Evening star., 1925-10-17
Sunday School Lesson

Christian life. as we'll as the peace OF
the world, is for men and nations to
experience the love Paul taught. A
warless world will come when all men
are filled with the spirit of love. With
out 1t men are filled with a spirit that
provcEes conflicts and destroys peace.
The Inclusive Grace.
If we mention the name of any
grace we will find that 1t is but an
other name Of love. Drummond' s
analysis of this section is perfect. He
pointed out that "the spectrum Of love
has nine ingredients: Patience-love
suffereth long: kindness-and is kind;
generosity-love envieth not; humility
love vaunteth not itself. is not puffed
up; courtesy-doth not behave itself
unseemly; selfishness-seeketh not
her own; good temper-is not easily
provoked; guilelessness-thinketh no
evil; sincerity-rejoiceth not in in
iquity, but rejoiceth in the truth"
Every great quality Of the soul is
found in love. They are found in it's
working out the transformations of
the Christian life. Earl has we'll said
that 'it tones down harshness, pune
lures vanity, removes affection and
makes 1t impossible for man to
carry grudge." Just as the sunlight
changes the character of the field and
the flowers, so the spirit Of love will
transform all nations and classes of
men II 1t Is given a chance to meet
the longing Of the human soul for
love. The religion of Jesus differs
from all other faiths in it's attitude
toward love and in its insistance upon
loves eternal durability. There Is no
power that can conquer like love,
which is absolutely invincible.
The Invincihle Power.
Paul takes up again the things pre-
viously mentioned, and points out that
preaching and knowledge Will be
superseded, but love abides. Text
books have to be changed because Of
the advancement Of science and
knowledge, but love remains the same
today as it has been throughout all
the ages and amidst all classes Of peo-
pie. Love never faileth." It Is in
vfnctble because it is imperishable In
this there is a striking difference be-
tween love and the gifts and graces
men are always seeking. I'VE see in
a mirror and are baffied," because the
reflection is that of our own face.
Sometime in the future we shall look
upon the face Of the Lord Jesus, when
He shall appear. We will then be
like Him, "for we shall see Him as He
is" the God Of Love.
The apostle has shown US that love
Is "the principle of all genuine per
sonal religion, the principle of all
genuine social life, the principle of
all genuine and eminent zeal, and the
principle of all hopedfor heavenly
enjoyment" for he closes this chapter
with the strong statement that now
abldeth faith, hope, love, these three;
but the greatest of these is love"
Some have assumed that because of
the -eminence given to love that
the other two are negligible. They
make a sublime trinity and not one
of the three cardinal Christian vir-
tues can be ignored. "a loveless
faith would be as fiendish as q faith
less love would be disgusting. A love
less hope We're as tragic as hopeless
love" We cannot eliminate any one
Of the three from our life and be safe.
for they are closely interviewer.
Faith is essential to all life. Bust
ness is carried on by faith. Our
homes are built up on faith. The
farmer sows his seed in faith. 1t is
essential to our religious life, for we
are saved through faith in the Lord
Jesus Christ. Hope is born Of faith.
1t is the inspiration Of all activity.
Our heavenly Father Is called the
God of Hope. He inspires the states.
man to draft laws, constitutions and
covenants that will insure justice and
promote peace among the people OF
every land. He has given US the hope
OF a resurrection that helps us walk
in the valley and shadow Of death be
cause He is love. In that future life
beyond the grave, where faith. hope
and lover will continue, we shall
come to know the power Of His love
and understand how the greatest
thing in this world is love.