The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-04-09
LESSON FOR APRIL 10
BIBLE TEACHINGS ABOUT lhE
CHRISTIANS BODY (HEAlTH).

LESSON TENT Cor. 6: 10. 2o' s;24-Z''
Gal 6:7, s.
GOLDEN TEXT-Every man that striV-
eth for the mastery is temperate IN All
things-I Cor. 9:25. -,
REFERENCE MATERIAL~Prov. 20
29-35: lisa. isis Gal. 5:l9-l.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Taking Care OF our
Bodies.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Growing Strong
INTERMEDIATE AND SENlOf lOtA ~
The Value of Health. ,,,c
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT IOFio
Public Health Problems.
The teachings of this lesson nave an
important bearing upon physical |
health, but the primary reference 10
moral The sin with which Paul was
dealing was fornicatiOn, not matters VI
hygiene. That physical health may De
included we do not question, nut sau
and serious will be the blunder IL 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 ha
vised Version and the best manu-
.scrints. The conclusion of Paurs argu
ment is. therefore glorify God in your
body"
1. The Christians body is the temple
of the Holy Ghost ". l9). Gous
dwelling place on earth is now the re-
deemed human body instead OF the
temple at Jerusalem. If the sihless
Spirit is to dwell in the body 1t must
no kent clean. To defile or abuse the
body in any way is to insult the spirit
and commit the most awful sacrllege.
This truth apprehended solves forever
the problem of RIGHTEOUSNESS, gluttony.
use of tobacco, the abuse or neglect OF
the body in any way whatsoever.
9. The Christians body is coos
property ". 19). Being Gods temple,
the proprietary right is in God and not
man. Being the property of the Loru,
the Christians motto is, "Whether
therefore We eat or drink, or whatso-
ever We do, do all to the glory of COD
U Cor. 1O:3D. 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, 49,. We estl
mate things by what they cost. WheI
We estimate our bodies in that hgh
we will be very jealous of their purity
Guarding our health is part of our re
q ligiOn.
! U.-Keepina the Body Under Con
o troll q Cor o: 24-2O.
q The Christians life is more thai
9 mere existence, there is something Z
do-to be accomplished.
e /. It's a race wv. "a, 25). In Orde
to win a prize there, must be self-ds
!, NAL and definite eXertion. The Chrl'
IT tan obtains life by contact with Jesu
N Christ through faith (John 3:16; 3:3u
% 5:2D. This he possesses before he ca
a begin the race. While he gets saly'
Ell ton Qife) at the beginning, God place
before him definite rewards as incen
ives to exertion. The Christian b
10 lieves to get life, but works for
n wards. In the Olympian games on
Is, one could hope to get the prize, but
to the Christian race there is a rewal
to waiting for every one who discipline
ct, himself and runs. AS the racer in the
1t games mastered his desires and a
m stained from everything which mig
hinder him to win the prize, so L
1t Christian will make any sacrifice
wv win. The prize in the Grecian gam
was corruptible, but the prize of I
ne Christian is incorruptible. If t
heather would practice such self-1
NAL regardless of its pain for g
~ land of pine leaves, shall not the Chr
* tan turn from bodily indulgences
every kind so as to obtain the crO'
of righteousness which fadeth 1
away?
2. 1t is a fight (vv. %, 2O. I
Christians efforts are not mere be
ity ings of the air. He has a real ant
Vi onist. His fight is not a sham conf
use He should exert himself with all
'ho energy, and strike to hit his enemy.
re order to win success the body must
| kept III tulS tuSC lIt dhtuSOi
ai' is the body. 1t should be so dc
~" with as to bring 1t under, subject
'ei All the evil propensities of his nat
u" should be brought under control.
na, III.-Reaping What You Sow e
% 81, 81.
tic God has established a law in
oct world that whatsoever man sows
shall he also reap. To go on SOW
,,cb with the expectation Of not reapin
,n. to mock God. The world is full of
of amples of those who thus Knocked L
TORN This text has primary reference
and giving to the support of minister:
beet the gospel; its real bearing is upon
ov. believer for his stinginess rather
tho upon the sinner for his meanness,
oins it has bearing on all that We do
the we are primarily concerned with
qualification of our appetites we
ono sowing to the flesh, which shall en-
emo harvest of corruption. On the o
and. hand, if we act on the impulses of
Holy Spirit within us we shall re;
rich harvest of spiritual things.