The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-04-09
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson In the International Series
for April IL. 10OJ-The
Resurrection.
THE LESSON TEXT.

THE LESSON TEXT.
q Corinthians 1890. q. J0-5S)
20 But now is Christ risen from the cad
and become the first-fruits OF them that
slept.
q. For since by man came death, by
man came also the resurrection OF the
lead
20 Now this | say. brethren. that flesh
and blood cannot Inherit the Kingdom
u God; neither doth corruption inherit
interruption
5l Behold. ! shew you n mystery we
'hall not all sleep. but we shall all be
changed,
%. In a moment, In the twinkllng OF an
sye, at the last trump. for the trumpet
shall sound, and the dead shall be raised
hc0rruptlble, ana We shall be changed.
%. For this cOrruptlble must put on in
corruption, and this mortal must put on
Immortality.
81. So when this corruptible shall have
out on interruption. and this mortal shall
laVe put on immortality. then shall be
brought to pass the saying that Is written:
Death Is swallowed up In victory.
%. . death, where Is thy sting? o grave.
where is thy victory?
90 The sting Of death is sin. and the
strength of sin Is the law.
%. But thanks be to God which gIveth
rs the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ.
5S. Therefore. my beloved brethren. be yo
steadiast, unmOvHhle. always abound ng
IN the work Of the Lord, fUrasmuch as ye
Know that your labor Is not in vain in the
| Lord
GOLDEN TENT.-No,y IL CairIst risen
from the dead. mud become the first
Truitsoftbcm thnt slcpt.-i cor. 90.
! OUTLINE or SCRIPTURE SECTION.
The Resurrection Of Josus,..1 Cor. lj:l-ll.
| fauIs Argument for lmmOr-
! unity .........................l Cor. IL .l2-Si
what Immortality Moans...l Cor. l5..5-JS
The Resurrection Of Jesus.-Thc
/ Christian world has come to have an
I abiding faith in the Immortality Of
/ the SOUL Of life beyond the grave. The
reasons for this faith have never been
/ better summed up than by Pau, in the
/ fifteenth chapter Of 1 Corinthians
/ Read the whole chapter and you win
/ have the whole truth rcpardiugit The
/ first step in Paul's argument T., the his
/ toric fact of the resurrection of Jesus.
| Christ had lived III, short life here on
earth, died, as Paul says. for our sins,
was buried and rose again the third
| day. At the time Paul was writing
there were nearly, If not quite, 500 wit
ucsscs of the truth that Christ did ri-"
from the dead, 800 who saw Him alive
after He had been in the tomb three
days On this evidence, says Paul we
preach, and We believe.
Dn,,I'a E., T.....t..fs..-
Paul goes on with his argumcut ;hot
| If Christ arose from the dead. then
those that said there was no resu-.s,.
tion could not have spoken truly. BE-
cause admittedly one, even Christ, had
risen. If Christ did not rise, then are
Paul and the other apostles preaching
what is not true, and those who be-
lieved according to this preaching be-
E5wed what was not true. II cculd.
nafdly- be that these men would so.
prPAch because most of the 500 eye
Witnesses we're still alive to testify to
either the truth or falsity of the
preaching. If, on the other hand.
Christ did rise, then is the argument
of those who deny the resurrection
overthrown, and all those who live
right lives may hope for eternal life
with Christ. Man was made. argues
Paul, to be immortal. but through sin
the first man fell and forfeited eternal
life. Happily through another, the di-
vine man Christ Jesus. is immortalitv
restored. Paul believed in life eternal.
If he did not, let somebody answer his
question: "Why stand we in jeopardy
every day." He certainly was not risk
ing his life preaching an unpopular
doctrine which he knew 10 he untrue.
"Be not deceived" says Paul, for "eviI
communications corrupt good man
ners," that is, the oft repeating of a
known falsehood must sooner or later
show in the life. and recognizing this
truth he eXhorts his readers 10 awake
TO Righteousness. and sin not" If thew
believe themselves to have the truth.
it behooves them to live according to
their faith, To show in their actions the
knowledge of God they profess.
What Immortality Means.-Paui
likens the immortal life TO a seed. For
the seed to live plant, il must needs
first die rs n seed. Likewise 10 fully
attain unto the spiritual, our natural
bodies must first be cast aside, Finally
Paul declares that this being the case.
we would look for the change with
gladncss but for sin, which is the sting
Of death. Victory over sin which
Christ can give means victory over
death, "rhcretore be We >teadfaSt, uu-
movable, always abounding in the
work Of the Lord"
Criticism OF Life.
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