The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-11-05
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson W.-Fou7th Quarter, Fer
Nov. 8. 1914.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERiEG

z. M. Stearns.
The Golden Text is awfully true,
even for redeemed people that what,
sOever man sOWoth thai Shall he
also reap" We have recently seen in
our studies Judas IScariat raaI:ii-
something OF the reward Of in.quity.
But we have also seen Jacob doing
some bad sowing III tie way Of dtCIIy-
ing his father, and We have seen Lin
suffering for over twenty years by
reaping of the same kind through tic
deceit of his own sons.
The reapiug is generally more than
we SOW. as it is written il Hos. viii,
:, They have sOwn the wind. and they
shall reap the whirlwind.' Again, in
Hos. X. -. "Ye have plOwed wicked
ness. We have rcaped iniqUity; ye have
eaten the fruit of lies. because thou
didSt trust in thy way" Again, in
Prov. xxi, S. We read. He that SOwcth
iniquity shall reap vanity" But there
is Il sowing to the Spirit and rcaping
TO life everlasting verse -.
The two ASPECTS are seen in .Ier. xvii.
3, :, Cursed he the man that trusteth
in man and nllkrth flesh lis arm and
whose heart departcth from the Lord"
Blessed is the man that trlsicth in
the Lord and whose hope the Lord is"
From beginning to end Of the Bible
story it is Goa Or She devil Gods way
or mans WaN. The one IS life; the 9th
or is death.
According to the epistlc in which we
find our lesson. the age is evil. The
devil. who is Tie god of this age. has
gospel of his own and enough re!i-
gion to satisfy most people. Bat all
mere good works of men leave all I'M
der the curse. for the law requires alb
sOlute perfection in every detail and is
intended TO turn us from ourselves to
Christ. Nothing that man can do
avails anything Men must become
new creatures in Christ chapters /, 4,
s, 0, 13, IA; iii. 10, 81; vi. 15, In the
fullness of time God sent forth His
Son to redeem them that We're under
the law hopecssly trying 20 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, I, ~.
Not until we see Christ cruciticd for
us, made Il curse for us, bearing our
sins in His own body and, receiving
Him. see ourselves as cruciticd with
Him. are we new creatures (chaptCr il.
20; iii. 13: John !. ~. Then we will
gladly say. God forbid that I 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 luay
have been our speciality as listed il
chapter '. 1921, the sin that is greater
than all others and greater than all
put together, the sin that causes eter
nal loss 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 ana have become children OF
God by faith in Christ Jesus then it is
our privilege to walk in the Spirit. be
led of the Spirit. stand fast in the lib
erty WhereWith Christ hath made Us
free and not do the things which the
flesh that is still in us would have us
do Chapter iii, -, %; V, l, 1G, II.
Is. 25). Those who are in the flesh
live unto themselves; self is their cen
ter; they mind earthly things Chill. iii
80. The new creature in Christ lives
no longer unto himself, but is able to
say, ITO me to live is Christ Not J,
but Christ, who liveth in me" QI Cor
V, 10; Phil. i. 21; Gal ii, 2O).
When we see others overtaken in a
fault, as all are apt to be at one time
or another, it is not for Us to condemn
them, but meekly restore them, re-
membering that we might some day
need similar kindness and restoration.
Thus we would manifest the Spirit of
Christ, who freely forgave and said
Neither do | condemn thee Go and
sin no more" Cesson verses l, 9.
When Noah became drunken it was
! more Christlike to cover up his shame.
as Shen and Japhet did, than to tell
| it, rs Ham did We have no right or
reason to think anything of ourselves
or to think that We know anything as
we should Verse 3; Cor. viii, y. A
proper attitude is that of Rom. vii. IS
Il know that in me chat is. in my
flesh dwelleth no good thing
There is Il sense in which we must
bear our own burden Verse -, Every
one of us shall give account of himself
to God" rom. xiv, ~. If we have
been redeemed from the curse of the
| law We are here to do good unto ali
as we have opportunity, having refer
ence first to believers, the household
Of faith; never weary in well doing
knowing that the reaping time is sure
and that our labor is never in vain in
| the Lord verses 9. 10; | Cor. XIV, So.
| We may not see nor do the reaping
for we may sow for another to reap
or we may reap from anothers SOW
| ing. But both sower and reaper shall
rejoice together and gather fruit unto
| life eternal UOhn iv, 36-3S). Whoever
may plant or water, God alone can
! give the increase, but what an honor
| to be laborers together with God q
Cor. iii, so. Another verse comes to
| mind IN sowing anil roaming Saa n