The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-11-22
Worlds Temperance
Sunday
Sunday schOOILsssOn IOrNov. a. 1901
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Memory verses. IT. IS
GOLDEN TEXT.-"Judge this rather,
that no man put a stumbling block or an
occasion to fall in his brothers way
Romans 1913
LIGHT FROM OTHER SCRIPTURES.
DRUNKENNESS H-1. 81
PROV. 30.i. 2I:I7. no. q. z,-5i. ala. S;
lisa b:Il. .. Hos. 4:ll: Hab. z:l5. Matt
7s:t9. 80: Luke zi:H: / Cor. 5:li; Gal
b:zl.
TEMPERANCE Rom. Is:13: Cor.
s:8-H: Tim. 80, ., s: Tit. 2:l2: Pet.
IL. SIS. ? Pet. l.S.
The Principals Paul Laid Down for
Our ouidanee.-vs. 1923. 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
Client 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 10 our daily lives in varying
circumstances is a large part Of the
discipline by which we grow in grace
and develop a strong and holy charac-
ter.
First. The Law Of Llberty.-v. -;
/ Cor. So; 1929; Gal. ga
v u. $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 1t 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
Sccond-vs y. %, %. The fullest
freedom must be balanced by the full
est sense Of responsibility to Cod
Expositor's Greek Testament For
we shall an stand before the judgmen;
seat OF Christ ~. l0I
V. 90 Hast thou faith?" Do you
really believe that what you are doing
IS right and approved by God7 Have
IL 10 thyself before God" Rejoice in
this liberty Of yours in the presence OF
the Father we still keep this JOY
and strength Of liberty even when for
loves sake We forego the particular
acts from which. II We considered only
ourselves and God. We should not bs
debarred Lyman Abbott. "Happ,
is he that condemneih not himself.
who is so convinced that his course il
right that his conscience never con
dennis him. even when he "sits alon,
with his conscience" amid the mani
festations Of Gods power.
v %. HE that doubteth." Is unset
tied in his conscience as to what Il
right for himself Abbott translates
He that disputeth with himself III
damned" is condemned. the usua
meaning Of the Greek word. He hai
no right to do an act which he feeli
may lniure others. Whatsoever Il
not OF faith is sin" "All that a mar
cannot do remembering that he II
Christ's-all that be cannot do Will
the judgment seat o. l0l and tn,
cross ~ l5l and all their restraints
and inspirations present to his mine
lis sin.
Third Toward such persons We arr
, forbidden TO have either a censoriou,
or coniemptuous estimate OF theii
character v i3 Let us not there
fore Judge one another" not condemn
those who honestly do not see thing,
as we do We must allow others the
same liberty we ask for ourselves
Condemning as unchristian Others
who honestly differ from us may b.
quite as great a sin as that Of the one
condemned
But Note "a that this does not re
qulre 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
offensesor with which they find fault
Nor that IN any case should we yield
In duty or q teaching. because some
may stumble even over the truth
Even Christ could not so act that
none took ofense Paul could not.
Fourth.-vs. 1916. V. 10. "But
Judge this rather" That is. turn your
Judgment to yourselves. and see to IL
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 II in
the right way. as in the verses that
follow An occasion TO fall" IL is
contrary to the very essence Of the
gospel to put a stumbling. block in the
way OF any. and especially of the weak
and tempted
WI 4 know. and am persuaded
by" rather. as r. ". in" 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
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