Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-06-23
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson XIII. Second Quarter,
For June II, 1909.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.


/ Text es the Lsssen, Rom. XIII, STA.
Memory vstsss Q, 1o--oeIdsn Text,
/ Rom. Kill, 14--cemmsntary Prepared
o BY Rev. o. M. stsarns.
: tCepyrishs. 1909. BY American Press Asocistioo
{ We have today an excellent lesson
erom the writings of the Holy Spirit
Through Paul In perfect keeping with
our recent lessons from James show
ing the necessity Of godly life to
prove to the world the reality Of our
faith. The FIRST two verses call our at
eention to the law which Is holy and
just and good. but which, according to
Rom. Ill, 10, was given that every
mouth might be stopped and all the
world be proved guilty before God, for
40 one has ever lived since Adam fell {
but has broken the law except the
Lord Jesus Christ. who Is the end Of
the law for righteousness to every one
that belteveth (Rom. <, A.. He perfect
~ loved God and man and by Ills sac
rffce for sin on our behalf has pro-
vided absolutely perfect righteousness,
5ustifying freely by His grace all who
come unto God by Him. This Is fully
set forth In the first eight chapters Of
this epistie. Then follows in three
chapters the story Of Israel, then the
Life not conformed to this world which
the Lord expects to be found, by His
grace, In all believers-a life Of love,
according to John ". II. Beloved, II
God 90 loved Us. We ought also to love
enc another" Thelks Of love that He
viii live In Us is We viii lot Him 10
fully told in I Cor. ELL 81. He re-
deems Us from the curse Of the law .
and assures Us Of no condemnation to r
any who are in Christ, In order that 8
The riGhteousness OF the law may be b
fulfilled In ~ who walk not after the {,
aesh. but after the Spirit (Rom. viii, 0
~.
II the man or woman riven to wine s,
or strong drink knew Of the love that Il
10 better than wine, the'lovs that can
neither be Qusnched nor bought (song H
l 2. 4; viii. ., the appetite for eArths VI
'ttHulant would be overcome. Ii
Having become children of light and Ii
~ the day. not mans day. but the Al
Lords day. We are expected to walk re
10 children Of light, to walk In love, I'll
md to awake from all sleep or indif-
ference to the things Of God q Thess. til
:. O.; kph Y, 3, g. 10. Remember ba
snah and hi discbsdience. Samson br
nd his weakness, and also the sleep Of
4 the favored three on the Mount Of alb
SansAguratiox and in the garden. and, tn
earring the voice Of Him who is ever he
alling N to closer walk with Him In
eif, Awake, thou that sleepest, and "a!
rise from the dead, and Christ shah
I've thee light" (Eph. v, ~, let us TO
Inn to be separate from an dead VIZ
,ings and dead people and alive only wo
alto God.
The salvation Of the individual be-
ever Is threefold-we are saved, we
70 working out that salvation In our get
Ally life. and we are waiting for and bio
my drawing nearer to the redemp- att
IN Of the body. It is that third phase ma
which we are all the time nearer, sire
"a until we receive those glorifed bod. pos
.. just like His own Phil. Ill, 20, 2I, glal
cannot be said to have obtained the the,
Illness Of the life that is ours In int
'rist. Then shall the life really be- the.
D for which We are now being fitted who
our training here. His precious flow
nod fits US perfectly for His pres. kline
&c, but there Is a fitness for His Car
rvice In the ages to come when He viii
II show the exceeding riches Of His In a
ice In His kindness toward us are
'ough Christ Jesus Eph II, y. and larg
this every bit Of discipline In the will
lily life is needed. II we believed too
we would not shrink from any Will
ng he sends or permits to come then
US this little while. but would by wat,
grace say. This is His best for me selv,
ny. This age, called In / Cor. ", any
margin. mans day." with all its be u
sted progress. is In the sight Of God,
az compared with the next age.
az night, when the light comes A,
ough moon and stars, but the COM well
day will begin when the Sun of mem
hteousness shall arise with healing for q
nis wings. Then shall all things four.
oneno % gathered ont and the after
,'eo.' 'n"" sumo torth as the sun part
&c A,nsuom OF their Father (Mai ~; 1882.
:. -. LII si-To,. eonte
i.n "e S.hsuom ana glory to which Pstel
has called rs ever before us r,est
Ae1' IT, ~ W. are aDie 10 rejoice egain
WV" 'Nf'shers % his sunerfngs. hsaZ!
wing that when His Glory shall be The ;
afed We shall be glad with exceed vhrto,
JOY Pet ". i3l We have no long ths /
ny de"ir" to live the rest Of our ~ m
In the assh 81 tte lusts Of men. ka ,v
to the will Of God. for the time N ,h,
OF our lives has more than SUI. ~. a
"1ouSn' 'ne WI! OF the bearli
lies Il Pet. ". 2r3). We have been p..tto
lied with Christ. We are risen .ohh,,
~ 'c' seek things above, not h,rse
!" .'a4+;' ,rr we have died, and our
T. = 40 Christ in God. and we
ii,s ,,icipate the coming asain ~,
go" PM! tCoi. I'll. la. Know - b,
.t"' " IN DOW the children Of ~ d.
-; h ''S our hope set ON Him. s.en.
u; - - grace enabled to put on "Gi,
i-''t' -'Is Chrht, let Him also hehibt
10 ~ % De thSuue Of eur hearts. The
tanN take no provision for the The
self life. but rather reckon It - In
and walk IN newuess Of life to sIpres
Tory Of God. Having become the ~ ia,
. own property, our motto Ia 'Jer
'1or.n unto the Lord" and the able p
oen' eeat OF Christ Is ever before haven
'memoer1As thst every oss Of US damp
give account II Aamss3 b God 4 out
az. ~ on