Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-11-25
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON TX, FOURTH QUARTER, IN.
TERNATltoNAL SERIES, NOV. 26.

Text of the Lesson, Col. Ill, 12-25-SIem
DRY Verses, 23-25 - Golden Text, Ps
ci. documentary by the Rev. ID. NJ
Stearns.
u. Put on therefore as the elect of God
holy and beloved. bowels of mercies, kind
ness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long
suffering" Because of the fullness that
dwells in Christ and because all this is ours
we ought to manifest it in our lives in the
power and graces Of the Holy Spirit (Gal
v, 90, 49, We are the elect or chosen Of
been made holy in Christ (Eph. i, a.
sl3. "Forbearing one another and forgiv
ing one another, if any man have quarrel
against any-even as Christ forgave you, SC
also do ye." A full commentary upon this
is found in Math. xviii, 2l-35. Then if any
one should say, How can l attain to iii"
the answer is, My grace is sufficient fol-
thee" Oh Cor. xii, o.. We are His body, He
is the head Chapter i, ls), and if the body
is in health all the members are under per
feet control of the Head.
IA. And above all these things put on
charity (or love), which is the bond of per
fectness." The best commentaries on this
verse are I Cor. xiii and / John iv. The
spirit through Peter says, above al
things being fervent in your love among
yourselves, for love covereth multitude
of sins" Il Pet. iv, 81. Since God is love q
John iv, s, 49, if He dwells in us, this love
cannot but be manifest, for He is also
Light, and light must shine.
Is. And let the peace of God rule in
your hearts to the which also We are called
in one body, and be ye thankful" Christ
Himself is the peace of God. and He will
delightfully."- rule in our hearts if we will
only let Him. 1t is our part to yield our
selves unto Him as those that are alive
from the dead (Rom. vi. l3).
16. Let the word of Christ dwell in you
richly in all wisdom, teaching and admon.
ishing one another in psalms and hymns
and spiritual songs, singing with grace in
your hearts to the Lord" 1t is our bust
ness to eat the word of God, and eat plenty
of it and eat it continually (Jer. XIV, Is; Jot
xiii, -; Eek. iii, Id; not simply read it
but mediate upon it Ops i, q, digest it.
make it our own.
Il. And whatsoever ye do in word OF
deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God and the Father by
lliLuf vi dS III L Sot oi- " hCNhCi
therefore We eat or drink, or whatsoever ye
do do all to the glory of God" This is the
essence and the simplicity of the Christian
life. Our bodies become His abode or man.
sion John xiv, 2, 23l, for it is the same
word in each verse, and surely it is right to
refer all things to the Head of the house
and let Him rule in His own house.
IS. wives, submit yourselves unto your
own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. "
The reason is given in Eph. V, %, "a that
the husband is the head of the wife as
Christ is the head of the church, and in
that chapter the analogy is referred back to
Adam and Eve. In | Pet. iii, /, wives are
exhorted to submission in order that they
may win their husbands, and in Titus ii, 4
5, that the word of God be not blasphemed
10. Husbands, love your wives and be
not bitter against them" In Eph. V, %, %
the analogy is las Christ loved the church
and gave Himself for it," and it is said that
he that loveth his wife loveth himself
Where there is this love ON the part of the
husband, love will ordinarily he returned
and submission will be easy all round. One
has said that woman was taken from mans
side to lie on an equality with him, from
near his heart to be loved by him, from I'm.
der his arm to be protected by him, but not
from his head nor his feet to rule over him
or be trampled on by him.
20. Children, obey your parents in all
things, for this is well pleasing unto the
Lord" According to the law, a stubborn
and rebellious sou was to be stoned (Deut
xxi, 1S21), and in Prov. xxx, IL, terrible
thing is written of the eye that mocketh al
father and despiseth mother. The fifth
commandment sums up the plain teaching
on this point lex. Xxx, l2), and the great il.
lustraticn is Jesus Himself, who, while
His parents until He was 30 years Of age
duke ii, 49-51l.
81 Fathers, provoke not your children
to anger, lest they be discouraged" In
Eph. vi, 4. there is the addition, "but bring
them up in the nurture and admonition OF
the Lord We are to think of our Father
in heaven and His love to us, and thus Low
ingly deal with our children. When He
chastens, it is in love, not in anger, and fol
our profit that we may be partakers of His
holiness Heb. xii. 10, IL.
y. Servants, obey in all things you,
masters according to the flesh, not with
eye service, as men pleasers, but in single
ness of heart, fearing God" Peter adds
that this subsection to masters is to be not
only to the good and gentle, but also to the
froward q Pet ii, isl. This is word which
reaches also to all Christians, for one OF
our highest titles is servants of Christ"
%. And whatsoever ye do do it hearth
ly, as to the Lord and not unto men," Ever
as looked at under the sun, we are tolo
that whatsoever our hand findeth to dc
we are to do it with our might (Eccl tx
l0). Jesus could say concerning His servics
in relation to the Father, Il do AWAY.
those things which please Him" John viii
29). We are to present our bodies living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, thai
we may prove what is that good and &C
ceptable and perfect will OF God Rom. xii
I, % Let our motto be, Unto Him who
loved us and washed us from our sins IL
His own blood" (Rev. i, 81.
-. knowing that of the Lord We shah
receive the reward of the inheritance, fol
We serve the Lord Christ" The question
of service brings up the question of wages.
Salvation, forgiveness OF sins, life eternal
is the gift Of God and is ours in Christ
when we receive Him Rom. vi, %; John /,
l2}. Then We begin to serve God and to
WIFI LOT his SOd lrOul heaven u mess. i,
Q, 10; Titus ii, lib. Though unbelieyers
shall not come into Judgment for their sins
John Y, "a; lisa. xiii, 25l, we must appear
before the Judgment seat of Christ to have
our service examined, and then shall every
one receive his own reward according to his
own labor (Rom. xiv, 10; ii Cor. v. 10;
Cor. iii, 81. All that has been done unto
Him shall stand. while all else shall prove
worthless
Is. Bat he that doeth wrong shall re
ceive for the wrong which he hath done,
and there is no respect OF persons" A care
full reading of Cor. iii. Ills, will show
the possibility of Christians works prov
ing to be only wood, hay and stubble and
consequently burned up in the day OF the
trial. leaving such a Christian saved as by
fre. Jesus will prove righteous Judge
there Ia no unrighteousness in Him. He
shall not judge after the sight OF His eyes,
neither reprove after the hearing OF His
ears, but with righteousness shall He judge
lisa II, 3, a.