The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-16
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
NOVEMBER 10.
lesson Text: "imitstion OF Christ"
Eph. w., 2O-33 - Goideu
Text: Eph. iv., 81 -
Commentary.


| who with darkened understandings, alienat.
/ oil from the life ot God through Ignorance
and blindness. walk ia the vanity ottheir
mind. aud then he adds this word To
the saints The Christians walk or lits IL 10
/ be- the most marked ani manifest contrast tn
. that Of the worldling we are to walk not ~
other gentileS. bat worthy oi our vocation In
/ love rs children Of light, and "ircumspcctly
] (rhapter iv.. II. I. and chapter v. 4 4. i5).
81. III ~ be- that ye have heard Him aud
/ have been taueh, hy Him as the truth il In
Jcsus.' We hear Christ aud are taught by
Him whpn wa hear His word either directly
from the Bible or through His servants even
~ H. said. lie thar hedrsth YOU hsareth
4 Ne. AMI h. thai dpsptspth YOU dsspisrth Ne.
amt he that dcspisoih Me despis"th Him that
sent Ne duke !. 10. We must however.
I see that all messages are according 10 the
book. ani now NOR, than eyer must watch
+ Tor tn" Messenger lisa. Wit. 2ON.
-. That Nc put Of, concerning the former
conversation the OLD man. which i- corrupt
according % th" d"rnitiul lusts.' or ~ ia
Col. iti. =. "puJ on tn" old man with his
deeds THIS Old man. or carnt mini of
flesh or body ~ death. ~ Il ~ varOusly
called. Is not subject io the law ot God aui
mover can t'. II i said to have been cru't.
Ned with Christ. anl wrar' TO reckon IL dead
ani have don" with u tIpm. Wit. : w.. q,
b in. II IS the II. myself. part o' 49, who's.
acquaintance W. are to eat forever AMI know
no more.
mind The new birth. by watch wa bnroms
child-nn of Gol t. the reception NJ sonr.
tningSr never had before. even Christ Him.
self into our hearts tJohn t.. T.. l]). Then
W" are to Weld our whole beingtp Him that
lie may MI the temples. our bodrs. with
Himself and Ills Spirit. AMI transform IA
by the renewing ot our minds. conforming ia
60 liis own image Rom. yi., - xii, I, z
viii, 2lN.
-. "AnI that "a put ON the new man.
which after God il credited IN righteousness
and true holiness. II ~ hcnrrfouh To- b.
'not I. but Christ. who liycth ia mo. for ws
are His workmanship created in Christ jesus
uatu good works which God hath before
prepared that we should walk in thom. these
works being wrought by not |. hut the
grirr of God with Us tGal. IT, 20 Hph. H..
10 | Cor. w. To- W" were chosen IN Him
that We should br holy chapter t.. ~
%. Wherefore, putting away lying. speak
every mIn truth with his nrighhor. for W.
ara members Que Ot another Our business
hero IL the huilling up ~ the body Of Christ;
AMI this will never hraccompished by lying
hut hy speaking the truth I'm love oversees T.
ljl. some common ways OF lying are to say
W" know Hin and Yet not keep His com
anlm"ntS, or To- suv we love God and vet
not love our brethren Il John H.. 4 iv., 20).
As To deceit and lying. read Is ci.. :.
2G. "B" ye angry and sin not LOT not the
sun go down upon your wrath" II must be
possible, then. 10 he angry without commit
ting sin. and Yet IN verse 81 we are to put
away all anger. Il il n different word In the
GrrH', In each code. but neither word seems
to indicate = work oi the Spirit. Sin not IL
plain enough and ~ confirmed by John H.,
! therefore le; our daily prayer hes "Nouch-
safe. q Lord. 20 keep us this day without
sin. and let IA expect Hin 10 10 II.
q. Neither give place To the devil" All
doubts and fears aud forebodings are very
apt To be from him. Therefore, as one ho'
said, never offer him chair and consent 40
t1i, the matter over with him, hut reier him
ltlyto your Advocate ar'hs'.i NJ ear
,,o :. him " ''""" Iu0 ju ler
w, HN shield OF ia,tn q
,S5"N' 30 Epb. VI, IL. 10,
y him thnt stole steal no more. but
ra''tr let him labor. work ing with his hand,
1ne thing which is good thar he NAV haveto
give To him that needcth.' The eighth com
mandmrnt Tx. w, l5 Is emphatic upon
the first clause. The second is supported by
Acts xS. ~, whore Paul says. Il have showed
YOU all things. how that 50 laboring ye ought
10 support the wrak." Observe why W.
ought To labor. not simply for your own sup
port, hut 10 hay" something for the needy.
90. Let no corrupt communication pro-
coed ont %, your mouth. but that which h
good 10 the us' of rdilyng. that It may min.
lister grncr unto the hearers The words OF
uur mouths and meditation Of our hearts ars
to hr acceptable unto Him Ps. XIX, ~.
~
trhaptrr y. q. and all Idle words must b"
giycn account OF ,NInth. xii, 3G). Who Ia
sufficient for this? H. says, My grace ~
sufficient for thee.
30. And gric,c no, the Holy Spirit OF
God. whereby yp are sealed unto the day OF
redemption Unbelieycrs may resist tho
Spirit tA"tI vii, 81, but believers may
rreyr or gu"nrh 4 lnrss y.. l9. Ho il a
Holy Spirit aud Spirit Of truth therefore
anything impure or decStful must greyo
L. 80. ii
MAKE Ms as 1en,iyc 10 evil rs the eye IS To
the least particle ot dust. he Il Our dear
Friend and abiding Comforter TO show IA
the tuing, of Christ aud SIid" ~ unto all
truth John xvi, -, ~. II" jcnlously de-
sircth Us to be all for Jesus lIas, W., ., mar
GIN.
81. Let all bitterness anil wrath and
clumor and evil speaking bo put away !ror
you with all malice Perhaps We are mosl
APT - sin manlieStly the line Of evil speak
in.;. Soc Jas. w., H. with Xarh. Wiz 10
Wit. II. But bitterness ir the heart Is tho
most iusiliou-, ant the Lord Searcheth our
hearts and understLuleth all the imlsina-
ttons Ot our thought, Il Chron. xviii. ~.
We cnn onIy trust Him 10 give us clean and
pare heart, and then 10 Keep them so, for wo
cannot, but ile /, able.
Wash, Lord. and purify my heart
And make II clean IN ey'ry part.
And when It's clean, Lord. kcrpit, too,
For that j. more than | can 30,
90. "And De ya kind one 10 another. ten
der hearted, iOrgyinS one another, even IA
God for Chr,st's sake hath forgiven you"
The love Of God In Christ to us should con
strain MS to love others, Tor only thus can wa
prove our love 10 God Il John ill.,, III John
Ny.. ~. As God was manifest Ia Christ, 50
Christ should hr manifest in us to the glory
OI Goa aud the good OF others Since God
has forgiven ~ orr great debt We should
surely forgive the little debts OF others 10 us,
for what comparison can there be between
the greatest wrong OF others to rs and our
sins against Godt Believing that Got hath
forgiven Us | JoAn IT,. ~ and that we arr
sealed tchapter t., ~, q will enable as freely
10 forgive others lesson Helper.
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