The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28
LESSON FOR JULY 30
THE WORD OF THE CROSS"

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GOLDEN TENT Far be II from me- 10
rl,,t!, '|fu " Im' ''"SS q '"F LOT" Jesus
Inui'E letter 70 the church nj Cor
in'l was written from the city OF
P'',,'7 H"Il' ,'oF or I'VE years N''et
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rou 'wt by pl lIudS Of li"srrnltousncss
nuj ">rs~, rb jhut to maintain a Chris
I'1n Im''NO Id"AI WAS difficult In the "N-
lr'ul'. That is why this first "piStls
mas ~ mach to- dn with church GDvern-
Hl"li ana such questions M the mar
ring" relation, the conduct Of public
assemblies, spiritual gifts, the rcsur-
r"ction from the dead, different fac
tIons, the love feasts Of the rich and
the poor, eating meat offered to Idols,
law suits conducted before he heath
en-, the Lords supper and church
diclpllne are discussed. Paul did not
himself write the letter. Sosthencs
acted as his nmanuensls In this let
ter Is The wonderful and immortal love
chapter tCh. ~, and the magnificent
RESURRECTION chapter (Ch. lo). PAU
recognizes many or the good things
thnt have beenAAtone by the Corlnthinn
church (Sce Oh. w. 1-o), but goes on
10 entrent the church against any
party spirit nnd factions wv. 10'O.
HIS argument for church unity ID
superb.
The only unity desirable or possible
Is that which Christ prayed for (John
l7:2l). This Is not II unity OF opinion
or of organization. but n unity Of pur-
pose and power. the working together
Of Delivers In harmony to attain the
great purposes of Christianity. 1t is a
unity OF freedom and not OF compul-
sion
!. me power ana Wisdom Of God.
wv lS-@o). no n sln-blsnded mind the
preaching OF the cross IL robustness.
EVEN some protested Christians reject
the doctrine or substitution which Is
ROUND everywhere IN the Bible. (lsa-
oo'o' Sai. o:i3; Cor. o:2l). III the
doclrihe OF tne cross Is robustness TO
anyone II Is TO them that PERISH
Inc 'c"s require II sign ". ~ but
the CROSS puts them 70 shame ". 20.
you ID i'ioe uh.o us "isdoh' not inc
"isuo'' VI hieh put inc "isaom Oh inc
spirit AZ ID such preachihs as TINS
'h"' ~ Tue power Vi "oo. IL mas
mo,'" is'e'n us power Vi 'oo III u
n'e WI" u,'u's 'he "isooi' Vi
uo wise unu o'ins 10 hoihihs inc
on''n 1"u piuoeht 'ish.
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n". ..n Aoo lne powei aho "'soo,n
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nv "V ."''' .'te' u hnAo
u "ou =. 10 o"h pat'elh out aoes
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ea'. en." "nien pe,.eve' Ing
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y. pn~,,o'op,i,a' re"Son'hs' u no matcn
~ "ne .iue'heu "noin raui
p'aen''' lug "'Suoin Vi innn IN ON
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petlci i'u''s .h,""sh THESE human III
n.'un'n'S' pul ""f" US II ID 10 keep
'"'in nen' " .oheef' pi'ch' YET he ~
p",iei' hnu' nheo mem "hieh are
Garrett ootn Jews Inc nreeks' christ
l'e p'"el VI you uhu Tue "isao'n OF
oou, p'o'u.'ns 'he uh'heni Vi glory
~ t"e h"nor vi HIS hane
w. rreaeh'no ana rover OF rau'
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pnen' 70 !" S'olS VI you WORKING 70 tniS
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10Y '"ne 'e'u'' Il WI VI "ou' ihl"
'he "or'a' anu ny Ms death Oh ing
.roSS anu n,' resurrection, we are al
n'uhu tosetner III ohe' summed up IN
ne cr"Ss no tne power ana the wisdom
VI you 10, su''huon' Inc symooi OF
crosS ~ II common sight' YET ne
e,eal run "aicn . s~sihpohHes
opseuieu by SCHOLARS iailS
pe nveu Wy aiSc'p'es. "od o
NOSE wholn .ne Wo,iu REJECTS "ue
'ooiisn' III" "hoLn 'he "oriu FeJecS