MEMORY VERSE: ‘Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth?’ Luke 18:8, last part.
LESSON AIM: To study how faith is born and how it develops by living with God.
‘“The knowledge of what the Scripture means when urging upon us the necessity of cultivating faith, is more important than any other knowledge that can be attained.” Faith is expecting the word of God to do the thing which that word speaks, and the depending upon the word only to accomplish the thing which that word speaks.’ A. T. Jones: Review & Herald, January 24, 1899 .
1. Where does faith come from? Romans 12:3, last part; Hebrews 12:2, first part.
NOTE: ‘Faith is “the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8); and that it is given to everybody is plainly stated in the Scriptures: “God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.” Romans 12:3. This measure of faith which “God hath dealt to every man” is the capital with which God endows and starts “every man that cometh into the world;” and every man is expected to trade upon this capital, cultivate it, to the salvation of his soul.’ A. T. Jones, Review & Herald, January 10, 1899.
2. In whom should we put our faith? Acts 20:21; Acts 24:24.
NOTE: ‘It is faith in Christ, and faith alone, that avails: it is faith in Christ that avails to obtain forgiveness of sins; it is faith in Christ that obtains the inheritance; it is faith in Christ that obtains the righteousness which, alone, can make the inheritance sure. And it is faith in Christ, and that alone, that can enable the one whose sins are forgiven, so to walk in the path of righteousness that he shall enter, in full and assured heirship, upon the inheritance that was given to Abraham and his seed, through the righteousness of faith.’ A. T. Jones: Review & Herald, November 21, 1899.