The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-11-22
Worlds Temperance
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GOLDEN TENT Judge TINS rather |
that no man put stumbling block or an
occasion TO fan in his brothers way
Romans l4,l3
IIGHT FROM OTHER SCRIPTURES |
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TEMPERANCE. Rom. 1913. Cor.
2 1871 l Tim. 80. 3, 5. Tit. 2.2' Pet
AZ. 5.S. Pet. i.6.
The Primo pals Paul Laid Down for
Our Guidance 1928. The method
OF settlement is that employed all
through the bible. of laying down gem
eral principles. and not definite rules
and commands For the principles
abide etcmally. but the application oil
them varies continually We have no
trouble whatever about some of the
qlestions 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 a strong and holy charac-
ter.
First. The Law of Liberty II;
l Cor. SO. 1929; Gal "a.
Y. IL. so them As a conclusion
from whit Paul had been saying.
Every one of us shall give account of
himself to God Each is responsible
"a ..,,,ct 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 IL, p. %. The fullest
freedom must be balanced by the full
est sense OF responsibility TO God. =
Expositors Greek Testament For
we shall all stand before the judgment
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
il to thyself before Cod Rejoice in
this liberty of yours in the presence OF
the Father. I'VE still keep this JOY
and strength Of liberty even when for
loves sake we forego the particular
acts from which. il we considered only
I ourselves and God. we should not be
1 debarred Lyman Abbott. Happy
is he that condemneth not himself,
who is so convinced that his course is
right that his conscience never con
dennis him. even when he sits alone
with his conscience" amid the mani
festations Of Gods power.
V. 20. He that doubteth." Is unset
tied in his conscience as to what i:
right for himself Abbott translates
He that disputeth with himself rs
damned" is condemned, the usua
meaning Of the Greek word He ha.
no right to do an act which he feeli
may injure others Whatsoever Il
not OF faith is sin All that mar
cannot do remembering that he Il
Christs-a,l that he cannot do will
the judgment seat ". 100 and th'
cross ". l5) and all their restraint
and inspirations present to his min
lis sim
Third. Toward such persons we ar
forbidden TO have either censoriou
or a contemptuous estimate Of thei
character. " Is. Let us not there
fore judge one another not condemn
/ those who honestly do not see thing
as we do. We must allow others tn
: same liberty we ask for ourselve:
/. Condemning as unchristian other
who honestly differ from us may b
quite as great a sin as that of the on
condemned.
4 But Note CD that this does not II
' quire ore to refrain from arguln
!. against any course as injurious. q
|. That the principal does not mean tina
Q we should never do anything whic
5 others do not like, at which they TAX
|. offense. or with which they find faul
d Nor that in any case should we yiel
in a duty or a teaching. because som
a may stumble even over the trutl
L Even Christ could not so act tn;
a none took offense. Paul could not.
g Fourth-Vs. 1916. V. 10. "Bl
Judge this rather That is. turn yoi
Q Judgment to yourselves, and see to
that by your use OF your liberty you
r not cause others 10 fall into sin. W
are never to give up our liberty
thought and action, but to use it
the right way, as in the verses thi
follow. AN occasion to fall II
contrary to the very essence OF Il
u gospel to put stumbling block in Il
way of any, and especially of the wea
and tempted
V. a. Il know, and am persuade
by" rather. as II. ". lin" the Lol
Jesus" abiding in his presence al
allied with his spirit. In one case trou
ling the church Paul felt perfect
sure that he was right SO far as h
conscience was concerned
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