The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-09-11
INTERNATIONAL
,NNDMSUQ0L,
: LESSON
AEss0N FOR SEPTEMBER ID
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS,
'OGy n @ GELLhos. Director OF Eyapiug
; department.. Tho Moody Dible Institute,
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livery commandment contained In
snls second table OF the law is condi-
Sonsd upon and rooted In that which
In commanded In the first table. and
al has been reiterated tn the New
Testament.
v. Tho Fifth Commandment, V IL.
Inc word honor while confined to
mis commandment-the relation Of
cn1fd to parcnt-1s p%redicated upon
mans relation to God on tho one
hand and on the other It flashes ito
light upon every subsequent command.
Our duty to God Is pre-eminent. II we
neglect or disregard Gods rights. the
rights OF man will soon be lost sight
OF. A due and proper regard for those
20 whom we owe our being Is our first
oplgat1on and is here placed before
Those laws that deal with our rela-
.uons 70 outsiders. Respect, esteem,
ioDedience and support are all q part
OF that honoN which Is commanded,
geo Prov. 1:8; Eph, 6:1-3; Matt. 16:A-e.
Notice also that woman's place Is
here made equal to that OF the man.
~ Is Pau who emphasizes the fact
that this Is the FIRST commandment
with PROMISE" and also that to neg
lect this duty Is to invite punishment
(Eph. SO. 81. 1t is the business Of the
child to honor the parent, no matter
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not Sit In Judgment. On the otheg
hand. the parent has an obligation to
tho child. Eph. cd.
Human LILO Sacred.
W. The Sixth Commandment, V. 12
This Is q revelation Of the sacredness
OF human life. God alone has the right
TO take ava or command to take
away human lifo. One reason for thin
rs because wo are made In his image,
Gen. 90.
WI. The Seventh Commandments, VI,
1% This commandment deals witch
the sanctty Of the married relation
and indicates the sacredness OF parent
hood. There Is no other ain that so
speedily undermines human character
and overthrows families. tribes and
nations. It iB the source OF. or leads
90, every crime In the calendar. It de-
moilshes the moral sense. wrecks. the
BODY. brings O hell Of remorse. misery
and despair. and e~ffectually bars man
o fom heaven. / Cor. 8:1O. II; Heb.
1874; Rsv. 22:16.
u Viii Tho Eighth Commandment, v.
j., 10 Hero Ii a statement which deais
with the sacred rights OF possession.
TO take that which r~ghtfully belongs
70 another Is to steal. 1t does not
matter II 1t be lone within the law"
10y withholding o Just compensation
on by gambling. 1t is Just the same,
lieut.. 2A:14. Is. This works both ways.
'Ehe employe who steals his employ
eTs time. the buyer or tho seller who
eheats. lotteries In the church or out
OK IT. these arc forms Of stealing In
d a they take something without rem.
dertng o Just equivalent Of value.
TX The Ninth Commandment, v. 10,
d commandment recognizes the
sacred rights OF character and ineists
upon absolute truth as q standard OF
judgment. Reputation cannot be
passed on from father to son; II Ia
much harder to secure than money
and is far moro valuable. Backbiting,
ealae SANDER are not compatible with
hove for your neighbor. To give wings
90 o bit OF scandal you have received
GS 70 violate this law.
Tho Most eevere.
4. Tho Tenth Commandment, v. ~,
EniB 1s perhaps tho most severe no.
Qufrement Of any In this second group
OF laws. Tho man who keeps this will
Teadily and easily keep. the four which
immediately precede 1t. All destre for
e3soae things that belong to another 10
gnrnnBfstent with true love, and In tina
gfghe of this law such q desire is Gin,
.Hoa. more. It Is idolatry, Col. a,B.
&fard az II Is there Ia, however, O way
70 observe IT. viz. to love your neigh.
Dor as yourself" Such love will de-
9fse that he shall have the best things
consequently makes 1t impossible
Coz US to oovet his posseasions.
The effect ". 49, upon the people OF
saifs manifestation Of Gods glory end
<he giving OF tho law was that thay
wore filled with fear and besoushs
Moses rather than God to speak with
HON. This is a commentary upon tha
woods OF Paul Just referred to. ana
an illustration OF tho mood OF the lau ]
as O revelation OF sin. Moses yeapo1sG4 |
cd ". 20) TO their fear with wosda roR |
essurence. and explained to 'them sfsas
this fear wee to prove them that tftay
should not SIN.
Lffo that 10 truly rooted In isaalefon
Expresses itself in morality Of tho
highest typo. Without right relations /
with God we cannot expect, THAT chill ]
dTan viii properly honor thaAr, parents,
&haS human lifo will be safe, that tho !
marriage relations will DO held an
sacred. that the rfghtn OF property viii
30 recognized. that truth will be thzs
basis Of Judgment. or that ooveeous.
naaa and envy will nos BIO tho insptyp. !