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LESSON
Ny REV. 4. Is. FITZWATER. -. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible institute of Chicago)
Copyright lalg by Western Newspaper TnlonI
LESSON FOR JUNE 8
OBEDIENCE.


LESSON TEXTs-Gen. I2:l-4; John "A:
A-24l Matt. 1853.
GOLDEN TENT-Ye are my friends IL
ye 90 whatsoever ! command you.-John
! l5:l4
ADDITIONAL MATERIAI--Deut. AL
10. | sam l5:22, %. Matt. 5:i9; Acts 4;l9.
20: | John 3:lG-24
! PRIMARY TOPIC-Showing Our Love
10 God by Obedience
JUNIOR TOPIC-Abraham's Obedience
and Its Rewards
INTERN EDIATE TOPIC-when to
Obey and How
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-Obedi-
ence Test of Discipleship.
!. A Notable Example Of Obedience
(Gen. 12:l-4).
Al the command OF God Abraham
went out not knowing whittier he
went (Iicb. IL ~. His was not the
! Obedience of convenience or prudence.
To separate from home and kindred
! and take up the life OF u pilgrim was
| NOT easy. abraham did not sop TO
ask why, or what he would get out
OF il. The obedience that asks why
! is not obedience at all.
". The Motive Of Obedience (John
II :21.24).
The grand incentive sf 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 reverences his father
| and afrectionutely strives to obey him
enjoys his loving favor. The obedl-
/ ,tshf -
love issues in life of JOY and friend
ship with God Gohn 15:10-l4).
~. The Solemn Obligation Of obe-
dience tMatt. 7:1G-29).
!. Warnings against false prophets
ivy. l5-20.
ID Their real existence. Ever since
God has had n people false prophets
and teachers have appeared among
them. This need not surprise us, for
Christ predicted that such should be
the case.
t2) Their nature ". l5). (a) Hypo-
critical. The devil does his most sue
cessful work by Incorporating ms an
angel Of light Gil Car. 7:14. 15). His
ministers appear In this way and tu~r
people from the narrow 10 the broad
way. (b) This Is suggested by their
being ''ravering wolves" II 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.
CD The unfailing test (sv. 16-1S).
Their fruits. II one gives sufficient
time for development the fruit can be
dscerncd. Every tree bears its own
kind of fruit. Nature is ine=orable In
her law as 10 this You may search
the universe in vain for an exception.
II is equally true In the spiritual
world. There is n vital connection
between the faith Of heart and the
fruit of q life. That which comes out
! in tile conduct was first in the heart
| A right heart is essential to right CON
duct. Give the false teachers sutii-
Client time and observe closely and You
will find that their lives will prove
the teaching
(4) Their end ". I9). All false
teachers shall finally be punished by
being east into the fire. Although God
bears long he will see to II that this
wickedness does not 20 on forever.
.. The dangers Of empty profess'';i
wv. 2l-23).
Calling Christ Lord" viii not an
Swer for diS0bcdicnce TO his will. One
may even be Sunday school teacher
ar preacher. and even perform many
mighty works. as casting out devils
and healing the sick and yet hear the
awful declaration of Jesus Christ. 81
never knew YOU" depart from me
3. The one and only safe way wv.
24-29).
Cd Hear the sayings Of Christ. To
do this. one must prayerfully attend
to reading the Word of God and medi-
tate upon the same.
(2) Do what Christ commands.
Hearing and doing the teachings OF
Christ Is building upon solid rock.
Such building can never be destroyed
by food and storm. Hearing and not
doing Chrlst's sayings Is building
upon the sa, which in time az the
storm of Gods wrath and Judgment
will be utterly destroyed. Obedience
must follow herring Christ.
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