Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-30
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER |
SOME LAWS OF THE KINGDOM OF
GOD.

LESSON TEXTs-Luke 6:3O-9S; 21:1-4.
GOLDEN TEXT-Remember the words |
of the Lord Jesus, how he said, it is more |
blessed to give than TO receive.-Acts 20:
DEVOTIONAL READING-II Corin-
thians 9:6-15.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR
TEACHERS-Luke 16:9; Romans 1913; II
Corinthians 9:6-15; Hebrews 1876; Ezra !:
"a Chronicles 29:1-5
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.
It's policy is 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.
I. Give to Every Man That Asketh
of Thee w. 30).
This does not mean that any request
that may be made by the idle, greedy
and selfish should be granted. Only
f evil would result from such indiscrimi-
nate and unregulated giving. Such
benevolence would foster idleness and
selfishness. Oftentimes the worst
thing you can do for man is to give
him money. The drunkard will only
spend it for more 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 given way
| to earn his living, rather than to be
| given money without the necessity of
labor. There is that in the human
heart which refuses charity, and
cries out for 3 means to honestly gain
a livelihood
II. Of Him That Taketh Away Thy
Goods, Ask Them Not Again ". 30)-
"Ask" here means demand. 1t doubt
less forbids the forcible demanding Of
the return of that which has been
taken from one.
H. Do to Other Men as You Would
That They Should Do Unto You wv
31-34).
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
as even Confucius taught: but to pos
| itively make the rule of your life the
doing to others as 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, is just
what all the sinners of the world are
doing. The child of the Kingdom of
Christ is to be different.
Nv. Love Your Enemies ". 35).
That which is natural to the human
heart is to hate the 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
is only possible to those who have
been born again. Christ loved those
who hated him. He was willing ever
to die for his enemies.
v. Lend, Hoping for Nothing Agar
(v. 35).
This is what the Heavenly Father is
constantly doing. He is kind and gra
cious unto the unthankful and the
I wicked. He sends his rain and sun
shine upon the unjust and sinners. HI
{ makes fruitful the toll of those whC
blaspheme his name. He thus does be
cause it is his nature to so do.
i vi. Be Mercifuf ". 36).
|, The example for the imitation of th
: disciple is the Heavenly Father.
e VII. Judge Not w. Sd.
>, To Judge does not mean the placini
n of just estimates upon mems action
and lives. for, "By their fruits ye shal
i, know them" The tree is judged b.
e the fruit it bears The thorn tree doe
:, not bear figs, nor the apple tree bea
S grapes Our only way of discernin
s the character of men and women j
/ their actions That which is cor
demned is censorious judgment-th
impugning of motives.
VIII. Condemn Not ". 37).
o This means that we should not pas
= sentence upon men for their acts, fo
/. to their own master they stand or fa
i (Rom. IA AZ. The real reason VIII
d such action is not warranted is tha
n the bias of our hearts and the limiti
It ton of our judgments render it in
# possible to righteously and INTEL
: gently pass judgment.
e TX. Forgive ". 37)
n Those who forgive shall be forgiven
l. The one who has realized the forgiN
e ing mercy of God will be gracious an
# forgtving toward others.
s XII. Liberality Determined by Wha
X Is Left Nuke 81 Id.
IS The rich cast into the treasury mucl
but it was from their abundance. Th
poor widow cast in all that she had
|, there was nothing left. God estimate
i a gift by what one has left, not b
d the size of the gift. To give the wit
o ow's mite is to give all. For the mi
y lionaire to give the widows mite woul
6 mean for him to give his millions.