The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-12-04

So all who will may find salvation and
finding that. find peace.
The Condition Of Salvation.
Jesus did not say her tears or her
sorrow or her repentance or any de-
sire TO live better life had save ed her,
but he said. Thy faith hath saved
thee" Many today are troubled con-
'erning their faith and they wonder
the faith they have II Of the right
kind Instead Of thinking Of the kind
u faith we have. We should be think
ing Of our object OF faith. for after
al II II not fnith itself. but faiths
'bJect which IN important. A man may
prove he has excellent faith In bank
by depositing his money there. II
hat bnnk suspends payment and the
nan loses his money. the loss would
rot he 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
AZ the time Of the flood. who lad ex-
eellent faith In something other than
the ark 20 keep them from the danger.
hut the ark alone was the only true
object Of faith and only those who be-
lieved In II were saved. God always
has way OF salvation but he has only
one. In Noah's day II was the ark.
In our day II is Jesus Christ TO whom
he ark corresponds. Faith took Noah
into the ark and the ark saved him.
oh In al tr.
Jesus and he saved her. So faith will
take anyone TO him and In him IL found
salvation and peace.
The Time Of Salvation.
II will be noticed that Jesus said
not. Thy faith will srve you" Though
hat is blessedly true). but. ''Thy
Nth hnth snvcd thee" The question
or the woman TO decide was. "Did
ne speak the TRUTH" II he did. then
The moment she believed. she was
.aved. When Noah had entered the
ark God could say Thou art saved"
and Noah could answer, Il am saved"
Ills 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"
a Thessalonlans. :10) lie does not
say. "Jesus who will deliver from the
wrath to come"
The Result Of Salvation.
The woman came to Jesus with
troubled heart and conscience. She
ent AWAY with peace. Her past was
all forgiven and her conscience found
est She went away with present
aviation. giving peace to her heart.
She went away with the future turned
"a brightest hope and her spirit re-
ioiced.
So may everyone who will come 20
TcSus. There may follow seasons OF
'earfulness, hut 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
rurlty He was safe whether he felt
safe or not His pence would be In
proportion 20 his trust IN the ark.
The measure of the Christians
peace will be the measure of hls faith
In Jesus Christ. Some are saved. but
not sure Of II. They are going 10
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
"a be saved and no more can the
Christian today. Just as with the ark,
- with Jesus Christ. In him there
In salvation. and without him there is
no salvation.
Who Can Be savsd7
Jesus said. "rhy faith hath saved
thee" Each IL saved for himself or
lost for himself. Noah's faith could
never save one OF his sons. Bach one
who was saved had to be inside the
ark for himself None could be- saved
by proxy. II II a personal matter. The
question I would ask each reader Ia.
"Can the Lord say TO you, Thy faith
hath saved theef Let Jesus Chris
alone be the object Of your faith and
Il will be sufficient. for II Ii written.
"Felieve on the Lord Jesus Christ and
thou shalt be- saved" Turn TO him ~
this woman did and he will say 10 you
~ A.. r.. tffphx, Faith hath aavaA thaa 4 /