Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-03-17
ThE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
international Lesson for March 81. 1897
Christian seif-Restr.int Corinthians
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ARRANGED from Peloubet's Notesl
GOLDEN rENT.-Every man that striv.
eth for the mastery IL temperate in all
thinrs.-1. Cor. s:sA
PLACE.-The epistle was written from
Ephesus Il Cor. 1919.
TIME.-Early in \. u 81 Toward the
close or Pauls three years stay in Ephesus
Paul Intended to leave Ephesus about
Pentacost that year May - Il. Cor. le;O.
so that the epistle was written earlier than
that date. levin thinks from the allusior
In l. Corinthians So. that II was writ
ten at the time OF the Passover. which that
year occurred April 7.
EXPLANATORY.
The Prize and the Crowu.-Vs. "a, IS.
The prize was the reward offered To the
winners in the athletic contests in the
Grecian games. The crown was the
outward symbol and recognition of the
merit and superiority by which the
prize was won. The crowns OF the
Grecian games were of olive or pine
leaves, but even the gold and jeweled
crowns OF kings and queens are chiefly
symbols OF the kingdom. and Of fitness
to reign over it.
The prize and crown are TO bc gained:
/. BY sympathy and Service for All
Men.-Ns. 1923. 10. Yet have made
myself servant unto all:" Undergoing
all manner oftoils and priyation for their
sake. Though he might have been free
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perate' seIi-controIcd. rms refers not
TO the actual race. but TO the ten
months preparation. Indeed this prep
aration was in some sense part OF the
contest; Tor upon IT very much de-
| pended success or failure. During these
ten months. the athlete not only suo-
| mltted to the prescribed limitations OF
food, drink, and the entire mode O! life,
but, without asking whether IT was
| specially enJoined. did whatever would
strengthen him for the decisive day and
thus Increase his chance OF victory, and
avoided whatever would weaken hint
They do it TO obtain a corruptible:
\ crown OF olive or pine leaves. or rather
for the glory and honor which the,
sieEihcd, and the development of tn,
body. which among the Greeks thus b..
came the perfection OF strength anf
beauty. Yet all this persisted with I'll,
body. and great as the prize was, it wa.
nothing TO the incorruptible and eter
nal rewards of the spiritual victoric,
OF character. usefulness. Heaven anc
God. II they can do so much for thcii
prize. how much more we for ours.
%. II keep under my body" The
word means 10 strike under the eyes
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against his spiritual interests, his Cos
pei work. and thus was his enemy in
stead Of servant, he put il down with
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