The Holiest of All By Andrew Murray

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TENTH SECTION.-xi. 1-40.
The Fulness of Faith.
XCVIII.
FAITH THE SENSE FOR THE UNSEEN.
XL 1. Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the proving of
things not seen.
2. For therein the elders had witness borne to them.
3. By faith we understand that the worlds have been framed by the word
of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out of things which do
appear.
THE previous chapter closed with the solemn lesson : There is
no alternative, believing or drawing back ;
there is no safety
or strength for the Christian, but to be strong in faith ;
there
is no way of pleasing God, of abiding in His presence and
favour, but by faith.
If any man draw back, My soul hath no
pleasure in him. And so, after the teaching of the Epistle as
to what God hath done, we are now to see that for our enjoy
ment of its
power and blessing but one thing
is needed the
fulness of faith. It will be shown us how this is the key to the
life of all God s saints, and to all that God did for them.
really
The writer begins by a general statement of what faith
is in its nature and action. Now faith is the assurance
of things hoped for, the proving of things not seen.
Faith is
the spiritual faculty of the soul which deals with the spiritual