The Holt County sentinel., 1921-04-08
LESSON FOR APRIL 10
BIBLE TEACHINGS ABOUT the
CHRISTIANS BODY (HEAITH).


LESSON TExT-I Cor. s. -. %: sa..n
GOLDEN TExT-Every man that s,riv.
eth Tor the mastery IL temperate In all
thinEs I Cor. s.5
REFERENCE MArERIAl-Prov. a
s.So. lisa ssl-s: Gal s.is-a
PRIMARY ToPic-Tskins Care OF Our
Bodies.
JUNIOR ToPic-Growiny strong
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
The Value Of Health.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Public Health Problems.
The teachings of this lesson have al
important bearing upon physical
health. but the primary reference Is
moral. The sin with which Paul wns
dealing wns fornicatlon. not matters Of
hygiene. That physical health may be-
included We do not question. but sal
and serious will he the blunder " that
only II taught.
i.-olorifyino God In Your Body q
Cor. 8:i9. 20.
II should he noted that the Ins,
clause of verse - IL omitted In the Rs
vlsed Version and the best manu-
scripts. The conclusion OF pnul's nrgL
ment Is, therefore llorlfy God IN youi
body"
l. The Christians body Is the temple
of the Holy Ghost ". iy). Gods
dwelling place on earth Is now the r..
deemed human body instead of the
temple nj Icrusnlcm. II the sinles>
spirit Is 10 dwell In the body II mus
he kept Glenn 10 dpiilr or abuse the
body IN any way Is Ia Insult ilr Spirit
aud commit The most awful sacrllcgr
THIS truth apprchrn,lcd solves foreycr
the problem ~ llccntiousncs>, gluttony
use NJ tobacco, III. abuse or neglect Oi
the body In any way whatsoever
.. The Christians body Is Gods
property " lOl Being Gods temple.
the proprietary right is In God ana not
mnn. Being the property ~ the Lord,
the Christians motto IL. whether
therefore So .a, ar drink, ar whats"
ever !e d0, do NIL Ia the glory Of God
q cor. iu:3D. Holiness unto ihr
LORD oughI to he written over our
bodies.
., III. Christians body has been
houehi ", .o). The price paid to r..
dern the body wns the precious blood
OF Christ q Peter 1: ~, io) We esii.
mate things by what they cost. When
". estimate our hodirs IN that light
We viii be- very jealous Of their purity,
Guarding our health II part of our ~.
llgion,
II.--kesping the Body Under Con.
troll q cor. -: 2i-20.
The Christians life IN more than
mere existence, there II something 10
do io h. accomplished.
I. I, N n race tvy. ~. 25). In order
10 win a prize there must he seifde.
MIL and definite -xeriion. The Chris.
tinn obtains M. by contact with Jesus
Christ through faith tJ0hn 3:i6: 3:38:
6::D. This he possesses before he eau
begin the race. while he gets saliva.
,ion tli!.) at the beginning, God places
'riore him definite rewards as lncent'
ives 10 eiertion, The Christian he.
iie>es to get axe, but works for re-.
wards IN the Olympian games only
on" could hope 10 get the prize. bu, IN
the Christian race there IN reward
waiting FOR every one who disclpllnes
himself aud runs. As the racer IN these
games mastered his desires mud ab.
stained from everything which might
hinder him to win the prize 80 the
Christian viii make any sacrifice TO
win. The prize IN the Grecinn games
was corruptibl", but the prize of the
Christian Is incorruptihle. n the
heatlrn would practice such self.dc.
niul regardless of It's pain for CUR.
land of pine leaves. shalt not the Chris
linn turn from bodily indulgences of
every Kind ~ as to obtain the crown
of Righteousness which fadcth not
away?
.. II Is IA fight wv. %, 27), The
Christians efforts are not mere beat.
hugs of the air. lie has u real autag-
ouist. His fight IL not n sham conflict.
lie should exert himself With all his
energy, and strike TO hit his enemy In
order 10 win success the body must lie
kept under, In this cnse the antagonist
Is the body. II should be 50 dealt
with ms 10 bring II under suhjection.
All the evil propenstles Of his nature
should be brought under control.
iil,-Reaplng What You Sow tGal.
6:7, -.
God has established a law In the
world that whatsoever man sows that
shall he also reap, To 20 on sowing
with the expectation Of not reapIng Is
to mock God, The world Is full Of ex-
amples Of those who thus mocked 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 stinglness rather than
upon the sinner for his meanness. bur
II has a bearing on all that We do.
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