The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-06-16
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XII, SECOND QUARTER, I.7ER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JUNE 10.
Text OF the Lesson. Col. iii, I, II.
Memory Verses. 1-f-GOldcn Text.
Col. iii. 15-Commcntnry Prepared
by the Rev. ID. NJ. Stcorns
DOWNRIGHT. lSan. by d. N. Stenrns

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Copyright, 1899. by d. NJ stearns.l
!. IF yc then Ec risen with Christ
seek those things which arc above. where
Christ stitch on the right hand of God ~
AS soon as VIC receive the Lord Jesus, We
become one with Him in His standing re.
forr God. We are said to bc crllciticd with
Him. buried with Him, UufCkCnCd with
Him, raised UP with Him and made to sit
with Him in the hcavcnlics (Gal ii, 20:
Eph. ii, -. q; Col. ii, l2). We arc no
! longer citizens of earth. but citizens of
heaven. and pilgrims and strangers here
uhil. iii. 20; Pet. ii, ID We arc still
soJourncrs on the earth for His sake, in
the world, but not Of it; IIc in heaven for
, us, and we here for Him; He the head
| and We the members of His body.
! - 8. set your affection ON things
! above, not on things on the earth. For
! yc arc dead. and your life is hid with
; thrist IN God" AS IL person who is lit
| orally dead is indifferent to all things
| about him. so we who arc dead with
: Christ should bc indifferent to all things
, about lis which arc rot Of God We have
! died with Him and He at Gods right
hand is now our life. beyond al power c.
men or demons or satan himself
/ \. when Christ, who is our life, shall
| appear, then shall yc also appear with
! ond time without sin unto salvation QIcb,
! tx, 2H). Then wc shall bc like Him. hav-
! ing seen Him as lie is (I John iii. -. and
having met Him III tho air I ThrSS. iy
~, ID we shall return with lIiri To tho
earth to deliver Israel and to establish
here His Kingdom Of Ecuco (Rcv. xix.
li-l6). Al this have yyc oftcH heard, but
perhaps mover truly appropriated,
-. "Mortify therefore your members
which arc uron the Garth" They that
arc after tho flesh lAind the things Of the
l"sh, they rird earthly things (Rom,
viii, s; Phil. iii, lW Serving divers
1ut'S and pleasures, ,hcy yield their mem
irHrs GS Instruments OF Unrightcousnrss
unto sin (TituS ILL., b Rom. vi. B) Tho
God in whose land their breath is and
whose are all their ways they do not
glorify (Dan. V, 23). When wG are con-
'inc"d of our sin and receive Jesus Christ
aS our saviour, We then have II divine
nature which wants none Of these things,
but the cid sinful nature is still in us and
Will desire the old sinful ways This we
pust mortify by constant denial of self,
To pity and please self is no, ChriStlihc
(nnih. XVI, e?i margin and Rom. Ky, -
r. - 'fo hdN" put off tho old man with
his deeds. In Erh. iv, -, il is written
'Iut OF concerning [ ho former cunvrrsn.
tion. the old man, which Is corrupt. 40.
cnrding To the dcccitful lllstSn All these
---anFcr, wrath, malice, filthy cnnvcrsa,
ti'"' '.''- -hl" ulsioh"flhg totiod and lIn-
'"'"ha'hS III "fh!lo Hi GWi. Ihc child Ct
YOU mus yer! u'"lacdly haVH done with
'n'h'' i'H' u" E'hN" IN" Holy spirit of God
"''''H "".H" n''''cu Unto IN" uay or re-
drmpIion tEph. ir Hol. Many a tr,c
believer. who il troubled more or less Ev
the desires ut tho old nature would fnin
nave victory. but constantly tiles and |
h'rS' nv >,',''E Is i""hu only III Christ;
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lIi,, Inn crr,t,L hin, ~ IN ISrb ;v 81 !
!; - .,p,.t 80, 10 ,;,,, r,,I, ,vhirh ,ftcr |
E,d j. .rc,tcd in ,i.,h,,nusnrss and truo
hnIinnss - 'rho brlicycr il ALWAYS dc.
liycrrd unto death for ,Ir,us' snkc that tho
life Of Jesus may bo nn,lr manifest lin our
marital flesh II Cor. iy. ~ This mani
f,,s,;tion of the rcw man i'm US will hc in
nrou,rtiou ;n our realization of orr rosi-
lion in Christ nS risen with Him and com
inp with Him i'm His glory.
IA ,,put ON therefore, ~, ibn elect of
G,d. holy and beloved, bowels of mrrirs,
kirinrs. h,;mhlrnrss Of mind. u,rrknrsS.
l,n,s sutTrriur" We wrr. chosen I'm Him
before Iho foundation If the world that
we sh,r,ld Ic holy and without blame be.
fore Him in love. 10 this end He by His
grace has made us accepted in the Beloved
and niycn unto us in Him rcdcmDi ion
throumh His blood, the forgiveness uf sins
(Enh. i, 4. 4. y. As Christ WAS Gods
clrrt ,n rrvc;,l In, Father, 20 wc arc. cleo,
tn rcyrul Christ, for tho world cannot see
Him ryccp, y. ,hrv ycc Him I'm us Iiu.
mility, nirrhnrss and the graccs men.
toned In this verse when seen i'm our lives
reveal Christ i'm us and glorirv God We
do not find in Scripturc that God has
| chosen some for heaven and some for hell,
| for He is rot willing that any should
perish II Pet iii. 81. hut He has chosen