The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1920-02-26
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LESSON
<By REV. p. B. FITZWATER, D. D..
Teacher OF English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute OF ChicaHo)
tCopyright. 1896. Western Newspaper uniop>
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 2e
PETER WRITES ABOUT CHRIS.
TlAN LIVING.

LESSON TEXT Peter 21-16. 1i-1
GOLDEN TEXT--He that saith he abid-
eth In him ought himself also. so to walk
even as he walked.-I John~2:6
PRIMARY TOPIC-Doing as Jesus did
JUNIOR TOPIC-How to Treat Those
Who Wrong Us.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
The Nobility of Patience.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
ideals for Christian Living
iish all who were passing through
suffering and testing. See for exam
pie 1T. 3:14. 4 4:12, 5:1O-12.
!. Christian Growth wv. 1-5).
The Christian obtains his life
through the new birth. and the agent
OF its accomplishment is the Word
of God Il :23). The same vitallz-
Ing and energizing power which makes
the believer q child Of God Is essen
tial to growth and development In
order to have spiritual growth there
must be both renunciation and appro-
priatiOn.
/. Remuneration ". ~. Certain
things injurious to spiritual life must
be put away U) malice-all wicked
ness, that is, the will to do injury to
others without cause; (2) guile-de-
ceft of all kinds; (3) hypocrIsics--
f"igning I" ~ what one is not-assum-
ing II false appearance; (4) envies-
hatrcd of others because they possess
cXccllencies which we do not; 60
evil speaking-all kind of slanderous
speaking against others.
?. Appropriation wv. ., -. Cd
Spiritual food must be taken ". 2).
The principle of the new life was con-
rcycd through the Word U :23), and
the Word Is the means by which that
ne Is TO be strengthened and de-
N"loped Just aS new born babe
loves milk. so men who are born again
love the Bible. (2) Spiritual food
must be asSimilated ". -. The Word
of God must be received and assim-
Hated by meditation.
3. Tho grand objective wv. 4, 81.
II Is coming to Christie grow up
ana become part of the glorious
church, the spiritual house, which Is
designed to show forth the glory Of
God.
u. SeemIy Behavior Of Christians
wv. 11-25).
]. AS pilgrims and sojOurners wv.
IL, 10. Christians are merely So
journcrS on the earth; they are Jour
ncying through 1t ON their way to the
eternal home in the heavens. Our
heavenly citizenship phn. 3:2O)
should constraln us to (D abstain
from fleshly lusts ". 11). The term
"lusts" Includes the entire army Of
unclean forces springing from our
carnal natures; they are enumerated
In Galatians 5:19-21. These war
against the soul. (2) Behavior hon
est before the heather ". 12). Chris
tians should so live that 1t will be
impossible for the world to speak
against them as evildoers.
2. AS citizens wv. 1910. While
the Christians true citizenship Is In
heaven, he has responsibility as q
citizen on the earth. A Christian man
recognizes the necessity of social or
der. and will not only graciOusly sub
less of the form Of government, but
will faithfully perform his obllga-
tions as citizen. This he will not
do through cringing fear. but as the
Lords free man. BY this free sub
mission as servant Of God he puts
to silence the ignorance Of foolish
men {vv. Is. 1O. U Honor all men
". 17). He will see In every man
the image Of God and therefore give
honor to him. (2) Love the brother
hood ". 1O. The Christian has a
peculiar love for those who are Of the
same household. (3) Fear God (v.
1O. az Honor the king (v. ~.
This has peculiar significance, for in
all probability the wicked Nero was
the king then reigning.
3. AS servants wv. 1920. While
doubtless slaves were meant here, the
principle applies to all who have re-
latiOn to employers The Christian
will he I'm subicctinn to his master
He VIII not only do this whom his
employer Is gentle and reasonable, but
even when It means wrongful suffer
ing II means not only submission
hut loyalty. II is the duty Of II Chris
tinn to consider ana further The In.
tcr"Sts of his employer. Many times
to do so means hardship and suffer.
ing. The grand example of suffering
wrOngfully Is Jesus Christ. While his
suffering Is an example to us. il was
much more. because he suffered In
order 10 break forever thp poyyrr nf