The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-11-23
Abstinence for the
Sake Of Others
Ssnday School Lesson for Nov.26. 1905
Specially Prepared for This Paper.
LESSON TEXT Cor. 1o.s-ss. Memory
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verses, 31-33.
GOLDEN TExT-"Let him that think
eth he standeth take heed lest he fall
/ 1 Coz 1872.
TIME-Paul wrote this first letter TO the
Corinthian church about A. ID. 81.
PLACE.-Corinth, one Of the most world
ly and luxurious cities Of the time.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
" %. "All things are lawful" All
things pertaining to the sutn- ort Of life.
such as eating and drinking. and TO its
enjoyment IN social interrnr~sN nrd
pleasure. The Christian is, ov should
be, the one free man in Gods world.
mot all are expedient." A negative
way Of saying that some things that
are lawful may yet be harmful to ones
self or to another. "Edify not" Lit
orally, "do not build up" The infer
ence is plain II some things are in
themselves lawful, yet are found to
tear down rather than build UP char
acter, the Christian must stop to con-
slider what should be his attitude
toward those things.
v. "a. mo man" No person-man,
woman or child. Seek his own" Make
II his own business to look after his own
interests. But every man." etc. Bet
ter in Revised Version, but each his
neighbor's good" We should be unself.
ish in thought, word and action.
| w. %. "Whatsover Is sold in the sham
bles." A shamble is a slaughterhouse,
place where animals are slain for
| food: the reference Is to whatever meat
| has been slain thus, and is sold in the
public market. Such meat, the apostle
says, the Christian may freely buy and
eat, asking no question" He Is not to
fret himself or others by questioning
how the animal was slain, what has be.
come of other portions of 1t, or anything
of the sort. If the meat appears TO have
been properly prepared so that 1t will
be wholesome, that is all he needs to
| know. "For conscience sake" You
need have no conscientious scruples in
| the matter.
| V. 26. For the earth Is the Lords,
and the fullness thereof" This sentence
was often used by the Jews as a grace
before meals.
! V. 27. The first question, concerning
what food the Christian may buy in the
market for his family, having been set
| tied. the apostle now takes mp the sec
ond. one needing a more complicated
answer-"How can a Christian partake
of food at the table of pagan friend?''
THAT believe not" A pagan. bid You
to feast" Invite you to a feast at his
house. Some had gone so far as to
claim that Christians might feast in an
idol-temple, but Paul had eXpostulated
against this Q0:14-2D, showing it To
be an actual participate in idolatry.
V. 2S. But II any man say unto you,
etc. If anyone. heather host or guest.
or Christian guest. There would be no
Jew there, for Jews never ate with Cen
tiles. II anyone raised the question
then the matter was to be looked at In
another light. This. in sacrifice" II
portion of the animal has been offered
to heather deity. Eat not for his
sake" His questioning about II showed
that he had a feeling that one partakine
of this meat was rendering homage &c
the idol to whom part of II had been
dedicated; hence for his sake the Chris
tian had best decline to eat of the meat
V. 30. Conscience g. not thine
own" Not because you have any con
scientious scruples Of your own about
the meat. AS the apostle has previous
ly shown (S:4-6). an idol Is nothing
and food or aught else can be neither
improved nor impaired by any relation
to II. But of the other" The con
science of the other man, who raised thu
question. To him you might do grea
harm II you allowed him to Judge, from
your eating this meat. that idols ant
idolatry we're not so bad. after all
"Why is my liberty judged?" the Wore
judged has here the sense of con
demned. The question is: Why ha.
another any right to condemn wha
my conscience approves? The an
swer must be: He has no such right
judging and condemning one anothe
is most unchristian; but v. 81 will Leaf
to the conclusion of this thought. v
80 repeats the question In slightly diff
fering form.
v. 80. by grace partaker: Better
"If | partake with thankfulness: Tn,
Christian recognizes every good gif
as from his Heavenly Father, and a
heart, II not audibly. returns thanks I,
Him for food and drink and all othe
daily benefits.
V. 81. ITO the glory of God:" Con
sider How do the eating and drinking
appear In His sight Is all to Hi
| glory2 II is n plorious as we'll as
solemnizing thought that the grea
God is glorified or dishonored by evel
the trivial acts OF His children.
v. 80. "Give none offense:" Do no
willfully act so as to offend the con
science of any or cause him to stumbl
In his Christian course, but rather sac
rfice personal preferences In order /
avoid hurting any.
v. 32. 81 please all men in all things:
Paul states his personal decision of tn
questions that have been considered
|, Chap. 9:2O-22
3 Practical Points.
I. " 23. The Christian is the one FIRE
= man.-John 1896.
V. 23. A law which is higher than tn
Q Mosaic law of meats and drinks, rule
D the Christian llfe,-Rom S:2
D V. 26 Let us thankfully enjoy on
Q Heavenly Fathers good gifts.-1 Tin
r 4:4.
r V. 2S. We can gladly forego any PEI
, sonal preference or pleasure for tn
h sake of helping another,--l Cor 81;
h V. 32. We must take heed lest b