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Lesson for February
THE SLAVERY OF SIN (TEMPER.
ANcE LESSoN)
To- 1898. western Newspaper Uniou.1

LESSON TEXT-John S:31-3e.
GOLDEN TEXT-Jesus answered
them. Verify. verify, I say unto you.
'Whosoever committeth sin IL the serv.
ant OF sin.
PRIMARY ToPIcJssus Tells De
How to Be Free.
JUNIOR ToPIc-HOw Jesus Makes
Us Fres.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
1C-The Fight for Freedom.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP.
1C-Slavery or Freedom?
We are living In q day Of boosted
freedom. Revolt from authority is al
most universal. Anarchy lifts up Its
vicious head in the home. society. bust
ness, state, nation, and the world. 1t
Is this spirit which Is revolving against
the Eighteenth amendment under the
pretext Of liberty and freedom. Sin
which Is fundamentally and essential
~ lawlessness Il John S:4) is back Of
all violations of the Eighteenth amend
ment The vital truth of this lesson Is
the only solution Of the prohibition
question.
!. DiseipIeship and Freedom wv.
81, 32).
Violators Of the Eighteenth amend
ment are not true disciples Of Christ.
Some church men may be against this
law. but not true disciples. In these
verses Jesus indicates the following
stages Of discipleship:
I. Believe on Jesus ". 31). This
means not only assent to Christ's teach
ing, but acknowledgment of his au-
thority. 1t means to give Christ the
place Of lordship over the life. All
who allow Christ to rule their lives are
in sympathetic obedience to the ma
tional constitution.
2. Continue in Christ's words ". 81.
To continue in his Word means:
a. Meditation upon it.
b. Confidence in it.
c. Prayer over it.
d. Obedience to it.
The teachings of Jesus Christ con-
stitute the standard of life for every
true disciple. His words are adequate
for every decision, habit, or duty. The
word Of God is the sole and adequate
rule Of authority to the Christian. In
diligence in intoxicating liquor is pro-
hibited by Gods Word, even to the ex-
tent that drunkards are debarred from
heaven Il Cor. 6:1O).
8. Assurance ". 81. aye are my
disciples indeed" Continuance in
Christ's words demonstrates the fact
Of discipleship.
4. knowledge of the truth ". 32).
Those who obey Christ enter upon
higher knowledge. They have an ex-
perennial knowledge. Demands made
by Gods Word are not always appre-
hended at the first, but those who con-
tinue in the ways of obedience come
to know God and see that what he de-
manded was right John 1870.
5. Freedom ". 32). The one who
renders implicit obedience to Christ
enters upon real freedom (Romans
8:2).
II. Righteousness and Freedom wv.
80, S4).
Those who practice sin are In slav-
cry. The evil doer is under the mas
terry of the Devil; whatsoever COM
mitteth sin is the servant Of sim" Doc
tor Pierson says that the sinners slav-
cry is threefold:
/. Slavery to guilt.
2. Slavery to penalty or judgment.
3. Slavery to power or habit.
A little thought shows the abject-
ness of this slavery. Consciousness
of guilt is universal. All know that
judgment is coming. In the sober mo-
ments of life all men acknowledge
coming judgment and have "a certain
fearful looking for Of judgment" All
know that they are helpless to break
their habits of wrongdoing. Freedom
is possible only in conformity with the
divine will.
III. Sonship and Freedom wv. IS,
36).
Regeneration is necessary in order
to obtain freedom from sin. Sins pow
er must be broken through the saliva
ton of the individual. The works of
the Devil can only be destroyed
through the regeneration of the indi-
vidual. Happily Christ can destroy
the DEVILS works through the sonship
of those who believe on him Il John
3:7-9). The only way to secure So
briefly on the part Of man is to get
him saved through faith in the Lord
Jesus Christ. The Eighteenth amend
ment can no more make nation So
Der than the ten commandments can
make a man tell the truth and desist
from murder. The only way to get
the benefit of the Eighteenth amend
ment is to have revival. 1t is in
securing the sinners freedom by bring
ing him as child into the family of
God. So long as people are ignorant
of Christ they will remain in bondage
to sin. Sin is hard taskmaster and
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