Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-17
Sunday School
Lesson
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Ga w.. This lesson TO heart and put
% an ,r,.t..c IN every day life. Rec-
u '..n,,t,pn "a gUdly, and whatever
''...%'',, br.uss us nearer'to that state
So ,,rrl,r spoke Of when he said:
Em', nn.,. as am holy" We may
pnn',,r. the degree OF holiness that
I'm, ,u divine perfection but we
W, pruw nearer 10 that state~my ny
' and that S really the antbItlun
f "' tN. conscientious, thoughtiul
'a,s,lau The man who does not
=, berame more righteous every
5e lives has lost his sense Of
Cd, W. were not invited to accept
.-'"',,,on and then just stop there.
- must lc a growth in grace, or
..o there Is something wrong.
"'p.,, s,.. someone. it N our ma
.., IN be- angry at injury and slow
S,roi,, God expects great things
ns or use he would never have
'.,.s5 70 .s the road TO righteous
s,I n-IflCation. He had a
ns.St confidence in the possibilities
J. h',n,ari,s ar else he would not
~, VI ,bcug c 10 worth while to give
,gind HI chance to come back
'.''', Wa, rroU .r 20 the stature intended
a.. a." ,Ls CREATOR why, then, is 1t that
ts,iov humans refuse TO give to
,.ors hrpiit for suah possibilities?
| ,,.',,,r, we are sure enough that our
| ,l,aJs and favoritCs can do great
., ,gs Int a, for the men who don't
No ", are quick TO condemn
.rd deprcC.dtc them, We are not hS
o." "tr 10 our fellow men as God Is to
u" a. for nature, anger is natural and
r,oner when justified. We know
i.rr was even moved to anger. But
me great difference is that Christ
,eyor was angered because OF in
uses done to himself, but only
xls,ein he resented injuries to his
rs,ldren or h,asphemy OF the Father.
rsn We stv this for our anger? Most
,y the anger we entertain has for its
tss A rci, or fancied injury to our
.yes--a purely selfish quality, and
rq,,ly with .css justification than
Ts nretend 10 believe. Such anger
\, an ,nsplrlt.nn-Of the evil one, and
/. what IS warned against in the
/ Bbe net not the sun go down
m ,hy wrath" is good advice, wheth-
A. We be the injured one, or the one
Who has done an injury.
Forgiveness is Il beautiful and
,,be thing. hut even more noble
r the grace which enables man TO
ASK fprgiyoness Of him whom he has
injured II is an evil thing to with
hold forgiveness and 1t Is evil to
. hold a grldge. The worst grudEe
Of all IS that held hy him who has
done wrong. and who cannot bring
himself 10 acknowledge his fault and
sex reconciliation. It takes big
10, of courage to do this. Like
Jacob, We learn such nobility not
! from the impulses of nature, but
from intercourse with God. We pray
for divine forgiveness 'as we for
give others" Yet how many seek
divine favor and forget the condi-
ton. Who, after all,-is the greater
snper he who refuses to forgive or
hs who refuses TO ask forgiveness?
4 Il takes less courage 10 hold grudge
han It does TO confess a fault.
There Is altogether too much OF a
feeling even among the followers of
Christ, that there is Justification for
holding a grudgc or desiring revenge.
Some people seem to be proud Of
their untorgivi1G nature. and they
S'te no more 20 be excused than he
u, no is too proud to acknowledge his
fault and seek forgiveness. With
mos, Of u.s. however, the reason we
avoid confession Is fear. We dread
the blow TO our dignity and the pos
Hhty that we may be roundly de-
nounced instead OF being forgiven.
Reconciliation is the work OF the
Holy Spirit When both parties are
'led with that Spirit, peace and
harmony result Jacob was doubly
AIMED because he had learned from
Tod that humility must come before
pardon. When he met Esau he placed
himself unreservedly at the mercy OF
his brother and was surprised at re-
oeNing love and kindness where he
knew he had earned only punish
ment That Is why so few of us ask
forgiveness from those we have in
ll'ed, because We fear the edict of
Justice and shrink from humiliation.
Jacob had served twenty years OF
penance for the sin no had done to
MS brother His spirit was chas-
'ehed, He had learned to pray per-
sSehtIY tor God help, and so we'll
n4d he learned the lesson that he
'ahe without fear 60 face the man
Nno had a night to be very angry
w MIN. lie had the courage to
dAe The conaequenCes and trust God
VI melt his brothers heart, vet the
,Nent 10 which his faith was full
|.'ed surprised even him. Instead
VI warfare and bitterness, he waSrc-
ceVed with affection and JOY. II
Orothers can thus forgive and be for
|A.th Nhy should not other men be /
VIoncl'ed who have harhored a
~ 81 luGe' Revenge profits nobody. |
NeVehse, as one writer says, is the |
7Ssort ot weak and narrow mind. !
,me hodlng ot "A grudge never made |
better, but has caused un- |
va sorrow Why should we not be-
liz IN each other, as God has be- |
.ertu N u.s. Many n man has been |
~'sd Dack 70 his better self when |
"s round that some good man be-
"e,eu IN and trusted him.
Let us learn the lesson from both |
-,s@ brothers, God, after all, is in |
.Ieu more than any man when !
NLger ia cultivated He is the one that
must first seek in forgiveness. II |
."s "'e Nhc"T" with him, he will help |
10 nave mo grace to forgive those
ro". "o nave hurt Is, and to have the
Sa,HEe To sock reconciliation from
of ~ whom We have injured. It is
n ~ aVal' To 90 10 man and try
|, ,s.to S%ow him that he gave you justi-
o" ior anEe-, nor to argue the
"A ~ OF VI" case which caused the
h E,' cement such n course usu-
results IN getting wider apart.
,1o we rnl"r bo humble and trust
m,l eaacc Of God to bring about mu-
sca. good feeling. There is hardly |
w. u'spu'e but that there is some |
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