lieve" In the Bible IN connection with
righteousness Clsen XIV. o.. He believed
In the Lord and He counted Ii 10 him
for righteousness. This also Is quoted
just three times in the New Testament
Qsom Nv. 3: Gal ILL., g: Jas. II, 23). so
these must be very important sayings
Our first great need Is righteousness
the kind that God requires and has
provided fully In Christ and can he
obtained only by faith Rom. X. 3, A..
| Then. being saved. we must glorify
God by righteous life. and this also
Is by faith. for as we have received
Christ Jesus the Lord so must we walk
I'm Him (Col. II. o.. Faith and patience
are the two essential things in the dai
| ly life of the believer. steadfastly be
| holding the Lord Jesus. implicitly be-
| lieving His word and waiting patiently
for His return Neb. vi. II. 10; x, 1851
xii, 49, Faith is not what we feel or
see. but is simple trust in what the
God OF Love has said Of Jesus as the
Just Unsaved people cannot possibly
please God (Rom. will. 81. and only by
| faith and obedience can saved people
please Him. BY believing Gen. 1. l..
with Ps. xxxiii. q, we know how the
world was made.
Abel believed that the only way for
a sinner to approach God was by sacri
his father in Gen. ILL., 81. Cain did not
believe God. and therefore his rejec-
| ton by God. Enoch was fully agreed
/ with God in everything and was will
1 ing to bear the SOOTHING OF the ungod-
] ly Amos iii. 3: Jude II. l6l. Noah
believed In an approaching judgment
and I'm obedience to God prepared for
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nor Sarah nor seeming impossibiities.
but was fully persuaded that God was
able and would do what He promised
! Rom. iv, 1921. The word of God
concerning things To come sustained
Isaac and Jacob and Joseph and the
parents of Moses and Moses himself.
The unseen heavenly city and the rec
ompense OF the reward were verita
BILE realities TO Abraham and TO Moses.
enabling the one In live as stranger
and a pilgrim here and the other to
! turn his back upon all the pleasures
and treasures and prospect Of prefer
ment i'm Egypt. Daniel feared not the
lions den. nor his friends the fiery fur
mace, nor David the giant Goliath. he
I Ctuct I'D tdCu tut Nv luE 'Vu WIS ~
/ glorious reality.
While many are mentioned by name
I In this list of people OF God. we can
not but adore the grace which men
lions Rahab among such as these and
even associates her with Abraham In
James Ii. 1928 We wonder MS we
read OF Barak and not OF Deborah. but
/ a. n. T. -
verse 80 and pray for grace to be will.
ing to he counted among the Others, =
though not mentioned by name. The
mystery OF the sufferings of the saints
we may not understand but we can
trust the wisdom of God OF love and
wait patiently for Him TO make 1t
plain. This Is our faith and patience.
These all land others died in faith,
not having received the promises. but,
having seen them afar Off. were per-
suaded of them and embraced them
oversees so, 39). | believe that the be-
lieving ones before the deluge saw
more OF resurrection and glory in the
cherubim within the garden of Eden
than many believers now see. Write
L. and X, box 216 Harrisburg, Pa.
for booklet on the cherubim.) That
they without us should not be made
perfect seems TO me to indicate that
they, with us, are waiting for the man
Hesitation OF the Sons OF God in our
resurrection bodies verse 40; Rom.
will. 1920.
In the opening verses Of chapter xii
we are told that even our blessed Lord
Himself was sustained In His suffer
ings by the Joy set before Him. He
ever lived I'm the love of His Father
and in the glory OF the kingdom OF
which He was always speaking and
for which He Is still waiting. so Paul
prays I'm III Thess. III. .. that our hearts
may be directed into the love Of God
and the patience OF Christ tmargin)
AS we consider Him nj the right hand
of the thronee OF God and remember