The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-30
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
DECEMBER 3.
lesson Text: "Gratefui Obedience, :"
James T.. t6-27-Golden Text:
John iv., t9-Com-
mentary.


manifested in obedience, or the perfect man
continuing in the gospel law Of liberty"
There ts nothing in the whole letter which
conflicts with the doctrine that we are saved
by Christ alone without any works OF ours
(Rom. w., 3; Eph. H., 81, but the comple
mentary truth is made clear that being justi.
Ned by faith we must by our works make ou,
iaitb manifest. Compare Eph. a., 10. Titus
Ill.,, y. Part OF these works which give eyi
dence OF the reality Of our faith consist OF
patient endurance OF trial, which patience
will bring TO the person enduring the reward
OF the crown OF life verse I2). But while God
tries us for His glory and our good we mus,
never think that he tempts us to do wrong
On this point we must not err
IL. Every good gilt and every perfect Gift
y rom above and cometh down from the
Father OF lights. with whom IL no variable.
ness. neither shadow ot turning" An vir.
OF God must be good and perfect and He wno
gave His own Son will with Him give us al;
things Rom. wilt, 32). Thanks be unto q od
Tor His unspeakable gift which includes all
other gifts III Cor. ix.. l5). God il light Il
John l.. 81 aud therefore the source of ali
light. temporal and spiritual Dwelling in
God we dwell In light and must OF necessity
snow u. As TO His unvariablrness He savs
u am the Lord | change not lMal. Ill g.
IL. "Ot His own will begat He US with tha
the word OF truth that we should loo "A kind oi
tlrst fruits OF His creatures" God who com.
manded the light to shine OUT of darkpes.
hath shined in our hearts. and rs Il j. the ON.
trance OF Hts word that give,h light il is thus
tue light comes. When we receive His vora
we receive Himself. for He il tho Word oi
God, and thus we ARE born again. or from
above tsee IL Cor w.. r.. cxix.. l2O John
l., |. ", l3). Peter also testines that we ara
horn again by the Word Of God Il Pot. l.. ,.
y. and this agrees with born OF water and
tue spirit tJohn ILL.,. D vi. 6S Fph v g6,
~. 'Nhereiore, my beloved brethren let
every man be swift to hear slow 20 spsaE
slow to wrath Because ALI good /, iron,
God and all evil from US therefore eagerly
devour all He saws. but be- careful of what
proceeds from our lips. We are to take
need what we hear. and how we hear AIars
W., "a Luke Will, lSi. and we are to let the
word Of Christ dwell III us richly, 50 that ont
Oh the abundance OF the heart the mouth NAV
speak (tol. H.. 10 Alatb. xii, 3N. Aud by
ms very word OF God abiding In Us We shall
Oe kept from sin (rs. cxiN, H.
~. 'For the wrath ot man worketh not
the righteousness OF God" Angry nrrn.
ment and disputing never Accomplished the
glory OF God. and yet some preacher, cannot
AK on holy things and keep their tempers.
Pauls advice TO Timothy il good. ',rh,
servant of the Lord mus, not strive. but he
gentle unto all men. apt to teach. patient"
Ill Tim. H.. "a
81. Wherefore lay apart all nlthiness and
superhuity OF nauchtiness and receive with
meekness the engraftcd word. which Is abb.
20 save your souls. Here IL testimony as
clear as Paul ever gave that II Is the word
that saves. BY the word comes the new
birth rs We have seen, and by the word comes
the assurance OF salvation Il John ", II-l3).
Our part is TO meekly receive the wort.
10 TINS end We must simply have done with
All lniquitY. cleanse ourselves from all
nnhiness or the flesh and spirit and Ind
perfect holiness IN the fear OF the Lord (I
Cor. VII, Heb. xii, I0
a. but he ye doers OF the word and not
hearers only, deceiving your own selves"
Jesus Himself said, mot every one that
splth nuto Me, Lord. Lord. shall enter into
fNne kiigdne, o, Aseyen -Nitt, hs- that LIZ - !,
ne VIII OF Ny Father wnich il in heaven"
lMath. VII, ~. My mother and nv brath
reh are these which hear toe word of God
ihd 90 u Luke viii. 2D. The whole ofths
second chapter OF this -pstlc from verse IA
20 me end Is commentary upon the verse.
- -. Il or II any be bearer ofthe wordan
not a>tiQ.r he Is like unto "A man beholdinp
his uaturd, ... e in glass" The word of
Goa II a mirror IN which each.S Spa can 500
himself aud his failures. and in which he can
Rlso see what h" ought to be- for ther. are
many Illustrations Ot men mud women IN
Whum God dwelt and wrought ior the good
Oi others people who were not hearers only.
Iut doers. ior God wrought in them both To-
viii and TO DO. See II Chron XXI. -,
ana SNNlv.. l, =, also | Cor Xy, ~ Pau.
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