Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-26
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON X, SECOND QUARTER, IN
TERNATlONAL SERIES, JUNE 6.

LESSON X, SECOND QUARTER, IN
TERNATIoNAL SERIES, JUNE 6.
Text OF the Lesson, Jas. LII, 1-13-Mem-
ory Verses, 11-13-Golden Text, Ps.
111iv, 1s-Commentary by the Rev. d.
M. Stearns.
1. "My brethren, be not many masters,
moving that we shall receive the greater
condemnation. The R. V. says "teach-
ers" instead Of "masters." Although the
word Is translated master" about 45 out
of 6G times, yet it Is "teacher" In John Iii,
@; Eph. iv, II, etc. In Luke II, 40, 1t Is
doctors" The verb "didasko" Is always
translated "teach" or "taught." The in
junction, therefore, seems to be that we
are to bear in mind that the position Of q
teacher is one Of such responsibility that
we hardly dare covet it. Yet If our Lord
choose us and send us forth, no matter in
what capacity, His grace Is sufficient for
u.s. Happy are those in whom He lives and
speaks. "Who teacheth like Him9" (Job
xxxvi, 22)
Q. "For In many things we offend all.
If any man offend not in word, the same
Is perfect man and able also to bride the
whole body" The R. V. says, "In many
things we all stumble" And yet the as
cription in Jude xiv, R. ", is, "Now un.
to Him that is able to guard you from
stumbling and to set you before the pres
ence of His glory without blemish." If we
would but trust Him, who alone Of all
men never stumbled never sinned In
thought, word or deed, he would keep us
from stumbling, for He is able. "Thine Is
the power, o Lord" The difficulty is all
On our side. He says, II would, but ye
would not
8, 4. Here we have great creature, the
horse, managed by the driver by means OF
small bit in his mouth, and we have q
mighty ship managed by its governor by
means Of q very small helm. We might
consider the smallness of that which IN
either case controlled the large body, OF
we might consider the driver or governor
controlling. In Ps. xxxii, 9, we arc In
Btructed not to be like horse or mule,
without understanding, whose mouth must
be held in with bit and bride. But some
horses and mules have understanding, and
believe that some have more than their
drivers. We are not warned against such.
The great thing is to have good govern
or and to be absolutely under his control.
s. Given so the tongue is q little mem
Der and boasteth great things. Behold how
great O matter little fire kindleth. p"
Therefore we are admonished, keep thy
tongue from evil and thy lips from speak
Ing guile" (Ps. xxxiv, 1S). And we are
reminded that there Is not word In ou1
tongue but He knoweth 1t altogether FPS.
exxxix, A.. Death and life are in the
power of the tongue" therefore "whoso
keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth
his soul from troubles" PROV. xviii, 81
xxi, 23).
| 6. "And the tongue is fire, world OF
iniquity, and it is set on fire of hell. " Per.
haps some have seen and heard fearful
things from the tongue, but have not con-
tidered these things as indications Of the
state Of affairs in hell. This is the word
"ge-enna," tho place of burning, and Is
used only by our Lord except in this one
Instance. "Out Of the abundance of the
heart the mouth speaketh" (Math. xii, 34),
Ind If satan has control of the heart we
may expect the tongue to smell of fire and
birthstone.
z, 8. While every kind Of creatures can
be tanned the tongue is untamable, an un.
euly evil full of deadly poison. This, OF
course, describes the worst phase of the
tongue that has only the natural, unre'
hewed heart behind it, but the possibili'
ties of fearful manifestations are In every
unrenewed heart. Flattery, mischief and
vanity, backbiting, deceit and lying, are
all in q wicked tongue (Ps. V, 9; Z, q
XIV, 8; Nj, 4; lxxviii, 96), or in the heart
that is back of the tongue, for 1.-THE heart
Is deceitful above all things and desperate
" wicked" (Jer. xvii, o. And "out of the
heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adul'
teries, fornications, thefts, false witness,
blasphemies' (Math. XIV, 19). This is ou1
Lord s own testimony, and He alone knows
the heart.
8. "Therewith bless we God, even the
Father, and Herewith curse we men which
are made after the similitude Of God" II
does not seem possible that the same
tongue could bless God and curse man.
The tongue with only the natural heart
back Of it can curse, but the natural heart
cannot truly bless God. What have we
here then, O new heart which blesses God,
Ind the old heart which is prone to ours
ing, and each using the same tongueP l,
looks even so, and, according to the Scrip
lures, is 80.
10. "Out of the same mouth proceedetf
blessing and cursing. My brethren, these
thing ought not so to be" These sadly
true things are a dishonor to Christ and
should not continue If we have received
the Lord Jesus Christ and have thus new
and divine nature (II Pet. i, n the Spirit
of God, whose temple we now are, jealous
" desireth us and liveth In us that we
may not do the things which we otherwise
would If controlled by the carnal mind
(Jas. iv, s, R. "; Gal. v, 16, II, r. w.
| Inasmuch as the Lord Jesus Is able to sub
due all things unto Himself and will do II
in due time (Phil iii, 81; Cor. xv, 28)
He is surely able to subdue In us, and keeI
subdued, even if He docs not in this Life
cast it wholly out, that old sinful nature
which was born in us. Let us yield fully
to Him, crying, "Thine Is the power.
II, 10. "Doth fountain send forth al
the same place sweet water and bitter
Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear Olive
berriesp Either q vine fgsp So can nc
fountain both yield salt water and fresh. .
Both trees and fountains produce only aft
er their kind, and if our words or actions
are not right before God it is because of ar
evil root or source or fountain within us
Jesus said that the water which He gives
would be In us well Of water springine
up into everlasting life John iv, l4). HI
j Himsalf is the fountain (Jer. II, 1Sl.