The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-26
TIE SUNDAY SCHOOL
lnterna tional Lesson for Novembe
~. IsO7-saiutary Warnings-l Peter
/ Al ~

DATE.-written between A. ID. ca and
q. about the time OF Timothy. In the
reign OF Nero. and during his great per-
secution.
THE PLACE OF writing was Babylon Is:
Id. either the Babylon on the Euphrates
or . mystic name for Rome.
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
l. The True Life. Dead 10 Sin. Alive
TO Christ.-Vs. 1. 2. l."For as much
them" referring back 3:ls. "As Christ
hath suffered in the flesh"
Since lie has thus opened the way OF
salvation. of forgiveness end new
heart and new life; and since He has
set you the example of doing right at
any cost. even at the cost OF crucifixion.
"Arm yourselves:" AS your defense
against the great enemy of yourselves
and of the world Likewise with the
same mind" Viz. the hatred of sin
and the love of righteousness; the love
Of His Father and of good, and the de-
sire that all the world should live the
Heavenly life, like His own resurrec-
ton life. He that hath suffered in the
flesh" has been crucified with Christ
as to the body, and has become dead to
sin, as Paul argues in the Epistle to the
Romass. Hath ceased from sins" Sin
is dead for him.
| z. mo longer In the neSn
to the lusts of mem" The sinful desires
Of human nature which naturally men
give indulgence to. But to the will OF
God" which is that He should be holy
"as II is in Heaven" Just as Christ hav-
ny died, as to the body, on the cross,
vas raised again to new and glorious
life, so those who cruelty the passions
and lusts have doneit that they too may
live n new and glorious life, as much
beyond their former life as the resur-
rection life of glory is beyond the nat
ural life of the body.
III. The Deeds OF the Flesh to be Cast
Out.-Vs. 3, 4. g. 1.-THE will" the desire,
the inclination, "of the Gentiles." the
idolaters. The description of their sins
In this verse and in the first chapter of
Romans is borne cut by secular writers
Of that age. 'Lasciviousness:" The
Greek word is in the plural as express
ing the manifold forms or acts of inn
purity. "Lusts." the inner principles
of RIGHTEOUSNESS. Excess of wine,"
from Greek words meaning to boil
over" "to overflow with wine." refer
ring to the excessive, insatiate desire for
drink. "Revellings:" The word is
originally derived from the Greek word
for village (Koma), and meant at first,
village merry markings. which degener-
ated into parties of jewellers paradng
the streets with torches. singing. dane
ing and all kinds of frolics. "Banqu<2-
lngs:" Drinking bouts, carousaks
Accountable idolatries:" The lustG
} and denominations which were connect
ed with idolatry and which made IL
often so attractive TO the natural man.
, 4. "Wherein they think 1t stranger"
II is not hard. even from our own ex-
, perience, TO picture to ourselves the
surprise of the heather when he found
his friend refusing an invitation to a
banquet. shrinking from contact with
the prostitutes of Greek cities. or when
. there, passing the wine cup untasted.
III. The Influence by Which the Vic
E tory is Gained.-Vs. 5-s. First. Gods
I Judgments Against Sin. 5. who shall
5 give account" No one can sin with
: impunity. A judgment day hangs ever
I more over the head of every sinner.
II
e forsaking of sin. There are those whom
n no other motive will reach till they have
$ felt something of this. 1t is everywhere
c Ia nj turo. in society, in the conscience,
r In the government of God. drawing
: men away from sin to Righteousness.
Second. The Gospel. 6. For this
z cause was the Gospel preached:" The
: good news of the Saviour, of forgive
> ness, of the love of God, of a holy
a Heaven. ITO them that are dead: y
\ Past generations. THAT they might
!. be judged according 10 men:" Pun
r lshed. chastened, as other men. in the
body by sickness, pain and death. and
A In temporal things. And the purpose
r Of all this was that they might "live
. according TO God in the spirit" II
h was not to destroy them. but TO save
!. them to n high. noble. spiritual life.
Y Third. The Nearness of the Kingdom
Of God. Z. THE end of all things is al
: hand" The old order was changing
: and giving place to the new. There
Z was to be n great removal Of the things
!. that were shaken. that had decayed
= and waxed old. that the things that
COulu HoJ Dt
z (Heb. 12:27) This was powerful mo
4 tive for turning away from sin. They
Il would then have part in the new king
i, dom that was TO rule the world. y
Fourth. Self-control. BE ye there
fore sober" of sound mind. of goot
and wise judgment, he temperate
"And watch:" This Is not the wore
= usually translated watch las Matt. "a
y ~. but implies in the strictest sens
y abstinence from wine and stronl
drink"
!, Fifth. Love. s. "Have fervent:
= The word implies "intense strain" "ol
- the rack" "ceaseless." Charity" love
The deepest. noblest, most powerful
;, most heavenly thing in man, and tn
- most difficult to obtain. But even GU
i. Imperfect love is our most effectiv
- weapon for overcoming the evils Of tn
world both In ourselves and in other.
"For charity Qove) shall cover tn