"As a feeling of want was necessary in order that the soul might love the being that supplied that want, and as Jesus came to bestow spiritual mercies upon mankind, _how could men be brought to feel the want of a spiritual Benefactor and Saviour?_"... "According to the constitution which God has given the soul, it must feel the want of the spiritual mercies before it can feel love for the giver of those mercies. And just in proportion as the soul feels its lost, guilty, and dangerous condition, in the same proportion will it exercise love to the being who grants spiritual favor and salvation. How then could the spiritual want be produced in the souls of men in order that they might love the spiritual benefactor?"... "The only possible way by which man could be made to hope for and appreciate spiritual mercies and to love a spiritual deliverer would be to produce a conviction in the soul itself of its evil condition, its danger as a spiritual being, and its inability, unaided, to satisfy the requirements of a _spiritual law_, or to escape its just and spiritual penalty. If man could be made to perceive that he was guilty and needy; that his soul was under the condemnation of the holy law of the holy God, he would then, necessarily, feel the need of a deliverance from sin and its consequences; and in this way only, could the soul of man be led to appreciate spiritual mercies, or love a spiritual benefactor."--_Walker, in "Philosophy of the Plan of Salvation."_ VIII THE MEANING OF "BELIEVE ON" OR "BELIEVE IN" CHRIST "God so loved the world he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life."--John 3:16 (R. V.). "This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent."--John 6:27. "He that believeth on me shall never thirst."--John 6:35. "To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth on him shall receive remission of sins."--Acts 10:43. "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved."--Acts 16:31. "John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should come after him, that is, on Jesus."--Acts 19:4. "To him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness."--Rom. 4:5. "Whosoever liveth and believeth in [into] me shall never die. Believest thou this?"--John 11:26. "We have believed in [into] Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law."--Gal. 2:16 (R. V.). "I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed unto him against that day."--2 Tim. 1:12 (R. V.).