The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
i LESSON TX, FOURTH QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, NOV 26.
Text Of the Leason, Cor. <, 1898.
Memory veeses. S1-33-Goiden Text.
Cor. K, documentary Prepared
by Rev. d. NJ. Stenrns.
Copyright, 1905, by American Press Aseciarion.l
We must not allow any topic, how
ever important, to take our thoughts
from the topic Of the whole epistle and
Of the whole Bible, the salvation Of
Jehovah, and the Lord Jesus Christ
Himself, that salvation. 1t is always
most important and helpful to notice
the beginning and the ending Of the
whole book or any portion Of it, end
that again is suggestive Of Him who
says. II am Alpha and Omega, the be-
ginning and the ending, saith the Lord"
(Rev. I, 3. The epistles generally be-
gin and end with The grace oe our
Lord Jesus Christ" definition Of
which is found in II Cor. viii, 9, but
it brings before US the beginning, con-
tinuance and consummat1on Of our sal
vation {Rom. iii, "a; Y, 2; Pet. /, i3).
The return Of Christ to complete our
personal salvation, the redemption Of
the body, and to bring salvation to ali
Israel and all nations is seen in chap
/ tiers j, (, 8; xvi, %, and all through
the epistle, and nothing will deliver
from the drunken or any other form Of
the self life like this blessed purifying
hope.
! A book or epistle is often divided into
sections, and the divisions of this
epistle are easily recognized by the
words Now concerning or Now as
touching (vii, /; viii. /; xii, !: xvi, y.
Our lesson is In the section concerning
things oEered unto idols, and idols suG-
gest the devil and demons and not God
oversees 1921; Deut. xxxii II; Ps. cvi,
36, 80. Chapter Will, 6, is very help
full word covering the whole life Of
the believer-one God, the Father, and
one Lord, Jesus Christ, Of whom and
by whom are all things. Then in our
lesson <, 81, Whether therefore ye
eat or drink or whatsoever ye do, do
all to the glory Of God" sets before
US all that Is required Of US. But, Oh,
| 1t means so much, this whole hearted
denial OF self and living unto God!
Discipleship is very costly, and there
fore among all Christians there are
| few who are willing to be always de-
ltvered unto death for Jesus sake that
the life Of Jesus may be made mani
fest in our bodies QI Cor. iv, III.
There are many things lawful not
: sinful, to the, ,believer-whd are neither
expedient nor edifying. 4 redeemed
person has been purchased by the
precious blood Of Christ that he may
be the Lords own possession, set apart
for Himself, henceforth living unto Him
who died for him and rose again Git
ii, II, Z. "; Ps. iv, 8; II Cor. V. 15),
and the great question is not, Can do
this or that without harm to my spirit
ual life? but rather, Will it please the
Lord, and will It magnify Him in the
sight Of others? In chapter X, u, the
writer says, 1--WE suffer all things lest
we should hinder the gospel Of Christ"
his aim being by all means to save
some" and so to deny himself that
his own life and service should not be
disapproved Tx. 22-2T). The Israelltes
who ,conformed to the ways Of the IN
godly about them and were cut off for
their sins arc referred to as examples
Of Gods hatred Of sin, and we are
warned not to live sel6shly, as they
did, assured that. while: all are tempt
ed, God, who is faithful, will never
suffer His own to be tried too much
or too long. but will invariably deliver.
1t is not for Us to be ever inQuiring
Of others, Is this unto God or the deviE
Nor are we to judge others, for even
the Son Of Man came not to Judge.
but with clean hands and a pure
heart walk before and with God, and
let the King Of Glory fill. the house.
For the earth is the Lords and the
fulness thereof Cps. XIV. We can
mingle with people, eat in their homes,
seek their welfare, conform-in meas
ure to their ways without criticism or
fault finding, provided we are not seek.
| ing prolific ourselves, but the profit
Of many, that they may be saved, and
in all things that God may be glorifed
| (yerses 81: S3). When our hearts are
right with, God, we will ever remen-
Der the Lord Jesus and consider Him,
and he, dwelling In our hearts, by
faith Will live His life Ia us to the
glory Of God and the good Of all men.
Oh, how little Of, Christ there is in
many who hearaHis name, He never
pleased Himself. He never sought Bis
own will nor His~own glory. he did
always those things that pleased the
Father he gave himself to suffer IN
our stead what no tongue car. tell that
we might be saved The only salvation
for sinners is in Christ. and when He
is truly received. and the hfe sur:
rendered to Him, then we will not
live to please ourselves nor think Of
ever judging others. but Judge this
rather that no man put q stumbling
block or an occasion to fay in his
brothers way, for. every one OF us shall
give account Of himself to God (Rom.
xiv. u, 49,. On the line Of offenses
| we must seek two things-never be an
| ofense to others. and never be offend
ed with our blessed Lord because Of
anything He does or permits to be
done John xvi, /; Luke vii, 23).
There is in verse 50 threefold d.
vision Of people recognized throughout