The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1933-10-27
SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON
BY r. w. Young
LESSON FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER
20, 1898
WORLDS TEMPERANCE SUNDAY
ROMANS I3: I2-14; Id: 10, 1871
BY K. w. Young

ROMANS 13: I2-14; Id: 10, 1871
GOLDEN TEXT Love worketh no i'll
to his neighbour: therefore love is the
fulfilling of the law. (Rom ID: 1O).
The International Sunday School
Lesson committee has selected a tenn
perance lesson for our study to-day
which condemns drunkenness and
many other immoderate habits prac-
ticed among men. Temperance in its
largest aspect meanss self-control
Strong drinks, then as now, about to
dan the country; and Paul therefore
speaks out bold language, and tells the
Christians at Rome, the most unjust
government upon the face of the earth
at that time, that they should cast off
the works of darkness, that which is
evil in the sight of the Lord, and that
which is practiced to satisfy the lusts
of the flesh; and that they should put
on the armour of light, and walk hon
estly and upriChtly before the Lord.
The apostle attemps here to magnify
brotherly love, and urges Gods people
to refrain from doing those things that
would evilly influence their brethren.
NOTES ON THE TEXT
Verse IL. The night is far spent. The
second coming was looked for IN the
near future. The works of darkness
the armour of light. The Christian life
is drought of as warfare between
darkness and light.
| Verse 10. Honestly. Decently, as
people do who know thae what they do
will be seen. Chambering ad wnton-
ness. Dissclute and immoral living.
Verse IA. Put on the Lord Jesus
Christ. Assume the full nature and
spirit of the Lord Jesus. The message
means putting on the clothes of another
A Christian is supposed to put on
Christ is baptism to walk consistently
before the world
! Verse Z. This verse frequently TAX
en- to mean that we cannot escape IN
fluence the lives of other people, evil
IDENTIFY means that we are responsible
to God, no matter what we do. 1t isl
God to whom we shall have to give &C
count
Verse 8. Dying does not release US
from bond-service to the Lord. We are
bound unto Him both in life and in
death for the stewardship of the life He
has given us.
Verse 9. Christ both died and came
to life. Thus He is Lord both of the
dead and Of the living,
Verse IS. The question of eating
meats that had been sacrificed to idols,
had been a knotty problem not only
among Roman Christian, but had Great
ed considerable confusion among the
Christians at Corinth.
Verse Is. 1t is possible for one to eat
and drink to the hurt and detriment OF
weak brother who sees violent out
rare to the will OF God in such conduct
Verse II. Many such persons may
misunderstood Jesus and turn from
the Kingdom and be lost by such
simple indulgence.
Verse 18. He that can sacrifice the
lust of the flesh for the sake OF his
brother is acceptable to God, and ap-
proved of men
Verse 49,. After saying that Chris
tians were at liberty to eat meat offer
ed to idols as for as right was concern
ed he added: If meat makes my broth
or to offend, l will eat no flesh.
Verse 20. Overthrow not; do not
dissolve or pull down the work OF Goa
which is His church and her establish
ed systems of New Testament dostrInes
Verse q. Paul teaches os in this les
son that we are responsible for our
brother. if doing certain things Will !
cause him to be offended and get weak
we should refrain from doing those
things.