Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-09
Jnttrnatiunal 9esso1ts.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XII, SECOND QUARTER, IN
TERNATIONAL SERIES, JUNE 20.

LESSON XII, SECOND QUARTER, IN
TERNATlONAL SERIES, JUNE 20.
| Text of the Lesson, Rom. xiv, 1o-21-Mem-
ory Verses, 1921 Golden Text, Rom.
xiv, 21-Commentary by the Rev. d. M.
stearns.
10. "But why dost thou judge thy BROTH
er, or why dost thou set ut naught thy
brotherp For VIC shall oil stand before the
| Judgment seat of Christ" Having made
plain in the first part of this cpistlc tho
sinfulness Of all men, and that while by
good works no one can be saved God saves
freely for Christ's sake all who receive
Him, He in these closing chapters sets
forth the life that should be lived by those
who are saved. The tendency to look
around us and criticiso and judge others
is very great. 1t is the same spirit that
led Simon Peter to ask, "And what shall
this man do9" John xxi, 21.) Towhich
our Lord replied: "What is that to theeP
Follow thou Me-" In Cor. iv, s, wo are
plainly instructed to "judge nothing be-
fore the time until the Lord come"
II. "For it is written, AS live, saith
the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and
every tongue shall confess to God" This
is from Isa. XIV 23, and Is also quoted In
Phil. Ii, 10. Inasmuch as there is but one
to be our Judge, for the Father hath COM
mitted all Judgment unto the Son John
Y, 22) and hath appointed day in which
He will Judge the world in righteousness
by the Man whom He hath ordained, whom
He hath raised from the dead (Acts xvii,
81), it surely becomes us to bow to Him
in every thought, word and act and let His
requests and decisions settle everything.
10. $50, then, every one Of us shall give
account of himself to God" Every mans
work shall be made manifest, and every
man shall receive his own reward accord
ing to his own labor Il Cor. iii, 8, 13).
The epistlc is written to all the beloved Of
God in Rome, called saints, and the apos-
tie is calling their attention in this part Of
the epistle to the handing In of their ac-
counts as the Lords stewards ut the judg-
ment scat of Christ, where, if understand
1t, mono but the saints shall appear. Com
pare Thess. iv, 16, II, and Cor. xv, %,
with Rev. Xxx, 5, 6.
'13. "Let us not, therefore, judge ono an
other any more, but Judge this rather, that
no man put q stumbling block or an occa-
sion to fall in his brothers way" Only
the Lord, who can read the thoughts Of our
hearts, is capable Of Judging our conduct
correctly. "Hc shall not judge after the
sight of His eyes, neither reprove after the
hearing of His cars, but with righteous
ness shall He Judge Elsa. xi 8, 4). But
| ~, fn
Judgment VIC arc to try the spirits rs to
what we hear taught, for if we bid god
speed to false teacher we arc partaker
with Him (I John w. /; II John K, 11).
| IA. II know and am persuaded by the
Lord Jesus that there is nothing uhclean Of
itself, but to him that cstcemcth anything
to be unclcan to him it is unclcan." The
topic especially before the apostles mind
was that of eating or not eating certain
kinds of food oversees 9, 81. In another
epistle it was that Of keeping certain days
as we'll Us that of eating and drinking
| (Col. ii, 16, ~.
Is. "But, if thy brother be grieved with
thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably,
according to love. Destroy not him with
thy meat for whom Christ died" Love
does not say: 81 can do as please If 9TH
ers do not like it, that is not my affair. I
will not deny myself an innocent enjoy
ment because they do not like it." That Is
the self in us which talks that way. Love
seckcth not her own and endureth all
things. Gwen Christ pleased not Him
SELF (Rom. XIV, 81, but ever sought the
glory of God and could say, II do always
those things that please Him."
16. "Let not then your good be evil spo-
ken Of" One might say that this or that
is good for my health, and 1 need it, and
the doctor prcscribes it, and there is moth
ing against it. Well, be it so. Happy Is
he that condcmncth not himself in that
thing which he allowcth, but have 1t to
thysef before God (vcrse 22), and do not
causc others to stumble.
II. "For the kingdom of God is not
| meat and drink, but righteousness and
peace and Joy in the Holy Ghost" AS one
has said, the chief business of the company
| for whom Christ died is not eating and
drinking, but right relation to God, our
| ncighbors and ourselves. Peace and joy
come by believing (chaptcr XIV, 13)-that
| is, by receiving Him (John l, 12), who Is
our righteousness and peace Il Coz. /, 30;
Eph. Ii, 14). All food and raiment ncces-
sary for US arc made sure to us in Him
(Math. Vi, 31-33).
18. "For he that in these things serveth
| Christ is acceptable to God and approved
of men," Acceptable or well pleasing to
God is the main thing, whether men ap-
prove or not. When we please God, the
people of God who arc themselves right
with God will surely approve. Others may
condemn But consider Him who endured
contradiction of sinners against Himself
lest ye be weary and faint (Heb. xii, 81.
No one can be as we'll pleasing to God as
His Beloved Son, and His treatment from
men must be good enough for us John 1v,
1S-2O). Let us continually "serve the liv-
ing and true God and wait for His Son
from heaven, and oil will be well Il Thess.
/, 0, 10).
10. "Let US therefore follow after the
things which make for pence and things
whercwith one may edify another" not
peace Mt any price, regardless of the right
or wrong of it, but the peace which Is of
God and in fellowship with the Prince Of
Peace. Even He said, II came not to send
peace, but u sword" (Math. x, S4). And
he spoke of trouble even in households for
His saka We are to preach peace, to live
peace and to seek the peace even Of our
enemies, but it must be in fellowship with
Christ and never apart from Him.
co. "For meat destroy not the work of
God. All things indeed arc pure. But it
Is evil for him who eateth with offense. !"
In verse 15 We had, Destroy not him, )"
nnd here it is, Destroy not tho work Of
God" In Eph. ii, 10, We read that "we
orc His workmanship. In what sense
can this be destroyed? 1t cannot refer to
the loss of the soul, for no truly saved soul
can ever perish John x, 81, 2S; iii, 18).
But US the Judgment sent of Christ is the
place of Judging here referred to, whero