Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-08-11
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
international Lesson for August I5.
1sos-Abstninipg for the sake OF
Othcrs--l Corinthians S-l-I3
IArranced from pelouhet'

ARRANGED from Peloubets Notes.l
GOLDEN TENT;--For none OF us l!veth
founding or the Corinthian church acts
Nl-iD and the first ten chapters OF l Cor
TIME This Episue was written In
April. A II. 81. toward the close OF Paul's
three years at Ephesus.
\ TEMPERANCE LESSON.
l. Some Practical Questions That
PerpleNed the Corinthian church.
V. l. Things offered unto IDOLS" Were
those portions OF the animals offered in
sacrifice which were not laid on the
altar, and which belonged partly TO the
priests, partly To those who had offered
them. These remnants were some
times eaten at fcasts holden in the tenn
Piles (see V. lo). or in private houses
(Chap. 1927 ~, sometimes sold in the
markets, by the priests, or by the poor.
or 10y the niggardly.
The question, therefore. was:
Whether il was right for the disciples
OF Christ to partake OF food so connected
with idolatry.
III. Such Questions Cannot Re Set
tied by Mere knowledge and Rights
VS.. IL. l. We all have knowledge"
The difficulty does not lie in our igno-
rance of the facts about idols referred to
below.
Now begins kind of parenthesis.
which continues through verse 2.
knowledge pufreth up" Greek. in
flates, fills with wind, as bubble. \
conceited person is one whose nature is
so inflated with self-opiniou that he APP
pears to himself vastly greater than he
really is.
But charity edifeth:" Love build
eth up" builds up the soul into Gods
spiritual temple. Itenlarges it's nature.
its powers its character.
=. And il any man think that he
knoweth anything" Thinks that with
out love he really knows anything in
its completeness, in its relations, with
out which there is no true knowledge
'He knoweth nothing yet as he ought
to know lie has mistaken a part for
the whole
2. But il any man love Cod" The
first and deepest love. and therefore
the love which must extend to man. He
has the principle of love in his heart.
4. "As concerning therefore," Hav-
ing laid down the principle, he returns
to his subject to apply the principle.
I'VE know that an idol is nothing in
the world" The image is nothing but
wood, or brass, or stone
:. How beit:" We are not alone and
we cannot act as IL alone, for there Is
not in every man that knowledge"
about meat offered to idols. Many were
very ignorant, having just escaped from
idolatry. And this fact must affect our
conduct.
III. The Question Settled by Love,
Aided by knowledge and Liberty-Ns.
ia. For some with conscience of the
idol:" Recognizing the idol as a reality
and feeling while eatingrhat it is par
taking in its worship And their
conscience being weak" weak con-
science is opposed TO "A strong, which
very strength consisted i'm the tender
ness or quickness OF discerning "A per-
ceptive power A weak conscience is
therefore On. one which either regards
as wrong what is not i'm fact so; or GU
one which is not clear and decided in
its judgments Godge); or CD one
which has not power enough to restrain
/ person from doing the wrong il con
dcmns. lis dcflcd:" BY Yielding 10
] Win ~ IfEdIuN as wrong
.. Take heed" For what is right to
| you may do a wrong To another BE
come IA stumbling block" over which
/ the weak fall into sin.
10. For il any man" who may feel
/ hiatt the act is wrong. "see thee
| sit at meat In the idol's temple" at some
social feast or festival. although YOU do
not regard it as fayoring idolatry or its
/ sinful accomplishments. and can do it
| safely. or think you can. Seeing this
the man who regards il as wrong may
he tempted TO go against his conscience.
| Weak be cmboldened:" Built up: the
| same Greek word is usedi in charity cdi-
| feth. Verse ]. the weak are built up in
! evil. as charity builds UP in good.
! If. "Shall the weak brother perish"
/ The Il. V. has the right pointing. This
is not n question. but statement Of
| fact. He who sins against his con
scierce is in the swift road 10 destruc-
tion. For whom Christ died." There
| is n great power and pathos in these
words Shall we. for the sake OF eating
| one kind 81 meat rather than another.
endanger the salvation of those for
whom the eternal Son OF God laid down
His life?
- Wherefore. n meat told English
for food IN generaD make my brother 10
/ offend:' Cause him TO stumble and fall
into sin Christ declares that we had
better have % milestone tied 10 our neck
and We bee sunk into the sea than TO Of
fcnd the least 81 His disciples Matt
1880. II viii eat no flesh" In order
70 insure my avoiding flesh offered 10
idols ! would abstain from an kinds of
Acsh IN order not 20 be a stumbling
block 70 my brother.
The principle laid down by Paul is ono
~ the two great foundation stones Of
The Temperance reform. We will no.
drink wine or strong drink even though
wc believe them 10 be harmless 30 onr-
selves (which they arc noU. because Of
our neighbor. As Mr Cough says. the
Bible surely permits us 10 abstain from
wine and we should DO ". II by our i'm
dulQinR our weak me- phbor perish. and
do IL m any personal sacrifice
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PERSONAL POINTS.
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