The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-10-14
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tBy REV. p. B. FITZwATER. D. D..
Teacher Of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicago)
%, 1921. Western Newspaper Unfon.)
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 1e
PAUL WRITES TO THE CHRIS
TIANs At coRiNTH.

TIANs At coRlNTH.
LESSON TEXT Cor. 1:10. IL: bib.
GOLDEN TEXT = And now abideth
faith, hope. charity, these three, but the
greatest of these is charity.-I Cor. 1S.
REFERENCE MATERIAL John II:
a. 35; Rom. 12:9-10.
PRIMARY TOPIC-How to Show Our
Love-
JUNIOR TOPIC-what Love Does.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
"A Letter to the Church at Corinth.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Some Problems of an EARLY Church.
|. Party Spirit in the corinthian
Church Q:1O. 1D.
In this church rival factions were
contending against each other. Some
were for Paul, some for Apollos, some
for Peter, and some for Christ. The
cause of this condition was failure
to see that the membership composing
His body cannot be divided. By one
Spirit all were baptized into the one
body 12:13).
II. Love the More Excellent Way
Il Cor. 13 :1-13).
All of the Spirits gifts are good,
but the most valuable Of all Is love.
Not all can preach or interpret
tongues, but all can have the gift OF
love. Love in this chapter is the
more excellent way Of chapter II 81.
(1) The Pre-eminence of Love wv.
1-3). 1t transcends ~ speaking with
tongues. For men to possess the loftl-
est eloquence and be lacking in love
Is to be as booming brass and clank-
ing cymbal.
(2) The gift of prophecy-the ability
to unfold mysteries. To be able to
penetrate the mysteries of nature ana
providence is good, but to love is bet
ter.
(3) Faith of the most vigorous lind,
even such as to remove mountains, Is
Of less value than love.
az Philanthropy of the most gener-
GUS sort, causing one to surrender
all earthly goods for the sake of the
poor is praiseworthy, but unless actu-
ated by love is valueless before God.
(5) Heroic devotion which leads to
martyrdom is profitless unless backed
by love.
2. The Attributes Of Love wv. 40
| (1) 1t is long suffering and kind.
(2) 1t is free from envy. Those
who love are entirely free from the
spirit engendered because of the SUI
perior worth and success of others
(3) 1t Is free from boasting and
vanity. Love strives to do good to ~
and is not careful to seek their admira
tion and applause.
az 1t is decorous. Love is always
| polite and mannerly knows how to be
have at all times.
| (5) 1t is unselfish. 1t is always
seeking the good of others and is for
getful of self.
| (6) 1t does not give way to passion
1t does not allow itself to be aroused
to resentment. 1t Is not quick tenn
pered.
| "a 1t takes no delight in evil; does
not impute evil motives to others; Is
not suspicious. 1t is forgivlng. Love
has no sympathy with that which Is
evil, but sympathizes with that which
| is true; has a common joy with IT.
(S) 1t beareth all things. 1t wraps
itself in the gracious mantle of love
and shuts all evil out.
(9) Love is trustful; it looks Into
the future with confidence.
(10) Love is hopeful it seizes the
things of the future and brings them
into the present, appropriating them
for its use.
(11) Love is firm. 1t is free from
vacillation. 1t intelligently sets Its
attention to things that are right ano
with unvarying strength holds fast
3. The Permanence of Love wv. .
13). (1) 1t outlasts prophecy. Proph
ecy in the Scriptures means both
foretelling of events and the teaching
OF the Word of God Prophecy as pre-
diction shall be fulfilled; prophecy as
teaching shall be brought to an end II
that day when teaching is not needed
(Heb. Sill; Jer 81 :34).
(2) 1t outlasts speaking witf
tongues. The race once spoke ths
same language, but as judgment foi
sin and rebellion God brought confu
sion and caused the people to speai
many tongues. The day is coming
when the redemption wrought by Je
sus Christ shall have been accom-
plished in all its fullness; all nationi
shall be brought back to one tongue
(3) 1t outlasts knowledge. Tht
knowledge we now have is only rela
tive, but the day is coming when TINS
relative knowledge shall be done away
by the coming in of wider and nooiei
intelligence; the twilight shall be los
in maturity. for at Christ's coming We
shall see Him face to face and shai
be like Him. Love will always ABIDE
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