The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-08-11
Lesson for August ID
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS DU.
TIES TO MAN

LESSON TExT-ExOduS ZU:1z-Z1s
GOLDEN TEXT-Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself.-Leviticus 1913.
PRIMARY TOPIC-The Ten Com
mandments.
JUNIOR ToPIc-The Ten Command
ments.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP.
following and Helping Others.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP.
IC-The Christian Interpretation Of the
Commandments.
The first table of the law sets forth
the duties Godward, the second man.
ward. The fifth commandment is the
centerpiece Of the Decalogue, key
stone of the Sinaitic arch.
1. The Fifth Commandment ". 12).
This commandment rests upon the
fundamental basis Of fact that parents
stand with their children In the place
Of God.
1. How this commandment may be
broken.
(a) By showing disrespect to par
ents. Disrespect is shown to parents:
~ By speaking of them as 1.-THE old
man" and "the old woman" (2) By
diving such lives as cast reproach
upon them. (3) By being ashamed to
be seen in their company.
(b) By disobedience. II Is right that
the child should obey its parents and
1t is the responsibility Of the parent
to see that obedience is rendered.
(c) By not supporting them in old
age. When parents are no longer able
to care for themselves it is the chill
dren's duty to care for them.
3 Promises annexed to this com.
mandment.
(a) "That it may be we'll with
thee" (Eph. 6:3). (b) That thou
mayest live long upon the earth.
II. The Sixth Commandment ". 13).
The Scriptures show mans life to
be sacred. Man was created in Gods
image. Every attempt to take human
life is thrust at God. This COM
mandment may be broken:
By sinful anger (Matt. 5:22). By
hatred Il John 3:15). By immoderate
use of meats and drinks. By immod-
crate recreation. By selling adulter-
ated foods and diseased meats. By
employers having unsafe surround
ings, thereby causing the death Of
their employees. By failing to pro-
vide proper food and clothing for wives
and children. By sending children to
toll in shops and factories. By suicide.
By infanticide. By wars.
~. The Seventh Commandment
". 14).
This is a bulwark thrown around
the home. The home Is not only the
Oldest Of Gods institutions, but the
foundation Of them ALL This COM
mandment may be broken:
By unclean thoughts, affections. pur-
poses, and imaginations Matt. 5:27.
%; Is :19). By unchaste conversation.
By wanton looks Elsa. 3:16; 2 Pet.
2:14). By immodest apparel. Ones
clothing is strong factor In revealing
character. By actual adultry. By d.
vorce.
~. The Eighth Commandment ". 49,.
This commandment strikes at the
sin Of theft. Many things are legally
right which are morally wrong. This
commandment may be broken:
BY taking that which belongs to an
other. By using false weights and
measures. By selling adulterated foods
and inferior goods. By extortion. By
employers defrauding employees, and
employees failing to do honest work
or to put in full time. By borrowing
and not returning. By going into debt,
knowing that payment is impossible.
BY usury. By graft. By lying adver-
tisements. By making assignments to
escape payment Of debts. By gam
bling. By strong nations depressing
weaker ones.
v. The Ninth Commandment ". 16).
The sin aimed at by this command
is a most deadly one-that Of lying.
This commandment may be broken:
By actual lying. BY perjury-swear-
ing to falsehoods by the name Of God.
BY Misunderstanding against another
falsely with a purpose to injure. By
tale-bearing Lev. 1916. This is COM
monty done by repeating report with
out ivestigating its truthfulness. By
creating a false impression (Exod. %:
u. By breach of promise. By with
holding the truth. By perverting the
meaning of statement. By exagger-
alton. BY fattery. By recommending
for a position Of honor and trust a
man who is untitled for 1t. By grant
ing a church letter to a man who is
unworthy.
VI. The Tenth Commandment ".
~.
This commandment strikes at the
desire for that which is unlawful for
one to have. The sin does not lie in
the desire to possess things but IN the
desire to possess that which belongs
to another.
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