The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-05
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON X, SECOND QUARTER, IN
TERNATlONAL SERIES, JUNE 6.
Text of the Lesson, jas. III, 1-I3-Mem-
DRY Verses, 11-I3 Golden Text, Ps.
xxxiv, 13-Commentary by the Rev. ID.
NJ. StearDs.

xxxiv. Commentary by the Rev. ID.
NJ. stearDs.
|. my brethren, DO not many masters,
knowing that we shall receive the greater
condemnation. The r.. V. says "teach-
ers" instead of "masters." Although the
word is translated master" about 40 out
Of 50 times, yet il is teacher i'm John iii,
q Eph iv, IL, etc In Luke ii, 46, il is
doctors. - The verb "didasko' is always
translated "teach" or caught" The in
/ junction, therefore, seems to be that we
are TO bear in mind that the position of
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
us. Happy are those in whom He lives and
speaks. "Who teacheth like Him?" Dob
xxxvi, 22.)
2. "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, Gin many
things we all stumble" And yet the as
cription in Jude xiv, r. ", is, "Now I'M
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. Chime is
! the power, o Lord The difficulty is all
on our side. He says, 81 would, but We
/ would not"
3, 4. Here we have a great creature, the
horse, managed by the driver by means of
a small bit in his mouth, and we have a
mighty ship managed by its governor by
/ means of a very small helm. We might
consider the smallness of that which in
either case controlled the large body or
we might consider the driver or governor
controlling In Ps. xxxii, 8, we are in
structed not to be like horse or mule
without understanding, whose mouth must
he held in with bit and bride. But some
horses and mules have understanding, and
/ i 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
5. Gwen so the tongue is little MEM
Der and boasteth great things. Behold how
great u matter u little fire kindleth.
Therefore we are admonished, "Keep thy
tongue from evil and thy lips from speak
ing guile" FPS. xxxiv, 13). And we are
reminded that there is not "a word in our
tongue but He knoweth 1t altogether FPS.
cxxxix, 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 a fire, world of
iniquity, and il is set on fire of hell. " Per-
haps some have seen and heard fearful
things from the tongue but have not con-
sidered these things as indications of the
state of affairs in hell. This is the word
"ge-enna," the 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, 3l),
and if satan has control of the heart we
NAV exrect the tongue TO smell of fire and
birthstone.
z, 8. While every kind of creatures can
be tanned the tongue is untamable, an un-
ruly evil full of deadly poison This, of
course, describes the worst phase of the
tongue that has only the natural, unre-
newed heart behind it, but the possibili-
ties of fearful manifestations are in every
unrenewed heart Flattery, mischief and
I vanity, backbting, deceit and lying, are
all in wicked tongue (Ps V, 8; X, z;
XIV, 3; lii, 4; xviii, 36), or in the heart
that is hack of the tongue for ''the heart
is deceitful above all things and desperate
ly wicked" (Jer. xvii, 81 And "out of the
heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adul-
teries foundations, thefts, false witness,
blasphemies" (NIath. XIV, 19). This is our
Lord own testimony, and He alone knows
the heart.
8. "Tkerewith bless we God, even the
| Father, and Herewith curse we men which
are made after the similtude of God" 1t
does not seem possible that the same
! nI nd mi
The tongue with only the natural heart
back Of il can curse, but the natural heart
cannot truly bless God What have we
here then, u new heart which blesses God,
ard tho old heart which is prone to ours
, inr, ard each using the same tongueY 1t
! Tools even so, and, according to the Scrip
tur, 6, is so.
10 "Out of the same mouth proceedeth
blessing and cursing. My brethren, these
thin rs ought not so to be" These sadly
: true things are dishonor to Christ and
, should not continue. If we have received
, the Lord Jesus Christ and have thus a new
and divine nature Oh Pet. 1, ~ 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, 5, r.. "; Gal. v, 16, II, X. VI.
Inasmuch as the Lord Jesus is able to sub
) due all things unto Himself and will do IL
= in due time (Phil. iii, 81; Cor. XIV, 2S),
I He is surely able to subdue in us, and keep
8 subdued, even if He does not in this life
!, cast it wholly out, that old sinful nature
which was born i'm us Let us yield fully
to Him, crying, Chime is the power
IL, H. Doth fountain send forth at
] the same place sweet water and bitter'
5 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive
berries9 Either vine flgsY so can no
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 IL is because Of an
: evil root or source or fountain within us.
$ Jesus said that the water which lie gives
Q would be in us well of water Swinging
up into everlasting life (John iV, Ia. lie
= Himself Is the fountain der ii, 49,
. 49, "Who is wise man and imbued
with knowledge among your Let him
4 show ont of n rood conversation his works