The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-01-20
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LESSON
tBy ". o. SELLERS, Acting Director Of
the Sunday School Course Of the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicago)
Ccopyright 1915 Western Newspaper Union.D
LESSON FOR JANUARY 2;
THE SPIRIT or LIFE.

garding the spirit-nlled lire, the COM
ing OF which we have 10 recently
studied Read prayerfully in this con-
nection Gal 522, 20. We somehow
feel that we ought to study this entire
chapter rather than that portion as
signed The key TO the whole is found
In verse thirty-seven, We are more
than conquerors." IL conquerors. how
be more than conquerors7 Very sim
-, Some victories leave the victor
exhausted that he cannot possess
nor enjoy his victory; not so the spirit.
filled Christian for he is more than
conoueror."
Previously In this epistle the spirit
chapter he is mentioned nineteen
times. Over what is the spirit.filled
man conqueror?
!. over the Condemnation Of Sin,
v. I. The spirit-flled Christian lives
in another realm than that OF the flesh
". 81. The spirit removes us from
the realm to that OF the spirit. quick.
ening us q. o, making US alive who
were dead In sins) to condemn sin in
the flesh and enabling us to walk
not after the flesh. but after the
spirit
~. Conquerors Over the Power and
Dominion Of Sin. w. "a. While we
still have the body yet II is our priv
ilege. through the spirits power at
work within us. to put to death its
deeds every day and each minute
tGal. SIG. %. 20. To live otherwise
IL to displease God ". 81. Those who
surrender their lives to the control OF
the indwelling spirit are sons OF God"
and therefore free from the law OF
sin and death" ". ~. for the same
spirit that raised from the dead
". III not alone makes us sons but
gives us the same power.
~. Conquerors Over Fear. v. rs.
The righteousness OF the law Is full
filled In us who walk not after the
nesh but after the spirit'' w. ~ and
having received the spirit OF adop-
tion" q. e.. being placed as sons) we
cringe not before God In terror. nor
call him q tyrant. or even ruler. but
exclaim Abba. my father" As sons
we are spiritually minded and have
life and peace" ". 6. Gal. 4:6).
~. Conquerors Over Suffering, v.
70. We are Joint heirs with Jesus III
30 be we suffer with him" Our posi-
ton and heirship in Christ involves
our participation in his sufferings
tGal 6:17. II Tim. ALL. ~. Acts
1<:22). What we often call afYiictions
are only discomforts and frequently
the results OF our own foolish care
lessness But as contrasted with his
glory there 10 no comparison. Only
eternity will enable US to comprehend
what II means to be made perfect
through suffering (Phil. $40. II Tim.
all God has and all that God 10. We
are likewise an heir Just as Christ 10,
and to the extent that Christ IL an
heir and hence to his sufYerings I've
suffer with him) though we are even
there more than conquerors for like
him We too shall rise triumphant
"over all things"
v. conquerors Over Vanity. v. 20.
This glory is contrasted with the crea-
tion now subject to vanity. but which
Is In degradation by comparison. The
creature w. 2D a. e., creation) was
made subject not willingly but by rea-
son OF him who subjected II In hope
that the creation should yet be de-
livered from the bondage 70 the prin-
ciples Of death and decay into the
glorious liberty. or the liberty OF the
glory. OF the children Of God.
VI. Conquerors Over infirunities, v.
26. The believers all-suficiepcy and
perfect security In the Lord Jesus. We
~ not have all we want yet we have
I'VE need (Phil. 419. This suffici-
ency is in the privilege we possess I'm
praying according to the will OF God
we know not how to pray as we
ought but the spirit maketh interces- |
sion for US ". 26); so also Christ. |
who is at the right hand of God"
intercedes for us ". 3p. The spirit
knows the mind OF God the father,
teaches us how TO pray and at times
places a yearning In our hearts too
deep for our own comprehension.
Even God must search the heart to
know the mind OF the spirit ". 30 !
and in this God does exceeding |
abundantly above all that we ask or
think (Eph. $500.
WI. conquerors over All Things, v.
20. The GROWING privilege the spirit |
nlled life has. is in knowing that all |
things work together for good and
hence we are free from all possible
anxiety OF heart under any and all cir
cumstances Whatever comes to me
Is part OF his "all things" and
therefore should be grateful because
the outcome will be good We are
not fore-ordained to salvation IRE
spective OF what we may be OF do but
We are fore-ordained as believers TO |
hA cauformad 10 the imaRa Of hil L