The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-04-07
LESSON FOR APRIL 10
BIBLE TEACHINGS ABOUT The
CHRISTIANS BODY (HgALTr).

LESSON TENT Cor. 6: 10. %. s2'-g7.
Gal 6f
GOLDEN TEXT-Eyery man that striv-
eth Tor the mastery Is temperate In all
things 1 cor 30
REFERENCE MATERIAIs-Prov q
~ -. lisa Sis Gal blg-N
PRIMARY TOrIC.Taking Care Of Our
Bodies
JUNIOR TOPGC-G Growing strong
INTERMEptATE 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 IL
moral. The sin with which Paul was
dealing was fnrnication, not matters ~
hygiene. That physical health may be-
included We do not question but sad
and serious viii Ice the bluudcr II that
only Is taught
i.-Glorlfyino God In Your Body q
Cor 6.lo. 20
II should be noted that the last
clause of verse ~ * omitted In the Ro
VIScd Version and the best manu-
N'lll'lN wv ''lA' lhNl'll VI Hhi SUI
ment Is. therefor. glorify God ~ your
body"
The Christians body II the temple
of the Holy Ghost Is. l9 God =
dwelling place ou earth X now ia" re-.
deemed human body instead of tn"
temple al Jerusalem. II the sinlcsS
Spirit Is Ia dwell In the body 1t must
l. -. ..
body In any way Is to insult the Spirit
aud commit the most awful sucril"gc
This truth apprrhcudcd solves forever
the problem Of Iicrntiousncs, .lutt"ny
use of tobacco. the abuse or neglect ~
the body iu any way whatsoever
. The Christians body Is Gods
property o. lD Being Gods temple,
the proprietary right is ia God and not
man. Being The property ~ the Lord.
the Christians motto H. whether
therefore yc eat or drink, or whatS"-
ever yc de-. de- all To- the glory ~ tod
q Cor 10 .3D. Holmes unto the
Lord ought To- be written over our
bodies
3. The Christians body has been
bought ty 4o). The price paid to re-
deem the body was the precious blood
Of Christ q Peter l.. l9l. We csti-
mat, things hy what they cost. When
We estimate our bodies in that li-ht
We Will Dee very jealous Of their purity.
Guarding our health is part ~ our re
lgiuu
II.-keepirg the Body Under Con-
troll q Cor. 9 2i2O
The Christian, NE * more than
mere existence. there is something ~
do Goo u,,umyI shed.
J. IL b., q race t,N. - 20. Ia order
to win prize there must bee -cli.d"-
NAL and definite ,N,rtiun The chris.
tiuu uUruu~ life 10y contact with Jesus
Christ through faith tJohn BIG, rs ,
3 -. This be- possesses before he can
begin me race While be- gets saliva
tluu OH.rl at the beginning, God places
L,fur, him definite rewards a. lnC"ut-
I've, to cNcrtiuu. The Christian be
Ur,c~ Co g,t life. but works for re-
ward, In the Olympiuu games only
on, could hope tu get the prize. but In
the Christian race there is reward
waiting for every one who di>,lpl
himself aud runs A. the racer Ia these
games mastered VIZ desires and ali
stained from everything which might
hinder him tu win IA" prize. 50 the
Christian will make any sacrifice to
win. The prize IN the Grecinn gaines
wus corruptihlc, but the prize Of the
Christian is iucorruptihIe. II the
heather would pragice such Self-de-
NAL regardless of It's pain for gar
lnud Of pine leaves, shall not ia" Chris
uun turn from bodily indulgcnces Of
every Kind 81 ms to obtain the crown
of righteousness which fadeth not
away?
= Il is "A fight wv 81. "a. The
Christians Efforts are not mere beat
ings of the air lie has real antne-
onist. Ills hight II not sham conflict,
lie should exert himself with all his
energy. and strike 10 hit his enemy. In
order To- win success the body must be
kept under In this ease the antagonist
IL the body II should be 50 dealt
with NJ To bring 1t under subsection.
All the evil propensties of his nature
should be brought under control.
iIi-Reapin9 What You Sow (Gsl,
81, ~.
God has established "A law In the
world that whatsoever man sows that
shall he also reap. To go on sowing
with the expectation Of not reaping is
to mock God The world is full Of eX-
au,nI.s uf those who thus Knocked Him
This text has primary reference TO
giving To the support Of ministers of
the gospel; its real hearing Is upon the
believer tor his stinginess rather than
upon the sinner for his meanness, but
Il has IA bearing on all that We do.
Very Sure OF God.