The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-30
PRACTICAL LESSONS.

PRACTICAL LESSONS.
Faith is the basis Of business; nine
lty-fve per cent Of the commerce Of
the world is on credit A financial
panic is the immediate result OF 4 loss
OF public faith in the stability OF the
money market Every industry rests
upon faith: every financial enterprise
has only faith for it's foundation.
Faith is the basis OF society. Break
down the peoples confidence in govern
Il emit; make them feel that it is impos-
sible to get justice according to law
and you have produced revolution.
Convince the people that no govern
ment is worthy of confidence and you
have brought to pass anarchy.
Progress in knowledge rests on
, faith. The scientific professor who
would refuse to accept the work Of
others, but must demonstrate every
thing from the beginning. would never
add anything to the sum OF knowledge
To make progress we must build upon
foundations others have laid. and must
add to the work of theirs.
faith may be found elsewhere in the
scriptures, even In the Old Testament.
ut was left for the Apostle Paul, acting
'utder the inspiration of the Holy
Spirit, to formulate and state the doc
trine. 1t occupies large place in the
li+tter to the Romans. and il the bur
den of the letter to the Galatians
classification may be defined as the non
i'm putation OF sin. and the imputatfon
of righteousness There is q recipro-
cation between Christ and believers---
H. e.. In the imputation of their sins
unto him. and Of his Righteousness unto
them. Classification Is not . real
change Of sinner In himself. though
a real change In annexed to 1t fregene-
ration; but only a relative change in
reference to Gods judgment"
The state Of the JUSTIFIED sinner be-
fore God has been thus described:
Near. 90 very near to God: nearer I
cannot be,
For in the person Of his son. 1 am Just
as near as he.
Dear. SO very dear to God; dearer I
cannot be,
For in the person Of his son, I am
just az dear as he.
The writer TO the Hebrews states the
place of faith in salvation when he
says; And without faith II Is impos-
sible TO please him; for he that cometh
to God must believe that he Ia. and that
he IL a rewArder Of them that diligently
seek him" If men cannot accept the
Sc riptures as the word Of God, they
can nave no SunlCleht FOUNDATION Tor
the faith which issues in salvation.
While God has spoken to men in ma
ture and in their consctences thoss
methods Of revelation were insufficient
as shown by the fact that in the full
ness Of time God sent his only beKotten
son into the world. and men would not
know the aon Of God and what he
fought concerning the way Of salvation,
were Il not that holy men Of God
wrote ~ they were inspired by the
Holy Spirit" No man can by reasoning
| and out God, but he must begin with
tho Bible a. the authoritative word
the rest of the way will be easy Of
course one IL not saved merely by be-
lieving with the mind that the Bible IL
Gods revelation Of his will concerning
man; he must trust himself to Christ
for saving.
Faith IN religion differs from faith
elsewhere, In IT. object: and In re-
ligion faith nnds IT. highest and no.
bleat exercise Faith In God enables
No to rise above all earthly conditions
ana to have fsllpwDhip WITH the In
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