Ellsworth American., 1916-11-22
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson K.]Fourtll Quarter, For
Nov. rs. 1916.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES
Text OF the Lesson, Rom. XII, 1e.
Merory Verses, 6-5 = Golden Text.
Rem. xii. documentary Prepared
BY Rev. q. IA. Stearns.


BY Rev. q. M. Stearns.
This is our hast study in the epistles
FOR some time To come. but the believer
who desires to grow Ia grace and walk
with the Lerd will study them con
sanity. tn eur lesson Of two weeks
ago We ga,s some attention to the
wnole of this ei4i~tle. but a little rePeti
ton will Toe helpful with some addi
tiana thoughts The epistles. as q
rrile are for believers or saints or
- e sinners 10 build them up and tt
tbcfn FOR Serviee that God may be
"a we'd to haI, complete the church and
bring the tiasse oE the kingdom. The
sTst eight chapters of this letter teah
most fuliy and clearly that aH with
o8t eXs eptiun. Jews aud -entiicS are
sinners aud guilty Jefore God and bai
salvation is wholly of grace. apart from
sny works OF ours. and that. being
justified freely by His grace. we are,
made children of God. joint heirs with
Jesus Christ. lis the love from which
nothing can separate us: that. while
we wait for our redemption bodies and
the deiiverance of the whole creation
from its bondage and Groaning. we
have all things freely given US in
Christ and all things are working TO
sether for our highest good
Chapters tx. X. ri. may well be called
an epistle within an epistie concerning
Israel and her future Then in our
lesson chapter and onward we are told
how we ought to live here 10 the glory
If God because Of all that He has done
for Us through grace ! beseecb you
therefore, brethren by the mercies of
God" because Of His great grace. HIS
great love. His great salvation. the
great glory Of the kingdom 10 which
He has called you. all that He has
done for you. is doing now and viii yet
do Let Him have your body to live
in, to make mansion OF, while He is
preparing your mansion IN glory 10
Rom. viii. 26. 81. "a. we learn thai The
Father. Son and Holy Spirit are an
for Us. and in John xiv. IL %. we learn
that thes viii make their home in US
If we are willing. making each of us a
mansion fer the indweling Trinity
while our mansion in heaven is being
prepared The words mansion and
abode" in John xiv %. are tbe same
word in the Greek. a little noun Of
only four letters. and used nowhere
else
Tie same t7u;h is stated d little az
ferently ID Eph. III. Il, that Chrisa
lalay dwell or make His home in youl
AeaFt bv faith. The living sacrifice
consists OF our being willing 70 die 20
all that of self Tor His sake Il
eanaot te seig Christ I; must be
Not I. but Chris (Gai il. %, "We
Who Ike ere always delivered unto
Death for Iesus' sake that the life also
q FeSls miehi 10 made manifest in
our mortal Hesh- III Ger iy. TO- III
As il is written in Rom vii. IS; Ps
xiv. -. For Thy sake we are Kill
~ all the day long Being made sc
cepted IN the BELOVED at sach Infinite
cost. 30 great u sacrifice on His part
il Is a reasonable service that we
should he willing to he sacrifice for
Him. both in word and deed. that He
may be seen in US and known through
as fPhil iv. Is: Heb. xiii. u. IGl. We
have been called out of the world 10
continue in 1t. but not be Of it. The
whole world iieth in he wicked one. Il
is an evil world. and its ways and Gus
toms are all opposed to Tod. and the
only correct attitude for the believer is
eruclted to it and ii to us tGal !. &:
ri. Il: John v. l9i,
The works OF God are beautiful. but
men at enmity with God are under the
control OF the devil. and the condition
Of things in Europe June. 1879 gives
Us some idea OF what he can do. He Is
deceiyer. liar. destroyer. mur
derer. and all who are not in Christ
and on his side are on the side OF the
devil. How can child of God be
willing to I've conformed to ,suea a
world? The word that is translated
transformed" is used only four times
and twice in the account OF our Lord
TRANSPORTATION Matt xvii and Mark
ixl. The other place besides here Is
II Cor. iii. Is. where the translation is
ARE changed" Our lesson verse says
that the change must be inward. the
renewing OF our mind II begins
when we receive the Lord Jesus and
thus become new creatures in Christ:
then as we continue beholding Him we
are changed by the Spirit day by day.
proving more and more fully bow good
and acceptable and perfect the will OF
God is.
All that follows in our lesson chap
Ter iss the varied manifestation of the
fruit Of the Spirit. which He will work
In us If we sFe yielded TO Him. Verses
c-16 tell OF lowly mind and lowly
aim. not thinking anything of ourselves
nor seeking great things for ourselves