The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-02-07
SABBATH SCHOOL,
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOE
FEBRUARY ..
Lesson Text: 1.-THE Sermon on the
Mount" Luke vi, 41-4o--
Golden Text: Luke VII,
4S-Commenta

Al. "And why beholdest thou the note
that is in thy biother's eye, but per"eivest
not the beam that il in thine own cyc?" We
have in this chapter the all night prayer, tho
choosing of tho twelve apostles and the ser
mon on the plain, OF which our lesson ~ tho
closing portion. IT is sometimes called Tho
Sermon on tho Mount" but while it is some.
what the same in substance rs that discourse
OF our Lord, found in Math. v, 10 viii,
glance Mt verso II OF our chapter VIII show
that this discourse must have h"Cn Delivered
at another time ana certainly ON nia'n :"
which He had come down after "nooNin" III"
twelve. IIo closes this dis"uurS" ny ceiling
them that the main thing tor each one IS I"
be right with God himself before nH attemOtS
to ser his brother right, lest what seems like
n beam in our brothers eve NAV BE du" 90 q
beam in our own eye wni'" thHse - hd' Il
mote in our rCthcrs.
A. Cast out first the heam OGt Of thin"
own eye, and th"n shalt tE0h ~" clearly 20
pu,l oUt tho mote that is in thy brother
eve" II * too often the cIsc inat i'll iudS-
fn:, another wo condemn ourselves. being
guilty Of the same things (RDm. III, -. IN
this very sermon. aS well a. in tn" sermon on
the moun. (vcr>e 81 and Math. Vii. il II"
commands us TO Judge not, AMI IN Cor.
iY. }. by tho same Spirit through rau!. 10
commands ia to ";udi:r nothing IriOC" IL"
time until tho Lord como who will na.5
manifest tho cOIusU!s Of tho hca-ts. Nh!!"
we a.a nul 10 Judge OtharS until we our
iibc-tv to iuhc" ourselves Il Cor. Il. 3l) by
the light 0t His life ana His law. aud this va
should 10 continually. bat tho best way 10
do this il 10 set tho Lord always before ~.
and let His prcSrnco and approval b" the
constant test.
A. For u good tree hringeth not forth
corrupt fruit: neither doth - corrupt trco
bring forth good fruit" 1t seems to me that
II is not auo,h her. but ourselves, that We aro
to contemplate rs tho tree in question. Am
,,ln t-a.N N.Nft tl,n I MI N t,N-
If not shall some day he s,:rely rooted up
(Math. XIV, 13)-iu otncr Wills. unless am
born from above J shall svrly perish, but IL
have become a child or God by faith III
Christ Jesus then 1 Gm i tree Or plant oi tho
Lords planting, rooted and grounded IN
love CEph. ill.,, ~. and am here to bear much
fruit - His glory CJChu Ty., l-S).
i4. For every trcH IS known by his own
fruit. Tor OF thOcnS mon do not gather !ir-,
nor Of u hramhlc bush gather they grapes.
When God Great cI;lau,, trees. IL" cause
that ca II should viC.d rru!t a;,rr ms k.3L
(Grn. II. i2). When Ilo "roat"d mnC. IIn
made MIN III Ills Image. after his iiE"n"-S,
and commanded him jo - taitl!Ul, bat be-
fo-r man began 10 DE lr0Ilfut ne sinnHh and
fell AMI lost ~" iu%"" - Col and ho:nt
children in ms own likeness. HtJ"r hiS iulg"
(Gru. II, >; Y. -; r'Use every child Of
Adam has been born l.: sin. l. = corrupt tran
Ror viii, 7. ~. and raA""t n Hr fruit unto
God until made i good iCco w tCiu.; horn
again.
80. "Nor o!thc abundance or tho heart MS
mouth Spcakoth.' A good man from tic good
treasures therein and III evil man nom tbs
evil treasures therein. Ih"vo is no plcch-
work with God. lie does not put new Goth
upUa an old garment nor new wine into Ola
bottles (Ghaptcr ". 3G.3S). Not reformation,
hytt regeneration, is the Icids way . saving
<,nen. IT niry van be i" Christ, hc Is ncW
creation, BON o. God. Christ has ccme to
dwell in him. his body has become a tcmpIs 3
rf hn nd