The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson VI.--Fourth Quarter, For
Nov. 9, 1913.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES,

In our recent lessons in Exodus ana
Numbers we have had a grand illus
tratton OF forgetting self and Lying for
others In the story Of Moses, who s0
patiently bore with and interceded for
that complaining, rebellious people for
forty years, Inc yet they so vexed him
that the time came when even he fall
ed. All mere men have failed at someI
time, In some way. There has only
been one who always and In all things
pleased the Father and never sought
to please Himself John viii, 20; Rom.
XIV, 8; Matt Iii. IT; xvii, 81.
He who gave the ten commandments
to Israel out of the midst OF the fire.
and afterward wrote them twice ON
the tables Of stone. providing an ark
In which to keep the unbroken tables,
came Himself as a man and lived on
earth over thirty-three years. fulfilling
perfectly His perfect law In every de-
tail, in thought, word and deed, for He
was the true tabernacle, and ark, and
mercy seat, and becomes the end Of the
law for righteousness to every one that
believeth.
Apart from Him there is none right
eous, no not one. but all are under the
curse and wrath of God Rom. ILL
10, II; Gal. lii. 10; John lii, 36). God
did not ask Israel to do anything for
Him until He had redeemed them from
the bondage of Egypt, and he does not
ask the unsaved now to do anything
for Him, because they cannot please
God (Rom. viii, z, s..
In the first eight chapters Of this
eplstle the way Of salvation for sin
ners is very plainly set forth. Then
follows the special Israel portion Chap
ters 8 to III. and then from chapter IL
we have the life that should be lived
by the redeemed, the life of love which
worketh no Ill to his neighbor, q life
not conformed to this evil age, but
TRANSPORTED by the renewing OF our
minds, proving the good and accept
able and perfect will of God Rom. xii,
/, 2; xiii, 10Y, a life making manifest
the Lord Jesus Christ and making no
! provision for the flesh to fulfill it's
lusts (Rom. xiii, 14). 1t must W be-.
as His redeemed, "Not I, but Christi
Oesson verses TO; Gal. ii, 20; I Cor.
XIV, 10; II Cor. iv, 10, II; v, 15).
A great difficulty with believers gen
orally is the judging Of others; the de-
sire and attempt to put others right
wAile we are not right ourselves; the
fancied beam In another's eye with
only a mote in our own. ~
| 1t would be well for us If we would
determine not to judge one another any
more (verse 49,, but to search and try
ourselves until we get more right with.
God; more self emptied and spirit fill
ed; more occupied with Him with
whom we have to do, to whom alone
we must give account and at whose
judgment seat we must stand as His
redeemed e to give account Of our
selves as His stewards oversees 1912; Z
Pet. iv, 10; 1 Cor. Nv, y. =
This brings up the whole question of
salvation and service. We are tusti-
fed freely by His grace, through the
redemption that is in Christ Jesus But,
we are saved to serve the living and
true God, while we wait for His Son
from heaven, and for the kingdom OF
, God, which Is not meat and drink, but
righteousness and peace and Joy in the
Holy Ghost, manifesting In u lives
day by day something Of that right
eousness and peace and Joy oversees IT.
Is; Rom. iii, "a: I Thess /, 9-1o).
There is 40 condemnation to them
that are In Christ Jesus, and we shalt
not come into judgment for our sins,
because they are blotted out and shall
not be remembered (Rom. viii, 1; John
", "a; lisa. Kilt, 25); but the judy
ment seat of Christ, mentioned only In
verse 10 and II Cor. ", 10, ia for be-
levers, saved people, to give account!
of their service. their stewardship and
to receive their appointments In His
kingdom, that they may come with,
Him to judge the nations and to reign
with Sim while He shall subdue all
things unto Himself Il Cor. vi, 2; Nv,
1929. We must distinguish between
the three judgments yet future; that
for believers only when we meet our,
Lord In the air; then the judgment OF
the nations with reference to their
treatment Of Israel. when He shall
come in His glory, bringing His saints
with Him. at which time Israel shall
be saved as a nation. and the devil
shall be bound for a thousand years
(Matt- XIV. 81; Rev. KY, both OF these
judgments at the beginning of the
thousand years; then s: 'a< end of the
thousand years. the grsst white throne
for the rest Of the deaa vbo took MOI
part in the first resurret::san REV. XXI
Not seeing the differ@Dne bSsw een
these three judgments. ws ass COM
stantly hearing and reading ~ the
great white throne before wbsaA all
must appear, which is most unsaTip~
tural and misleading and confa ans
The Judgment Of our lesson ~ RTss %O95
10 the first of these. for Judgment Aer
gins ct the house Of God q Pea Nv.
II. and only the redeemed win Dol
there. There is much light oon ehta
Judgment in / Cor. Lii. 11-1B. ans the
thought of the possibility OF a wasted
life. Of works to be burned. sven
though we ourselves be saved Hhouad
lead us to try everything by tina cues
Ition. will it please the Lord2
Forevermore beside US on oar wss
The unseen Christ doth move.
J That we may lean upon His arm asas RagHs
"Dost thou, dear LORD. apDvesaa~
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