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Comment and Suggestive Thought
The specific note - this cilfi"
IL IT, idea ~ the church as ID" body
OF Christ. or. 10 other words. - the
new humanity created ia him tx
pohltuT's bible. The nrFt three chap
ters teach the theory OF II. the last
three. In which the lesson lies. teach
the practice of e.. The argument OF
the mrs, three chapters Is that Christians
are to live. move and have their being
In Christ: the aim OF the last three
n to show how this MO with Christ
Affects the daily walk and conduct.
The key-word OF our lesson Is, there
fore. Walk" and It's analysis Is:
/. Walk In love Tvs. l-5).
2. Walk In light tvs. 6-l4).
8. Walk in wisdom tvs. l52D.
To walk in love-" means to go on
errands OF love. Let your daily walk
and conversation" be in the atmos.
phere OF love. Rejoice in the pros
perity OF others, and seek in every way
TO increase It. That is what God
does, and living thus is initiating him.
The temperance applications: !. No
one can walk in love" of his brother
man and not be a total abstainer.
.. lntemperance is closely and In
evitably associated with the three
great sins which Paul names: Impur.
| Ivy, tONtlouNItSS u ibul EptttAis
Houses OF evil repute have always
saloons connected with them. The
saloon Is kept up quite as much by the
greed of the proprietor as by the ap-
petite of his customers. The profane
and indecent language of ~drunkards is
a matter Of common observation.
when the wine is in, the wit is out"
Paul gives many how we
may walk as children of light. /. Seek
the fruits of the light Or. V. verse 81,
which is "all goodness and righteous.
ness and truth" Have high ideals.
drawn from the Bible.
q. Prove what is acceptable (R.
", 'well-pleasing') unto the Lord" ".
10). Take as you standard OF pleas
ure the actions that give God pleas.
ure. This is the test to apply to all
doubtful amusements" could you
take Christ into them with you?
3. Do nothing that you would wish to
conceal. Live in the open. Ask your
self every night whether you would
be willing for God to publish the en-
tire history of your day.
4. Let your light shine into the dark
places Tvs. 12-14). Publicity is one
OF the most potent remedies for evils.
Take down the saloon screens, and
the young man will hesitate long be-
fore he will be seen there. Turn the
search-light of public opinion into the
ways of the saloon lobby at the state
house. Cause the railroads to publish
their accounts, and the insurance com
panies, and the trusts. All evil loves
darkness rather than light, as fungus
and mold luxuriate in dark cellars, and
disease germs multiply in dark bed.
rooms. Let in the light!
5. Remember that the light is not
in you: Christ shall give thee light
Paul is not quoting literally, but is
translating into the terms of Chris
tian experience several passages OF
the Old Testament, such as lisa. COL
Walk in Wisdom.-Paul has been
speaking Of love" and light as re
gions through which the Christian
should walk; now he passes on to con
slider the name in which the Chris
tian should walk: See hen that ye
walk circumspectly." r. ", "Looh
therefore carefully how ye walk, not as
unwise. but as WISE"
Drunkenness may come from any
thing wherein is excess; from over-in
diligence in society, in pleasure, in
music, and in the delight of listening
to oratory. Fullness Of the Spirit
Gains; f~ullness produced by excite
ment satiates and exhausts. The worlt
Of fashion either is or affects to bt
proof against surprise and to have los
all keenness of enjoyment. We wan
the vision Of a calmer and simpler
beauty to tranquillize us in the
midst of artificial tastes; we want the
draught of a purer spring to cool the
flame of our excited life; we want the
fullness of the Spirit which can never