The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-06-03
1 sIBBl19.sGDOA LESSON
.,ou.r,oNAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JUNE 6.

-.,,. .sins OF the Tongue" James
,-,a-GoIden Text: keep Thy
W.. H.. From Evil. and Thy Lips From
soaking Guile'"r'' 1'''v''-comm'n''
.vv brethren, be not many masters.
J. n! that we shall receive the greater
cslps,stion." The r. v. says teachers"
raeln, y, ..masters." Although the word
seaa ~ masters" about forty five out
rsnss ava time. yet 1t is teacher" In
siMM ?. Eph. iv., II, etc. In Luke H..
ah w.. ..aoetors." The verb ''didasko" Is
Ns ,,anslated teach" or taught"
rnctIon. therefore, seems to be that
hear in mind that the position Of
~, A IA one OF such responsibility that
ee.ilv dare to covet 1t. Yet II our Lord
and send us forth, no matter In
vs..nacity. vss His grace is sufficient for us.
ara those In whom He lives and
spp! "Who teacheth like Himp" Dob
Eryi. az u p,
sn offend not in word, the same is a
!,s,, man and able also to bride the
~ hodv" The II. v. says, "In many
va all stumble" And yet the as
un,;on in Jude XIV. r. ", Is. "Now un.
uIm that IL able to guard you from
.nhIips nli and to set you before the pres.
- AZ his glory without blemish." II We
'n,S hut trust Him, who alone OF all men
"a, stumbled, never sinned in thought,
"a a, deed. He would keep US from
mMJnv for He is able. "Thine Is the
wsy o Lord" The difficulty Is all on
.iie, He says, IL would, but ye would
Here we have great creature, the
s,ss managed by the driver by means Of
.m.ll biz In his mouth, and we have a
lishty ship managed by its governor by
asn. OF a very small helm. We might
r.Ider the smallness Of that which in
Mar case controlled the large body, or
night consider the driver or governor
kotnlng. In Ps. xxxii., 8. We are n
rur,ed not TO be like horse or mule.
stbout understanding, whose mouth must
hsld In with bit and bride. But some
,,sss snd mules have understanding, and
hslisye that some have more than their
i,sr. We are not warned against such.
IA great thing Is to have q good governor
10 be absolutely under his control.
4 Even so the tongue Is a little member
boasteth great things. Behold how
ks.t a matter a little fire kindleth."
bsrefore We are admonished, keep thy
Ipgue from evil and thy lips from speak
q guile (Ps. xxxiv. 49, And We are
Sninded that there Is not word In our
Iprue but He knoweth 1t altogether. (Ps.
k1Iix., A. Death and life are in the
bver Of the tongue" therefore "whoso
kepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth
soul from troubles" prov. xviii, 81;
23).
t And the tongue is fire, a world OF
luIty, and 1t Is set ON fire OF hell" Per.
Us some have seen and heard fearful
ngs from the tongue. but have not con.
ered these things as indications Of the
BITE Of affairs IN hell. This Is the word
,e.enns," the place Of burning, and is
I'd only by our Lord except in this one
stance. "Out Of the abundance OF the
|ar the mouth speaketh" (Math. Kill, 34),
d II satan has control Of the heart we
by expect the tongue to smell OF fire and
bnstone.
:. While every kind OF creature can be
med the tongue is untamable, IN unruly
NJ full OF deadly poison. This, Of course,
kcribes the worse phase Of the tongue
at has only the natural, unrenewed heart
hind 1t, but the possibilities of fearful
sniiestations are in every unrenewed
art. Flattery, mischief and vanity, back.
ting, deceit and lying, are all in "a wicked
ngue (Ps. ", 3; X, 7; xv., 3; ill.,, 4; xviii,
or In the heart that Is back OF the
ngue, for the heart is deceitful above all
(ings and desperately wicked" DER. xviii,
And "out of the heart proceed evil
oughts, murders, adulteries, foundations,
e'ts, false witness, blasphemies" (Math.
ly, This Is our Lords own testimony,
ID He alone knows the heart
" Herewith bless we God, even the
Pther, and Herewith curse we men which
made after the similitude OF God" II
PES not seem possible that the same
ngue could bless God and curse man,
po tongue with only the natural heart
cK oil 1t can curse, but the natural heart
nnot truly bless God. What have we
Re then, new heart which blcsses God.
1.-THE old heart which is prone to ours.
and each using the same tongue? Il
As even so, and, according to the Scrip.
PES, Is so.
" Out OF the same mouth proceedeth
ssslng and cursing. My brethren, these
ngs ought not so to be-" These sadly
" things are dishonor to Christ and
paid not continue. II we have received
LORD Jesus Christ and have thus new
uiVihe nature ii Pet. l., ~ the Spirit
uoa, whose temple we now are, jealously
sIeth US and liveth In US that we NAV
40 the things which we otherwise would
rvn'roiied by the carnal mind (Jas. Tvs.
y uai ", l6, II, Il. W. Inasmuch as
Lotd Jesus Is able to subdue all things
himself and will do 1t in due time
~, Ill., II; | Cor. XIV, 2s), He Is surely |
10 suDdue In US, and keep subduad.
Gu Il ne does not in this life cast 1t wholly
'uat old sinful nature which was born
% n, Let US yield fully to Him, crying,
1lae Is the power"
H. Doth fountain send forth Mt
same place sweet water and bitter? Can
W Tree, my brethren bear olive berries?
IVr vine ilgst So can no fountain both
~ sun water and fresh" Both trees and
n'alhs produce only after their kind and
"otns r actions are not right before
nh ause Of an evil root or source
un'ai within us. Jesus said that the
~. ws, snlch lie gives would be in US a we'll
"aaet sprlnging upon into everlasting
SJnh w., li). He Himself Is the foun.
"no Is wise man and imbued with
auss among your Let him show out
soou conversation his works with
ness Oh WISDOM" On to the end OF the
boame we nave impressed upon us that
~VSNsnly wisdom, which Is none other
0nist Himself, when allowed to con.
MIA @' WIN De iirst pure, then peaceable, |
0s Vi i,l Easy to be intreated, etc. Every
Sanm nap envy, strife or confusion Is from
WI According to Elsa. xxxii., ~
,Se ofh OF righteousness, shall be peace,
etnso, ao enect (service) Of righteousness, |
n. 4, ana assurance forever" Our Lord
cs. 'ne Prince Of Peace; He is our
en,,h MS birth the angel said, Peace
nail nn ana We, His messenger, are to
~ ", peace Nsa. iX. @ 7.Enh M Il. InLn