The Brinkley argus., 1913-09-12
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER IA
rHE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

JVe ZEN COMmANOMENiS ..
 LEseON TExT-Ex. 2o:12-21
 GOLDEN TExT-"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with ali thy soul. and with. all thy streu4th, and with all thy mind; and thy nsishbor as myself. 1O:27.
 Every commandment contained in this second table of the law is condi- toned upon and rooted in that which is commanded in the first table. and all has been reiterated in the New Testament.
 V. The Fifth Commandment, 12. The word "honor" while confined to this commandment-the relation of child to parent-is predicated upon mans relation to God on the one hand and on the other it flashes it's light upon every subsequent command Our duty to God is pre-eminent. If we neglect or disregard Gods rights, the rights of man will soon be lost sight Of. A due and proper regard for those to whom we owe our being is our first obligation and is here placed before those laws that deal with our rela- tionD to outsiders. Respect, esteem, obedience and support are all part of that honor which Is commanded, sec Prov. Is; Eph. 6 :1-3; Matt. IS: 4-6. Notice also that woman's place is here made equal to that of the man. It b Paul who emphasizes the fact that this is the first commandment with promise" and also that to neg loct this duty is to invite punishment (Eph. 6:2. B. It is the business of the child to honor the parent, no matter what may be his character; he must not nit in judgment On the other hand. the parent has an obligation to ths child, Eph. GA.
 Human Life Sacred.
 VI. Tho Sixth Commandment, v. 13. This 10 . revelation of the sacredness of human life. God alone has the right to take away or command to take away human life. One reason for this is because we are made In his image, Gen. s:6.
 VII. The Seventh Commandment, V. f4. This commandment deals with the sanctity of the married relation and indicates the sacredness of parent hood. There is no other sin that so speedily undermines human character and overthrows families, tribes and nations. It is the source of. or leads to, every crime in the calendar. IL de moliBhes the moral sense, wrecks the body. brings . he'll of remorse, misery and despair, and effectually bars man from heaven, I Cor. 6:1O, II; Heb. 13:4: Rev. 22:15.
 VIII. The Eighth Commandment, V. fA Here is Q statement which deals with the sacred rights of possession. To take that which rightfully belongs to another is to steal. 1t does not matter if 1t be done within the law" by withholding a just compensation or by gambling. 1t is just the same, Deut. 24:14. 15. This works both ways. Tho employe who steals his employ or's tlme, the buyer or the seller who cheats, lotteries in the church CT out of it, these are forms of stealing in tha& they take something without rem deeing . just equivalent of value.
 Ix. The Ninth Commandment, V. f6. This commandment recognizes the sacred rights of character and insists upon absolute truth as standard of judgment Reputation cannot be passed on from father to son; it is much harder to secure than money md ia far more valuable. Backbiting, false slander are not compatible with love for your neighbor. To give wings to . bit of scandal you have received ie to violate this law
 The Most Severe.
 N The Tenth Commandment, V. Y. This is perhaps the most severe re- Quirement of any in this second group of laws. The man who keeps this will readily and easily keep the four which Immediately precede it. All desire for nose things that belong to another is lnconsistent with true love. and in the nht of this law such 8 desire Is sin. yun, more, 1t Is idolatry. Col. 3:5. 0nrd as 1t Is there is. however. way to observe 1t. viz. to love your neigh e1y n yourself" Such love will de- onU th&t he shall have the best things uRd consequently makes 1t impossible tor us to covet his possessions.
 The effect (v. 1s) upon the people of Chis manifestation of Gods glory and tho giving of the law was that they woro filled with fear and besought Hoees rather than tod to speak with fS1ua, This is z commentary upon the uords of Paul just referred to, and an tliustration of the need of the law aG ! revelation of sin. Moses respond oA (v. 7o) to their fear with words of oosurance. and explained te them that 1hln fear was to prove them that they Ghould not sin.
 Life that Is truly rooted in religion o1proeses Itself in morality of the ], k1Hhest type. Without right relations Nikh God we cannot expect that chil- 2 lxen will properly honor their parents. $ Int human life will be safe. that the {. .nrriage relations will be held as
 ncrod. that the rights of property will S recognized, that truth will be the Snsts of judgment or that covetous- n0oo and envy will not be the inspira- mon of fraud and wrong doing of all
 1nno. On the other hand. wherever
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