Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-24
international 9essolls.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON X, FOURTH QUARTER, IN
TERNATIONAL SERIES, DEC. s.

Text of the Lesson, Phil. II, 1-11-Mem-
ory Verses, 5-s-Golden Text, Phil. ii,
g Commentary by the Rev. D. M.
stearns.
/. "If there be therefore any consolation
In Christ, ii any comfort of love, II any
fellowship of the Spirit, If any bowels and
mercies." Consolation here is literally
Zone called to your side," and comfort is
Zone speaking beside you." So we might
read, "If there is anything In Christ be.
ing ever with you and ever talking to you.
and in having the constant tcompanionship
and guidance and teaching of the Holy
Spirit, if there is anything in the tender
ness and COLI passion of the Father mani
tested in the Son by the Spirit, then let it
be seen in you to the glory of God that
Christ may be magnitlcd." y"
Q. "Fulfll ye my joy, that ye be like
minded, having the same love, being or
one accord, of one mind" Oneness of tho
members of the body in the service of the
head is something greatly desired by our
blessed Lord, rs is very manifest In His
prayer in John xvii, and it will also be
the great desire of all who are fully one
with Him. Not only docs He comfort US
with the assurance, GAS the Father hath
loved Me, so have loved you," but He
also adds, "This is My commandment,
that ye love one another as I havo loved
you" John XIV, 8, 12).
8. "Let nothing be Gone through strife
or vain glory, but in lowlincss Of mind let
hot tho
Another reading is, "In nothing follow
self seeking" jeremiah said to his scribe,
Baruch: "Seekest thou great things for
thyself? Seek them not" (Jcr. xiv, 81.
Although the whole land was Abram 8
and not Lots, yet rather than have strife
A BRAN told Lot to take his choice and
20 whittier he would. When the Philis-
tines stroye for the wells which Isaac had
reopened, Isuac did not resist, but kept on
yielding until there was room for ALL and
the strife ceased (Gen. xiii, 8, 8; XVI, 2s).
4. "Look not every pan on his own
things, but every man also on the things
Of others" Not enviously as some would
pervert it, but desiring tho welfare of 9TH
ers as much rs or more than your own.
Love seeketh not her own Il Cor. Kill, 81.
Let Episcopalians seek and rejoice in the
welfare of Methodists, and so Methodists
of Baptists, Baptists of Presbyterians, and
so on, all uniting heartily to seek the
honor of the Head in the completion of
His body, the church, which has no name
but Christ q Cor. xii, l2, 13).
s. "Let this mind be in you, which was
also in Christ JESUS" If any man have
not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His
from. viii, 81. Now, every penitent sin
ner who truly receives Christ receives also
the Spirit of Christ, but somo ere more
controlled by and manifest more Of that
Spirit than others. 1t is the privilege of
every believer to be filled with the Spirit
(Eph. V, 1S). and led by the Spirit and to
walk in the Spirit, and when one is only
willing to have no will but the will Of
God, no choice but Gods choice, no way
but Gods way, no service but what He
appoints, God will quickly fill that one
with His Spirit and continue to fill him
day by day and moment by moment
6. "Who, being in the form of God,
thought it not robbery to ho equal with
God" Another reading is, Deemed not
his equality with God thing to grasp
at" He was not always saying, 81 am
God; created all things; l own the uni
verse; do us please in heaven and on
earth, and therefore you must bow to Me,
and il you don't will make you, for I
have all power" Those who are always
grasping at their position us if they might
lose it, or at least somo Of the honor be-
longing to it, are very small people, or peo-
pie of very small minds, whatever their
position may be.
z. "But made Himself Of no reputa-
ton, and toDk upon Him the form Of q
servant and was made in the likeness of
man." He took not OH Him tho nature Of
angels, which would have been very
great humiliation, but us the children are
partakers of flesh and blood He also Him
self likewise took part of the same (Hcb.
ii, II, 16). Ho empticd Himself Of the
glory which He had with the Father be-
fore the wosld was, and consented to en-
dure the limitations of q mortal body for
over 33 years-not only so, but He con-
sented to endure such limitation under the
most limited of earthly conditions, such as
the mangcr at Bethlehem, the humble
home and the carpenters shop at Naza-
reth.
s. "And being found in fashion as a
man Ho humblcd Himself and became
obedicnt unto death, even the death of the
cross" The Son of Man came not to be
ministered unto, but to minister and to
give His life ransom for many (Math.
Xxx, 2S). He consented to be despised and
slandered and misunderstood, prosecuted,
blindfolded, buffeted, spit upon, scourged,
led rs lamb to the slaughter, crucifed.
8. "Whcrcforc also God hath highly ex-
allied Him and given Him name which
Is above every name" He is now ut God s
right hand, with the Father on His throne
(Rev. iii. 21), and in due time all kings
shall fall down before Him and all nations
serve Him Cps. lxxii, ~. BY His work
and by that alone, which He has finished
without help from man, eternal life Is
freely given to every one who receives
Him, and share in His glory and place
on His throne (John xvii, 22; Rev. iii, Ply.
10. "That at the name of Jesus every
knee should bow Of things in heaven, and
things in earth, and things under the
earth" And so it shall come to pass, for
God has purposcd it. "The Lord Of Hosts
hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have
thought, so shall it como to pass, and as I
have purposed, so shall it stand" lisa. xiv,
2G. John saw the consummation Of 1t
In his vision when he heard every creature
which is in heaven, and on the earth, and
under the earth, and such as are in the
sea, and all that are in them, saying,
blessing and honor and glory and power
be unto Him that sittcIh upon the throne,
and unto the Lamb forever and ever"
(Rcv. V, 13). There is mono other name
under heaven given among men whereby
we may be saved.
II. "And that every tongue should con-
fess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory
of God the Father" 1t shall surely be,
to the everlasting comfort and bliss OF
some and to the everlasting woe of others.
Saved and uns;lvcd shall all confess that
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