Ellsworth American., 1916-07-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson v.-Third Quarter, For
IulN 80, 1916.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of tire Lesson. Cor. l fs, 20 u, 5.
Men.o~y Verses, \ 22-2@ - Golden
Text, Gal. vi, f4--commentsry Pre-
pared by Rev. D. N. StearnA

pared by Rev. D. M Stearra
1t Is not many weeks since we had
q whitsuntide study In Cor. ii. and
now we are TO have three studies IN
the letters to the Corinthians. with an
other few weeks later The episties
tell us OF the church tn this age and
how we should live To giorify God.
and therefore these studies ought TO
be most helpful May the Spirit speak
to our hearts. Sostbeness who Is as
sociated with Paul in this epistle. was
one Of the rulers OF the synagogue who
was privileged 70 suffer shame public
iy for Christ's sake q. l: Acts xviii.
II. The church OF God at Ccrtnth
meant the company Of sinners who had
become saints By believing the good
news concerning Jesus Christ and re-
ceiving Him as their Saviour
How great sinners they had been Is
seen In chapter vi, 9. 10. but, being
purchased with precious blood, they
were now In Christ Jesus, saints. wash.
ed, sanctifed and justified, wholly by
the grace OF God, apart from any mer.
II or works OF theirs q, -; VI. IL:
Acts TX, 81. They were saved By
the cross Of Christ, which Is the pow
er Of God q, 49,. Christ Jesus was
made unto them. as He b 10 all be-
levers, wisdom and righteousness and
sanctihcation and redemption q, 2, |. c.
30), for all that Christ Is before God
He makes His redeemed TO be. As He
is 80 are We In this world q John fv.
before God so He makes His people
to be even while we remain In these
mortal bodies. There 70 another truth
In this. and that is that as the world
regards and treats Htm we must ex-
pect the same. for We are here for
Him. In His name. as His witnesses
Although the standing before God In
Christ Of every saved sinner 10 50 alb
soiutely perfect. Jet In these mortal
bodies We are weakness itself. % that
he had to reprove these believers as
being carnal because OF their envying
and strife and factions, standing for
this or that teacher instead OF giorying
In the Lord alone q -. 81; Ill II. 81.
g: Isa- Ii. -. Because Of their un-
worthy conduct some were weak and
sickly and some were dying. forgetting
that II we would judge ourselves we
might escape much Christening Of the
Lord tchapter II 3o3N We must ex
pect trials. but we shall never have
more than He VIII give us grace to
bear tchapter Z. l3,. and we should be
careful not to bring unnecessary trials
upon ourselves The wisdom Of this
world and every arm Of nesh we mus,
perststentiy turn away from. and.
though we may be foolish and weak
and base and Of no account In the eyes
Of the world. Jet II fully yielded to
Christ He win be giortfied in us. Apart
from Him we are nothing and can do
nothing. but we can do all things
through Christ. who strengtheneth MS
txy, 10: John Y. s; Phil iv, l3).
Probably the greatest reason why
our Christian experience does not
measure up TO our standing, why we
are not as 10 our daily. life what we
ought to be. is because we fail to grasp
By faith what We really are in Christ,
and not seeing the fuilness which Is
already ours In Him. we try to attain to
II by our own efforts II we only knew
by believing what is written what Is
the hope of His calling and what the
riches of the glory of His Inheritance
In the saints and what Is the exceeding
greatness Of His power toward us
Eph- /. IS. 19). we would live better
lives because Of what we really are In
Christ before God. Next TO the assur.
ance OF what we are now because Of
His finished work there is nothing so
purifying. separating. uplifting, as the
knowledge Of what we shall be at His
coming Il John LII. 80. Note what Is
written In this epistle concerning it In
chapters /. Z; iv. 5: vi. 2: xi 26: XIV.
2351: xvi -, and may the thought
OF fellowship With Him In His king
dom and glory make Us more gladly
willing to have fellowship with Him
now In humiliation and suffering
Il John l. 8; Phil. I'll. 1O. He Is pleas
ed to cali US .1aborers together with
Him" and yet He does It all, working
In us both to win and to do OF His
good pleasure tchapter LII. o.: Phil. ii.
13; Heb. Kill 20. 21). We are bought
with price, even the precious blood
OF Christ. that we may be temples of
the Holy Spirit. who worketh In each
one as He viii when He can have the
right OF way in US tchapter vi. l9 20.
xii. 7-ID.
The one only foundation is Jesus
Christ. the sure foundation tchapter i'll
IL: lisa. xviii. 10: Pet II. 81, all else
being as sand refuge Of lies Matt
VII 26. %: Isa- xviii. ID But we
may be safely on this foundation ana
yet 80 build. SO live. that the building.
The daily life. not being acceptable to
God. shall not be approved In that day.
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