The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-03-18
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
international Lesson for March ~. 1897
Christian Self Restraint Corinthians
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Christian Self Restraint - Corinthians
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ARRANGED from Peloubets Notes.1
GOLDEN TExT.-Every man that striv.
eth for the mastery 10 temperate in all
PLAcH:-The epistle was written from
Ephesus Il Cor. 1879.
TIME.-Early in A. d. 81. Toward the
close Of Paurs three years stay In Ephesus.
Paul intended to leave Ephesus about
Pentacost that year May 2S Il. Cor. 1e:O.
30 that the epistle was written earlier than
that date. Levin thinks from the anusion
in I. Corinthians 57, that It was writ
ten at the time Of the Passover. which that
year 0o'urrfS ExApREaN7.AronY. ARra1l /
The Prize and the Crown.--vs. "a. rs.
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 be gained:
l. By sympathy and Ser ,ice for All
Men.-Vs. 1928. 10. "Yet have made
myself servant unto all:" Undergoing
allmanner oftoils and privation for their
sake. Though he might have been free
from these burdens, and have lived in
ease and wealth, yet he underwent great
sufferings that 1 might gain the more
souls for the kingdom of Christ. See
the list in 2 Corinthians 11:23-27.
20. unto the Jews l became as a
Jews" Submitting to the restrictions
of their ceremonial law. and to their
customs SO far as not wrong. not be-
cause he liked them, or believed them
necessary, but in order to<"gain the
Jews:" See examples in Acts 1853;
1878; 21:23. "Under the laws" All
those who laid great stress on the cere-
monial law and the formal keeping
of commandments.
90. ITO the weak" Saints who had
not understood their freedom, nor real
lied their privileges, who were mar
row in mind, and imperfect in con-
science. "Became as weak:" 7 gave
up my rights and privileges. so as not
to be an otfense to them, and hinder my
influence. "All things to all men:"
This is limited by the word save"
To do anything wrong does not save
men from sin, it leads them into sin.
Ii. By Intense Earnestness.-Vs. "a,
90. Paul now illustrates his words by
means of the great Grecian games.
"a. run all, but one receiveth the
price" In these games. But in the
Christian race and contest all may win,
but only on the same conditions that
gave the prize to the one winner in these
athletic contests.
90. II therefore SO run (the Christian
race) not as uncertainty" Not with
out seeing the goal, and, consequently,
the course to be run" not ''in the dark"
"deviating to the right or left" as If
uncertain where am going, or what
for.
Ill. BY Self-Control.-Vs. 25, 81. rs.
"Every man that striveth for the mas
terry is temperate in all things" Tenn
perate, self-controlled. This refers not
to the actual race, but to the ten
months preparation. Indeed this prep
aration was in some sense a part of the
contest: for upon it very much de-
pended success or failure. During these
ten months, the athlete not only sub
mitted to the prescribed limitations Of
food, drink, and the entire mode Of 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 him.
"They do it to obtain a corruptible:"
A crown of olive or pine leaves, or rather
for the glory and honor which they
signified, and the development of the
body, which among the Greeks thus be-
came the perfection Of strength and
beauty. Yet all this perished with the
body, and great as the prize was, it was
nothing to the incorruptible and eter-
nal rewards of the spiritual victories
Of character, usefulness, Heaven and
God. If they can do so much for their
prize, how much more we for ours.
81. II keep under my body:" The
word means to strike under the eyes.
Whenever the body rose up in rebellion
against his spiritual interests, his Cos
pei work, and thus was his enemy i'm
stead Of servant, he put it down with
the most damaging blow boxer could
give his antagonist. "And bring it into
subjection:" The word means t. lead
as a captive taken in war. He never
rested from the warfare till the body.
with all it's lusts, and desires, and APP
pctites, and longings, became his sub
missive servant. Then every power and
appetite became blessing.
TEMPERANCE APPLICATIONS.
To be truly temperate and self-con-
trolled is both very no aSle and a very
difficult thing. "He that ruleth his
spirit is greater than he that taketh o
city"
One reason why this is 60 is that IL