The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-09-08
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
international Lesson for September
IL. GENERALIZATION Living-ROmans
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GOLDEN TEXT.-Be not overcome OF
evil. but overcome evil with good.-Rom.
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LESSON NOTES.
/. Sincere Love.-Vs. o, 10. 0. LET
love:" Love to God and love 10 man.
BE without Discrimination" X. ".
hypocrisy. Not mere form, not an
outward politeness, but real, sincere
love.
III. Adherence of Evil.-V. o. Sab
hor that which is evils" Not merely
keep from doing wrong, but hate sin
with the whole soul, for all sin is mean
Us well as wicked. We are not complete
ly good till all evil, even of thought, is
loathsome and repulsive to us, as dis
cord is TO a musician.
III. Attracted by the Good.-V. o.
"Cleave to- that which is good" The
Greek word for "cleave" means to glue,
or cement. Be glued, be cemented,
to whatever is good, so that nothing
can separate you from it.
Nv. In Honor Preferring One An
other.-V. 10. Or, more exactly, "pre-
ceding one another" going before one
another in giving honor."-Am. Com.
Be ready to do the work, be foremost in
undertaking the lowly and unrecog-
nized duties, but when it comes to the
honor that men brstow, be glad to be-
stow it upon others; seek the useful
ness, not the honor.
V. Energy in the Lords Service-V.
IL. mot slothful in BUSINESS" Better
as in II. ", In diligence not slothful,
not delaying. Whatsoever thy hands
find to do, do it with all thy might"
Some are diligent in business, but not
in religion; some in religion and not
in business. Both are wrong. Fer
vent (boiling) in spirit" The reverse
of the previous eXhortation, both of
which apply to serving the Lord" in
whatever you do, in play, in work, in re-
hgion.
VI Joy.-V. ~. Rejoicing in hope"
Because the Christian hope is so glor-
ious. If we have clear, definite Chris
tian hope, we cannot help rejoicing. 4
dim hope clouds the joy.
VII. Patience.-"Patience in tribula-
tom" This word, tribulation, both the
English and the Latin equivalent OF
the Greek is derived from the Latin
instrument or roller whereby the Ro-
man husbandman separated the corn
from the husls; and "tribulatio" in
it's primary significance was the act of
this separation. But sorrow, distress
and adversely being the appointed
means for the separating in men of
their chaff from their wheat, of what
ever in them was light and trivial, and
poor, from the solid and true; there
fore their sorrows were called "trib-
ulations," dressings, i. e., of the in
ner spiritual man, without which there
could be no fitting him for the Heaven
ly garner.-R. c. Trench.
VIII. The School of Prayer.-"Con-
tinuing constant" Urgent pressing,
persevering in prayer, as the means of
communication with God, the source
of all spiritual supply.
TX. Generosity-N. Is. 'Distribut-
ing" The Greek word is from word
meaning having things in common
Y. Given to Hospitality. - Literally
pursuing hospitality" the same word
in the Greek 'persecute" in the next
verse; going after it, seeking earnestly
the opportunities for it.
NJ. The True Attitude Toward Per-
secutors.-V. /. "Bless them which per-
secute you" This is quotation from
the Sermon on the Mount. Paul well
knew what he was advising, for he had
had many an opportunity of practic-
ing his own precept.
XII. Sympathy.-V. IS. Rejoice with
them that do rejoice" etc: Sympathize
with others, both in JOY and in sorrow.
Sympathy means suffering with" SO
entering into another's feelings that
you suffer or joy with them.
NH. Humility.-V. f6. BE of the
same mind" Actuated by common
and well-understood feeling of mutual
allowance and kindness" = Afford.
mind not high things:" Such as
thoughts of personal vanity, social, or.
perhaps also, spiritual pride. "Conde-
scend TO mems low estate:" The noun
may be either masculine or neuter,
lowly men or lowly things.
XIV. Heightened Dealings.-V. Il.
"Provide:" i. e., take thought in adj
vance. care for beforehand; things hon.
est" honorable, sin the sight of all
mem" We are not to be merely honest,
strictly just, in our dealings; be hon
orable in the highest degree, above
everything mean or selfish.
XIV. "Peaceableness." V. IS. IF it be
possible, as much as lieth in you, be a,
peace with all men," To be at peace
signifies the disposition of the mind.
The qualifications are important; it il
not always possible to be at peace with
others; first pure, then peaceable (Jas.
3:17), is the universal law of Chris
tian character and conduct, but
all your part is to be at
peace; whether you actually live peace
ably or not will depend, then, solely
on how others behave toward you.
XVI. Overcoming Evil with Good
VS.. 1921. 10. Dearly beloved, avenge
not yourselves" Many will hate you
and wrong you for Christ's sake. But
you are not to return evil for their evil.
But rather give place unto wrath"
Give room or place to the wrath of God.
Let Gods wrath punish. "Forvengeance
is mine:" Vengeance here is not re-
venge. but vindictiveness, but ''the full