The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-07-23
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson IlI.-Third Quarter, For
July Fl, 1907.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, Elk. Xxx, 12.17.
Memory Verses, 12.t7-Golden Text,
Lev. xix, 1s-commentary Prepared
by Rev. D. M. Stearns. @

copyright. 1907. by American Press Association
The lesson today covers what Is
known as the second table of the law.
or our duty to our fellow man, sum-
med up In the Golden Text. Thou
shalt love thy neighbor as myself"
which our Saviour quoted to the law
yer in Matt. xxi, 80, and which is also
given in Rom. xiii. 0, as a summary Of
the same. and in the next verse We
are told that love is the fulfilling Of
the law" Let us remember. as in the
last lesson. that God gave no laws to
Israel until He had shown them His
love and power by redeeming them
from Egypt. The message which we
are to carry is that Of John iii. 10. and
when people see the love of God to
them. really see and believe ii, they
will want to love and please Him.
The Spirit will claim His own prop
erty and impress upon such hearts
that, like Daniels friends. they can
not bow down to any but the true
God dan. 4, II, 49,. We shall by
the Spirit Of God in us live out the
life OF the lesson today. which our
Lord Himself has explained to US in
Matt. as referring to the inward
parts where the Lord desires truth
Cps. II, o.. Next to God come our
earthly parents to be honored and
obeyed. See Jer. xxxv. IS. 10: Eph. vi.
.: Prov. l. 8. and contrast Tx. xxi, 10:
Prov. xxx. II: Deut. XII. IS. 81.
In Matt. x. 81. we learn that to love
father and mother more than the Lord
is not right. In Matt. V. 81. 80. with
/ John iii. IL. we are taught that
hatred Is murder in the sight OF God.
and In Cain and Herodias we see how
hatred or an Inward grudge led to
murder. The Saviour's teaching con-
corning the seventh commandment Is
that a lustful look is guilt in that re-
spect Matt. V. 81. and with 1t We
might put "rhe thought Of foollsh@sss
is sin" With the eighth command
ment remember Eph. iv. IS: Thess.
iv. q. and consider that 1t Is possible
even to rob God (sial. Ill. 81. II we
render to God less than q seventh Of
our time and a tenth Of our income.
we are robbing God, and there are 9TH
er ways. As TO the next. II there Is the
love that thinketh no evil there will
never be false witness bearing II Cor.
Kill. 81. In Zech. VII. 10: wifi. II. we are
forbidden to imagine evil In our hearts
against a brother or a neighbor. In
Ps. III. 4, 8. see what God says Of de-
cei.ful tongue. On covetousness see
Hab. II, 0; Luke xii. Is: Col. III. 3.
The young man OF Luke xviii, q.
thought tn: he had kept all these.
Pal also thought that he had done
well In reference TO the righteousness
OF the law. but this tenth command
ment opened his eyes phil. III. o; Rom.
vii. !. III. In Jas. II. 10. We read that
whatsoever shall keep the whole law
and yet offend in one point he Is guilty
Of ALL" and in view Of the light thrown
upon these commands by our Lord
Himself there Is no one In his right
"hD hbhAh W knAilh AhdL lie
had Kept the law and possessed the
righteousness that God requires. II
We are not righteous. we are IN
righteous. and ''the 'unrighteous
shall not inherit the kingdom Of God"
I Cor. vi. o.. but Christ was made
sin for US that we might he made the
righteousness OF God In Him. and He
II the end OF the law for righteousness
90 every one that beIieveth m. Cor. Y.
81: Rom. Z, ~. Concerning all who
truly receive Him II Is written. "Of
Him are ye In Christ Jesus. who Of
God N made unto Us wisdom and right
e0usness and sanctificatlOn and re-
demptiOn. that. according as Il IL writ
ten. He that glorIeth let him glory in
the Lord" II Cor. 1. 30. 81.
The Lord Jesus. God manifest In the
flesh. Is the only man who ever per.
fectly kept the law Of God. lie could
truly say. Il delight to do Thy win. o
my God: yea, Thy law Il within my
heart" Dps. II. S; Heb. Z, :, 1OD. Let Us
understand more fully our lesson story.
The people standing afar m oversees IN.
I'll. because Of the thnnderings and
ilghtnlngs and The trumpet and the
smoking mountain. heard the voice Of
God and were frald and legged that
God might not speak 10 them except
through Moses. yet they promised "a
do all that God had said xix, s: xiv.
a. We shall see In next weeks lesson
how they did IL. They did not know
that the natural man, the carnal mind
Is not subject 10 the law " God and
never can be; neither did they seem 20
know that the natural man remains
even In the redeemed. hut must be
reckOned dead that 'bo new life may
have the right ~ way Rom. vi. ~.
Gal II. 20. IL a great verse 10 be re.
ceived and lived out In this connection:
also 10 ror ~. 10. II.
In connection with this lesson II
seems necessary 10 glanre onward 10
chapter xxIv. the end ~ this section.
where Mnses goes up into the mount
with GOd and remains forty days and
forty nights. receiving tho Ten Com.
fnnndmcnts written with the finger Of
God on two tables ~ stone which also
we're the work Of God n:x. xxxiI, ~.
10. Not even the elders nor Aaron
was allowed 10 20 up 81 God In the
mount Int Moses alone drew mar 10