Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-13
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY is
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

GOLDEN TExT-Luke 1921
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Ex. 10;
Lev. 19:ll-ls 32-S7. Matt. 5:17-4s.
PRIMARY TOPIC-God gives his com
mandments TO Moses Memory Verses-I
John as; Luke 1921
JUNIOR TOPIC-Giving command
ments to the people. Memory Verses
Matt. 22:57-40.
INTERMEDIATES ToPIc-Jesus and
the ten commandments
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-The
commandments in modern life.
| The ten commandments furnish us
! the worlds greatest moral code.
l. The First Commandment (20:3).
Thou shalt have no other gods be-
fore me-" Means literally, Thou
shalt have no other gods before my
face" This commandment enjoins
the obligation of single-hearted wor-
by "a living for ones self. If life's
activities center in self then one Is
an idolater. (2) Making pleasure the
| goal of living. 60 Being covetou~
| tCol 800. Every one who is greedy
for gold is an idolater. (G Actually
worshippng idols.
u. The Second Commandment
| GO :4-6).
While the first commandment is di-
rected against false gods, the second
is directed against the worship of the
! true God under false forms. 1t can
be broken by "a the use of images
| in worship; (2) putting sinful man in
the place of Christ; go putting Gods
ordinances and institutions in the
place which he alone should have.
III. The Third Commandment
| (20:D.
The Hebrew word vain" translated
means lying, deceptive, unreal. Guilt
less" is from the word meaning clean,
UNPUBLISHED. The meaning is that God
will not hold to be clean and will not
allow to 20 unpublished him who uses
his name in a lying, hypoeritical man
ner. This commandment may be bro
ken by % profanity 90 perjury, (3)
I leyity and friyolity Cd hypocrisy,
which is protesting to live for God
yet living for self.
4 ". The Fourth Commandment
| (20:S-ll).
4 The command to work six days is
as binding as to rest on the seventh
The resting one day in seven applies
TO servants and horses as wen as to
the NAH and his family This com
nandment may be broken by a. liv-
ing in idleness, (2) working on the day
set apart for the worship Of God, 90
engaging in carnal pleasures on the
Lords day.
v. The Fifth Commandment go .12)
This commandment rests upon the
fact that parents stand to their chill
dren in the place of God. 1t may be
violated by ~ disrespect to parents,
! (2) disobedience, (3) failure to give
proper care in old age.
vi. The Sixth Commandment
COBB.
! The sanctity of human life is due
to the fact that man was created in
the likeness and image of God. This
commandment may be broken by (1)
sinful anger Matt. 5 :22), (2) hatred
/ Il John :15), (3) neglect of means to
preserve life, (4 oppression of the
weak, 90 suicide, go infanticide
CD unrighteous wars.
VII. The Seventh Commandment
(20:14.
The sin which strikes at the home
is most deadly. for it undermines the
whole human fabric 1t may be bro
4 ken by (1) unclean imaginations,
thoughts, and affections Matt. Is 10
! 5:27, 2S), CO unchaste conversation
and wanton looks lisa. 3 :16; Peter
2:14, (3) divorce, which is for the
most part legalized adultery.
VIII. The Eighth Commandment
/ (20:15).
This strikes at the sin of theft.
Many things are legally right but NOR
ally wrong This commandment may
be broken by Q) taking what belongs
to another, (2) false weights and
measures, (3) extortion, az usury,
(5) graft" 90 making assignments
to escape payment of debts.
TX. The Ninth Commandment
t20:16).
The unfailing test Of a mans re-
ligion is the use he makes of his
tongue DANES ] :26; 3;2-s) This
commandment may be broken by %
open lying, co PERJURY, CD SANDER,
az talebearing, 90 breach of prom
Use, 90 Withholding truth. % fat
terry.
i x The Tenth Commandment
\ (20:17).
This commandment strikes at the
desire for things which belong to an
other. It applies not merely to the
open violation, but to the very pur-
pose Of the heart.