The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-06-17
sIlBITl-sIlON LESSON
.uAr,oNAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JUNE 20.

r.,,. "Personal Responsibility. -
xIv., lO-ls-Golden Text: Ro-
,,x., Commentary on the
..I~,.on BY the Rev. ID. NJ. stesrns.
..p,, uhy dost thou judge thy broth
~hv dost thou set at naught thy
For we shall all stand before the
~, seat OF Christ" Having made
y ~ The frst part Of this epistle the sim
=, ali men. and that while by good
," one can be saved God saves freely
.;s,,s sake all who received Him. He
~ m mc,osinc chapters sets forth the life
ssonld be lived by those who are
The tendency to look around us
.,,,.;ss and Judge others Is very great.
~ same spirit that led Simon Peter
And what shall this man dor"
xxi 2i). To which our Lord re-
aWhat is that to thee? Follow thou
In 7 Cor. iv., 8, we are plainly in
al 70 Judge nothing before the time
he Lord come"
n 70, n Is written. As I live, saith the
arsrv knee shall bow to Me, and every
sh.i, confess to God" This Is from
% and is also quoted In Phil. H.,
.asmueh as there Is but one to be our
ior the Father hath committed all
ami INTO the Son John ", 22) and
roointed o. day in which He will judge
p,d in righteousness by the Man
He hath ordained, whom He hath
rom the dead (Acts xviii, 31), it
becomes us to bow to Him in every
vord and act and let His requests
eisiors settle everything.
No then every one OF us shall give
OF himself to God" Every mans
Iall.be made manifest. and every
m receive his own reward accord
IA own labor q Cor. ill.,, 8, IS. The
written to all the beloved Of God
called saints, and the apostle Is
heir attention in this part OF the
d the handing in Of their accounts
ord's stewards at the judgment seat
where, II I understand 1t. none
saints shall appear. Compare I
l.. I6, II, and I Cor. xv., 2S, with
81 T. ms IS not, therefore, judge one an
more, but Judge this rather, that
but stumbling block or an ocea-
NH In bis brothers way" Only the
ho can read the thoughts OF our
capsble OF judging our conduct
HE shall not judge after the
his eyes, neither reprove after the
pf His ears, but with righteousness
Judge lisa. H., 8, A.. But while
some things to reserve judgment
try the spirits as to what we hear
or II we bid godspeed to q false
Re are partaker with Him q John
John T., 1D.
know and am persuaded by the
BIS that there is nothing unclean Of
to him that esteemeth anything
clean to him it is unclean." The
ecially before the apostles mind
OF eating or not eating certain
food oversees 2, 81. In another
was that Of keeping certain days
that Of eating and drinking (Col.
i, II thy brother be grieved with
now walkest thou not charita-
ling to love. Destroy not him
eat for whom Christ died." Love
nv: Il can do as I please. II
1t like it, that is not my affair.
eny myself an innocent enjoy
Sc they do not like it," That's
Is which talks that way. Love
i her own and endureth all
ven Christ pleased not Himself"
81, but even sought the glory
could say, II do always those
. please Him."
y, ~ not then your good be evil
'I One might say that this or
for my health. and need 1t,
ctor prescribes 1t, and there Is
linst 1t. Well, be 1t so. Happy
bndemneth not himself in that
b he alloweth, but have 1t to
ore God (verse 22), and do not
rs TO stumble.
the kingdom Of God is not meat
but righteousness and peace
the Holy Ghost" As one has
lief business Of the company for
81 died is not eating and drink
ight relation to God, our neigh
nrselyes. Peace and Joy come
chapter xv., 13)-that is, by
Him (John L., 12), who Is our
Pss and peace q Cor. l., 80; Eph.
food and raiment Necessary for
sure TO us In Him (Math. xv.,
be that in these things serveth
ceptable to God and approved
Acceptable or we'll pleasing to
main thing, whether men ap-
\. When we please God, the peo-
] who are themselves right with
Prely. approve. Others may con-
consider Him who endured con-
sinners against Himself lest ye
d ialnt Heb. xiii. 81. No one
/. ell pleasing to God rs His Be-
and His treatment from men
'd enough for us (John xv., 49,
continually Serve the living
d and wait for His Son from
q all will be well q Thess. l.,
us therefore follow after the
en make for peace and things
| one may edify another" not
price, regardless OF tho right
! y, but the peace which IS Of
4 fellowship with the Prince Of
! N He said, ~ come not to send
/ sword (Math. X, S4). And He
soupie even In households for
ve are to preach peace, to live
seek the peace even OF our
II must be In fellowship with
ever apart from Him.
meat destroy not the work OF
ihgs indeed arc pure. But II
ini VINO eateth with ofYense."
nad, Destroy not him." and
Destroy not the work OF God"
~, We read that I'VE are His
4 In what sense can this be
:. cannot refer to the loss OF
NJ truly saved soul can ever
Ut, 2s; Ill.,, 16). But as
seat a OF Christ Is the place Of
relerred to, where only the
appear ,IIS TO be judged for their
'e,eIs, h, have no doubt that I
:, nelps usto understand the
nere referred to.
good neither to cot flesh. nor
= i,at nVt anything whereby thy
!. iD,s'n, Sa, or Is offended, or is
see also Cor. viii., is. This
nnsy.seN Sesy .sseelNt-denyins line Of life
oaoo.essarily ~ ~ strict, but the