Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-03-25
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson xlIl.-First Quarter, For
March. 20, 1908.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of'ths Lesson, Prov. xiii, 1886.
Memory Verse, 3f-oelden Text
Prov. xiii, 32--commsntary Pre-
pared by Rev, o. M. Stearns.

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pared by Rev. o. M. Stearns.
Copyright. 1908. by American Press Association
ALI Scripture is given by inspiratio
Of God and is profitable, =" = that tn
man of God may be thoroughly full
nished unto all good works. WhatsC
ever things were written aforetim
were written for our learning Oh Tin
Iii. 16. liz Rom. XIV, A.. These saying
certainly include the book of Proverb
as well as every other part of tn
Scriptures. This has been called
book on goodness or holy living, con
trasting Gods wisdom and mans fol
ly; 1t is Gods wisdom for mans igno
rance. The words wise and wisdom are
used over 100 times, and We words fool
folly. foolish. foolishnesS, over ninety
times. In chapter viii and elsewhere
wisdom evidently refers to the Son
Of God. for He Is the wisdom of God
Il Cor. l. pa. BY contrast we think of
the fools of whom He Himself spake,
who. hear His words but do them not,
who are rich on earth. but not rich
toward God; who have no use for
prophecy Matt vii, &c; Luke xii, 20,
81; xiv, 25). In verse Of this lesson
chapter we read. Labor not to be
rich; cease from thine own WISDOM"
for II is mans wisdom to get rich
quickly and at any cost. for he Is slow
to believe that riches make themselves
wings and fly away Verse 81.
Our lesson, with its immediate con-
text, sets forth the folly of bad women
and strong drink, two Of the great
evils of this world by which the great
destroyer destroys multltudes. Con-
corning the former 1t is written, Her
house Is the way to hell" (chaptersvii,
20, and, concerning both, they cannot
Inherit the kingdom Of God q Cor. vi,
BID, but that even such have been
saved and may be saved, for Christ
Jesus came into the world to save sim
lers, to seek and save the lost. Woe
Ind sorrow Is the present portion of |
III such, and If they die in their sins
hen 1t will be torment that will covet a
lrop of water to cool the tongue, and
inally the everlasting fire prepared for
he devil and his angels duke XVI, "a;
Iatt. XIV, Az.
But God is not willing that any
hOuld perish, and in the person Of His
on He became a man Of sorrows and
cQuainted with grief, was wounded
nd bruised for us, bearing our sins in
lis own body on the cross, suffering
ne just and the unjust. that He might
ring us to God lisa. lii, 3-5; Pet.
, "a; ill. 49,. and he it is who says,
Is the principal thing; there
IRE get wisdom, for wisdom Is better
ian rubies. and all the things that
ay be desired are not to be compared
} it. for whose findeth Me findeth life
nd shall obtain favor Of the Lord"
HAPPIER iv, Z; viii, II, 35).
All sin is a form Of selfshness, the
of the carnal mind, which
enmity against God. and the only
,pe for any kind of a sinner is
Nv heart, O clean heart, which God !
imSelf must create In us, and does
hen we receive Him who was made 8
a for us. Every one. moral or openly Q
lful. must be born of God. as we y
lrned In our recent lesson on John ILL., =
ie carnal mind. the natural man, is u
cOrrigibly bad and never can be 5
lde new Rom. viii, y, but the Son of q
I'd. the wisdom of God, will receive
Y sinner who comes to Him John ii
80, will enter any heart that is
ened to Him. and then the sinner
comes new creature in Christ.
t Christ is then allowed to have the T
hit of way In the life that He has l.
leemed and to work out the works D.
Itch He has prepared Eph II, 1O. p'
d will be glorified and the life Of al
JUS made manifest In that life. W
n verse SO Of our lesson we read Of w
eyes and the heart, and in Lam Gu
81, we learn that the eye affects DC
heart, and in Job XXI, 7. that the n
Irt walks after the eyes. If, there De
e. we would live as we should we III
st look in the right direction and IN
tinue so to do. In verse 81 we &C
d. Look not" but there must be a Is
inter- attraction, therefore the COM We
nd, Look unto Me and be We saved" tn
,hold the Lamb of God" run with to'
lence. looking unto Jesus" Qsa. xiv,
John I, 20. SO; heb. xii, /, p. By
ting unto Him there Is life for -.
ry lost one, and by continuing to ~,
there Is a life Of triumph for o.
~ saved one Apart from Him ~
e is no life, and looking anywhere a.
but unto Him there is no victory =.
words Eat the LAST in verse 80 -,
lld lead us to consider well that -
e is last opportunity to repent, u -,
call to turn to God, and che that. -.
g often reproved, hardenetb his W.
Z shall suddenly be destroyed, and
without remedy" xxx, y. For .,
sinner a every kind there is A.,
indulgence and then, If cut off in -
eternal Woe Consider Dan. v, 30; W.
e XII, 20. and the context. ~
rise "a of the lesson makes US
k Of that word Of David, 'Truly '" WI
he Lord liveth, and as thy soul i
b, there is but step between me ,ap
death" Il Sam. Xxx, 81. The last lug
e suggests chapter xvii, %, 'u a.
ough thou shouldst bray fool in !.
ortar among wheat with a pestle, ne'
Will not his foolishness depart 'os
him."
art from God and His Spirit and W. W.
blood Of His dear Son, the case Of A0'
and every sinner is utterly hope
but to such a Shepherd and -
our nothing Is too hard. Note the ~
Ind rejoicing Of verses 10, 10, "a. Tue