The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-19
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON cOMMeM :
FOR MARCH ~, "

s"hjoot: Paurs Mcssa.o to tho Erhes,npv.
Hph., H., 1-1O-Golden Text. Eph. ii. $
-Memory Verses, i-7--Comme ntary On,
'ho Days Lesson.
|. The children OF wrath Tvs. l.@. !
Of NG Chyst;on hyGa As Gnst ILLS the Whols body
lchap l. 2$), so had lie dealt with the e'neSs Don
verted Ephcsians who before were dead in
trcspasscs and sins. "Quickcncd" M,L,
alive, spiritually. ':Dead." See Um. MaGS a:i%
Death is often used by all writer's and IN ali
SHINING had brought themselves ;9to ,'""
state, of dcDlorablc wrctchcdncss, rs had
al the heathcn nations, and having thus
S,nIGu 81. iG against God they were condemned
by Him and might be considered as dead
IN law" They were, incapable OF perform.
ing any legal act and were always Gnblr 70
nc punishment of death which they had
deserved and which, was ready to be in
flictcl upon them. They were incapable OF
performing a holy act. Their bodies were
the living collins IN which their dead souls
were buried. 'Trcspasscs and sins"
irespasses may igniiy the slightest dcvia-
IONS from the right; sins more habtual
run together in meaning.
-. le walkcd." They had s,nncd con-
tnu3lly, not merely occasionally. They
hy'd in sin and followed the evil practices
", '''t nS''hc" N"fid. iruc Christians
separate themselves from the world (Rom.
-: :; Cor. i: ll-lS) and do not conform
TO ITS slniMi rustoHn" and practices "Princc
air. This has reference TO Satan. the
prince OF devils. lie is also the god OF
this wolld' e Cor. i: ~. The air is rcDrc.
scnted as the seat Of his Kingdom. Thc
acvll seems TO have some power in the
tower region OF th" air, he is at hand 10
Tempt men and 10 do as much mischief TO
'nc world as II? can. We live in an atmos.
1
deadly clements. "Ot the Sprit' As the
Holy. Spirit works shat which is good IN
obc,llcnt souls so Satan works that which
Is cv'l IN wicked hearts. lie is prince OF
inc spirit that. not only in Pauls day hut
even now, 'workcth in the sons OF disobc-
dicncc.''
3. I'VE also" Paul here changes from
'hG second to the first person, putting him
sSr,nn1 sSI, IN w!!H tho~H whom he has Just de-
Once livcd;' Th" L. V. brings on, the
meaning. The wo%l conversation" is msA
leading. The who.c course Of the life was
wrong. FhcH lived in sin and walked in
bclnG II; tn"cu every temper. polluted
every tacu.tN. an' perverted every transac-
tion Of life "L"~t~." The evil, irr"~unr
and ,corrurt affections OF The fhcnrt.
"E,G,hii +, ; :, Thc cITmal. corrupt nature;
mmS'ion O. al those sins which their
corrupt natures inclined them to commit
'M;nd. Thoughts: mental suggestions
ana purposes - d'"tin"ui:hcd from the
%n"r % r. ,r,' ~. ,~" 10y L:oh m"'I E
crown in ~ - ; ,,rrul;,rit" f n, hom "os
~ IiS,imm,;shrI r,n,, ,hi y,,inl ,' M G,,'
wrought IN lis by mere cXtcrnai ln!u.
doctrine a. nrnn"I s;r "Oi walk r.Ti - rhn ri,
rbilJ of ,r,.h;r', n,,o ,,,,nntl ,.;u
narfal;na If o. ,.nnsrI - ,mI.Ih;rr WIZ, VIZ,
.hidrrn Of wr,tl, arc tha,m '' whn y,I"' live -, ~
rrScd 70 the wra,h of GnJ ~ Scc ,"TE Fan nN
.; ~ e,,.,;o -. .<..
.n = ''J Hr, 80 ,;I 80; O WINS rhn ,rneti eTS 1 ,vy:
shows The elorjnus chonrc That had hnrn
wrouehs in thc:n ] throTch ' Inc ,'"" rosrcj opcj'
'rhrrc words nrc csncri,IIv cn,mho s;,c,r,:
God mercy crorn ..ric, ~ ,,nrn'. > ga
is Rich in monv thincs b%s;Ios ncrc, "n ia
j. rich in worlds: He owns tho r"ld and s;I.
vcr in thousand His ns wclj ne ihn Ir' c,t. a.
ihcsn r;rLcs i no, ,n"os,, 49, ",,,, ,~"S, "
inn # is ncccssnrv tho wc y Inom O,,. aIHn shomt
the riches OF Ills n,nrcv, Soc Ev 3$. 10.
Psa So: 10: Jsn, b.: : and MANY othri
passion for the sinner. "Grcat love-" W;s
infinite love for us is the Ground Of our sal.
vai;nn IIc lovcJ ~ ond i;"d , Coz VI o our ;, ~,
we were vet sinners. :Toacthcr w;th
Christ" God has c.ivnn us ,s comn1oto =
resurrection from the death Of n't sin to a
has had from the crave, Sec Rom 8. IL
Grace" Unmcritcj favor, Thcir saliva.
ton was not Of themselves lv. S)-::not thr
mere nroduct Of anv Natural ,b;litins or
any merit Of their own rcthcr was # bv
works (v. 81. but il was through the love.
mercy and or,rc a, Cnd ..csr,d ), W.
merely saved from sin-iustiticd and sane.
tifcd-hut glorinuSlv saved from death.
he devil and hell. saved to rrsurrcction
Christ and glory, in the full view of the
endless ages to come. These pcon]c were
saved AT this time. and so wc 500 ihcrc is
auch a thing as Salvation from sin in his
life.
6. "Raiscd-sit." Believer, arc oit,zcrs
OF heaven and hav. their places assigned
there. which they will soon take possession
Of Cphil. 3: 90. IN. But ihis NAV he IN.
dcrstood as referring TO sarctiGcd souls in
this life Having been raised from the
death OF sin. VIC enter into a heavenly
union With Christ. and the soul IS indc.
scribahly happy in Ills love. It is heaven
begun below
DC PROOF OF illS great goodness and mercy