The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-15
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Especially ARRANGED from Pclouhets Notesi
A TEMPERANCE LESSON
co,prS TExr--It IL good neither 10 eat mesh.
cor 10 drink wine. nor anything whereby my
nro,h,r slrmblcth Rom li:2l
ArrHoR st Paul
DA~E-The spring OF A. d. IS. toward the
close OF Paul's third greet missionary journey
PLAcE-Writicn Ut Corinth' iowaru ,ne
close az Pauls three months residence there
PLACE IN BIBLE HISTORY Paul was JUST
ahou, 10 leave Corlnih for Jerusalem. bringing
with him the contributions OF Inc rcntno
churches for the poor saints In Jerusalem tActs
2):a, ,. Cor 1000
LESSON NOTES.
General Statement of the Problem.
FIRST. There are certain acts which
are universally conceded to be right,
and as coming within the Christian law
of liberty. About these. people OF FAR
common sense and religious intclli-
rcnse have no question. and do them
freely. Second. There are other acts
which are as plainly prohibited. To
dothcm is wrong and always wrong
Third. There are very large num-
Der OF acts which lie in the twilight re-
gion. between the day Of certain righ'
and the night of acknowledged wrong.
They are not wrong in themselves uu.
according to the circumstances ana
motives of their doing.
Fourth. The method of settlement
is that employed all through the liDie,
of la sing down general principles ana
not definite rules and commands FOR
the PRINCIPLES abide eternally but the
nnniication of them varies continually.
Ve have no trouble whatever about
some of the questions which almost
rcnt the ancient church asunder, such
as keeping the fcasts, eating GER
tain foods. or meat offered 70
idols. or conforming To Jewish rites and
ceremonies. But there arc many other
questions in our day which are very
difficult to decide. and which can be
decided only on general principles.
The same general principles must be
applied in our imitation OF the example
of ancient saints and even OF Jesus
Himself To do the same thing they
did, but under different circumstance.
NAV bc violation of the very princ.-
pies on which they acted. For Us To at
tempt to walk on the sea because
Jesus did, or to pray all night on a
Jesus did SO in n summer night. or to
wear the very same fashion Of clothes
that He wore. might easily be the very
opposite Of following His example.
The application OF great divine prin-
ciplcs to our daily lives in varying cir
cunstances. is Il large part of the dis
ciplinc by which we grow in grace and
develop u strong and holy character
Early Christian Problems. First.
The duties Of the Jewish 10 the Gentle
disciples. The Jewish disciples wanted
the Gentle to bc saved. but felt that
it was necessary that in doing SO they
should adopt the Jewish ritual. They
knew that their religion was divine.
Tor fifteen hundred years they had
been the chosen people IF God The
very God and Father Of the Lord Jesus
hal instituted their religion. And
now. to ignore this. TO receive men in
t. tho kingdom in another way than
commanded to prosclytcs by God him.
self. and practised for ages. was not
this an insult to God. TO religion. to
the Eiblc. TO all their past history.
Was not Moses inspired? Was the
sacred pen.atclch to be reduced to q
dead letter We're all the curses o.
Ebal to be braved? Again. there was {
great social and religious barrier be
tween Jews and Gcntilcs. which made
it exceedingly di fiicult for them tn liy,
and work together as brethren in TIL,
same churches
second. The duties of Gentle dis
ciplcs To- the Jewish. Why should
net the Gcntiles become Jews? An,
yet to do SO laid a heavy. unncccssar,
burden on the Gcnt;les. a yoke whicl
neither the Jews nor their father
were able to bear 1t destroyed thu
GLORIOUS liberty of the sons of God
which allowed the Gospel spirit t
work ont iato forms and methods nat
u-al to the person who was filed wit
that spirit. The ceremonial law wa
bnrlcnsomc on account of TIE multi
rlicity and rninuteness of its injunc
t.,ns- necessary as they were in tn
divine training of the Jewish nation
The traditions Of the elders were sill
more 50. Again. il placed an unIcces
sarv lilirarcc IN the way of the con
ycraion OF the Gcntilcs. Then. shout
they keep 10th the Jewish S.lJLat
and the Lords day. or which Shout
the; choose? Should they cat I'll lsinfi
Of meat. or only that permitted 10 Ia
Jews? And lastly, it seemed 10 sui
vert the very truths If the Go pei II
Tie salvation Of men. IL lea rlca I
r~.y On forrrs and ceremonies instca
o. or Christ alone and the change q
heart w.ic' he required.
Third. The relation Of Christian
10 the heather world. The Christian
living among the heather were fcN
and poor. and il was very difficult I
keep themselves pure from ilola.rt
a large portion Of the lncat offered f.
sale In the markets. had been offered i
some hcathcn temple as a sacrifice I
Tools. Should they eat Of such meat
We're they in 81 Going rartal.crs in iAg
worship? Should they 80 % an
lrat,icn fcasts with their friends. .
IAcull they abstain altogether?
God is the great writer Of kis.nr,
He writes acrcss the ages bv the foo
tread Of lova.l. Christian inar he vi: