The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-24
The SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson xilI.-First Quarter, For
March %, 1908.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text Of the Lesson. Prov. xiii. 2s-35.
Memory Verse. 3f--Gslden Text.
Prov. xiii, s2-commentary Pre-
pared by Rev. D. M. Stearns.
Copyright. zoos. BY American Press Association
All Scripture Is given by inspiration
of God and Is profitable. - that the
man of God may be thoroughly fur
nished unto all good works. Whatso-
ever things were written aforetime
were written for our learning Oil Tim.
Ill, 10. IL; Rom. xv, A.. These sayings
certainly include the book Of Proverbs
as well as every other part OF the
Scriptures This has been called a
book ON godliness or holy living. con-
trasting Gods wisdom and mans fol-
": 1t Is Gods wisdom for mans igno.
rance. The words wise and wisdom are
used over 100 times. and the 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
q Cor. I. al. 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. 20: Luke xii. 20.
| 81: xiv. 25I. In verse OF this lesson
chapter we read. Labor not 10 be
rich; cease from thine own wisdom"
| for II Is mans wisdom to. get rich
quickly and ut 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 multitudes. Con-
corning the former 1t Is written. "Her
house IS the way TO heli' tchapter vii.
"a. and. concerning both. they cannot
inherit the kingdom OF God q Cor. VI
Gill. but that even such have been
saved and may be saved. for Christ
Jesus same into the world to save sin
ners. TO seek and save the lost. Woe
and sorrow Is the present portion OF
| all such. and IL they die In their sins
then It will be torment that will coyet a
drop OF water 10 cool the tongue. and
finally the everlasting Ore prepared for
the devil and his angels luke XVI "a;
Matt. XIV. Al. @#
But God Is not willing that any
should perish. and In the person Of Ills
Son He became q man Of sorrows and
acquainted with grief. was wounded
and bruised for Us. bearing our sins In
His own body on the cross suffering
the Just and the unjust. that He might
bring us 10 God lisa. liii. 3-5: l Pet
II. -: III, 49,. and he 1t Is who says
-wisdom Is the principal thing: there
fore get wisdom. for wisdom IL bettei
than rubies. and all the things thai
may be desired are not to he compared
tu ii. for whose findeth Ne tindeth life
and shall obtain favor Of the Lord
| (rhapfer iv. Z: wifi. IL. 81.
All sin Is a form OF selashness. tn
qualification Of the carnal mind. which
Is enmity against God. and the onl!
hope for any kind Of a sinner Is
new heart, q clean heart. which Coz
Himself must create In Us. and doe
when we receive Him who was mad
ain for US. Every one. moral or openl.
sinful. must be born Of God. rs W
learned in our recent lesson on John "
, The carnal mind. the natural man.
inrurrigibiy bud and never can b
made new from. viii. u. but the Son a
God. the wisdom OF God. VIII receiy
my sinner who comes To Him doh
vi. 81. win enter any heart that
, opeued TO Him. and then the sIlnc
: becumes n new creature 10 Christ.
r n Christ Is then allowed to has" tll
. right II way In the life that lie ka
!, redeemed and 10 work o8t the worl
. which lie has prepared tEph. u. ~
Go! viii bP giori:ird AMI the life
!, Jesus made manifest In that life.
\ In verse % II our lesson we read Z
q the eyes aud the heart. and In Lar
o H. 81. we learn that the eye adec
!, .he heart. and In Job xI@!. .. that u
y heart walks after the eyes. II. Their
: fore. we would live as We should "
= must look In the right direction or
Ia continue 80 % do. In verse 81 v
q read. Look not" but there nnst be
n counter attraction. therefore the cor
u mand. Lock unto Me and BE- ye saved!
a "Eehold thr Lamb 81 God" Run wi
= paflpEce. lonking gEio jesCa" lisa. 81
= -; John 1. -. 81: Heb xii. I. =.
!. booking unto Hin there II life &
Ia every lost one. and By continuing
8. look there Is a life Of triumph {
10 every saved one. Apart from iii
d there f. no life. and looking anywhe
e, else hut unto Him there Is no victoi
,, The words "at the last IN verse
Y. Should lead ~ to consider well ~
- there Is a last opportunity 20 repent.
m last call 10 turn 10 God. and lie Oh
Il being often reproyed. haFdeneth
liz neck shall suddenly be destroyed. a
Or that without remedy txxix, u.
" the sinner Of every kind there is
~ last indulgence and then. n cut Oh
:. sin. eternal woe. Consider Dan. Y.
ia Luke XII, 20. and the context.
a, Verse 81 Of the lessoI makes
By think ~ That word Of David. "rFl
80 Ntkws A