The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-11-08
Lesson for November II
PEACE AND GOOD WILL AMONG
MEN

.. LESSON TEXT-Rom. 1921, 2, 9-21.
GOLDEN TEXT-Love worketh no
i'll to his neighbor, therefore love is
the fulfilling of the law.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Treating Each
Other Right.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Treating Each 9th
er Right.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-How to Promote Good Will.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP,
IC-The Message and Program of
World Peace.
l. The Christians Relation to God
wv. 1, p.
He is dedicated to God. He con-
sciously presents his entire being to
God.
1. The basis of this dedication ".
~. 1.-THE mercies of God" The grand
reason for the dedication of ourselves
to God is because we are recipients
of the mercies of God. The dynamic
which makes possible our yielding to
God is the gospel which is the power
of God unto salvation. Our union
with Christ makes us willing and
able to give ourselves to God.
9. The nature of the dedication
". y.
Q) An act of the free will. Those
who voluntarily present themselves to
God, He cOnSecrateS to His service.
co 1t embraces the whole man ". -.
By "bodies" is meant the entire per-
sonality-spirit, soul and body Il
Thess. 5:23). (3) 1t is living sac
rifice ". y. In the Old Testament
the victim was slain before being
placed upon the altar, but in our case
God wants our bodies as living instru-
ments of service. (4) 1t is for ration
al service ". u. The logical out
come of our union with Christ is an
intelligent service for Him.
8. The obligation of the one dedi-
Gated to the Lord ". p. 1t is non
conformity to this world. The one
who has handed himself over to the
Lord will not be fashioned by this evil
age Il John $40.
II. The Christians Relation to His
Fellow-Believer wv. 9-13).
l. Love without hypocrisy ". 81.
We should not pretend to love people
while hating them in our hearts.
Feigned love is disguised hate.
2. Abhor the evil and cleave to the
good w. 81. Gods children must be
like Him. God hates wickedness of
all sorts, so His children will have the
same attitude toward sin that He has.
8. Be kindly affectioned one to an
other ". 10Y. Real brotherly love is
that which passes between those who
are of one blood-members of the
same family. In Christ we are really
members one of the other.
4. In honor preferring one anothur
". 10Y. This is most difficult. 1t is
natural to claim the best places for
ourselves. Christ pleased not Himself.
5. Not slothful in business ". 1D.
This refers primarily to spiritual af-
fairs-to the church life which is to
be characterized by zeal, energy and
warmth, being regarded as service to
the Lord.
6, Rejoicing in hope ". 12). At
f1ictions will surely come to the Chris
tian, but in all trials he should be
filled with hope of future glory.
Z. Patient in tribuiation ". 12).
This blessed hope will make possible
life of patience.
8. Continuing in prayer ". 12). Only
by constant and persistent prayer
shall we be able to live above our cir
cumstanceS and fix our hope upon
Him whose coming shall bring deiiv-
erance from all our trials and trans
form us into His glorious likeness.
=. 9. Distributing to the necessity Of
saints; given to hospitality ". 13).
1t is obligatory on Christians to aid
fellow Christians who are destitute.
III. The Christians Relation to Un.
believers wv. 14-2D.
l. Do good for evil ". 14). We are
to bless those who prosecute us.
2. Be sympathetic ". 15). We
should rejoice with those who rejoice
and weep with those who weep. This
was pre-eminently fulfilled in Christ
while on earth, and in heaven now he
enters into our joys and sorrows as
our sympathetic High Priest.
3. Find points of agreement ". 16).
We should seek for points Of agree
ment in all things.
4. Live honestly before all men ".
10. Our manner Of life should be
that which will commend the grace of
God in Christ.
8. Live in peace ". 1S). We should
exhaust every means to bring about
reconciliation. If the other party
will not yield we should see to 1t
that it Is not our fault.
6. Be not vindictive wv. 1920.
Instead of demanding eye for eye
and tooth for tooth, we should heap
Goals of fire upon our enemies by
/ deeds of kindness.