Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-06
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON VI, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, AUG. 8.

yourselves are taught OF TOD to love one
another. " The epistle is addressed to the
church of the Thessalonians in God the
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, those
who, having heard the gospel, received the
word and turned from their idols unto
God, to serve the living and true God and
to wait for His son from heaven, even
Jesus who delivered them from the wrath
to come (chapter l. /, >, 6, o, 100. He ex-
horts them to walk worthy of God, who
has called them to His kingdom and glory
and to seek in all things to please God and
not man Chapters ii, 4; iv, ~
10. "And indeed We do it toward all the
brethren which are in all Macedonia. But
we bescech you, brethren, that ye increase
moro and more. There Is always room
for increase in love and in all the fruit of
the Spirit, for we can never manifest the
fruit as fully as Christ did, and yet He is
our only example. He is ever seeking
much more fruit, for no branch is bearing
all that it might
II. "Anu mat ye study to be quiet, and
to do your own business, and to work with
your own hands as we commanded you.
In IA later cpiStle he said that if any would
not work neither should they eat 1l
Thcss. iii, 10) The word here translated
"study" (philotimcoma) is used only
three times. The other two places are Rom.
XIV, %; IL Cor V, .. The late DR. \. J.
Gordon loved to call attention to the truth
that the word signifies "to be ambitious,
or to use ones utmost endcaVOr to accom-
plish a thing, and that in these three pas
sagCs we have lawful thrcefold ambition
for every bclovcr-Viz, to mind ones own
business, be well pleasing to God, and
preach the gospel where Christ has not yet
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