Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1919-04-04

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ADDITIONAL MATEPIAI-Deuteron
my - . Psalms 145:l-2l: Isaiah s.l3.
MaIhe" 22:;5-SS: John 4:24 | John 4:,-Is
PRIMARY TOPIC-The Heavenly Fa
tners care for his children.
JUNIOR TOPIC-God orr C,ra.,or 80
Father a''
INTERMEDIATES TOPIC-What ".
owe to our Father in Heaven.
J. God the Creator (Gen. IL. 27.
God was before all things. God tba
uncauSed cause is the cauSa of .u
tningS. Before the mountains wera
oio"sit lofth, or ever thou hadst
formed the earth and the world. even
from everlasting to everlasting, thou
arr God" psalm 9O:o). The uni
verse came into being by The will ami
act ol the personal being called God
! IN verse one is enunciated the suh-
thle philosophy of every right life Tn
me beginning of all science and phiIos-
"p''s-'1"d: III the beginning Of every
ihe-God; In the beginning of every
vear-'iod; in the beginning of every
daF-God: in the beginning Of every
buSinesS-tiod in the beginning of ey-
cry thought, plan and human relation
Sillp-God. Conviction as TO this sets
one Tree from the false philosophy of
the age. Man himself is a creation Of
God, not an evolution. Man was cre-
ateh IN the likeness and image Of God
Inns precludes the foolish idea tba.
man assembled from and through
brute. He came into being by spe-
clal creative act OF God, having been
preceded by special council Of the
6odhead (Gen. i :26 27). Those who
believe this record repudiat. the Oar
"iiliah theory of mans origin as not
only human vagary, but vicious
philosophy Inspired by The devil Wher
man came forth from the Creators
hands he was neither savage nor
DaDy; lie possessed the powers of &
mature man. AS an example of the
maturity Of his intellect. he named tho
animals as they passed before him.
II. God the Preserver Psalms 1O3
1-14)
All created things would perish were
Vod. 1t embraces the following grac-
louS beneficial acts: l. Forgives all
inlquitieS ". -. Pardon is the prime
necessity if moral things are to be
preserved. > Healeth all diseases (y.
- This refers to the healing OF the
body and the soul Renovation az
mans moral nature is necessary. Z
SnIn
| (y. ~. Redemption implies the paw
ment OF all demands against the debt
or. God In Christ performs the part
which the individual failed to perform.
ana crowns him with the full right of
| citizenship in his kingdom. 4. "Sat-
isfieth thy mouth" ". -. This means
! that God satisfies alI legitimate desires
ana thus the youth is renewed The
| original capacities are restored TO their
native vigor. 3. Executetil righteous
ness and judgment wv 6-14). The
wrongs OF life are righted and thus
man is relieved OF the burdens which
| they entail. He extends his pity to
ward us.
III. God Our Father Matt. 6:24-34).
Christ came to reveal the Father.
The subjects OF the kingdom will love
! him as a child loves It's father
l. Undivided affection w. PAY. The
child OF the heavenly Father makes the
unequivocal choice between God and
the world, for unless God has the first
place he has no place.
2. Not anxious about food and cloth
ing wv. o5-'2). % It is useless w.
Ply. Anxiety can bring nothing. MY
God will supply all our needs" (Phil.
:19). (2) It shows diStrust OF the
Father wv. 2S-3O) In the measure
that one Is anxious about these things
he shows his lack OF faith in the abil-
ity and love Of God If we would
please God we must come to him in
faith (Heh. II :O. The birds and flow
ers shame us in this wv o6-2S). (3)
1t is heathenish (v. By We do NOT
wonder that those vino are ignorant Of
God should manifest anxiety, but for
his children to do so is TO play The,
heather. He knows that we have need
OF temporal things and if he cares for
the flowers and birds he will surely
not allow his children to suffer.
8. He diligently seeks the kingdom
Of God wv. :i;'. 81. He SiIbordinateS
| temporal things TO things of the spirit.
This shows the right relationship that
child Of God is To sustain 70 Secu-
| lar affairs. This does not mean that a
| child Of God does not exercise proper
| fOrtt hOl0ht in milking q SIJDpOrt for
| himself and family. The warning is
! not against legitimate forethOught.
| but anxious worry.
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