The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-03
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Lesson s.. Fourth Quarter, Inter
national series, Deccmber o.


10 40 nor err. MY beloved brethren. I"
This epistle has been designated as 'love
manifested inobedience, or the perfect man
continuing III the gospel law Of liberty
There IS nothing in the whole letter which
conflicts with The doctrine that we are
saved by Christ alone without any works
Of ours Rom. ~, s; Eph. II, s., but the
Complementary truth is made clear that
being justified by faith VIC must by our
works make our faith manifest Compare
Eph. Il, 10, Titus iii, s. Part Of these works
which give evidence of the reality OF orr
lfaith consist Of patent endurance Of trial,
which patience win bring to the person en-
during the reward of the crown OF life
Verse is) But while God tries us for His
glory and our good we must never think
that He tenlpts ns to do wrong. Cnthis
point we must not err,
II. Every good gift and every perfect
gift is from above and cometh down from
the Father OF lights. with whom is no yari-
ableness, neither shadow OF turning All
giftsof God must be both good aud perfect.
and He who gave His own Son win with
Him give MS all things Rom viii, S2).
Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable
gift which includes NIL other gifts(l Cor.
tx, 10y God is Light Il John /, 81 and there
fore the source of eli light, temporal and
spiritual. Dwelling IN God we dwell in
light and mustof necessity show It, Asst
isnnyariahlenasa He says, lam the Lord;
I change not CMal. iii, o.
1e. "Of His own Will begat He us with
the word OF truth that we should be kind
Of first fruits Of His creatures God who
commanded the light TO shine ont Of dark
ness hath shined in our hearts, and as it is
the entrance OF His word that giveth light
IL IS thus the light comes, When we re-
ceiye His word, we receive Himself, for He
is the Word Of God, and thus we are born
ae,tln, or from above (see III Cor Nv, 8; ps.
cSix, 1870: John il 4, ~, 49,. Peter also testi-
fies that we are born again by the Word OF
God q Pet j, ., 81, and this agrees with born
Of water and the Spirit John iii, o. II, 69;
Eph. Y, 2G).
10. Wherefore. my beloved brethren, let
every man be swift TO hear, slow to speak,
slow to wrath" Because all good is from
God and all evil from US, therefore eagerly
devour all He says, but be careful Of what
proceeds from our lips. We are to take
heed what we hear, and how we hear Mark
Nv, "a; Luke viii, Is), and we are to let Che
word Of Christ dwell in us richly, so that
out of the abundance of the heart the
mouth may speak (Col lis, 10; Math. xii,
80. And by this very word of God abiding
in us we shall be kept from sin (Pa cxix,
III.
20 "For the wrath of man worleth not
the righteousness OF Cod Angry argu-
nient and disputing never accomplished the
glory of God. and yet some preachers can
not talk on molly things and keen their
tempers. Paul's advice to Timothy is good,
The servant Of the Lord must not strive,
but be gentle INTO all men, apt to teach,
patient III lin. ii, "a.
q. Wherefore lay apart ali filthiness
md superiority Of naughtiness and receive
with meeknegs the engrafted word, which
is able 10 save your souls Here Ia tesri-
mpny as clear rs Paul ever gave that it is