The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-11-19
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson VlIl.-Fourth Quarter,
For Nov. "a, 1907.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

fexs Of tho Lesson, Rom. xiv, 1923.
Memory Verses, 19-21-GoIden Text,
Rom. xiv, documentary Prepared
by Rev. o. M. stearns.
copyright. 1907, by American Press Asocisticn.l
How wOndrously beautiful Is the
oneness Of this marvellous book! Last
week in the book OF Judges we saw
the necessity of consistent life and a
clear testimony, with our eyes ever
upon our Leader, and in previous les
son the exhortation was to consider
how great things He has done for us
and serve Him in sincerity and truth.
Now We pass over to this New Tesla
ment epistie for lesson, and 1t is to
consider Christ as our Judge that we
may deny self and live unto Him, seek.
ing to deliver others from the great
enemy, the oppressor and destroyer,
and hasten the reign Of Christ In
righteousness on this earth.
1t is still the worlds night, and peo-
pie are living in rioting and drunken
ness. and the children of God seem TO
be asleep. as Jonah was when the sail
ors We're calling upon their gods. but
the time of the kingdom is ever draw
ing nearer. and it becomes the child Of
God to put on the Lord Jesus Christ
and make not provision for the flesh.
10 fulfill the lusts thereof" Qtom. xiii,
l1-l4).
We can neither convert this world
nor remove iniqulty from tour Lord
will see TO that at His coming again
and will begin at Israel lisa. X. 81;
xii, !. 2D-but we can as individuals
abandon ourselves to Him that He
may accomplish in and through US that
which He has purpOsed. II every be-
lever would. In view of the fact that
all believers must appear before the
Judgment seat OF Christ and every one
OF US give account of himself to God,
lay 10 heart and live out the words of
verse s. Whether we live we live unto
the Lord. and whether we die we die
unto the Lord: whether we live. there
fore. or die we are the Lords" we and
others through us would be greatly
blessed and made a blessing. do not
know how 90 account for the unbelief
Of. and the NJ treatment the word oi
God receives from. many preachers
professors in theological seminaries
and innumerable members OF churches
unless II he that they ignore the judg-
ment seat Of Christ. where every be-
lever shall give account Of himself 70
God. Compare II Cor. y. 10. IL; Cor.
III, 1915.
The sin Of Judging others may not
seem TO be as great as the sin of In.
temperance. yet here is an exhortation
as plain as ''be not drunk with wine,
"Let Us not therefore Judge one an.
other any more" (Eph. Y. IS. and lesson
verse i3'. Compare Matt. vii, I. and
! Cor. ". Q. Judge not that We be not
Judged" and Judge nothing before tie
time until the Lord come" and let Us
learn to obey. This talk Of doing as
we please and not being responsible
for the weaknesses OF others Ii wholly
selfish and incorporate and most TN.
Christlike. for even Christ pleased
not Himself G:om. Nv. ~. II cur
thought Is 20 win men TO Christ. 81 :
all means 20 save some q Cor. II. %
we will not think Of pleasing ourselves
n seems 20 me that our lives as fol.
lowers OF Jesus Christ win he holy OF
otherwise In proportion 10 our knov-i.
edge Of the kingdom OF God tverse IL
The kingdom Of God for which We
pray when we say Thy kingdom
Conner IL not. ing less than the win OF
God done on earth rs In heaven and
will be q reality after our Lord has
been reicning Thousand years and
has subdued nll things 10 Himself. the
last enemy. death. having been de-
stroyed q Cor. ~. 2Jos,. IL the has.
tenIng Of this kingdom IL our hrst aim,
according 20 Matt. Vi. %. we may be
sure that He will see TO our having
sufficient food and rnImcnt. as lie
promised.
All classes Of unrightcous people. In.
Guiding drunkards q Cor. vi. o-Iil. are
excluded as such from the Kingdom.
but there II righteousness for them also
II they will turn from their sins and
receive the Lord Jesus as their Saviour.
He has made peace for all 10y the blood
Of Ills cross tCol. |. 20l. and there r.
no one who may not have Ills right.
cousness and peace and Joy. II we who
have these gifts by His grace are
thinking more Of our own enjoyment
Of them than OF helping others 10 r.
eeive them and instead Of commend
ing Him and them are found dIsputlng
about what we consider our rights in
the matter Of eating and drinking. how
dwelleth the love Of God In US? II we
are right with God. our question win
not be may do this or that. but how
can I win some one 20 Christ. and II
we think that anything. however law
ful for us. will prove hlndrance or
stumbling block TO some weak one We
will for Christ's sake and for The
others sake gladly refrain.
Our hearts win tell ne quickly n che
thing IL quite right In the sight Of God.
"If our heart condemn Us. God II