The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-13

has done al lie
can do he finds himself cOny meet
that by his own work he has no, OBJ
tanned what he sought DO what he
will he cannot find salvation until at
last, like the jNiler, he cries What
must ! do TO be saved?" (Acts l6 :s0).
The answer today is the same as
when this question was first ASKED,
viz: Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ and thou shalt be saved" (Acts
10 :31).
The sense Of condemnation rising
from conviction O. sin is the common
heritage Of all men. To find relief
from this sense Of condemnation man
turns to various expedients but the
more he tries to rid himself of Il
the more he feels condemned. Bot
when he turns 10 the Word Of God
he finds written IN Jno. 3:1S, HE that
believeth on the Son is not Co.'S
demned."
The possession Of eternal life comes
over the same pathway, that of faith
in Jesus Christ. II is not for the man
who works but, SEIe that believeth on
the Son hath everlasting life Ono.
3 1857.
If II be a question of justification
before God, It is simple faith and not
works of any kind that brings It. for
we are told in Acts 10 80, by Him
(Christ) all that believe are justified
from all things from which We could
not be justified by the law of Moses"
No wonder, then, we hear Jesus say
Ing to those who asked Him what
they should do 10 work the works of
God, This is the work Of God that
We believe on Him whom He hath
sent (Jno. 6 :29) Fats In Christ is
the only medium by which we may Sc
cure gifts from God but He has no
gift that may not be ours In answer
TO our faith in this great object OF
fore my good life or works, not my
church or religion, not my integrity
of character or honesty Of p,sA,ose,
nor anything that | can do, which Is
the object of my trust, hut It is what
Christ has done and is, that must be-
come the object of my faith.
Many have vague ideas about faith
and think of 1t much as pagan
might think Of some fetch. But II is
not the faith but the object of faith
that holds the power and brings the
blessing. Noah's faith took him into
the ark because he believed that safe
ty from the judgment about to fan
was to be found only there. Thus it
was the ark. the object OF his faith,
that saved him. SO the believer to-
day finds his faith takes him to
Christ, the object of his faith, who
saves him.
A man may have splendid faith, but
II the object of his faith be unworthy
the faith Is useless. however good 4
may be In itself. For illustration: A
man may place his money in bank
and by doing so prove he has splendid
faith in that bank. II the bank fails
and the man loses his money 1t Is be-
cause the object of his faith was un-
and not because thee was
anything wrong with his faith.
Again. a man may have good faith In
/ boat and prove his faith is good by
his life to that boat But
4 Il goes down at sea and the man
oses his life, II is not because his
iaith was not Of the right kind or
hat there sas not enough Of 1t, but
simply because the object of his faith
vas had.
Today there are many men and
Vomen trusting their future welfare
md their hope of salvation TO good
works. or upright living or honesty Of
purpose or sincerity. who win lose
heir souls not because there Is any
hing wrong with their faith. but be-
'ause any of these things. however
,ood In themselves, Is an unworthy
inject for faith. All of them put to-
,ether could never save a soul. Moth
ne but Christ can be worthy oh
ect for faith which brings salvation
A man may be moral, praying,
man. as Nlcodemus was.
md not bs saved; may be an upright.
lean. almsgivlng man. as Cornelius
vas. and not be saved: may be a zeal
Ius man. blnmeless before the law.
i Saul Of Tarsus was. and NOT be
aved: but none can he a believer In
he Lord Jesus Christ and moi he
aved. because the Word OF God stiIl
eclsres. Believe In the Lord Jesus
'hrist and thou shalt be saved facts
8 :3ll. IL Is Christ. tire supreme OBJ
ect for the sinners faith. who can
nd win and does save all Who put
heir trust In Him. The aviator In
he air has no other stay or hope
han the machine In which he rides.
I the machine proves good the man
! safe. hut II the machine Il bad II
, Just the reverse. for he has M
Their stay-he has put hIs faith IN n.
a 10 be q believer On Christ means
hat a men hes M other help Or stay