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LESSON FOR JUNE I.
FAITH, WHAT IT IS AND WHAT
1T DOES.

LESSON TExTs-Hebrews ua-4O; IL:
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GOLDEN TExT-Ye believe in God, be.
lieve also in me.--John 14I
ADDITIONAL MATERIALs-Matt. S:5-
1s: Mark 21-12; Rom. 1:l6-17; s:21-sO; 5:1;
1 John ga
PRIMARY ToPIc-story of Man Who
Believed in Jesus (John Sl-3S)
JUNIOR TOPIC-Heroes of Faith.
INTERMEDIATE ToPIC-The Victory
OF Faith.
SENIOR AND ADULT ToP1c-Ths
Place Of Faith in Religious Life.
In Hebrews. chapters 1-10 the
grounds Of faith are clearly set forth.
In this lesson it's nature and glorious
triumphs are displayed.
!. The Nature Of Faith III :1-3).
1. Faith is the eye of the soul, en-
abling 1t to see the invisible ". ID.
1t Is not merely intellectual assent to
that which commends itself as being
reasonable, but it Is the souls attitude
toward God.
2. Faith seizes the things of the
future and lives and walks in theil
power in the present ". ~.
3. 1t enabled the "elders" to obtain
good report w. p. 1t made Gods
promises so living and real to them
that 1t became the dominant force in
their lives.
4. Faith enables us to understand
how the worlds were made ". 81. No
man was present when God made the
worlds, so the foundation for our
knowledge is the Word of God. The
one who has faith wholly believes
that Word.
~. The Triumphant Victories OF
Faith I'll :4-3S).
/. Faith of the antediluvian saints
(vv. 40. AS representative of this
period three men are pointed out
(a) Abel w. ~, who displayed his
faith in his worship. He took his
place before God as a sinner and Of
fered a bloody sacrifice, thereby show
ing that he looked forward to Chrlst's
atonement. which Is substitutionary-
life for life. (b) Enoch, who dis
played his faith In his walk in fel'
lowship with God ". 81. (c) Noah,
who by faith stood loyal to God in a
time of universal apostasy and wick
nedness (v. ~. Noah's task was a
stupendous and difficult one. He exc
cuted II in the face Of many a sneer
and tnunt. but his faith carried him
through, securing salvation for him.
self and his family. M
.. Faith OF the Hebrew saints (vv
s-3S). (a) Abraham (vv. $40, 17-19)
Abraham went out not knowing
whittier he went. but he knew that
the lord had spoken and that was
enough. BY faith he offered up Isaac
believing that God was able to rails,
him up from the dead and fulfill hi:
promise that in Isaac the promised
seed should obtain. tb) Sarah through
faith received strength to conceive
seed when she was old, counting hin
faithful who had promised wv. il, 12)
(c) Jacob by faith pronounced {
prophecy concerning Joseph's SOM
". 21). BY faith he penetrated tn,
unseen and pronounced destinlei
which should be experienced by then
both. (d) Joseph by faith foresav
the entrance of his people into tn
promised land and made them swea
TO carry his bones there for burial
for even his body must not be lef
behind In the land Of Judgment an,
death ". 22). (e) Moses wv. 1929
Faith In the hearts of his parent
caused them to disregard the king
decree. Faith caused him to turn hi
back upon the honors of Egypt an,
identity himself with his enslave
brethren.
~. Faiths Grand Exemplar (12
1. o.,
Christ taking upon himself huma
nature and passing through the trial
of life to triumphant goal is tn
supreme example for us. Those VIII
fix their eyes upon him will ~ la
aside every weight. To run with su,
cess all burdens must be cast of
Things which may not be sinful /
themselves. If they impede OF
progress must be laid aside. (2) La
aside the sin which, doth so easil
beset u.s. (3) Run with patience til
race set before us. (4) Looking unt
Jesus. Our eyes must be steadfastl
fixed upon him. Having him as OF
example we win endure the cross. 7
follow Jesus means suffering an
trials.