The Elbert County tribune., 1914-11-06
INTERNATIONAL.
SUND6YSO[lOOL
LESSON
(By e. o. SELLERS. Acting Director Sun
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 8
SOWING AND REAPINa.
tworId's Temperanee Lesson.)

| LESSON TExT-Gal. s:1-io
GOLDEN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. man
| soweth. that shall he also reap.-Gal. ST.
| Nowhere do the Scriptures excuse
men from the results of their own
sins. The effects OF sins, and of bless.
ings alike. are unto the succeeding
generations. France is still paying in
the physical realm the cost of Ma
poleon's ambition. Europe will have
greater debt to pay biologically than
any which will be charged against Its
exchequers as the result of this In.
human and uncalled-for war.
|. Those Who Trespass, W.. is.
Jesus plainly instructs us that tres
passes must needs come" Our prob
lem is (a) to avoid being the tres
passer and (b) the manner of our con
duct towards those who do trespass.
In this lesson the second question is
| treated first. Though man be over.
taken in the very act of trespassing.
those who are taught and governed by
the Holy Spirit (see chapter 5:16-25)
are to prove to the world by their
conduct that they are thus taught and
| governed. They are to restore such
an one." considering at the same time
themselves lest they, too. stumble. To
restore is to replace, Ito reduce frac-
ture." to put member of the body
into Its proper place. Every believer
is a member of the body OF which
Christ is the head Cor. 1912. IA, 27.
and one who falls (stumbles) into sin
| is a member out OF place
Mans Duty to Man.
The first step is to help our erring
brother to bear his burdens (weights)
Of temptation, weakness, failure and
sin. and in so doing we fulfill the law
Of Christ" Ch. 5:14; John 1894; Rom.
1873. Jesus Christ not only gave us
this law, but he also lived it as we'll,
Phil 2:5-S. The true disciple, who is
really trying to help his brother bear
his burden, does SO with the conscious
ness not of his own rectitude, but rath.
er that through the grace of God he
has been kept from like fate. Other.
wise the man who "thinketh himself
to be something" deceives himself, and
no one else. God knows, SO does the
one whom we seek to help. If we are
animated by spiritual pride and boast
fulness. This Is measuring line
whereby we may Judge ourselves
". A.. Pride and criticism Of others
largely comes from desire to glory
in ourselves, not SO much that we
condemn the acts of our neighbor. In
verse three we are admonished to bear
the -"weights"-of others In
verse five we are told that every man
must bear his own burden-"load," l.
bility. No man can bear that load
for another. whereas all men can share
the weights" of temptation, weak
ness, failure and sin.
III. Those Who Are Taught, w. 6-1o
Paul clearly sets before us the re-
sponsibility of being enlightened. Being
taught. we must pass on the knowl
edge we have been taught, share the
good things" ". 81 we have re
ceived, see Prov. 11:24; II Cor. 9;6
Those who refrain from thus aiding
vantage. The word Knocked" means
to sneer. Men may sneer at God and
think they escape the result of thelr
sin, but like still produces like. Sow
corn, reap corn; figs. reap figs; sin
reap sin; Rom. 8:5, 6. In spite of the
contempt men have for God and in
the, face of their acceptance of this
principle in other realms they con
tinue in their sin with strange ia
talistic persistence.
Habits Bless or Curse.
This principle has a wide applica
ton. Sow shame, reap dishonor; SOW
hate, reap bitterness; SOW love, rear
the fruits of love. kindliness, affection
and esteem. Every act is process oi
sowing. Every appetite fostered. graft
fed and pampered helps to produce
crop OF habits either to bless or to
curse. This gives color and signifi
canoe to the words of verse eight "He
that soweth to his own flesh shall oi
(his own) the flesh reap corruption
II, however, under the leading of the
Holy Spirit (cf. John 6:63; II Cor. 8: g.
we SOW to the Spirit. we will rear
eternal life for this is eternal life
that we may know him"
Sow thought reap an act:
Sow an act. reap a habit;
Sow habit. reap a destiny.
The practical application is in verse
nine. If there are such possibilities oi
development, "let us not weary Of we'll
doing" Our sowing is not matter oi
caprice or convenience. Nor should we
through weariness, cease our activity
The temperance application is al
too plain We must constantly SOW IL