The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-05-29
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LESSON
ny REV 2 &. FITzwATER. n n,
Teacher Of Engish Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago
rCopyughl, 1913. BY Western Newspaper rnioni
LESSON FOR JUNE I.
FAITH, WHAT IT rs AND WHAT
IT DOES.

IT DOES.
LESSON TENTs-Hebrew nn-p. IA.
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GOLDEN rExT-Ye believe In God. he.
lieve also In me.-John ia
ADDITIONAL MATER1AIs-Matt So
- Mark 2i-I Rom. ile-i7. ALSO. 81.
John Sc
PRIMARY ToPIc-story Of Man Who
Believed In Jesus John g1-ND
JUNIOR ToPIC-Heroes Of Faith
INTERMEDIATE TOPlC-The Victory
OF Faith
SENIOR AND ADULT ToPic-Th.
Place Of Faith In Religious Life
In Hebrews chapters 10 the
grounds Of faith are clearly set forth.
In this lesson lts nature and glorious
triunphs are displayed.
!. The Nature OF Faith OI :i-3).
/. Faith IL the eye ~ the soul. en-.
nhllng u 70 see The invisible ". y.
II is not merely intellectual assent 10
that which commends Itself as being
reasonable, but II is The souls attitude
toward God -~-.-- 49,
2. Filth selves the 'hlngs Of the
future and lives and walks In their
power IN The present w. y. "-.s.-
3. II enabled the elders" 70 obtain
good report ~ p. II made Gods
Komises 80 living and real 10 them
hat II became the dominant force 10
their lives, EIsTTs
T. Faith enables NJ "a understand
how the worlds were made ". ~. No
man wss present when God made the
worlds, 40 the foundation for our
knowledge n the Word Of God The
bne who has faith wholly believes
that Word
u. The Triumphant vieter!es os
Faith I'll :4-as). >-.r~.. -"
1. Faith Of The an,edlluVlah saints
tvv. ~. A. representative Of this
period three meu are pointed out:
tn) Abel ". A. who displayed his
fni'h in his worship. He took his
place before God ns sinner and Of
Tered bloody sacrifice thereby show
Ing TINT he hooked forward 10 Christ's
stonement, which II suhstitutionnry-
life for ME Chl Enoch. who dis
played HIS faith In his walk In feb
iowshlp with God ~ 81 tc) Noah,
who by faith stood loyui IN God in
time 81 universal apostnsy and w>ck.
nedneSs w. ~. NuahS task was
stupsndous and difiicnn one. lie exc
cutcd n In the face ~ many a sncer
ami taun,. hut hts farth carried him
through. securing salvation FOR him
self and his family.
. Faith Of me Hebrew saints wv.
s-3s) tn) Abraham tvv $40. 11-la).
Abraham wynt out not knowing
whittier ne went. hut he knew that
the Lord had spoken and that WIS
enough NV faith he offered up Isslac.
believing that God was able TO raise
him up from the dead and fuifn his
promise that In Isaac the promised
seed should obtain. th) Sarah through
fslth received strength 10 conceive
src-i when she was old counting him
fnithful who had promised (vv. IL. l2).
tc) Jacob by faith pronounced
prophecy concerning JoSeph's sons
". 2D. by faith ne penetrated the
unseen and pronounced destinies
which should he experienced by them
both (d) Joseph hy faith foresaw
The entrance Of his people into the
promised land and made them swear
10 carry his bones there for burial.
for even his body must not he left
behind In the innd ~ Judgment and
death ". 22l. te) Moses (vv 232s).
Faith In the hearts ~ his parents
caused them to disregard the kings
decree. Faith caused him 70 turn his
back upon the hnors ~ Egypt and
identify himself with his enslaved
brethren.
~. Fsith's Grand Esemplar az;
I. ~.
Christ taking upon himself human
nature and passing through the trials
of life to triumphant goal Is the
supreme example, for MS. Those who
TX their eyes upon him will ~ lay
aside every weight To run with sue
cess all burdens must he cast on.
Things which mny not he sinful In
themselves. n they impede our
'rogress must be laid aside. (2) Lay
aside the sin which doth so easily
beset US C3) Run with patience the
race set before us. (D Looking unto
Jesus. our eyes must be steadfastly
fixed upon him. Having him as our
example we will endure the cross. To I.
follow Jesus means suffering and .