Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-01
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
On the Sunday School Lesson by
Rev. DR.. Linscott fer the In
ternational Newspaper Bible
Study Club.
Dec. 5th, 1909.
Copyright 1909 by Rev. T. S. Linscott. DID,

LEG. otI1y ISOS.
Copyright, 1909. by Rev. T. S. Linscott DD1
Paul on the Grace Of Giving. IL Cor.
viii: lis.
Golden Text-Remember the words
OF the Lord Jesus, how he said, it is
more blessed to give than to receive.
Acts xx:35.
Are these words in the Golden Text
quoted from Jesus, hyperboicsi, that
is, rhetorical over-statement, or is it
literally true, that it is more blessed to
give than to receive, and if so, why?
(This question muet be answered in
writing by members of the cIub.)
Verses lis it according to ami
NAL nature, or to average human ma
t,re, to give to others outside of kith
and kin?
Is giving literally, intelligently and
Systematically, to religion and charity,
always grace" that is, an inclina-
ton Divinely impaired?
What is the relation between giving
and loving:
Ii we are in need or "affliction" our
selves, will the grace of giving still
operate in us, If our hearts are right?
May deep poverty" great "joy" and
rich "liberslity'' be in the same life,
and is such a combination natural or
supernatural?
There was great poverty and suf-
fering among the Christians at Jeru-
salem, and the liberality of the poor
churches at Macedonia to relieve
their need is what Paul here refers
to; contrast the evil at Jerusalem,
with the resultant good grace of CIV
which is the greater; that is did the
result do as much good, or exceed the
evil done by the cause?
Titus it would appear was appointed
to present to the Corinthians the need
of the Jerusalem Christians, to take
up collection, and to develop in them
the grace Of giving; why is there no
work more noble, or duty more i'm
perative, than for ministers and teach
ers to teach the people the duty and
JOY Of giving?
Verses IS = Paul apparently as
sumes that person may abound Sin
faith and utterance, and knowledge,
and in . love-" and not
abound in the grace Of giving; but is
he right. for how can such a thing
be possible?
Paul states that he did not urge the
grace of giving by commandment" .;
is it therefore any less the duty, and
privilege OF every Christian, rich and
poor to abound in this grace?
Verse 9-W hat should be the SUI
preme motive, and what is the greatest
inducement to give literally?
What is the chief grace in the re-
sp]epdent character of Jesus?
Did the giving of Jesus of himself
and all he had for us, imply rerman
ent poverty for him. or was it the sur
est way to all that great wealth is sup
posed to stand for?
Why does giving of all kinds finally
result in getting more of that which
we give, than would be possible if we
kept it? (Think of money. love, know!
edge, experience, encouragement, etc.
Verses 10-11 = What is the differ
ence in promising subscription to re
ligiOn or beneyOlence and not paying
it, and not paying your grocer Of
baker?
Verses 12-14-What is the proper
ton of our income which the Bible
demands Of US, as a minimum?
What are some CT the many advant
ages of the tithing system?
Verse 15-What reason is there K
believe that if we give systematicall.
tC Gods cause that we ourselves shall
never lack?
Lesson for Sunday, Dec. 18th. 1903
Pauls Last Words. H. Tim. iv:1-18.