The Holt County sentinel., 1921-06-03


COLLEEN Righteousness eSait
eth q nation. but sin is feproach tC
any people e.-prov ia3l
.REFEkENcE MATERiAL-D Deut. sc
n psaim u b.7
PRIMARY TUPiC-Jesus' Love for Hll
Country.
JUNIOR ToPic-Joving and Heiplns
Our Country
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Loyalty tO our Country
Young PEOPLE AND ADULT Toptc
Christian Principles in Law and Gov.
ernment
Not Making the Nation Christian" "
II the lesson committee please. Neither
OF the passages chosen for today's
lesson has any bearing on the title
chosen by the committee. However
they dU set forth some Important
teachings regarding the nation. and
the teacher should carefully bring cut
their Vital meaning. The New Trstn.
mcnt nowhere teaches thu, any nn.
tion will be- made Christian IN this
dispcusnjl"u: hut rather that Christ
In gathering out from among the nn.
uons tie people who shall constitute
His church. showing that Gud's pur.
pose l. ~" salvation Of ipdvIdunls.
I. blessed 10 the Nation Whose
God 10 the Lord" u'su. 8l.).
This y,t." shows lsruri's peculiar
distinction. Israel Is the only nation
OF which, ir maine even. II could hc
said that Jehovah was IT, Gul lie
called his nation into being for rc.
culinr purpose. II was not case
whvrv u nation chose God. hut where
God chose nation for Ills own ln.
herIlau,o. II would be- blessed TO have
finitcly more blessed to be- Gods IN.
heriiancc No nation cnn have
lsrncls unique place, hut the nation
which ioluy gives God His rightful
place In IT, affairs shall he singular.
ly blessed. America hns been signally
blessed In the times when she ne.
knowledgrd God. In the recent awful
wnr when III. national congress set
nsid. u day ~ prayer. God hcnrC the
cry Of His people and victory was
given 10 the niles.
n. A Nations Glory urnv. II :3i).
The only fame for which nation
mny Justly he proud Is Righteousness,
the rendering to all their dues. II Is
this that makes n nation strong nnd
influential. 4 nation ;hut sins
counts It's sacred covenants Ms scraps
Of paper" hecones an 0utcnst among
the nations und eventually goes down
to lpnominious defeat The nation
that has no righteousness us It's stnnd.
ard has no right 10 exist.
~. Christian Citizenship tIlOm
13:l.lU.
Tie believer In Christ IL u citizen
as We'll ns u church member. lntelli.
gent Christians viii show loyalty 20
the state ns well as "a the church.
I. The Christians obligation 20 the
state tyN ~. This obligation II
upon all Christians. The reason this
obligation II universal II that civil
government, II ordained ~ God. and
the rulers are His representatives. So
cieiy could not exist without govern.
meni, II ls Gods purpose that man
should live under authority. To re-
fuse obedience To civil authority Is Ia
resist God.
t2I The spirit of such obedience
". -. 4, II 10 he conscientious. that
Is, II is To he regarded not merely rs
serving good purpose, hut morally
right.
60 The nature of this obedience
Wv. u, y. ta) Paymen, Of personal
and property taxes. The citizens who
enjoy the benefits Of government are
morally hound 10 support II, 90 Pay.
men, II duty upon merchandise aud
license fees, The business exchange
between nations must be- regulated.
For such regulations expense is in.