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ReEssss YEA salvation Is hers
and In that salvation she finds peace.
So all who will may find salvation and
finding that, find peace.
Tho Condition Of Salvation.
Jesus did not say her tears or her
sorrow or her repentance or any de-
sire to live better life had saved her,
but he said, "Thy faith hath saved
thee" Many today are troubled con-
corning their faith and they wonder
If the faith they have is of the right
kind. Instead Of thinking Of the kind
Of faith we have, we should be think
ing Of our object of faith, for after
all 1t is not faith itself, but faiths
object which Is important. A man may
prove he has excellent faith in bank
by depositing his money there. If
that bank suspends payment and the
man loses his money, the loss would
not be because anything was wrong
| with his faith but because something
was wrong with the object of his faith.
Just so there may have been those
at the time Of the flood, who had ex-
cellent faith in something other than
the ark to keep them from the danger,
but the ark alone was the only true
object of faith and only those who be-
iieved in it were saved. God always
has way Of salvation but he has only
one. In NOah's day it was the ark.
In our day it is Jesus Christ to whom
! the ark corresponds. Faith took Noah
into the ark and the ark saved him.
Jesus and he saved her. So faith will
take anyone to him and in him is found
salvation and peace.
The Time of Salvation.
1t will be noticed that Jesus said
not. "Thy faith will save you," Though
that is blessedly true), but, "Thy
faith hath saved thee" The question
foY the woman to decide was, did
he speak the TRUTH" If he did, then
the moment she believed, she was
saved. When Noah had entered the
ark God could say "Thou art saved"
and Noah could answer, II am saved"
His salvation was settled then, not
after the food was over end he came
forth from the ark. Our eternal des-
tiny is settled now, not In the here
after. Paul speaks of "Jesus who
delivered us from the wrath to come"
q ThessalOnians, I: 1O) He does not
say, "Jesus who will deliver from the
.grath to come"
The Result Of Salvation.
The woman came to Jesus with
troubled heart and conscience. She
went away with peace. Her past was
all forgiven and her conscience found
rest. She went away with present
salvation, giving peace to her heart.
She went away with the future turned
to brightest hope and her spirit re-
joiced.
So may everyone who will come to
Jesus. There may follow seasons Of
fearfulness, but nothing can destroy
the reality of peace. Noah may have
had seasons of fearfulness In the ark
as the storm ragged, but his feelings
could never alter the fact OF his Sc
curity. He was safe whether he felt
safe or not His peace would be In
proportion to his trust In the ark.
Tho measure Of the Christians
peace will be the measure Of his faith
in Jesus Christ. Some are saved, but
not sure Of 1t. They are going to
heaven in discomfort, but they might
Just as well ride in the Pullman car
and be comfortable. Noah could not
make himself more secure by trying
to be saved and no more can the
Christian today. Just as with the ark,
so with Jesus Christ. In him there
Is salvation, and without him there Is
no salvation.
Who Can BE Saved2
Jesus said, "Thy faith hath saved
thee" Each is saved for himself or
lost for himself. Noah's faith could
never save one Of his sons. Each one
who was saved had to be inside the
ark for himself. None could be saved
by proxy. II is a personal matter. The
question I would ask each reader Is,
"Can the Lord say to you, THY faith
hath saved .theeT let Jesus Christ
alone be the object of your faith and
Il will be sufficient, for II Is written,
"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and
thou shalt be saved" Turn to him as
this woman did and he will say to you
as to her, SHY faith hath saved thee;
60 In peace"