The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-26
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
MESSAGES FROM GENESIS
By HIGHT c. MOORE

Sunday School Lesson for June
27. oc
Read John l:1-5; Luke 1925
so; Galatians 1868; Hebrews IL;
l-22; 2 Peter 2:4-lO. ,oo
Study Hebrews II $40; l7-22
With five New Testament writ
ers we learn in our Larger Les
son as many messages from the
first book of the Bible which we
have been studying for this quar-
ter. Oh John John l:l-5) writes
message about Gods power in
creation first of matter and then
of man. (2) Jesus CLuke 17:26-
32) gives a message about Gods
purpose in consummation, imply
| ing greater readiness than
shown in the days of Noah and
of Lot. 60 Paul (Gal. 1868
cites a message about Gods plan
of salvation as illustrated in
Abraham whose faith was reck-
oned as righteousness. (4) The
author of Hebrews lll-2Z)
stresses q message about Gods
people as heroes and heroines OF
faith tested and triumphant. 60
Peter q Ueter 2:4-l0) finds a
message about Gods punishment
of the wicked since God spared
not the SHINING angels from hell,
nor the antediluvian world from
the flood, nor Sodom and G0mor-
rah from the rain of fire and
birthstone.
l. FAITH IN GOD
3 Through faith we understand
that the worlds were framed by
the word Of God, SO that things
which are seen were not made of
things whcih do appear.
FAITH TESTED. Note (D the
Meaning of Faith. 1t includes as
surance and conviction. 1t gives
substance to things hoped for;
that is, what hope desires, faith
grasps as reality, though only an
ticipated. 1t is the conviction, the
test, of things not seen. We ac-
cept as true many things that
have not come under our obser-
walton. thus exercising faith III
regard to them. Perhaps we may
say as to the future, faith is as
surance; as to unseen veritieS, 1t
is conviction that they are; and
as to God, it is both conviction
and assurance, coupled with an
implicit trust. So (2) God is the
object of faith. Thus we under
stand that he is Creator of all
things, making matter without
material then in existence and
making man in his own image.
Yet Adam and Eve showed 90
Eclipse of Faith, committing the
first human sin and bringing
death into the world and all our
woe.
2 FAITH OF ABEL
ca By faith Abel offered un-
to God a more excellent sacrifice
than Cain, by which he obtained
witness that he was righteous,
God testifying of his gifts: and
by it he being dead vet sPeaketh.
3. FAITH OF ENOCH
S By faith Enoch was trans
lated that he should not see
death; and was not found, be.
cause God had translated him:
for before his translation he had
this testimony, that he pleased
God.
6 But without faith it is i'm.
possible to please him: for he that
cometh to God must believe that
he is, and that he is rewarder
of them that diligently seek him.
q. FAITH OF NOAH
BY faith Noah, being warned
of God of things not seen as yet
moved with fear, prepared an ark
to the saving of his house; by
the which he condemned the
world, and became heir of the
Righteousness which is by faith.
S. FAITH OF ABRAHAM
S-By faith Abraham, when he
was called to 60 out into a place
which he should after receive for
an inheritance, obeyed; and he
went out, not knowing whittier he
went.
9 BY faith he sojourned in the
land of promise, as in a strange
country, dwelling in tabernaeles
with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs
with him of the same promise:
10 For he looked for a city
which hath foundations, whose
builder and maker is God.
IL BY faith Abraham. when he
was tried, offered up Isaac: and
he that had received the promises
offered up his only besotten son.
10 Of whom it was said, That
in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
10 Accounting that God was
able to raise him up, even from
the dead; from whence also he