Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-05-30
LESSON FOR JUNE I.
FAITH, WHAT IT Is AND WHAT
1T TOES.

~ LOGos
LESSON TExTs-Hebrews l1:-4O; u:
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GOLDEN TEXT-Ye believe in God. be-
lleve also In me.-John AL.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Matt. S:b-
IS; Mark 2:l-i2 Rom. 1:l6-i7 S;2l-3O; 81;
! John So
PRIMARY TOPIC-Story Of a Man Who
Believed In Jesus. John 91-2s)
JUNIOR 1OPIC-Heroes OF Faith.
INTERMEDIATE ToPIc--The Victory
SENIOR AND ADULT ToPIc-The
Place Of Faith In Religious Life.
In Hebrews, chapters ITO the
grounds of faith are clearly set forth.
In this lesson Its nature and glorious
triumphs are displayed.
l. The Nature Of Faith Gl:1-3.
/. Faith II the eye Of the soul, en-
ablIng II to see the Invisible ". -.
II Is not merely intellectual assent 10
that whlrh commends itself as being
reasonable, but 1t Is the souls attitude
toward God.
9. Faith seIzes the things OF the
future and lives and walks In their
power In the present ". ~.
8. 1t enabled the "elders" to obtain
good report ". p. 1t made Gods
promises so living and real to them
that It 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 foun iation for our
knowledge Is the Word Of God. The
one who has faith wholly believes
that Word.
II. The Triumphant Victories OF
Faith III :4-3S).
/. Faith of the antedlluvian saints
wv. ~. As representative OF this
period three men are pointed out
(a) Abel ". A., who displayed MIS-
faith In his worship. He took his
place before God as a sinner and Of
fered bloody sacrifice, thereby show
Ing that he looked forward to Chrisfs
atonement, which Is substitutionary-
a 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
time Of universal apostasy and wick
nedness ". ~. Noah's task was q
stupendous and difficult one. He exc
cuted II in the face of many a sheer
and taunt, but his faith carried him
through, securing salvation for him
self and his family.
2, Faith of the Hebrew saints (vv.
S-3S). ta) Abraham tvv $40, 17-1V.
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 raise
him M from the dead and fulfill his
promise that in Isaac the promised
seed should obtain. tb) Sarah through
faith received strength to conceive
seed when she was old, counting him
faithful who had promised wv. IL, 12).
(c) Jacob by faith pronounced a
prophecy concerning Joseph's sons
". Ply. BY faith he penetrated the
unseen and pronounced destinies
which should be experienced by them
both. td) Joseph by faith foresaw
the entrance of his people into the
promised land and made them swear
to carry his bones there for burial
for even his body must not be left
behind In the land of judgment and
death ". 22). (e) Moses wv. 23-2S)
Faith In the hearts of his parents
caused them to disregard the kings
decree. Faith caused him to turn his
back upon the honors Of Egypt and
Identify himself with his enslavet
brethren.
~. Faiths Grand Exempiar az
1, p.
Christ taking upon himself human
nature and passing through the trials
of life to triumphant goal Is thu
supreme example for us, Those wht
Ak their eyes upon him will Q) la,
aside every weight. To run with sue
cess all burdens must be cast off
Things which may not be sinful II
themselves, II they impede on
progress must be laid aside. (2) La,
aside the sin which doth so easil!
beset us. (3) Run with patience TIL
race set before us. az Looking unit
Jesus. Our eyes must be steadfasti.
fixed upon him. Having him as on
example we will endure the cross. T,
follow Jesus means suffering ant
trials.