Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-02-23
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson K.-FirSt Quarter, For
Feb. q, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

py hCNs IL StcaIoS
Lii, eternal is the gift OF God In
Christ Jesus ana can be obtained only
rs free sit wholly apart from any
works OF merit of ours. But He came
40 give us not merely life. but life
abundantly (Rom. vi. %; John X. 10).
Ali who have eternal life shall enter
the kingdom. but there may be an
abundant entrance into the kingdom
John iii. 5. >; IL Pet. i. 10. III. There
may be saved soul and lost life,
saved soul and no service to be reward
ed no crowns to east at His feet. but
such is not His desire for His redeem
cd q Cor. iii, Ills; III John s; Rev.
iv. 10, Concerning life as the gift of
God Jesus Christ Himself is the way,
and the only way. for there is none
other name under heaven given among |
men whereby we must be saved John |
xiv. &: Acts iv, 12l. While any one
who will may enter through this strait
gate upon this narrow way, compara-
lively few mud ii because few are will /
ing to acknowledge themselves lost and /
deserving of hell and, pleading guilty, |
put all their trust in the precious blood
of Christ
The gate is entirely too strait for
any who insist upon bringing with
them single shred of their own
righteousness and the way is too mar
row to permit any but the Lord Him
self and those who are wholly His to
walk with us in It. Let us. however.
] I,n that
/ cometh" and whatsoever will" In
luke xiii. -. -, we read that time
will come when many will seek to
enter in and shall not be able, but that
time is not yet. for the door is still
open and the Lord waits to be gracious
He has not yet risen up to shut the
dooi The false prophets are abound
ing moro than ever in these days, con
corning whom the Lord said long ago,
Il have not sent these prophets, yet
they ran; l have not spoken to them,
yet they prophesied;' They are proph'
cts of the deceit of their own heart
der. xiii. 81 26l. Those who deny the
supernatural birth OF Christ or His
deity OF His suffering in the sinners
stead or His literal resurrection from
the dead are not bearing messages from
God. but from the great adversary.
Yet multitudes are willingly deceived
by the god of this world. who is in
so many ways binding the minds OF
them who believe not.
Many of those who deceive and are
being deceived seem to bear n form
of good fruit, but that cannot be goo'
fruit in the sight of God which does
not proceed from the True Vine. The
Lord Jesus said that false ChriStS and
false prophets should arise who would
, show great signs and wonders and, If
possible, deceive the very elect Matt.
' xiv. 2N The Spirit through Paul
: said that Satan himself is transformed
into an angel Of light UI Cor. ri. li).
S While IL is true that God gives eter-
n nal life as free gift to all who truly
believe. apart from any works of ours
:, as the Spirit teaches everywhere. yet
k it is equally true that no mere word
]. Of mouth which is not born of the
heart amounts TO anything. and where
. there is living faith, a Faith thai
saves. there will be life correspond
| ing "Not every one that saith, bu
| he that doeth" The light must shine
| the works must be manifest, accordin;
| to Epl, ii. 10; Tit. iii. :. But thes'
| works must be works wrought by Coz
4 through US: otherwise. however gOo'
i they may seem TO men, they will no
Il stand According TO verse 22, Their
i may be teaching and casting out de
Il mons and many wonderful works. bu
II all disowned of God. Note CAREFUL
Il this teacher who says. MANY will sa
II to me in that day; then will
II profess to them: never knew you
i depart from me, We that work iniquty.
II He is the same King who will say {
I'll some depart from me. We cursed, int
II everlasting fire. prepared for the dev
III and his angels XIV, 40. He is til
81 appointed judge OF all mankind,
81 whom every one shall give accoun
II either at His judgment seat for b.
si levers or at the great white thror
I'll q thousand years later Jesus is Coz
81 the only Saviour of sinners, the Gre;
al Head Of the church, the Messiah
a of lords the only one with whom v
have to do. and with us II is Il que
tion Of life or death
nc. Shall we hear His word and belle
= il and receive Him and live, or shi
II, we turn our backs upon Him and ii
,b, word and make lies our refuge NJ
perish: His word is truth; He is 4
me- truth and the only foundation. All 81
oeo is o lie ana from the adversary, b
. His wrath shall sweep away the r.
ks uge of lies lisa xviii 16, IL. We a