“But,” said the old man gently, “it does not say do, but believe.”
“Surely, mama, ‘Whosoever believeth.’ And what are we to believe?”
“The text says, ‘Whosoever believeth in Him’.”
“Yes—that is Jesus. And what are we to believe?”
“All that the Bible says of Him. Have you heard about Him at all, my child?”
“Yes. In the New Testament. We believe all that. What is the first, Fred? Oh! I remember: ‘Thou shalt call His name Jesus; for He shall save His people from their sins.’”
And Frederica added, “‘And they shall call His name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us.’”
“We are to believe that He saves His people from their sins,” said Selina. “Does that mean us too? Who are God’s people?”
“They who seek to know Him. They who love Him, and do His will. They whom He loves and will save.”
There was a pause of some minutes; then Selina said,—