The Dolores star., 1919-04-04
niIRovED UNlHolN INTERNATIONAL
SUND6YSO[lO0L
LESSON
(By REV. P. 3. FITzwATER, D. D.
Teacher of English Bible in the Mood,
Bible Institute OF Chicago)
Copyright. 1919. by Western Newspaper Union !
LESSON FOR APRIL 6
GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY.

l031-H; Matthew 6:2-34
GOLDEN TEXT-Our Father who ar,
IN heaven. hailowsd be thy name.-Mst,
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Deu,eron
my s4. S: Psalms 145I-2l: Isaiah 6I-3
Matthew 2a:35-3s: John 4:2I; John 4:7-ls
PRIMARY TOPIC-The Heavenly Fa,
Tiers care for his children.
JUNIOR TOPIC-God our Creator and
Father.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-What W.
owe to our Father in Heaven
]. God the Creator (Gen. IL, 27).
God was before all things. God the
uncaused cause is the cause OF all
things. Before the mountains were
brought forth. or ever thou hadst
formed the earth and the world, even
from everlasting to everlasting, thou
art God" psalm 9O:2). The uni.
verse came into being by the will and
act Of the personal being called Cod
In verse one Is enunciated the sub
lime philosophy Of every right life. In
the beginning Of all science and philos-
ophy-God; in the beginning of every
life-God; in the beginning of every
yenr-God; In the beginning of every
day-God; In the beginning of every
business-God: in the beginning OF ev-
cry thought, plan and human relation
ship-God. Conviction as to this sets
one free from the false philosophy of
the age. Man himself is creation of
God, not an evolution. Man was ere
ated In the likeness and image of God
This precludes the foolish idea that
maE ascended from and through a
brute. He came into being by spe-
ciai creative act of God, having been
preceded by special council Of the
Godhead (Gen. 1 :26, 27). Those who
believe this record repudate the OAR
winian theory of mans origin as not
only a human vagary. but vicious
philosophy inspired by the devil. When
man came forth from the Creators
hands he was neither a savage nor a
baby; he possessed the powers Of a
mature man. AS an example of the
maturity Of his intellect, he named the
animals as they passed before him.
u. God the Preserver (Psalms 1O3:
I-14).
All created things would perish were
It not for the preserving mercies Of
God. 1t embraces the following grac.
ious beneficial acts: 1. Forglves all
iniquitIes ". 81. Pardon is the prime
necessity II moral things are to be
preserved. 2. Healeth all diseases ".
3). This refers to the healing of the
body and the soul. Renovation of
mans moral nature is necessary. 8.
ReGeemeth the life from destruction
". ~. Redemption implies the pay
ment Of all demands against the debt
or. God In Christ performs the part
which the individual failed to perform,
and crowns him with the full right Of
isfleth thy mouth" ". 81. This means
that God satisfies all legitimate desires
and thus the youth Is renewed. The
original capacities are restored to their
native vigor. 5. Executeth righteous
nelA and judgment (vv. 6-14. The
wrongs of life are righted and thus
mas is relieved of the burdens which
they entail. He extends his pity to-
ward us.
H. 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 its father.
l. Undivided affection ". 24). The
unequlvocal choice between God and
the world, for unless God has the first
place he has no place.
.. Not anxious about food and cloth
ing wv. 25-32). ID 1t is useless ".
27). Anxiety can bring nothing. "My
God will supply nll our needs" Phil.
4:19). (2) 1t 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. II we would
please God we must come to him in
faith (Heb. IL 81. The birds and flow
ers shame us in this wv. 26-2S). (3)
1t is heathenish ". 32). We do not
wonder that those who are ignorant OF
God should manifest anxiety, but for
his children to do so Is to play the
heathen. 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. 33, 34). He subordlnates
temporal things to things of the spirit.
This shows the right relationship that
. child Of God is to sustain to secu-
lar affairs. This does not mean that
child of God does not exercise proper
eorethought in making support for
himself and family. The warning Is
not against legitimate forethought,
but anxious worry.
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