The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-30
LESSON FOR JUNE 1.
FAITH, WHAT IT IS AND WHA
 IT FOES.

LESSON TEXTS-Hebrews u:i-4O H; IL A
 GOLDEN TEXT-Ye believe in God be- lieve also in me.-John I4:l. | ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Matt. S:5-
 1S; Mark 21-12: Rom. 1:16-17: S:2l-SQ; 5:l; l l John 5:4.
 PRIMARY ToPIC-story of Man Who Believed in Jesus. John 91-3S) JUNIOR TOPIC-Heroes of Faith. INTERMEDIATE TOP1C-The Victory of Faith
 SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-The 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. I. The Nature of Faith Q1:1-3).
 l. Faith is the eye of the soul, en- abling it to see the invisible (v. D. i It 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 thelr
 power in the present (v. D.
 3. It enabled the "elders" to obtain
 good report (v. ?. It made Gods promises so living and real to them that it became the dominant force Tn their lives.
 4. Faith enables us to understand how the worlds were made (v. 3. 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.
 II. The Triumphant Victories of
 Faith Q1 :4-3S).
 | Faith of the antediluvian saints (vv. 4-7). As representative of this period three men are pointed out (a) Abel (v. D, who displayed his 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 Christ's atonement, which is substitutionary-
 life for a life (b) Enoch, who dis
 played his faith in his walk in fel- lowship with God (v. ). Co Noah,
 who by faith stood loyal to God in
 time of universal apostasy and w!ck- nedness (v. D. Noahs task was
 stupendous and difficult one. He exc cuted it in the face of many sheer and taunt, but his faith carried him through. securing salvation for Am- self and his family.
 2. Faith of the Hebrew saints fvv. 1 S-3S). (a) Abraham (vv S-10, f7-19). 1 Abraham went out not knowing
 whither 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 up from the dead and fulfill his
 promise that in Isaac the promised seed should obtain. (b) Sarah through faith received strength to conceive seed when she was old. counting him faithful who had promised (vv. II, 12). 1 Co Jacob by faith pronounced a
 prophecy concerning Joseph's sons fv. 2D. By faith he penetrated the i unseen and pronounced destinies
 which should be experienced by them both (d) 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 I behind in the land of judgment and
 death (v. 22). (e) Nose, (vv. 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 houOrs of Egypt and
 identify himself with his enslaved 1 brethren.
 IT. Faiths Grand Exemplar Q2:
 1, 9.
 Christ taking upon himself human
 nature and passing through the trials
 of life to triumphant goal is the
 supreme example for us Those who
 fix their eyes upon him will CD lay
 aside every weight. To run with sue | cess all burdens must be cast off.
 Things which may not be sinful in
 themselves, If they impede our
 progress must be laid aside. (2) Lay
 aside the sin which doth so easily
 beset us. (3) Run with patience the
 race set before us. (4) Looking unto | Jesus. Our eyes must be steadfastly
 fixed upon him. Paving him as our
 example we will endure the cross. To
 follow Jesus means suffering and | trials.