Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26

During the past quarter we have
studied the "Christian life" In Sc
ries of lessons, selected from the
Scriptures, that have had close re-
lationship to "the Christian way OF
living in our day" Our studies. that
commenced with the call of men to
leave their private and public busi-
ness TO answer Christ's call for them
to follow Him, traced the Christian
life" in connection with the spiritual
development Of the saved soul and
it's expression of devotion and loyalty
to the Lord Jesus, until the consum-
nation of the Christians hope was
considered in connection with last
weeks lesson on the future life.
Every lesson presented questions that
challenged our consideration and de-
manded an answer.
Every Christian Is saved to serve.
The call to follow Christ was one to
learn how to win men for Him. Four
left their business and one turned
away from a profitable government
position because every follower OF the
Master should respond to His voice.
To every Christian Jesus Is leader.
He has accepted Him as Lord, enjoys
fellowship with Him as a friend, learns
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life after His example, enthrones Him
as king and obeys Him as God.
In the early days of Christianity
the followers of the Lord Jesus were
called chose of the way" before they
were spoken of as Christians. The
essential element in a Christian life
is found in a personal relationship to
the Savior. Faith and moral conduct,
according to Christianity are not sepa-
rated. The way that every Christian
ought to walk calls for them to be
perfect, even as His heavenly Fatner,
and ours through Him, is perfect" In
trying to learn how to walk as Christ
did among men we studied the stand
ards of Christian living. The life that
we live gives power to our service or
detracts from it's efficiency. The lofty
ideals of the Master are not beyond
us. although many who have professed
to be His followers have failed TO
reach the standard for their lives
through their unwillingness to try to
reach them. We show our love for
God through out life of good Will and
works for others, carrying out the
golden rule in a life of self-denial, sac
rifice and service.
Food for the Soul.
Jesus enjoined the study of the
Scriptures because they testified or
Him. Bible study is one of the prin-
cipal means of grace. 1t furnishes
food for the soul, just as prayer gives
to the spiritual life vital breath. our
Lord was a master of the Scriptures
and obtained help from above by His
seasons of close communion with the
Heavenly Father in prayer. Facing
the cross during His struggle in Geth-
semane, He obtained help in prayer.
After a night spent in prayer He
taught His followers to pray by giving
them a model prayer that would guide
them when they prayed.
Christian life is "a warfare against
Satan and sin that constantly seeks to
beset us. During the 40 days the Mas
ter spent in the wilderness He OBJ
tanned spiritual power through prayer
and used the Scriptures to overcome
the tempter. Trials, temptation and
testings help to develop our spiritual
life. They refine the heart and fill us
with new power when we seek help
from the Lord by studying His re-
vealed word of life and communing
with Him in our secret place of
prayer and in the assembly of the
church of the living Cod Every vic
tory won in our battles with the
pSiQca Qf this world and sin serves to