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LESSON
BY REV, +. b 'FITZwATER, d. D.,
Teacher OF English Bible in the Moody
BihIe Institute OF ChlcagoD
co. 1920. Western Newspaper Union)
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 7
PRINCIPLES OF cHRlGTIAN LIv.
ING.

LESSON TENT-Matt 6:l-7: I2.
COLI ZEN TENT-Sesk ye first the KING.
lom OF GodaDd his righteousness: and an
bose 'hn9s shall be ADDED unto YOU
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ADDITIONAL MATERIAIl-Mark 10.
3-3!; Luke ll:2-4; 12:e2-32.
FhlM AIRY ToPIC-Our Heavenly Fa.
hers Care.
JUNIOR ToPlC-Jesus Teaching How
20 Pray.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Golden Rules for Living
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-Connsels for Daily Living.
Having set forth in the nrevious
chapters the standard If righteous.
ness. Christ now exhibits the under.
lying principles which control the heir
TO the kingdom.
!. AS to Giving (e:1-4).
Doing aims before men Is not ron.
demned, MS that would contradict
Matthew SIG, bur the doing of them
before men TO he seen Of them. To
seek publicity in doing orr aims is
to miss the reward of our heavenly
Father.
II. As to Praying (G:5-15).
!. False prayer wv. 3. y. This con
sists ID in praying to be seen and
heard of men ". 81. co. Using vain
repetltions ", y. This does not mean
that We should ask but once. for we
have examples of Christ and Paul
praying three times for the same thing
(Alatt. 26 ;S946; II Cor. 1877. 81. but
the using Of meaningless repetitions.
?. True prayer ". 81. Since prayer
is transaction of the soul with God.
we should have real desire for fel.
lowship with the Father, then 90 and
meet him in secret.
B. The model prayer wv. 9-15). This
involves % right relationship-"Ou
Father" ". %; (2) right attitude
"Hallowed be thy name" wv. o, 10Y;
OBJ right splrit-"Give us our daily
bread" Forgive us our SINS" LEAD
us not into temptation" wv. 11-13).
III. As to Fasting (vv. 1920.
The Lord knew the temptation
which would befall his children In
their pilgrimage here below touching
wordliness, and the anxiety TO which
1t would lead; therefore, he sets forth
the proper attitude toward them:
l. The nature of earthly riches wv.
10, 2D. % Uncertain wv. 10, 2O).
Earthly treasures corrOde, or are taken
from us. (2) Seductive ". 21). Christ
called riches deceitful Matt 10 :22).
Ii is not wrong to possess earthly
treasures, but when earthly treasures
possess us they become a snare.
2. The effect of earthly riches wv.
22-24. ~ They blunt the moral and
spiritual perceptions wv. 22-23). When
the heart is upon earthly treasures ii
is taken off God. (2) They render
null and void all service ". 24).
~. As to Faith In the Heavenly
Father wv. 25-34).
l. Be not anXiOus about food and
clothing wv. 25-32). Because % il
shows dstrust for God ". 3O). (2)
1t is useless ". 81. Anxiety can
bring nothing. 90 It is heathenish
". 32). Those who have not learned
to know God may worry over tenn
pora affairs, but those who know him
as loving Father should be free
from care.
2. Be anxious to seek the Kingdom
Of God and serve him wv. 49, 34).
This does not forbid proper fore
thought in making a reasonable sup
port for ones self and family.
v. AS to Censorous Judgments
G:1-12).
1. 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 p neither does
it prevent us from administering re-
buke to those who deserve 1t. 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 as to holy things.
3. Qualification for discrimination
wv. 7-12). 1) A life of prayer wv.
7-1D. A life Of prayer is requisite
for rightly divining the word of truth.
(2) A disposition to treat others as
one would be treated ". 12). Confu-
cius set forth this principle negatively,
but only the Christ could do It posi-
lively. Between the negative and pos
tive sides Of this rule is found the
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