The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-08-04
'~"" IMPROVED
IUNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
CUNDAyI
!CcHOOL Lesson
fBy REV. p B. FITzwATER D. D.. Mem
Der of Faculty. Moody Bible
Institute of Chicago)
&c, 1892. Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for August 7
HE TEN coMMANDMENTS-DU.
&: TIES TO GOD

Lord thy God with all thine heart, with
all thy soul and with all thy strength.
deuteronomy SIS.
PRIMARY TOPIC-The Giving Of the
Ten Commandments.
JUNIOR TOPIC-The Giving Of the
Ten Commandments.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
1C-Loving and Worshiping God.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP.
'1C-Giving God First Place.
The Ten Commandments furnish as
with the greatest moral code the
world has ever seen. The law was
not given to save sinners, nor to rule
saints, but to reveal sin (Rom. 3:19,
'20), and to lead to Christ (Gal. 8 :24).
.. The Preface to the Deealoouo
wv. /, p.
The Ten Commandments are based
upon the truth set forth in the pre-
face Two great thoughts underlie
this-what the Lord is, and what he
did. What he is, is embodied in the
name Jehovah-Elohim. The name
Jehovah sets forth three great truths.
i. His all-suficiency. All that he is
and does centers in himself.
2 His sovereignty. There is no be-
ing equal to him, nor above him. He
is outside Of and above every being
in the universe. He is immanent and
transcendent.
8. His undergraduates. The II am
that 1 am" (Exod. $40 may be ex-
panded into II am what l was" II will
be what am" "Jesus Christ the same
yesterday and today and forever"
(Heb. 1879. The name Elohim sig
nifies the strong and mighty One.
u. The First Commandment ". 81.
'Thou shalt have no other gods be-
fore me" means literally. "Thou shalt
have no other gods before my face"
This commandment requires single
hearted worship and service. Man
was created a worshiping being.
From the very deepest recesses Of his
being he demands a god. Further
more, every man has his god. It is
either the true God or false god.
The center around which our activities
revolve is our God. This command
ment may be broken
I. By living for self II ones activ-
tiles gather around himself he wor.
ships himself, and is an idolater.
2 By making pleasure the goal Of
our lives, and spending our time and
money for our sensual enjoyment.
8. BY being covetous (Col. $3.50.
Every man who is greedy for gold
breaks this commandment.
iIl. The Second Commandment wv.
4-6).
The first commandment is directed
against false gods. The second is d.
~rected against the worship Of the true
God with false forms. This command
ment may be broken
1. By resorting to the use Of crosses
and images in our worship.
2. By putting the pope in the place
Of Christ, and following after priest
craft.
It should be observed that this com.
mandment is accompanied with a
warning and a promise. The warning
is that iniquity will be visited upon
kuC CulLUICA CNCA " kAC khAA0 anu
fourth generation. The most awful
thing q man can do Is to pass on q
wrong conception of God to his chill
,dren. The promise is that he will
show mercy to thousands. This means
that the workings Of the same divine
law will pass on Gods mercy to thou
sands Of generations.
. ~. The Third Commandment ". y.
The Hebrew word translated vain"
in this prohibition against taking the
name Of God In vain, means lying, de-
ceptive, unreal. Therefore, to take
the name Of God in vain means to use
It in lying, deceptive and unreal way.
The word "guiltless" is from a He
brew word, the root-meaning Of which
is to be clean, to 60 unpublished. God
will not hold man to be clean nor
allow him to 60 UNPUBLISHED who takes
the divine name in a lying and by.
pocritical way. This third command
ment may be broken:
L By profanity. 2. By perjury. 8.
By levity and frivolity. 4. By by
pOcrlSy, WHICH Is processing 10 i've LOT
God when living for self.
v. The Fourth Commandment wv.
SID.
The essential principle embodied in
this commandment is work and rest.
It enjoins work on six days and for
bids work on the seventh. The com.
mand to work six days In just as bind
ing as the rest on the seventh. The
human being needs physical rest and
spiritual refreshment. This command
ment may be broken
L By living in idleness. 2. By work.
ing on the day set apart for the wor-
ship of God. 8. BY making 1t day
Of feasting. 4. By devoting 1t to pleas
ures and games.