The Omaha guide., 1934-11-10

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ats place: for all they that take the
sword shall perish with the sword
Matthew 2s:sz.
PRIMARY T~OPlc-Jesus' Law In
One Word.
JUNIOR TOPIc-God's One Law.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
&c How tn BE a Peacem1ker
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
iC-ThinkiBg Peacs Instead OF War.
Doubtless the thought OF the lesson
committee wa to take advantage Of
this memorial occasios 10 inculcate In
the hearts nf the youth the spirit Of
a which crews out of q heart Of
love. II should be borne In mind that
this value can only be 4 practical
reality as the people are brought into
4 saving knowledge Of the Lord Jesus
Christ. Love is the fruit Of the Spirit
made operative In the heart Of the
degenerate.
Paul. having shown In chapters
three and four Of this epist1e that the
believer is free from the law as .
means Of justification, in our present
lesson makes the practica. application
Of the doctrine. The divine method Of
doing away with war Is to secure the
regeneration of individuals.
J. Christian Freedom wv. 1879.
1. 1t is not an occasion to the flesh
". 49,. Liberty is not license. The
notion that when one is free from the
law he Is free from constraint is wick
eddy erroneous. License Of the flesh
means not merely the indulgence of
the flesh in actual SHINING, but in the
expression of a self-centered life.
2. BY love serve one another wv.
l3a-15).
Freedom from the Mosaic law means
slavery to the law of love. Love thus
becomes the fulfllment of the law.
u. Walking in the Spirit wv. 1919.
This discloses the secret of how 0
life of service to another can be lived.
Walking in the Spirit results in
1. Loving service to others ". 13).
2. Victory over the flesh wv. 16, ~.
BY flesh Is meant the corrupt nature
of man expressing itself in the realm
OF sense and self. The renewed man
has two natures, between which Is go
Ing on a mortal conflict. The Chris
tan must choose between good and
evil. Notwithstanding the reality Of
this deadly conflict, victory Is sure II
one chooses the good.
III. The Works Of the Flesh wv.
l9.21).
By the works Of the flesh Is meant
the operation Of the carnal nature.
The n who chooses to live according
to the impulses and desires Of his
natural heart will be practising tho
following sins:
1. Sensuality ". 1917.
The sins enumerated here are prae1
ticed in the body, and are
a. FoFnication (the word adultery Is
omitted from the best manuscripts).
Fornication includes all sexual sias
In the married and unmarried state. b.
U~ncleanness. which includes all sensu,
al sins, open o. secret. In thought
or deed. q Lascviousness, which
means the wanton, reckless indulgence
in the shameful practices Of the nestj
2. Irreligion ". 10). These acts
take place Ia the realm Of the spirit,
and are 9 Idolatry. the worshiping Of
idols. b. Witchcraft or sorccry, all
dealing with the occult, such ~ mag
ical arts. spiritfsm. necromancy.
3. Sins Of the temper wv. 2o-c13.
These take place Ia the sphere Of the
mind, and are 4. Hatred. b.. vari-
ance, including all strife and conten!
lions {. Limitations, including all
types Of Jealousy. d. Wrath, meaning
oursts Of passion. e. Solutions, which
e factions In the state. (. Here1
lies. meaning factions In the church,
{. Envyings. b. Murders.
4. Sins OF excess ". 21). a. Drunk.
snnsss, indulgence In Intoxicating
liquors. b. Revellings. Acts Of dis.
dpation under the influence Of liquor.
All who practice such sins shall be
excluded frsm the Kingdom of God Il
Cor. 6:10).. /.
w. The Fruit OF the Spirit wv.
2-24).
This indicates sctisn IN the realm Of
fife. 1t IN the product OF the Holy
Spirit indwellins the believes.
l.. Love to God and Man.
2. Notwithstanding because OF
what God has done.
3. Peace with God and Man. !;
4. Longsuffering. taking insult and
injury without murmuring. :.
5. G~entleness, meaning kindness to;
others.
6. Goodness. doing good to others.
z. Faith. believing God and COM
Mitting everything to him. n
s. Weakness, which essentially means
submission to God.
9. Temperance, s%elf-control IN all;
fhings. !.
Against those who thus live, there,
Is no law. !