Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-05
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LESSON
BY REV. p. B. FITzWATER. d. D..
Teacher Of English Bible in the Moody
Bible institute OF Chicago)
"a. 1870. Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 7
PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIAN Liv.
ING.
LESSON TExr-Matt an. -.

LESSON TEXT-Matt. Gilt. IL.
GOLDEN TEXT-Seek we first the king
dom OF God and Lis righteousness: and all
these things shall be Nided unto YOU
Matt 6:33
ADDITIONAL MATERIAI,-Mark 10:
1-Sl; Luke i1:2-i; l2:22-32.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Our Heavenly Fa-
theirs Care.
JUNIOR TOPIC--Jesus Teaching How
to Pray.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Golden Rules for Living.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-Counsels for Daily Living.
Having set forth In the previous
chapters tho standard Of righteous
ness. Christ now exhibits the under
lying principles which control the heir
to The kingdom.
!. As so Giving OLD.
Doing aims before men IL not con-
demned. ms that would contradict
Matthew 5:18, but the doing of them
before men TO be seen Of them. To
seek publicity In doing our aims is
to miss rhe reward OF our heavenly
Father.
u. As to Praying (G.5-15).
!. False prayer wv. 8, y. This con-
sists Q) In praying to be seen and
heard Of ipen. fv. 81. t2) Using vain
repettions ". y. This does not mean
that we should ask but once. for we
have exaLples of Christ and Paul
praying thee times for the same thing
(Matt. 26.39-40; II Cor. 1871, 81. but
the using Of meaningless repetitions.
2. True prayer ty. 81. Since prayer
is transaction of the soul with God.
we should have real desire for fel-
lowship with tho Father, then go and
meet him IL secret.
3. The m)del prayer wv. 9-15). This
involves "a right relationship--"Our
Father" ". O; 60 right attitude
"Hallowed ~e thy name" wv. o. 10Y;
(3) right >pirit--"Give us our daily
bread" Forgive us our sins" LEAD
us not into temptation" wv. lib.
~. As to Fasting wv. 1920.
The Lord knew the temptation
which Nou:d befall his children In
their pilgrimage here below touching
wordliness. and the anxiety to which
It would lead; therefore. he sets forth
the proper attitude toward them:
I. The nature Of earthly riches tvv.
10, Ply. (1) Uncertain wv. 10. 2O).
Earthly treasures corrode. or are taken
from us. t2) Seductive ". 21). Christ
called riches deceitful Matt. 1920.
II is not wrong to possess earthly
treasures, but when earthly treasures
possess us they become snare.
9. The effect Of earthly riches wv.
22-24). (D They blunt the moral and
spiritual perceptions wv. 1929. When
the heart is upon earthly treasures II
Is taken Off God. t2) They render
null and void all service ". 24).
~. A. to Faith In the Heavenly
Father wv. 2S,34i.
/. Be not anxious about food and
clothing wv. 25-3ol. Because W 1t
shows distrust f)r God ". 80). (2)
II is useless ts 31). Anxiety can
bring nothing. 10y II is heathenish
". 3o). Those who have not learned
to know God may worry over tenn
poral affairs. but those who know him
as a loving Fufher should be free
from care.
Q. Be anxious TO seek the kingdom
Of God and serve him wv. 33, 34).
This does not forbid proper fore
thought In making reasonable sup
port for ones self and family.
v. Az to censorious judgments
CHIP.
I. The sin and folly Of censorious
judgments. This does not forbid us
making an estimate Of the lives Of
those about us. for by their fruits
We shall know Them" neither does
It prevent us from administering re-
buke to those who deserve It. 1t re-
Dukes that readiness to blame others
and to magnify their weakness and
errors.
2. The duty OF discrimination In
dealing out holy things " 81. The
gospel should be preached to all, but
there should be discrimination, for
dogs and swine" have no comprehen.
sion an to holy things.
3. Qualification for discrimination
wv. 7.12). ~ A life Of prayer tvv.
7-11). A life Of prayer Is requisite
for rightly ilvining the worl of truth.
(2) A disposition 10 treat others az
one would be treated ". 12). In all
doubtful questions between man and
man we should deal with our fellows
as we would have item treat us. The
whole law concerning the human rela-
ton Is compressed into this one rule.
II IL not merely TO refrain from do
Ing injury, but positively to do that
for others which we would desire to
have done unto As under similar cir
cumstances. Confucius set forth this
principle negatively, but only the
Christ could do II positively. Between
the negative ard positive sides of this
rule is found the difference between
heathenIsm ard Christianity. No man
can live this rule unless he has been
born from above and abldes with
Christ In tn. school Of prayer, till he
becomes like Him.