The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-17
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corners or who is it that overcomes the
world? He that belieYeth that Jesus is
the son of God. The secret is faith.
Faith fills the soul with such great
things concerning Christ and His de-
sign incoming to the world and what
we may expect therefrom, as turns the
world into shadow and deprives it of
all its.former power over US. The be-
lever .overcomesgthem because he is
satisfied that, the world is vehemently
opposed to his soul, to his holiness, to
his salvation and :to his blessedness.
HeIsees it is .parts of Christ's work
and his ownssalvation to be redeemed
and rescued from q malignant world.
Gal. Ia. "Wno gave himself for our
sins, thatSHe! might deliver US from
this present evil age"
Christ in and by His life on earth has
for uslovercome thesworld or the age.
Which lieth in our way to heaven and
is the great impediment to our entranc e
therein.
By Christ's deathsthe believer is in
fiuenced to Standardization and cruel
fixion to the world land lis begotten by
the"resurrection of Christ from the
dead to lively hope ofia blessed world
above. He knows not;sonly that the
Saviour has gone to heaven to prepare
a place for him tbut that He will as
surely come again and put an end to
this world and judge 1.-THE inhabitants
thereof and receive His followers into
His presence to be sharers ofsHis glory.
Faith overcomes the .ailurements of
the world on the,one hand:and the ter
rors of the world on the other. by NOR
tifyingi the .ssafectionsi to all earthly
things. Faith enabled Rahab to over
come and saved her and her father 5
house from the.ruin that overlook the
city. Faith is the power that moved
God to do wonders through HIS people.
1t enabled the Borrowing nobleman with
heart ysarning over his afflicted child
to seek Jesus and beg Him to.speak the
word only. Not only is the. Bible full
of the victories of faith, but history
blazes with splendid achievements
wrought through the power ot.tfalth,
victories which it is our privilege TO
gain. Faith is more powerful than
preaching. 1t will cause weak preach
ing to accomplish great results. while
the most eloquent and logical discourses
without the divine blessing will avail
nothing. Faith moves the hand that
alone can arrest the prodigal, convince
the doubter, convict the skeptlc and
save the unsaved and there is not
Christian but can use the weapon "all
prayer" in faithllif he will. LAS thy
faith is so shall it be unto thee In
storm at sea, when all hope was lost,
and it seemed each moment that the
ship would sink, pious sailor cried out,
BLESSED be God, all is right" and be-
gan to sing. So it is now, every Chris
tian, amidst the storms of life, with
death threatening, may through, faith,
exultlngly exclaim ''all is right!
Be not discouraged neither be thou dis
mayed though the outlook. disclosesithe
danger of frightful apostasy from
Gods truth. What if from supposedly
orthodox quarters, there arises an Jun
disguised attempt toli eliminate the
supernatural from religion: what if the
incarnation is openly separated from
the atonement and redemption and
Christ is presented with all the en-
bellishment of rhetoric as the flower Of
humanity
What if nan is no longer to be re-
garded as dead in sins but possessed of
a germ of natural goodness, which, I'M
der sufficient culture, developes into
the power that makes for righteous
ness. What if the new birth, being
no longer regarded as necessary, a fu-
ture probation is promised beyond the
grave, end the element of saving grace
being eliminated, religion is built up
that is in every particular suited to the
taste of the unsaved! What of it ali?
0, perplexed and trembling soldier of
the cross, let not thy faith fail, for the
hour is coming when the note of victory
shall resound throughout this sin bur-
dened, grief stricken world. The mighty
battlements of the enemy must suc-
cumb. The swords of the mighty shall
be surrenderee to the Lord of Lords.
Stand by your guns, for in the day of
victory will you have it said that you
turned your back in the day of battle?
Would you have share in the victory,
then share in the conquest now. The
battle may rage about you, would you
finch and retreat? Will you hide your
colors or lower your standards? The
fiercer the conflict the grander the VIC
tory. The banner over US is love. Vic
tory is assured. Oh, ye stout hearted
men of God, to the battle afresh, for We
shall be crowned with victory in the
end.
ITO him that overcometh the foe
White raiv,oo0f oboIl ha or;uao.