New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-30

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PRIMARY TOPIC-Story of a Man Who
Believed In Jesus. 1John y:l-3S)
JUNIOR TOPIC-Heroes of Faith.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-The Victory
of Faith.
SENIOR AND ADULT T%oPIC-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 III
l. Faith is the eye of the soul, en-,
abling it to see the invisible ". ID.
1t is not merely intellectual assent TO
that which commeAds 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 their
power in the present ". -.
3. 1t enabled the ''elders" to obtain
a good report ". 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 ". -. No
man was present when God made the
worlds, so the foundation for our
knowledge is the Word of God. The
n who has faith wholly believes
that Word.
10. The Triumphant Victories Of
Faith III :4-3S).
l. Faith of the antediluvian SAINTS
wv. 4-7). AS representative of this
period three men are pointed out:
(a) Abel ". ~, 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 Christ's
atonement, which Is substitutionary-
a life for a life. (b) Enoch. who dis
played his faith in his walk in fell
lowship with God ". -. (c) Noah,
who by faith stood loyal to God in a
time Of universal apostasy and week
nedness ". y. Noah's task was a
stupendous and difficult one. He exc
cuted II In the face Of many n sneer
and taunt, hut his faith carried him
through, securing salvation for him
self and his family.
2. Faith of the Hebrew saints wv.
$3.50. (a) Abraham wv $40, 1919.
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 10 raise
him up from the dead and fulfill his
promise that in Isaac the promised
faith received strength to conceive
seed when she was old, counting him
faithful who had promised (vv. IL, 12).
(c) Jacob by faith pronounced a
prophecy concerning Joseph's sons
". 21). BY faith he penetrated the
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
w 'hiis MS III ihfit ioI buiihis
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 10 turn his
back upon the honors Of Egypt and
identify himself with his enslaved
brethren.
~. Faiths Grand EsempIar 90:
I, ~.
Christ taking upon himself human
nature and passing through the trials
OF life 10 n triumphant goal Is the
supreme example for us. Those who
fix their eyes upon him win ~ lay
aside every weight. To run with sue
cess MI burdens must he cast off.
Things which may not he sinful in
themselves, II they impede our
progress must be laid aside. (2) Lay
aside the sin which doth 30 easily
beset MS. f3) Run with patience the
race set before us. az Looking unto
Jesus. Our eyes must he s~teadfastly
fixed upon him. Having him as our
example we will endure the cross. To
follow Tesus means suffering and
trials.