Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-06-06
LESSON FOR JUNE 8
OBEDIENCE.

LESSON TExTs-Gsn. is:l-4; John ~
h-24: Matt. 7:16-29.
GOLDEN TExT-Ys are my. friends, 10
r. do whatsoever l command, you.--John
ADDITIONAL. MArERfAI~-Deuts a.
y: I Sam. , i5;2S %; Matt s;is; Acts AZ.
PRIMARY ToPIc--showing Our Love
TO God by Obedience.
| JUNIOR TOPIC-Abraham's Obedience
and Its Rewards.
INTERMEDIATES sTOPlC-when to
Obey and How.
SENIOR AND ADULT ToPrC-Obeal-
ence Test of Discipleship. .4sU ~
I. A Notable Example Of Obedience
s(Gen, IL :1-4). IS M.ul ii ehsveO
At the command Of God Abraham
went out not knowing whittier he
went (Heb. IL :S). His was not the
obedience of convenience or.-prpdance.
To separate from home and kindred
and take up the life of pilgrim was
not easy. Abraham did not stop to
ask why. or what he would get bat
of it. . The obedience that asks why
Is not obedience at all. ,s.AA. c,.,s
u. The Motive Of Obedience iJohn
IA :21-24).
The grand Incentive Of obedience
Is love to God. /. The obedience. that, Is
the result Of fear or the. hope of re-
| ward Is not true obedience, therefore
has not the approval Of God Only
the child who references his father
and affectionately strives to obey him
enjoys his loving favor. The obedi-
ence which springs out of heart OF
love issues In a.life Of Joy and friend
ship with God tJDhn 15i10-14).S
III. The Solemn Obligation OF obs-
dlence (Matt. 7:1629).
l. Warnings against false prophets
| wv. 1920. - - - y q @s.7 ~
| ~ Their real existence. Ever since
God has had a people false prophets
and teachers have appeared among
them. This need not surprise us. for
Christ predicted that such, should be
the case. seA sss.k ~ ~ ,sSs.f
(2), Their nature ". 15>. ..la) Hypo-
critical. The devil does his most sue
cessful work by masQuerading as an
angel Of light III Cor. 7:14, 1855" His
ministers appear In this way and, turn
people from the narrow to the broad
way. (b) This is suggested by their
being "ravening wolves" 1t is when
the wolf is In sleeps clothing that he
does his most destructive work.. The
enemies of Christ posing as his min
listers are most destructive.
(3) The unfaiiing test CIV. 1919.
| Their fruits. n one gives sufficient
Itime for development thesfruit Gamble
discerned. Every tree .bearss.its avn
kind of fruit. Nature is inexorable in
her law as to this. You may search
the universe In vain for an. exception
1t is equally true In the spiritual
world. There Is q vital connection
between the faith of heart and the
| fruit Of a life. That which comes out
I'd the conduct was first In the heart
A right. heart is essential tosright con-
duct. Give. the, false teachers sum
Gent time and observe closely and you
win find that their lives Will prove
the teaching. aS'1' #"
| az Their end w. 1917. All false
teachers shall finally be punished by
being cast into the fire. Although God
bears long he win see to it THAI this
wickedness does not go on forever.
Q. The dangers Of empty profession
4 WV. 21-23).-gs o.ssA - +, s4tsS,>.
j Calling Christ Lord" will not an
swer for disobedience to his will. One
may even be a Sunday school Tteaciier
or t5feacher,s and even perform many
mighty works. as castiDg out devils
4 and healing the. sick and. yet hear the
awful declaration Of. Jesus Christ. II
never knew you" "depart from me-"
s. The one and only safe way (vv.
i 2429l. ,ssa az <l5t ~ a.
j (1) Hear the sayingsof Christ, To
do this, one must prayerfuiIy attend
| to reading the Word of God ana inedi-
i tate upon the same. 7''4,.A Sts A9t
4 (2) Do what Christ commands
Hearing and doing the teachings OF
Artist Is building upon solid rock
Such building can never be destroyed
: By flood and storm. Hearing and mot
!. doing Christ's sayings il building
upon the sand which in time Of the
storm Of Gods wrath and Judgment
will be utterly destroyed. Obedience
must follow hearing Christ.
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The Mood .pf God.
people are asking In these days OF