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I B I B L E B R I E F S Lest We Forget D efinition of a M essage A Scriptural Message is a message gathered through prayer and earnest study, delivered in the power of the Holy Spirit with the supreme object of sav ing men from sin and lifting them into the likeness of Jesus Christ. Faith Faith is the one link between the soul and truth. Faith is the most potent force in the realm of thought. Faith is the spiritual eye that, piercing the clouds, can see God in the dark. Faith creates its own emotions and car ries its own lamp. If a man maintains his faith in an un erring God, all the grinding poverty that ever crowded a man into a garret cannot keep him from the mansion prepared for him. Faith must rest on evidence—the evi dence of God’s Word. —^o— Heaven Heaven is the home of the children of God over which there are no shadows. The sweet and alluring promise of heaven is : “There shall be no night there.” Heaven is entered only by the way of the cross, — o — The Cross The cross is the center of the universe and of history. Man’s only glory is the cross, other wise it becomes his stumbling-block. The key to the Old Testament is, Jesus Christ dièd for our sins according to the Scriptures. The cross is the symbol of Christianity. The resurrection is the crown of the cross. The glory of God is the lamb slain from the foundation of the world. “We did not see Thee lifted high Amid that wild and savage crew, Nor hear Thy meek imploring cry, ‘Forgive, they know not what they do’; Yet we believe the deed was done Which shook the earth and veiled the sun.” — Selected. — o — Hold Fast By Your Sunday A RESTFUL Sunday is a physical neces sity for all. A QUIET Sunday is one of the greatest moral forces of the universe. A FAMILY Sunday is a preserver of the home. A CIVIC Sunday is a Charter of indus trial freedom. A CHRISTIAN Sunday is a bulwark of the righteousness which exalteth a nation. The Bible Call. hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back” (Isa. 38:17). 5. Blotted out—“I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee” (Isa. 44:22), 6. Sought for, and not found—“In those days, and in that time saith the Lord, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve” (Jer. 50:20). 7. Cast into the depth of the sea—“He will turn again, he will have compas sion upon u s; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea” (Mic. 7:19). —o— Ten Divine Certainties In the Book of Revelation. 1. A proprietorship which is unques tionable. “Shall be His people.” (Rev. 21: 3.) 2. A presence which is unchanging. “Shall be with them.” (Rev. 21:3.) 3. A vision which is undimmed. “Shall see His face.” (Rev. 22:4.) 4. A relationship which is unceasing. “Shall be My son.” (Rev. 3 :7.) 5. A purity which is unsullied. “Shall walk with Me in white.” (Rev. 3 :4.) 6. A service which is unwearied. “Shall serve Him.” (Rev. 22:3.) 7. A joy which is unchangeable. “Shall wipe away all tears.” (Rev. 21:4.) —Chas Inglis. P REACHER S and Ch ristian W o rkers This is Your Page If you have a sermon outline or some Scriptural nugget that has been a blessing to you, why not pass it on? We shall be glad to receive contributions of this nature from our readers !
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