Mower County transcript., 1903-09-16
THE SUM a Z S CHI OOL.

THE Sl)NDA s. '!I!l y 4 s CHI @ o II
LESSON XII, THIRD QUARTER. INTER-
NATIONAL sERlEs, SEPT. 80.
Text Of the Lesson, II Pet. II, III n
b Memory Verses. II 2 Golden Tex Il
Eph. 81, oname entary Prepared
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[Copyright, 1903 BY American Press Association.l
l. 2. For as much then as Christ hath
suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves
likewise with the same mind. 81
& In this epistle tile Spirit has much to
say to the elect concerning holy life.
q, Is, l6; ii, 8, 10; III, 10. because OF
redemption by the precious blood and
the Inheritance to which we are thus
born again Il, %, 1925. He empha-
sizes Christ's death for us bearing pur
sins "a; "a / iii, 4 and in these open
ing words Of our lesson confirms what
He had also said through Paul, that
all who by faith in Christ have died
with Him should no longer live unto
themselves, but unto Him who died
for them and rose again (Rom. vi,
IL; II Cor. v, 49,. The believer is no
longer to consider his own will, but ins
all things the will of God, even as
Christ never sought His own will nor
His own glory, but always the will of
Him who sent Him Rom. xii, /, p:
John vi, 3S;; viii, 5O). Being born OF
God we have now /: a divine nature
which cannot sin Il John iii, 81, and
while this nature controls we cease
from sin. There is, however, a self
life remaining in the believer which
might sin, and to this we are to die al
ways QI Cor. ", 10, ~. 3 r:
3-5. For the time past Of our life may
suffice US to have wrought the will of the
gentiles. ~, = y zs1$a #i*.1 !S$. (
We were servants of sin all too long,
for to whom we yield ourselves sery
ants to obey his servants We are to
whom we obey, but now as servants
to God we seek fruit unto holiness.
walking in newness Of life Rom. vi:
4, 1G, 22). The unsaved think it strange
to see a companion turn away from
the old life, for they know not the love
Of God and are wholly self centered.
The redeemed, seeing the love Of God
manifested in the gift of His dear Son
Il John iii, 16) and that it was for their
sins He died on the cross, suffering TIE.
wrath of God due to them for sin, have:
learned to hate sin and renounce it and
all their former life They see also
that while they shall not come into
Judgment for their sins John v, "a; !
lisa. xiii, 25) they must appear at the
Judgment seat Of Christ as His re-
deemed to be judged for their works
since they became His and be reward
ed accordingly (Rom. xiv, 1912:
Al s. z. The end OF all things is at hand.
Be ye. therefore sober and watch, unto.
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i The gospel preached to the dead. OF
which verse 6 speaks, can only mean
one, OF two things in the sight of+all,
Scripture. All sunbeneYers are said to.
be dead in sins (Eph. ii, 81, and during
this hour or age al such who truly
hear the gospel live, all who receive.
Christ have life John Y. 20; John ".
.12) Again, all who ever heard Of Tie:
way of redemption by the blood of the.
sacrifice (all true sacrifices pointed to
Christi heard the gospel. SO il Is writ,
ten that the gospel was preached 70
Abraham (Gal. iii, -. and in chapter i,
10, II. Of this epistle it is said that the
Spirit of Christ in the prophets testified
beforehand the sufferings Of Christ
and the glory that should follow. The
antediluvians. and doubtless all others
who heard the gospel and rejected IT.
were, when Peter wrote this epistle,
spirits in prison" Chapter iii, l9). All
who hear the gospel and receive the
Lord Jesus are expected to be filed
with the ], Spirit and live the gospel
(Eph. Y, 18; II Cor. ", 10. 11).. Il, is a
small thing to be judged of men,, but
to remember that we must appear be-
form Hin who will bring every work
into Judgment (Eccl. XII, l4) will great.
" help US to live uprightly. The
thought that our sojourn in the mortal
body may end any day and that the
end OF this present age Is surely fast
approac ching should lead US to great
holiness Of life. a IS. .s-.5y .-..s.
4 :, Sand above all things, have fervent
charity among yourselves. for charity
shall cover the multitude Of sins ].
81 The word charity here, as In j Cor,
xiii, 3, should be love- and while no
amount Of love on our part will cover
any Of our sins, for only. the precious
blood of Christ can take way sins,
true love will cover up many sins from
the eyes of Others and will take. all to
Him who alone car forgive. He who
turns sinner from the error of his
way GAS. Y, 2W does not cover his own
sins thereby, but the sins of him whom
he thus turns to God. The love of God
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