Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-04-07
IMPROVED uNIFoEM INTERNATIONAL
SUNIlYSOOOL
LESSON
tBy REV ~ B FITzWATER, %. D.,
Teacher Of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicagol
e, 1871 Western Newspaper union.)
LESSON FOR APRIL 10
BIBLE TEACHINGS ABoUT THE
CHRISTIANS BODY (HEALTH).

AESSON TENT Cor. o. ~, ~ y.Ea-zi
Gal. ca, S.
GOLDEN TEXT-Every man that striv-
eth for the mastery is temperate in all
things.-I Cor. s:25
REFERENCE MATERIALl-Prov. %:
2s-S5; lisa. 2S:l-S; Gal. 5;l9-2l
PRIMARY TOPIC-Taking 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 IL that
only is taught.
ls-GIorifying God in Your Body Il
Cor. 6:19, 20.
1t should be noted that the last
clause of verse 90 is omitted In the Re.
vised Version and the best manu-.
scripts. The conclusion of Paul's argu
ment is, therefore glorify God in your
body"
1. The Christians body is the temple
of the Holy Ghost ". 19). Gods
dwelling place on earth Is now the re-
deemed human body instead of the
temple at Jerusalem. Ii the sinless
Spirit is to dwell in the body 1t must
be kept clean. To defie 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
Gle body in any way whatsoever
2. The Christians body is Gods
property w. 49, 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 God
Il Cor. :3D. Holiness unto the
Lord" ought to be written over our
bodies.
g. The Christians body has been
bought w. 20). The price paid to re-
| deem the body was the precious blood
of Christ Il Peter j 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.
lI.-Keepine the Body Under Con-
troll Il Cor. 8: 2427).
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 def.ite exerton. The Chris
tian obtains life by contact with Jesus
Christ through faith (Jobn ZIG; 3:36;
5 pa. This he possesses before he can
begin the race. While he gets saliva
ton Qife) 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 Olympian games only
one could hope to get the prize, but in
the Christian race there is a reward
WILLIE lDI every OAC MUO tl0NlIpliIN'
himself and runs. AS the racer liz these
games mastered his desires and abb
stained from everything which might
hinder him to win the prize so the
Christian will make any sacrifice to
win. The prize in the Grecian games
was corruptible, but the prize Of the
Christian is incorruptibe. If the
heather would practice such self-de-
NAL regardless of it's 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 not
away?
2. 1t is a fight wv. 26, 2O. The
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 his
energy, and strike to hit his enemy. In
order to win success the body mast be
kept under In this case the antagonist
is the body. 1t should be so dealt
with as to bring ii under subsection.
All the evil propensities Of his nature
should be brought under control
lil.-Reaping What You Sow (Gal.
81, 81.
God has established law in the
world that Whatsoever q man sows thar
shall he also reap. To go on sowing
with the expectation of not reaping is
to mock God. The world is full Of ex-
ampIes of those who thus Knocked Him.
This text has primary reference to
giving to the support of ministers Of
the gospel; its real bearing is upon the
believer for his stinginess rather than
upon the sinner for his meanness, bur
it has a bearing on all that we do.
Very Sure of God.
The shepherds and the Wise Men
came away from Bethlehem very sure