The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-07
SUNDAY SCHOOL,
LESSON FOR SUNDAY. SEPT. II.
Personal Responsibility" Romans xiv.
1898. Golden Text; Romano
xiv, 3l. Commentary.

~. $50 then every one OF us shall give ac-
count OF himself 60 God" This epistls NAV
be divided into three sections aud labeled
doctrinal chapters l. TO viii. }, dispensational
(chapters TX. to xi. and practical (xii. TO
XVII. The practical, with which we now have
10 do. may be subdivided as follows. Kill.
character KILL. relation TO civil rulers xiv.
relation To- brethren xv.. labDrs xvi. Chris
tian salutations. SO that we find ourselves
today dealing with the practical question OF
right relations 20 the brethren, and especially
IN the matter OF eating and drinking We
are reminded Of the Judgment seat Of Christ
Verse 10 see also III Cor. ", 1O) and Of in
dividunl responsibility.
~. Let us not therefore Judge one an
other any more. but judge this rather that
no man put stumbling block or an occasion
TO fall In his brothers way" In | Cor iy.
., we are cxhortad to judge nothing before
the time until the Lord come. In Jas H. H.
II is writton that che shall have Judgment
without mercy that hath showed no mercy.
anu mercy rejOicethag Judgment "whils
Jesus Himself said. III yc had known what
this meancth. willhave mercy and not sacri-
nc', yc would not have condemned the guilt
less tMath. Nil. ~. We arc here not TO liys
unto ourselves. but unto the Lord verses 7.
~ and by a Christlikc life lead people unto
Him.
II. II know and nm persuaded 10y the
Lord Jesus that there Is nothing unclean OF
ts'l hut 10 him that cstcemeth anything tn
be unclean, to him II IL uncloan' Jesus
taught that mot that which goeth into the
mouth deiilcth man, hut that which cometh
out of tn" mouth tMnth. Nv., IL. And Paul
In another place teaches us that II one should
see III to accept an invitation to eat with an
unh"lioyer the proper thing would be to ent
what u provided, asking no question Tor
conscience sake II Cor. X. 27) unless the
host should Nay, This IL offered In sacrifice
To- idols Then n believer could not eat Of
IT, The glory Of God must be the one aim in
nll eating and drinking ns we'll ~ In all else
Il Cor. y. 80.
10. "But ~ thy brother bc grieved with thy
meat. now walkcst thou not charitably. De-
stroy not him with thy meat for whom Christ
died. This matter is moro fully dw"lt upon
in Cor. viii, / 10. and is summed ~ In
verse ID, Wherefore, II meat make my broth
cr to offend. | will eat No flesh while tho
world standeth.' The great question with
believer should not br. May / do this or
that and not sim hut How can I bes,
hasten His kingdom anal win men :, Iimp"
10. Let not, then. your good bc evil
spoken Of \ perfectly lawful act. some
thing that might de- o" enjoy with clear
conscience before God. might be misundcr-
stood by u weak brother and berone to him
stumbling block, N which case It would bN
for ;he glory u. Good ana the good OF the
weak brother for 20" To- r"iruiu from even
that which In Gods sight might be- Innocent
and drink. hut righteousness and peace and
joy In IN" Holy Ghost The chief business
OF those for wnom Christ died f. not eating
aud drinking. but right relation to God,
our urighhur- and ourselves The fOundn-
tion D. righteousness lliom. ". 3. ( II Cor.
v, ~, the stat" is peace Rom. v. / Eph
H.. ~. AMI TIA" manifestation Is Joy tJuhu
Ky, II Nyi., "a Rom. Ny.. iD. An will bc
disorder aud confusion until we seek first the
Kingdom of God and His righteousness
Nintu. vi. 33l, not for ourselves merely, but
io- All whom yr may reach.
H. "fnr he that in these things serveth
Christ Is acceptable 10 God and approved OF
men Wy Having. received Christ ~ our
Saviour we are always accepted in Him
lEph. l.. %, but for tins reason we seek To-
be accepted OF Him rs to our service. we
labor that whether present or absent W. may
be accepted OF Him UI Cor. ", 81. Saliva
tion full and free is Gods Riit 10 w,,psoever
We are s"ved by gr. not n works