0843. 824. “The Faith of Our Fathers”

824. “The Faith of Our Fathers”

“Contend for the Faith” Jud_1:3

At a Church Congress in Plymouth, the Mayor stated: “If we want to maintain England and this great Empire in the future, we can only do so as we bring up our children in the faith of our fathers.”

“The Faith” is that upon which our fathers lived—namely, the truth of the Word of God, which may be briefly summarised as follows:

1. God in the Livingness of His Personality—1Ti_4:10.

2. Christ in the Saviourhood of His Deity—Mat_16:16.

3. The Atonement of our Lord in His Substitutionary Sacrifice—Mat_20:28.

4. The Holy Spirit in the Power of His Sanctity—1Pe_1:2; 2Th_2:13.

5. The Example of Christ in the Steps of His Life—1Pe_2:21.

6. The Devotion of Christ in the Work of His Ministry-Act_10:38.

7. The Love of God in the Inspiration of His Influence—1Jn_4:16.

8. The Word of God in the Principles of its Truth—Psa_119:142, Psa_119:151.

9. The Promises of Jehovah in the Sufficiency of their Grace—2Co_1:20.

10. The Coming of Christ in the Magnetism of its Power—2Pe_1:16.

Many other traits of the Faith of our fathers might be given, but the above will suffice to indicate the magnificence and many-sidedness of its truth. The Faith of the Bible is a mould to shape us, a magnet to attract us, a larder to feed us, a cordial to strengthen us, a power to lift us, a charm to attract us, a sword to protect us, a goad to stimulate us, a harbour to shelter us, and a fortune to enrich us.

By: DR. F. E. MARSH