The Arvada enterprise., 1918-08-29
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER
COME LAWS OF THE KINGDOM or
GOD.


GOLDEN TExT-Remember the words
Of the Lord Jesus. how he said. It 10 more
blessed to give than to receive.-Acts -:
DEVOTIONAL READINa-u CORN.
thians 9:6-1b.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR
TEACHERs-Luks ls1: Romans l1l: II
Corinthians 9:S-lb: Hebrews l1:le; Ezra I:
-: Chronicles sS:l-k
The principles Of ethics which shall
prevail In the earth when Jesus Christ
shall be king are entirely different
from those Of the world. The worldly
spirit always inquiries as to what gain
will accrue from an action or service.
Its policy 10 doing good for the sake
Of getting good. Those who have been
made partakers Of the divine nature,
who are really subjects Of the king
dom. do good because they have the
nature and spirit Of God. not because
they expect something In return.
!. Give to Every Man That Asksth
Of Thee ". 8O).
This does not mean that any request
that may be made by the Idle. greedy
and selfish should be granted. Only
evil would result from such indiscrimi-
nate and unregulated giving. such
benevolence would foster idleness and
selfshness. Oftentimes the worst
thing you can do for a man IL to give
him money. The drunkard will only
spend It for moro drink; the gambler
will continue his dissipation. The
meaning then is. give to the one ask
ing the thing which he needs. The
man In poverty needs to be Owen way
to earn his living. rather than 10 b
given money without the necessity Of
labor. There IL that In the human
heart which refuses charity, and
cries out for means to honestly gain
. livelihood.
n. Of Him That Taksth Awny Thy
Goods, Ask Them Net Again ". 0O).
"Ask" here means demand. II doubt
less f0rbids the forcible demanding o8
the return Of that which has bssn
taken from one.
~. % 10 Other Men 40 You Would
That They Should Do Unto vsu wv.
81-34).
This ethic puts life's activities on
the highest possible ground. He does
not say. refrain from doing that which
you would not like to be done to you.
a. even Confucius taught; but to pos
itively make the rule Of your life the
doing to others - You would Wish
them TO do unto you. Loving those
who love us, doing good to those who
do good to us. and lending to those
from whom we hope to receive. 10 Just
what all the sinners Of tho world are
doing. The child Of the kingdom Of
Christ In to be different.
w. Love Your Enemies ". 86).
That which IN natural to IL human
heart IL 10 hate tho enemy. To love
, In the real sense means to sincerely
desire the good Of even ones enemy
and willingness to do anything pos
sible to bring that good. Such action
IN only possible to those who have
been born again. Christ loved those
who hated him. He wan willing even
to die for his enemies.
v. Lend, Hoping for Nothing Again
". 85).
This IN what the Heavenly Father IL
constantly doing. lie In kind and grn.
cIOus unto the unthnnkful and tho
wicked. He sends his rnin and sun
shine upon the unjust and sinners. He
makes fruitful the toll Of those who
blnsphcme his name. lie thus does be-
cause II IN his nature to NO do.
VI. BE Mereifui ". 3G).
The example for the imitation Of the
disciple IN the Heavenly Father.
WI. Judge Not ". 37).
To Judge does not mean the placing
Of Just estimates upon mems actions
md lives. for. "I.y their fruits ye shall
know them" The tree In Judged by
the fruit II bcnrs. The thorn tree does
not hear ngs. nor tho apple tree bear
grapes. Our only way Of Discerning
/ the character Of men md women IN
their actions. That which In con-
dc,nncd II ccnsOrious judgrncnt--ths
impugninR Of motives.
VII. Condemn Not ". 37).
| This means TINT we should not psss
sentence upon men for their acts. for
10 their own master they stand or fall
| tItOm. ~. The real reason why
the bins Of our hearts and tho iimita.
tion of our Judgments render Il I'm.
possible 10 rixht~ously md intsiii.
gently pass judgment.
TX. Forgive ". 37)
Those who forgive shall bs forgiven.
The one who hns realised tho f0rs1v.
Ing mercy ~ God will IN gracious and
fnrvi wing fnv ri fthpPs
~. LIbsraiIty Determined BY Whst
10 Left duke ~ 10.
The rich rnst Into The treasury snucA.
but II wns from their abundance. The
poor widow cast In oil that shs had:
there WIN nothing left. God estimates
. gift by what ono hMs left. not By
the size NJ the gift. To Give The W.
owls mite In 10 Give all. Toe the MI.
iionaire To give the widows mite would