The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-03
Improved Uniform international
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LESSON
CBy REV. P. B. FITZWATER, DID. Dean
Moody Bible Institute OF Chicago)
(c. 1929. Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for October 6
RECOGNIZING OUR DEBTS TO
OTHERS

SOh LED = ~
OTHERS
GOLDEN TEXTBOOK not every man
on his own things, but every man also
on the things of others.
LESSON TEXT-Mark 12:2s-34:
James 2:14-I7,
PRIMARY TOPIC-Helping One An
other
JUNIOR TOPIC-Helping One An
other.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
1C-What Do We owe to Others7
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
1C-Fulflling Our Obligation to others.
The sum total of human duty as
set forth by Christ in Matthew % "a
~ is love TO God and ones neighbor.
This compartments every conceivable
relationship and responsibility of life.
The measure OF love to God is the
whole capacity of man to love. The
measure of love to ones neigbbOr is
ones love for himself.
!. Loving God MARK 12:2S-3O).
Mans first duty is to God. The word
which sums up his duty to God is love.
By loving is meant sincere desire
for and delight in the welfare of
the one loved and willingness to do
everything possible to further il. Love
is not a sentimental emotion, but an
ardent passion which absolutely sways
the one who loves. When one is swayed
by the passion to please, honor and
glorify God, he is loving Him with his
whole heart, strength and mind. To
fail to render full obedience to this,
the first and great commandment, is
to be guilty of committing the great
est sin. BY this test we can readily
estimate our freedom from sin. De-
termined by this standard, all are
guilty before God. We should put God
first in all of life's relationships.
u. Loving Our Neighbor (Nlk. II 81
34).
This obligation is like unto the OBJ
legation to God in that it centers In
love. The measure of love is not the
same. The measure of love to God is
the absolute limit of human capacity.
That unto our neighbor is las thy
self" Our neighbOr is q finite being,
therefore the love is not absolute.
Who is my neighbOr? This is answered
by the story of the good samaritan in
Luke 10 :30-31. Our neighbOr Is one
who is in need of our help. 1t is not
question of where he lives, but of his
need of help. Some of the ways we can
love our neighbor, as suggested by the
texts selected by the lesson commit
tee, are:
l. By cooperation (Neh. 4:15-23).
The walls of Jerusalem needed to
be rebuilt. The task was great and
the enemies strong. Nehemiah could
mot have done it alone, though work
ing all the days of his life, but "every-
one unto his work" made the walls
a reality i short time Racial soil
darity is a reality. mo man liveth
unto himself" therefore human life
is lived at its best in cooperation
with one another.
2. By the strong bearing the in
frmities Of the weak (Rom. Is I'D.
BY this means we build up each
other. We are given strength. not to
use for ourselves, but that we may
help sustain the weak. We are not to
plea~e ourselves. Our supreme ex-
ample in this is Jesus Christ. If He
had pleased Himself, He never would
have come down to earth, taken our
nature and suffered the shame of the
cross. The rich are to help the poor.
Indeed, some are made rich in order
that they may inteligently render
helpful service to the poor.
8. By rendering lOwly service (Phil.
2:1-9).
The supreme business of life is to
serve, not to be served. Christ came
not to be ministered unto, but to
minister MARK 10 :45). Christ, though
equal with God, humbled Himself to
become the servant of men. The hui
man mind is naturally selfish, there
fore the only way man can possibly
render lowly service to others is to
have the mind of Christ. The only
way this mind can be in US is as
Christ is in US, the Lord Of our lives.
4. By rendering justice to every
one (Col. 3:12; 4:D.
All our fellows have rights which
must be recognized to accomplish
which the elect of God must put on
mind of mercy and kindness (COl.
3:12). This kind of treatment finds
illustration in our home relationships
wives and husbands, parents and
children, masters and servants. Fail
ure to render justice is a source of
discord and confusion.
5. BY giving to others GAS. 2:14
10.
Christianity shows itself in prac-
tical living and charitable giving. To
profess to have faith and be destitute
of practical deeds is to give the lie to
our profession.
Brothers All