Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-08
LESSON FOR APRIL 10
BIBLE TEACHINGS ABOUT The
CHRISTIANS BODY (HEALTH).

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LESSON TEXT Cor. 6: 10. 20; s:24-27i
Gal. 81, 8.
GOLDEN TEXT-Every man that striv-
eth for the mastery is temperate in all
things.-I Cor. 9;25.
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Prov. %:
1886; lisa. 2S:l-S; Gal. 5;l9-21.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Taklng Care of Our
Bodies.
JUNIOR ToPIC-Growing Strong.
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
The Value of Health.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Public Health Problems.
The teachings of this lesson have an
important bearing upon physical
health, but the primary reference is
moral. The sin with which Paul was
dealing was fornication, not matters Of
hygiene. That physical health may be
included We do not question, but sad
and serious will be the blunder if that
only is taught.
l.-GIorifying God in Your Body Il
Cor. 6:19, 20.
1t should be noted that the last
clause of verse 20 is omitted in the Re
vised Version and the best manu-.
scripts. The conclusion of Paul's argtL
ment is, therefore glorify God in youi
body"
l. The Christians body is the temple
of the Holy Ghost ". 49,. Gods
dwelling place on earth is now the re-
deemed human body instead of the
temple at Jerusalem. If the sinless
Spirit is to dwell in the body il must
be kept clean. To defile or abuse the
body in any way is to insult the Spirit
and commit the most awful sacrilege.
This truth apprehended solves forever
the problem of RIGHTEOUSNESS, gluttony,
use of tobacco, the abuse or neglect of
the body in any way whatsoever.
2. The Christians body is Gods
property ". 19). Being Gods temple,
the proprietary right is in God and not
man Being the property of the Lord,
the Christians motto is, whether
therefore We eat or drink, or whatso-
ever We do, do all to the glory of Cod
q Cor. 10:31). Holiness unto the
Lord" ought to be written over our
bodies.
3. The Christians body has been
bought ". 20). The price paid to re-
deem the body was the precious blood
of Christ q Peter l: IS, 19). We esti-
mate things by what they cost. When
We estimate our bodies in that light
we will be very jealous of their purity.
Guarding. our health is part of our re-
ligion.
Il.-keepine the Body Under Con-
troll q Cor. 8: 24-2O.
The Christians life is more than
mere existence, there is something to
do-to be accomplished.
/. 1t is a race wv. "A, 25). In order
to win a prize there must be self-de-
NAL and definite eXertion. The Chris
tian obtains life by contact with Jesus
Christ through faith (John 3:l6; 1886
5:24). This he possesses before he can
begin the race. While he gets saliva
ton (life) at the beginning, God places
before him definite rewards as incent-
ives TO eXertion. The Christian be-
lieves to get life. but works for re-
wards. In the Oiympian games only
one could hope to get the prize, but In
the Christian race there is a reward
waiting for every one who d~isclplines
himself and runs As the racer in these
games mastered his desires and alb
stained from everything which might
hinder him to win the prize, so the
Christian will make any sacrifice &c
win. The prize in the Grecian games
was corruptible, but the prize of the
Christian is incorruptible. If thu
heather would practice such self-de
NAL regardless of its pain for a gar
land of pine leaves, shall not the Chris
tan turn from bodily indulgences OF
every kind so as to obtain the crown
of righteousness which fadeth no
away?
=. 1t is a fight wv. &c, 27). Thu
Christians efforts are not mere beat
ings of the air. He has a real antag
onist. His fight is not a sham conflict
He should exert himself with all hi
energy, and strike to hit his enemy. II
order to win success the body must b
kept under. In this case the antagonis
is the body. 1t should be so deal
with as to bring it under subsection
All the evil p%ropensities of his natur'
should be brought under control.
IIi.-Reaping What You Sow (GaI
ST., 81.
God has established a law in tn
world that whatsoever a man sows tina
shall he also reap. To go On sowinI
with the expectation of not reaping /
to mock God. The world is full of ex
amples of those who thus Knocked Hin
This text has primary reference t
giving to the support of ministers o
the gospel its real bearing is upon tb
believer for his stinginess rather tina
upon the sinner for his meanness, bu
1t has a bearing IN all that we do.
Very Sure of God.
The shepherds and the Wise Me
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