The Yale expositor., 1905-11-24
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON ", FOURTH QUARTER. INTER.
NATIONAL SERIES. NOV. PC.

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. Ii is always
most important and helpful to notice
the beginning and the ending of the
whole book or any portion OF IL. and
that again In suggestive OF Him who
says, 81 am Alpha and Omega, the be
ginning and the ending. saith the Lord"
REV. 4, 81. The epistles generally be-
gin and end with The grace Of our
Lord Jesus Christ" q definition Of
which ~ found In III Cor. viii, o. but
II brings before US the beginning, con-
tinuance and contamination OF our sal
walton (Rom. III, "a; v, 2; Pet. !. 49,.
The return OF Christ to complete our
personal salvation, the redemption Of
the body. and to bring salvation to all
Israel and all nations is seen In chap
tiers 1. Z. 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 ly the
words Now concerning or Now as
touching" (vii, !; will. 1; xii. L; xvi, II.
Our lesson is in the section concerning
things offered unto idols, and idols Sug-
gest the devil and demons and not God
oversees 1921; Deut. xxi. II; Ps. cvi.
80. 80. Chapter viii, @. is very help
full word covering the whole life OF
the believer-one God, the Father. and
one Lord. .'csus Christ. of whom al
by whom are all things. Then in orr
lesson tx, III. whether therefore we
eat or drink or Whatsoever ye do, do
all to the glory of God" sets before
us all that il required OF us. But. oil,
II means so much, this whole hearted
denial of self and living unto Coz!
Discipleship Is very costly. and there
fore among all Christians there are
few who are willing to be always de-
livered unto death for Jesus sake that
the life Of Jesus may b. made mani
fest In our bodies Oil Cor. iv, III.
There are many things lawful, not
sinful. to til" believer which are neither
expedient uor edifying. A 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 fo' him and rose again Git.
II, IA, X. v; Ps. iv, 8; ii Cor. V. 49,,
and the great question is not, Can do
this or thai without harm to my spirit
ual life? bur rather. Will it please the
Lord, and IN IL magnify Him in the
sight Of others? In chapter tx, II, the
writer say: We suffer all things lest
we should l. .'uer the gospel of Christ"
his aim be-; by all means to save
some" anu so to deny himself that
his own life and service should not be
ok, 22-2U. The lsraelites
who conformed to the ways of the I'M
godly about them and were cut off for
their sins are referred TO as examples
OF Gods hatred of sin, and we are
warned not TO live selfshly, 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 shis unto God or the devil?
Nor are we to judge others, for even
the Son of Man came not to Judge,
but with clean hands and pure
heart walk before and with God, and
let the King of Glory fiji the house,
For the earth is the Lords and the
fulness thereof" (Ps. XIV. We can
mingle with people, eat in their homes,
seek their welfare, conform in q meas
ure to their ways without criticism or
fault finding, provided we are not seek
ing profit for ourselves, but the profit
Of many. that they may be saved. and
In all things that God may be glorifled
oversees 81, 33). When our hearts are
right with God, we will ever remem-
Der the Lord Jesus and consider Him,
and He, dwelling In our hearts, by
faith Will live His life in us to the
glory of GOO and the good OF all men.
Oh, how little Of Christ there Is IN
many who hear His name! He never
pleased Himself, He never sought His
own will nor His own glory. He dill
always those things that pleased the
Father. He gave Himself 10 suffer IN
our stead what no tongue can tell that
We might be saved Thc only salvation