Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-04-03
LESSON FOR APRIL 6
GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY.

LESSON TExTs-Genesis III, n; Psalms
105:1-14; Matthew 6:24-@
GOLDEN TEXT-Our Father who art
in heaven aa1fowed be thy name. Maj
thew 60
ADDITIONAL Observation-Disclosures
my 50 5; Psalms 145:1-H; Isaiah s1,s.
Matthew 22:35-38; John 4:24; / john 4.T-fs.
PRIMARY ToPIC-Tbe Heavenly Fa-
Tiers care for his children.
JUNIOR TOPIC-God our Creator and
Father
INTERMEDIATE ToPIc-what we
owe to our Father in Heaven.
|. God the Creator (Gen. Il. 20.
God was before all things. God the
uncaused cause is the cause Of an
things. Before the mountains were
brought forth, or ever thou hadst
formed the earth and the world even
from everlasting to everlasting. then
art God" psalm 30 :2). The sns
verse came into being by the will ana
act of the personal being called God
In verse one is enuAeiated the 50
| lime philosophy of every right life h
the beginning of all science and philos
ophy-God; in the beginning of every
life-God; In the beginning of every
year-God; in the beginning Of evexy
day-God; in the beginning of every
business-God in the beginning of ey-
cry thought, plan and human relation
ship-God. Conviction as to this setS
one free from the false philosophy 81
the age. Man himself Is a creation OF
God, not an evolution. Man was ere
atod in tho lfkopoSS and ;y,oua ~ (f<,A
This precludes the foolish idea that
man assembled from aud through
brute. He came into being by a spe-
cfal creative act of God, having been
preceded by special council of the
Godhead (Gen. 20 27). Those who
believe this record repudiate 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 q
baby he possessed the powers Of
| mature man. AS an example of the
| maturity of his intellect he named the
animals as they passed before him.
/ II. God the Preserver (Psalms 10s
| 1-14).
All created things would perish were
it not for the preserving mercies OF
| Cod 1t embraces this following grae-
I ious beneficial acts: /. Forgives an
, iniquities ". 81. Pardon is the prime
necessity if moral things are to be
preserved 2. Healeth All diseases (y
~. This refers to the healing Of theI
body and the soul Renovation OF
mans moral nature is necessary. 3
Redeemeth the life from destructios
! ". a. Redemption implies the pan
ment of all demands against the debj
/ or. God in Christ performs the par
| which the individual failed to perform
/ and crowns him With the full right d
citizenship in his kingdom. 4. "Sat
1 isfieth thy mouth (v. 81 This mean
| that God satisfies all legitimate desire
| and thus the youth Is renewed. II
original capacities are restored to thu
| native vigor 5. Exeeateth rIghteou
ness and judgment (vv. 6-14) tn
| wrongs of life are righfed and tn
man is relieved of the burdens whid
they entail He extends his pity 1
! ward us.
Ill. God Our Father Matt 6.24-j
Christ came to reveal the Faith
| The subjects of the kingdom will Id
| him as a child loves It's father
l. Undivided affection w. 24). I
child of the heavenly Father makes
unequivocal choice between God
/ the world, for unless God has the f
] place he has no place
?. Not anxious about food and CID
ing wv. 25-32). ~ 1t s useless
20 Anxiety can bring nothing.
! God will supply all our needs (I
4:19). (2) It shows distrust Of
| Father (vv $500. In the mea5
/ that one is anxious about these tn
he shows his lack of faith in&he
ity and love of God. II we W
| please God we must come to his
| faith (Heb IL ;6) The birds and
ers shame us in this wv. 26-2S).
1t is heathenish ". 32). We did
wonder that those who are ignora
! God should manifest anxiety, bu
| his children to do so rs to pla1
heather. He knows that we have
of temporal things and If he carr
the flowers and birds he will
not allow his children 10 suffer.
8 He diligently seeks the kin
of God (vv 80. 80 He subord
temporal things to things of the
This shows the right RELATIONSHIP
q child of God is to sustain To
lar affairs. This does not mean
child Of God does not exercise
forethought in making q suppd
himself and family. Ths war;
not against Legitimate foretl
hut anxious worry.
Forqetfulness of Self.
A true perception of the G
the entire forgetfulness of sci