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Righteousness by Faith
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Articles by A.T Jones
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Published in the Advent Review and
Sabbath Herold
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(Article titles supplied by Allen
A. Benosn)
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"Faith Cometh By Hearing, and Hearing
By the Word of God"
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February 21, 1899
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Faith is complete dependence upon the word of God only
for the accomplishment of what that word says.
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This being so, it must never for a moment be forgotten
that where there is no word of God, there cannot be any faith.
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This is shown also in the truth that "faith cometh by
hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Rom. 10:17. Since faith thus
comes indeed by the very word of God itself, it is perfectly plain that
where there is no word of God, there can be no faith.
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This is beautifully illustrated by an instance in the
life of David, because David had it in his heart to build a house unto
the Lord, the Lord spoke to him by the prophet Nathan, saying, "The Lord
telleth thee that he will make thee an house. . . . And thine house and
thy kingdom shall be established forever before thee: thy throne shall
be established forever."
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Then David prayed and said, "Now, O Lord God, the word
that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house,
establish it forever and do as thou hast said. And let thy name be magnified
forever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel, and let the
house of thy servant David be established before thee.
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"For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed
to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy
servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.
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"And now, O Lord God, thou art that God, and thy words
be true and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant; therefore,
now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue
forever before thee: for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it: and with thy
blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed forever." 2 Sam. 7:11-29.
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His prayer was altogether of faith, because it was altogether
of the word of God: the word of God was the cause of it; the word of God
was the basis of it; and the word of God was all the hope of David that
the prayer would ever be answered.
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He asked according to the will of God, because the will
of God was expressed in the word of God. Having asked according to the
plainly stated will of God, David knew that his prayer was heard. And knowing
that his prayer was heard, David knew that he had the petition which he
desired of him. 1 John 5:14. Therefore he said, So let it be. And therefore
also the answer to that prayer was, and is, and forevermore shall be, sure
unto David.
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And this was written for our learning: that we might know
how to pray in faith and how in prayer to cultivate faith. Therefore, Go
and do thou likewise. Because "the knowledge of what the Scripture means
when urging upon us the necessity of cultivating faith is more essential
than any other knowledge that can be acquired."
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