Passaic City record., 1893-10-07
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
OCTOBER s.
Lesson Text: ssRedemption In
Christi Romans ILL.,, 1926
Golden Text: Romans
ill.,, "a Commentary.

10. "Now we know what things soever the
law saith, it saith to them who are under the
law that every mouth may be stopped, and
all the world may become guilty before
God" He has been proving both Jews and
Gentiles all under sin, and that there is none
righteous oversees 8, 10). But what about the
law that is holy and just and good (chapter
vii, 12), and those who conscientiously try
to keep it like Paul himself, who said that
as touching the righteousness of the law he
considered himself blameless (Phil. ill.,, g..
This verse in our lesson says the law is to
stop mans mouth and prove every one
guilty, for until we are ready to plead guilty
before God there is no hope of our redemp-
ton. In Math. ", %, Jesus teaches that a
sinful look breaks the seventh command
ment, and in John iii, 15, we learn that
hatred breaks the sixth, while in Jas. H., 10,
we find that sswhosoever shall" keep the
whole law and yet offend in one point is
guilty of all.
20. ssTherefore by the deeds of the law
there shall no flesh be justified in His sight,
for by the law is the knowledge of sin. !"
David recognized this when he said, s'In
Thy sight shall no man living be justified"
Cps. cxliii., p. The law, although SO holy,
cannot give life because of mans sinfulness
or weakness OF his flesh (Gal. iii, 81 Rom.
viii, 80 Only one Man ever kept the law per-
fectly. He came to fulfill the law and the
prophets, even to fulfill all righteousness
(Math. ", IT !; ill.,, 15). In Him is no sin; He
knew no sin He did not sin q John ill.,, 5,
III Cor. ", 81 I Peter H., 22). He could
truthfully say. 81 delight to do Thy will, 0
my God-yea, Thy law is within my heart"
CPS. xl., 81. He was and is ''the righteous
ness of God" All our efforts to keep the
law seeking thus to obtain righteousness,
are like Adam and Ewes fig leaf aprons,
which had to be laid aside and give place to
the coats OF skins of Gods own providing.
Xiv, 81.
81. s'But now the righteousness of God
without the law is manifested, being wit
messed by the law and the prophets. 2 To Him
give all the prophets witness that through
His name whosoever believeth In Him shall
receive remission of sins (Acts x, 49,. Paul
in all his preaching said none other things
than those which the prophets and Moses did
say should come (Acts XVI, 22). Jesus be-
gan at Moses and all the prophets and ex-
pounded unto them in all the Scriptures
the things concerning Himself (Luke
XIV, 27). Righteousness is the great
essential. God demands it, and He has a
right to. He says the unrighteous shall not
inherit the kingdom of God, and that unless
we have something bett er than that of the
scribes and pharisees we can in no case enter
into the kingdom of heaven q Cor. vi, 8,
Math. ,20) But what God demands He
also provides-if a wedding garment is nee
essary, then wedding garments are provided
(Math. xii, II, 12). Does He demand
righteousness2 Then He provides righteous
ness as freely as He provided the clothing for
Adam and Eve (Gen. ill.,, 21).
%. Even the righteousness of God, which
is by faith of Jesus Christ, unto all, and upon
all them that believe" God hath made Him
to be sin for US who knew no sin, that we
might be made the righteousness of God in
Him. He is made unto lis righteousness III
Cor. ", II Cor. j., 30). By Him all that
believe are justified from all things from
which we could not be justified by the law Of
Moses (Acts xiii, 39). Therefore the soul
that truly receives Him can say, II will
greatly rejoice IN the Lord, my soul shall be
joyful in my God, for He hath clothed me with
the garments of salvation, He hath covered
me with the robe of righteousness" (Isa. lxL.
10). But how many are going about to es-
tablish their own righteousness, either
wholly ignorant OF or utterly despising the
glorious righteousness provided for them in
Christ Jesus, WHO is the end of the law for
righteousness to every one that belieyeth
(Rom. X, 0, AZ.
49, .sFor there is no difference, for all
have sinned and come short of the glory OF
God In Adam all die 0 Cor. xy., 22).
There is not just man upon earth that
doeth good and sinneth not Eccl. VIII, 20),
or as in verse 10 OF this chapter There Is
none righteous. No, not one. Such is the
description or all men by nature, and while
all are not equally great sinners all are. with
out exception, sinners. Since Adam was
driven out of paradise all have been born OUT
side the garden there is no difference. When
Noah was shut in the ark, all the rest except
those with MIN were shut out and perished;
there was no difference.
"a Being justified freely by His grace,
through the redemption tnat is in Christ
Jesus All redemption is in Christ out of
Him and apart from Him there is none. 1t is
the blood rnat maketn an atonement tor the
soul Hev. xvii. y, and none but His blood
could do it (Acts iv., l2). But having by His
life and death AMI resurrection obtained
eternal redemption Tor Us (Heb., ix., 12) He
bestows if, or rather Himself Tor it Is all in
Him, upon whososver will receive Him (John
Ill, l6 Rev. xxi, II Eph. l., 6, y. AT in
finite cost Ele has purchased II, but III His
great grace He gives it freely to even the
CHIEF OF sinners as soon as they truly turn to
Him. SO thar even sucn as are described in
Cor. vi. 9-1l, could rejoice in having be-
come by His blood washed, sanctifled, justi-
fed
25. ssWhom God hath set forth to be
Precipitation through faith in His blood, to
declare His righteousness for the remission
of sins that are past, through the forbear-
ance of God.'' The word here translated
sspropitiation" is found only elsewhere in
Heb. tx, 5, where it is translated s.mercy
seat" In each of these verses in the r. V. it
is in the margin s'propitiatory." The mercy
seat or lid of the ark, thus designated, was
never to be removed, 1t was sprinkled with
blood, and beneath 1t in the ark were the ta-
bles OF testimony containing the Ten Com
mandments, that holy law. the ministration
of death (II Cor. ILL.,, ID. Christ is our mercy
seat, who by His own blood stills the con-
demning voice of the law. And because OF
this blood, which was in due time shed on
Calvary, God in former days granted remis-
sion of sins. all blood sprinkled on the mercy
seat being typical OF this precious blood
which was shed once for all.
26. ''To declare, say, at this time HIS