The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22
Worlds Temperance
Sunday
Sunday SchoolLesson for Nov. "a. 1907
Specially Prepared for This Paper

LESSON TEXT = Romans H:12-2a-
Memory verses, IL, Is.
GOLDEN TEXT.-"Judge this rather.
that no man put a stumbling-blook or an
occasion to fall in his brothers way
| Romans 14:13
LIGHT FROM OTHER SCRIPT URES.
| DRUNKENNESS 21-2o. Il:
Prov. 2OI; 21:17; 1920, 81, 1884; slA. 8:
lisa. ELI, %; Hos. All; Hab. 2:15; Matt.
pas. SO; Luke 2:34; Cor. ell: Gal.
| 5:2l
TEMPERANCE-Ro 1918; 1 Cor.
| 925-27; l Tim. 3:2, 8. 8; Tit. ZIP; Pet.
| Al; SIS; Pet. 1:6.
The Principals Paul Laid Down for
| Our Guidance.-Vs. 1928. The method
of settlement is that employed all
| through the Bible, of laying down gen.
eral principles, and not definite rules
and commands. For the principles
| abide eternally, but the application OF
them varies continually. We have no
| trouble whatever about some of the
| questions which almost rent the an
| cient church asunder. They were set
| tied long ago. But we must apply the
same principles to our modern prob
| lens. The application Of great divine
| principles to our daily lives in varying
circumstances is large part of the
| discipline by which we grow in grace
and develop strong and holy charac-
ter.
| First. The Law of Liberty.-V. IL:
1 Cor. SO; 1929; Gal. ga.
v. IL. $50 then" AS a conclusion
| from what Paul had been saying
Every one Of us shall give account OF
himself to God" Each is responsible
| to God and must act as in his sight.
| No one can lord it over his brother in
the Christian church. Each one must
| define his duty so far as concerns him.
self. Liberty does not prevent any
one from holding decided opinions.
| and speaking of them, and arguing
for them. Liberty is not Indifference.
| Permitting liberty does not endorse
all that is permitted. ,
Second-Vs. II, %, 23. 1.-THE fullest
| freedom must be balanced by the full
est sense of responsibility to Cod
Expositor's Greek Testament. For
|
seat of Christ" (v. 10).
V. %. Hast thou faith?" Do you
| really believe that what you are doing
| is right and approved by God? Have
| it to myself before God" Rejoice in
| this liberty of yours in the presence of
the Father. 1--WE still keep this joy
| and strength of liberty even when for
loves sake we forego the particular
| acts from which, if we considered only
ourselves and God, we should not be
debarred. Lyman Abbott. Happy
| is he that condemneth not himself"
who is so convinced that his course il
| right that his conscience never con-
dennis him, even when he "sits alone
with his conscience" amid the mani
festations of Gods power.
V. %. HE that doubteth." Is unset
tied in his conscience as to what is
right for himself. Abbott translates,
HE that disputeth with himself" rs
damned" is condemned, the usual
meaning Of the Greek word. He has
no right to do an act which he feels
may injure others. Whatsoever is
not of faith is sim" "AI that a man
cannot do remembering that he Is
Christ's-all that he cannot do with
the judgment seat ". 10) and the
cross (v. 15) and all their restraints
and inspirations present to his mind
is SIM
Third Toward such persons we are
forbidden to have either censorious
or contemptuous estimate of their
character. V. 10. Let us not there
fore judge one another" not condemn
those who honestly do not see things
as we do. We must allow others the
same liberty we ask for ourselves.
Condemning as unchristian others
who honestly differ from us may be
quite as great sin as that of the one
condemned.
But Note (D that this does not re-
quira one to refrain from arguing
against any course as injurious. (2)
That the principal does not mean that
we should never do anything which
others do not like, at which they take
offense, or with which they find fault.
Nor that in any case should we yield
in duty or teaching, because some
may stumble even over the truth.
Even Christ could not so act that
none took offense. Paul could not
Fourth.-Vs. 1916. V. 10. But
judge this rather" That is, turn your
judgment to yourselves, and see to it
that by your use of your liberty you do
not cause others to fall into sin. We
are never to give up our liberty of
thought and action, but to use it in
the right way, as in the verses that
follow. can occasion to fall" 1t is
contrary to the very essence of the
gospel to put stumbling-block in the
way of any, and especially of the weak
and tempted.
w. IA. Il know, and am persuaded
by" rather, as R. ", "in" 1.-The Lord
Jesus" abiding in his presence and
filed with his spirit. In one case troub-
ling the church Paul felt perfectly
sure that he was right so far as his
conscience was concerned.
Testimony of Business Men.
II think that this is the best time in
the world for the best kind of boys"
do employers take more account OF
the character and habits of the boys
whom they employ than they used
to-" "They certainly do, and this is
specially true of the big corporations
like the railroads"