The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-08-05
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INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM.
MENTS FOR AUGUST 8.
Subject: Paul's Instructions to the
Thessalonians. 1 Thess. 5:12.24
Golden Text: 1 Thess. 5:15--
Commit Verses 1918.


Golden Text Thess. 5:15--
Commit Verses 1918.
TIME.-A. ID. so.
PLACE.-Corinth.
I EXPOSITION.-I. Christian Con.
duct Toward Those Who Are Over
Them I'm the Lord, 12, 13. Paul was
an apostle and had the authority of
an apostle, but he was absolutely
free from the domineering spirit. He
besought men rather than command
ed them (cf. ch. 2:6, y. His exam.
pie is worthy of consideration and
imitation by all ecclesiastical rulers
to-day. While all believers are breth-
rem, 1t is the appointment of God
that some be "over" others. The
| duty of those who are "over" others
| is to labor among them (the word for
labor" is a very strong word it
means not merely to work, but to
work hard) and to admonish them.
Those whom they admonlsh are un-
/ der obligation to esteem them very
highly Or. W in love for their
works sake.
III. Christian Conduct Toward All
Men at All Times, IA, Is. The dis
orderly" particularly those who
would not work, CT. Thess. $50, II;
Thess. AID, they should "admon-
ish," the faint-hearted" they should
encourage" the weak" Chose spir-
itually weak they should Support"
The word for support" is a very ex-
! pressive one. 1t means to take hold
] of SO as to support (cf. Gal. 6:1, 2;
I Ro. 15:1; l Cor. 9:22). Long suf-
! fering toward ALL" There is no be-
D ,hl -
patience toward" him. there is none
to whom a believer should not show
1t" Under no circumstances must we
oay back the evil that any other man
does us (cf. Ro. 1917; / Pet. 3:9;
1923; Luke 1894; Acts 1900. We
should always follow after Gas
! matter of eager pursuit) that which
Is good, one toward another" and not
only so, but toward ALL" even the
bitterest infidel and prosecutor.
iii. The Will of God, 1918.
Three things every believer should do
all the time-rejoice, pray and give
thanks, this is Gods will in Christ
Jesus to usward. A Christian should
rejoice every day and every hour (cf.
Phil. A, 6; Rom. 14:17; 1919;
Acts Sal; Jas. 1:2). A Christian
should pray, not intermittently, but
constantly. Every day should be a
day of prayer" (cf. Eph. 6-18) Phil.
4:6). Only as he prays without ceas-
ing will the Christian rejoice always.
In everything, absolutely everything,
should the Christian give thanks (cf.
Eph. 5:20).
". Entire Sanctification, 1924.
When any one receives the Holy
Spirit he receives a holy fire (cf.
Matt. 3:11; Acts 2:3; Tim. 1:6, r.
", Marg). This fire should not be
quenched. We quench this fire in
ourselves by not yielding to the fire
that burns within. We quench this
fire in others when we throw cold
water upon them as they seek to obey
the prompting of the Holy Spirit.
Some in Thessalonica thought lightly
of the utterances of others who spoke
under the Holy Spirits influence. Yet
they must not accept every mans
claim to speak by the Spirit. They
should prove all things" (cf. 1 Jno.
AID. They should seek to find out
whether the claim was true or false.
Every claim to speak by the Spirit
should be tested by comparison
with the teachings of the written
word (cf lisa. S:20; Acts II: II; Gal.
1:S, 81. No mans claim to author
ity and infallibility should be accept
ed merely because he makes the
claim. That which stands the test
and is found to be good we should
"hold fast (cf. Luke 8:15, r. "; I
Cor. 11;2, r. "; Heb. 2:D. On the
other hand, that which proves bad,
be abstained from. This twentieth
verse is constantly misinterpreted to
mean to abstain from all appearance
i of doing evil II we can without doing
actual evil In order to avoid the mere
appearance of doing evil (cf. 2 Cor.
1920, 2D. Nevertheless 1t is not the
outward appearance, but the heart
and its purposes at which God looks
(cf. l Sam. 1851; Luke 16:15). Man
consists of three parts, the spirit. re.
ceived directly from God and linking
him to God (cf. Gen. 2:7; Cor. Is:
45); the soul, l. e., the animal soul
(cf Jude 10, r. ", and Marg. and
Creek and the body. Paul's prayer
is that each part of this threefold
man be preserved entire, without
blame" This means the absolute
perfection of the whole man (cf Phil
1920, 21). When is this absolute
perfection to be attained? "At the
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ
(cf. ch. .3:13; Jno. 3:2). And now
follows, II we take 1t in Its connection
one of the most cheering statement.
in the Bible: Faithful is he thai
calleth you. who will also do it," Dc
what? Do what Paul has just prayed
-sanctify us wholly and preserve oul
spirit and soul and body entire. The
pledge of this is not our faithfulness
but His. What He has called. us tC
He Himself will also perfect (cf. Phil
l:6; Ro. 8:30). Faithful" means
true to His word. What He hal
promised He will do (cf. Jno. 1927
30; Cor. 1:8, Q, 10, 13; Jno. l
81. If we would have hearts filled
with hope and strength. we shoul(
look neither at our foes nor at our
selves, but to our faithful God (cf
Nu. 1890; 1880. Never discoun
a promise of God, no matter how stu
pendous 1t seems. Faithful Is He
who also will do it,
An effort is being made to arrive
at an international candlepower for
the measurement OF the intensity OF
Illumination. Al the present time
each government has its own stand
ard. England had originally sperm
candle fame, and more recently has
adopted standard flame of pentane
gas. France has a standard colza-oll
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