The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-11-05
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson vI.-F0urth Quarter, For
Nov. 8, 1914.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

DRY Verses, I, 2-Goiden Text, Gal.
vi, 7-Commentary PREPARED by Rev.
o. M. Stearns.
The Golden Text is awfully true.
even for redeemed people. that What
soever man soweth ;hat shall he
also reap" We have recently seen ill
our studies Judas iScariat reapins
something of the reward Of iniQuity
But we have also seen Jacob doing
some bad sowing in the way Of deceiv-
ing his father. and We nave seen him
suffering for over twenty years by
reaping Of the same kind through the
deceit of his own so;is.
The reapiny is generally more than
we SOW. ais il is written in Hos. Will,
Z. The have Sown the wind. and they
shall reap the whir wind" Again. in
Hos. X. Is. "Ye haze plOwed wicked
ness. ye have reap~d inilldty; ye have
eaten the fruit of lies, because thou
didst trust in thy way" Again, in
Prov xii. 8. we read. He that sOweth
iniquity shall reap vanity" But there
is a sowing to the Spirit and Il reapins
to life everlasting Verse 81.
The two ASPECTS are seen in Jer. xvii,
), 1. Cursed be TIE man that trriStrth
in man and Taketh flesh his arm and
whose heart dcpa:tpth from the Lord"
BLESSED is the man that trrIsteth in
the Lord and whose hope the Lord is"
From beginning 10 end Of the Bible
story it is God or the devil-Gods way
or mans way The one is life; the 9th
er is death.
According 10 the epiStle in which we
find orr lesson. the age is evil. The
devil who is the gcd Of this age. has
a gospel of his own and enough reli-
gion to satisfy most people. But all
mere good works of inen leave al I'M
der the curse. for the law requires alb
solute perfection in every detail and is
intended Ia turn rs from ourselves to
Christ Nothing that man can do
avails anything Men must become
new creatures in Christ chapters I, 4,
8. o. -. II; iii. 10, 2t: vi. 1J). In the
fullnesS of time God sent forth His
Son to redeem them that We're under
the law. hOpeiesSiy trying to save
themselves by doing the best they
could. listening to the devils gospel Of
good works and character and aiming
to be like Christ without being born
again Chapter iv. 4. -.
Not until we see Christ crucifed for
do
sins in His own body and, receiving
Him. see ourselves as crucified with
Him. are We new creatures (chapter il.
20: iii. ID; John !. 12I. Then we will
gladly say. Cod forbid that | should
glory save in the cross Of our Lord
Jesus Christ whereby the world is
crucified unto me and unto the world"
wi. IA. Whatever form of sin may
have been our speciality as listed in
chapter v. 1921. the sin that is greater
than all Others and greater than all
put together. the sin that causes eter-
nal'Ioss is the rejection Of Jesus Christ
as the Son Of God and the only Saviour
of sinners John iii. 49,.
When we are made free from the
curse and have become children Of
God by faith i'm Christ Jesus then it is
our privilege TO walk In the Spirit. be
led Of the Spirit. stand fast in the lib
trty wherewith Christ hath made III
free and not do the things which the
flesh that is still in Us would have Us
do tchapter Iii. Is. 26: =. |. Ii. Il.
IL. 2In. Those who are in the flesh
live unto themselves: self is their cen
ter; they mind earthly things Ghil. iii,
l9. The new creature il Christ lives
no longer unto himself. but is able to
say. TO me to live is Christ" Not |,
but Christ. who livrth in the" I'll Cor
:. II; Phil. i, y: Gal. ii. 2W.
When we See others overtaken in u
fault as all are apt to be at one time
or another. it is not for lis to condemn
them. but meeSly Restore them. IT.
membrring that We might some day
need similar kindness AMI reStOra ton.
Thus We would manifest the Spirit 81
Christ. who freely forgave and said:
Neither do | condemn thee. 10 and
sin no more" tleSSOp verses l. p.
When Noah became drunken it was
more Christlike to cover up his shame.
Us Shem and Japhet dad than to tell
it. as Ham did We have no right Ut
reason to think anything OF ourselves
or to think that We know anything Us
we should Verse 3: Cor. viii. -. A
proper attitude is thar Of Rom. vii. IS.
Il know that in ME that is, in my
flesh dwelleth no good thing"
There is IA sense in which We must
bear OTr own burden Verse 81. Every
"ne OF us shall give account Of himself
10 God" Rom. xiv, ~. If we have
been redeemed from the curse Of the
law We are here to do good unto all
Is we have opportunity. having refer
ance first to believers. the household
IF faith; never Weary in well doing.
knowing that the reaping time is sure
and that our labor is never i'm vain in
the Lord verses .. 10; Cor. XIV, 5S).
We may not see nor do the reaping,
for we may SOW for another TO reap.
or we may reap FROM anOther'S sow
ing. But both sower and reaper shall
rejoice together and gather fruit unto
life eternal John iv. 36-3S). Whoever
may plant or water God alone can
give the increase. but what an honor
TO he laborers together with God q
Cor. iii. 5-9). Another verse comes to
mind on sowing and reaplng. See II
Cor. tx. 6. and lay it to heart. He
which soweth sparingly shall reap
llsO sparingly. and he which s0weth
ronntifully shall reap also beautifully"