The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-16
The SABBATH SCHOOL
International Lesson Comments
For April I9
Subject: The Law Of Love, Rom. Kill, T. IL
Golden Text, Som. Kill, lO-Memory
Verses, 9, 10 Commentary on the
DAYS Lesson,

Verses, 9. l0-commentary on the
Days Lesson.
:. TO all To all those in authorit
over you. Tribute Tax on person o
property. Custom" Revenue. Toll o,
merchandise. Fear Such as is due to
| public official and to an authorized aven
/ ger OF wrong Honor DO not behay
unexpectedly TO any person. and to thos
IN Authority show reverence and respec
on account of the dignity OF the Office
| even though yoI cannot respect the man.
| \. Owe no man" 1t cannot be sup
| posed that the apostle meant to prohibi
| the contracting 81 debts on any account
! Christians are indeed unler the highest
ob.isotio:s to pay all legal demands with
! on. reluctance or needless de,ay and with
| great punctualty. and they should avoic
| all Supcriiuods expense and carefully guart
! against contracting any debts which they
| have not reasonable prospect OF discharg
! ing. They ought also to stand a,oof from
| all adventurous speCuiations or rash en-
! ga-cmentf, beyond their circumstances
and whatever may expose them TO the dan
| &c and discrCdit of rot rendering to I'll
their dues. Love one another In the
preceding verses the apostle has been
showing the duty. reverence and obedience
which all Christians, from the highest &c
tho lowest, owe to the civil magistrate
o. other state officer; here he shows them
thei: Gu,v to one another.
.. shalt not commit" etc. In thi.
verse the apostle quotes from the Law a.
though he would say that the perfect love
which he declares they owe to one another
vii! enable them TO fulfill all the obliga.
tton7 Of this law. And whatever he has
omitted, winch the law contains. is all GOV.
cred in keeping the law Of love. "Th,
ncIchbOr as thyself.' When this is done
in reality there is completeness and we
keep the who,e law. lie that loves another
viii not deprive him of his wife. OF his life,
of his property, of his good name. and will
nos even permit q desire 10 enter into his
heart which would lead him to with to pos.
ses3 ANYTHING that is the property of an.
other. The law OF love f1rbids the use oi
Intoxicating liquor, forbids it's sale to 9th
crs and Will not permit Us to assist those
persons who sell liquor to others. either
by leading them money, by renting our
buildings to them or in any way giving
them orr support and showing them favo-.
10, 'Workcth no ill., The law OF love
iorbds the doing OF anything that would
inlure myself or others. Where lo-c
reisns the golden rule is practiced. and
nc who loves acts toward his acighbor as
he would that his neighbor would act TO-
ward him.. therefore this law OF love can
mover work i'll toward another. and thus
th' law is fulhlied by love Intemperance
is the exact opposite Of this. 1t causes
men To- break every commandment, and tc
work i'll o every kind to his ncighbor.
II. Knowing the time" The nature
1--we. High time That is, the hour has
arrived. TO awake" How many so.
called Christians are fast asleep? The ac.
cursed liquor traffic is becoming powerful.
bold, defiant; is destroying our best
brains and blood; is, running our morals; is
undermining the Christian Sabbath, one
OF the pillars on which our nation rests; j.
dlling the land with paupers, disease and
crime and yet we sleep on peacefully as
though, we had no responsibility in this
matter. Salvation nearer" etc The DC.
Rod OF completed and ultimate salvation
u nearer than when we first believed. We
rave only litt.c time remaining in which
to work, therefore awake from thy slum.
herings and come forth to immediate ac.
tion.
II. "Thc night" OF heather darkness,
ignorance, immortality and wretchedness
Far spent" Heather darkness was rap
idly coming to an end. The full manifesta.
ton OF the sun OF righteousness in the
illumination OF the whole Gentle world,
,deliverance from evil; OF true Christian
know.edge;, OF purity, happiness and peace;
OF eternal blessedness lis at hand" LET
us cast Off" The works OF darkness dc.
scribed N the next verse. The Christian
IS obliged to rcnounce and "cast off" many
things lie Is required to be separate from
the world ! John 2: To- ld), and to
touch not the unclean thing" u Cor O:
~. Let us put on" There are some
things Tor the Christian to receive and ac.
ccpt. The power OF a living Christ living
n the soul will be an 'armor of light" In
Ephesians 6: ll-l7 we are eyhorted to put
on the armor which God has provided for
l., laI g.
every. part but the back .which shows that
the Christian is never expected to fee from
an enemy. "Of light" Light itself is an
armor. That person whose actions are
open to. view, who does nothing in the
dark and under. cover, is in a safe position.
ne can prove his whereabouts. The armor
OF light IS his protection.
ID. Walk honestly" BE decent, or
derly and sincere in all department. an ex.
ample for all eyes TO look upoa. Men
choose night for their rcvels of sin and su.
perstitious doings, but children OF light
tEph. @: ll-lS) must behave becomingly
AID live above such censure. "As in the
day" In an open way which every one
may see and know. Not in rioting and
drunkenness. They are not to indulge in
reyels where intemperance in eating and
drinking Is common and where indecent
exercise in games, etc, follows, and where
;onyer'ation is corrupt; This was what the
HS''itH tiu hhy!h tHty 30 cOuucfnNed,
Strife and envying" The very opposite
OF love, but the result OF such practices as
were mentioned above. This exhortatiop
made plain the standard of Christianity.
holding it in contrast with the heather
practices. And ii this epist.e should fall
into the hands Of the Roman magistrates
or others they would see the purity of the
docttine of the Christians. The apostle
wisely puts everything to prove the value
Of virtue and the darkness OF sin.
II. Put ye on-Christ." Without fur
thcr comment on heather practices, the
apostle plainly explains what the armor OF
light means. 1t was plain to be seen what
they must put aside, and this exhortatiop
would apply to all who might hear it. nc
put OH Christ signifies receiving and be.
lieying the gospel. This fully done and
held to would stop all thought of following
nay sinful inclination OF their nature
,lhe flesh By flesh here we are to I'm.
derstand the carnal nature, the gratifca.
tion OF which led to the denominations. In,
temperance puts off Christ and provides
for the lusts of the flesh. Christ is able to
so completely cleanse the heart fro. sin
and fill it with love that no principle OF
sin OF desire for sin will remain.