Evening star., 1928-11-03
Sunday School Lesson

and state, holding that both are CO.
ordinate, the state protecting the
church and its members in their right
to worship God according to their faith
and the dictates of their conscience,
and the church and its members to
support the Government by its moral
influence. The church has no right
to dictate to its members in political
matters, unless the rights of the church
itself is involved, then it can only ap-
peal to its members and people of other
faiths to give them their rights. Such
appeals always secures favorable action
The citizen and the Christian who
does right has no reason to fear any
action on part of the civil authorities.
Loyalty to the laws of the land and
its Constitution is not only the duty
of all patriots, but is required of every
follower Of Jesus Christ.
Good government and the welfare of
the Kingdom of God are not antagon-
istic and ones duty to the Lord Jesus
does not conflict with what one owes
the nation. The true Christian has
no right to select the laws, that he
wishes to observe, any more than a
patriotic citizen has a right to pick
out any part of the Constitution, which
he wishes to observe. If laws and parts
Of the Constitution appear to any one
to be iniquitots, immoral, or unjust
that does not except him from being
loyal to the Government. Loyalty to
the Nation does not stop any person
from the right of petition or protesting
against any form of injustice.
Loyalty to Love and Light.
Paul sought to develop loyalty and
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Christians by showing them that there
was better way than external coercion
by his teaching of the law of love-
Like Jesus, Paul proclaimed that the
quintesSence of the law is contained
in the commandment "to love ones
neighbor." Love stimulates us to con-
slider not our rights but the protection
of our neighhor. Love compels us to
promote and assist our neighbor when
ever and wherever we can. Love lifts
the question Of temperance above any
low legalistic requirement. 1t asks
that we agree to sacrifice our personal
desires for the welfare of the COM
munity and the development of others.
Men that are weak, and unable to re-
sist temptations, are encouraged by the
personal Sacrificial denialS made by
friends and neighbors for their good,
because of their love for them. Every
lover of his fellowmen opposes the re-
turn of the saloon and it's iniquitous
violation of law No man in public
life would risk his political future by
championing it. The Americans love
for his fellowman and his neighbor has
brought an end to the existence of the
saloon forever in our land.
Paul called upon the Roman Chris
tianS to set an example to their fell
lows by living up to the light of the
gospel of Jesus Christ They had taken
a stand for the Master and they should
live in accordance with His ideals.
When Paul called the Romans to fol-
low the standards of the Master, stin-
ulated by the love for God and ones
fellows, as the secret of their strength,
he knew that this would promote real
union in the ranks of the Beloved of
God" for it meant that they would put
away all pernicous and discreditable
practices. He especially pointed out
that contentious and differences among
them were to cease, for he placed them
in the rank with drunkenness. Chris
tian conduct and character demanded
that their public and private life
should be clean, free from "reVelling
and drunkenness, chambering and
wantonness, strife and jealousy" The
cravings of the flesh or to make plans
and provision for satisfying the laws
of passion and human desire to indulge
in drink and vice.
Our lesson calls us to follow Christ