The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-11-19


Nov. 2sth, 1909.
Copyright. 1909. by Rev. T. 5. Linscott. D D..
Paul on Self Denial. Worlds Tenn
perance Lesson) Rom. xiv:l021
Golden Text-It is good neither "a
eat flesh, nor 10 drink wine, nor any
thing whereby thy brother stumbleth
Rom. xiv:2l
Verses 1O-13-Is the Bible book ol
rules in any sense, or is it book o.
principles only?
Principles never change. but may .
good rule under one condition become
a bad one under another? Give eS
ampes.
There was a controversy in the
church at Rome between the Gentils
and the Jewish believers about meat
and days; but in the eyes Of God wa
it in any sense a moral issue, as o.
which were right. those who observed
certain days and refrained from Ger
tain kinds Of meat or those who cs
teemed all days alike and ate all kinds
of meat fit for food?
Did one Christian in Rome have anJ
right to impute sin to another Chris
tian. who believed and. therefore act
ed differently in the matter or meats
and days, TO what the directors con
science would allow him to act?
Does this commandment not ts
Judge forbid us forming an oYini91
concerning any doubtful action Of oar
brother. and If not what does it for
bid?
To-day one party in the chures
thinks that renting pews IS wrous. an
other that any kind Of games .n the
church parlors are wrong, while others
think quite the opposite on these mat
ters; now has either party any rigid
to Judge" the other party TO b. gulity
of moral wrong?
What should be both the conslralp
ing and the restraining inhucnce witi
US. I'm an matters of conduct? Cvl2J
Verse II Does God morally esti
IIdlt dlllOl ID 4A fHNlA"'lf' va '' ".- ~
tiyes which prompt the actions!
Give an example Of how it is possible
that one man may do thing emo
please Cod. while another may do the
same thing and commit sin.
How many outward actions can yot
think Of that Gre always wrons unde'
an circumstances?
Verses 1916 -- If your neisabor u .
very IN aud your singing and piano
u,a,ing hurts MIN. end YOU refuse e.
deny Yourself ,hc pleasure of SINGING
and playing. WAT kind Of O lsrsct
are vou2
If YOU enjoy and drink yom glass
of wine. when you know wine drink
inc IS doug vastly more harm thar
good what sort of person are you2 +
To what extent should deny my
self any pleasure the qualification ol
which hurts my neighbor?
No sensible parent, viii ALLOW any
thing i'm his family. however good e
may be in itself if it proves TO be in
furious to the children. should he o.
not apply the same principle to hia
neighbors?
Verse 17-Should our chief though
be given to the needs Of the body 90
of the soul?
What does the Kingdom OF God pre-
eminently stand for?
What, in the last analysis is tho
real wealth of the individual he fam
ily. the community and the nation?
Can the highest good be enjoyed .
the Holy Spirit is not recognized as IT,
source?
Verses 1920 What do We need {,
be. in order to be pleasing to God ano
to good men?
Verse 2f-lf we deny ourselves
things we enjoy. for the sake Of others
what is the effect upon ourselves, ano
do we get as much, or more, out o
the self denial as we would out o.
self qualification? (This questio
must be answered in writing by mem
bers Of the club
If an who drink wine in modera
ton would obey the principles of sell
denial In this verse how long would
be before we Should have total PROFIT
btion Of the liquor traffic?
Lesson Tor Sunday Dec 9Th. 1909
Paul on the Grace Of Giving. IT, Cor
viii i-15
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