The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-28
1rrv1y SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
o, sst1 TTinmasks Falsehood And
Hypocrisy
r,,cIIr r MOORE
Ry HIGHT c. MOORE

Nso when Peter and John upon
arrival from Jerusalem laid their
IDS mon Samaritan believers
, m,t received the Holy Spirit,
tban the real character of the
~" appeared. for he was
bn+ Sorcerer still. He offered
20 buv from the Apostles the
mower TO beStow the Holy Spirit.
S3I The anathema upon hypocr-
~; HT was pronounced instantly, al
most Indignantly, by Peter who
utterly repealed the idea. Let
The sorcerer and his silver perish
together. He made the blunder
of his life in thinking that he
could obtain the gift of God with
money. As a matter of fact such
man with such spirit had
neither part nor lot in a particle
of the Holy Spirits power. And
the reason was at hand, his heart
had not been regenerated and so
was not right before God. (4)
However Peter gave the antidote
for hypocrisy. He called upon
the sorcerer to do two very fun
damental and necessary things.
The first was TO repent of his
wickedpeSs; and the second was
to nray the Lord for forgiveness.
On these conditions there was
still hope for Simon though he
had the poison and corruption of
sin typified by the gall of venom
of reptiles. and though confirmed
in habits of sin as if bound with
the ropes or shackles of inquiry.
(5) The answer Of hypocrisy does
does not show a change of heart
since it did not exactly carry out
the APOSTLES Instructions. In
stead of praying himself the sor-
cerer asked the apostle to pray
for him and the burden of the
prayer he desired was that none
of these things should come upon
him. Whether Simon did more
than this we do not know for he
drops out of sight.
BE TRUTHFUL AND
First, Be truthful and honest
in heart. Conceived thsi thing
in thine heart" The sincere spirit
is rarer than the truthful ton
que. The honest heart is more
seldom found than the honest
deed. Yet truth and honesty are
spiritual qualities. In
.erweave the mwith the souls in
most fiber.
Second, Be Truthful and Hon.
est in Aim. Satan filled thine
heart to keep back part.
One can never be truthful and
honest by accident. The whole
lrift is the other way. There
must be definite aim, fixed en-
ieavor, constant and consistent
of all that binders.
Third, Be truthful and Honest
n Claim. "Tell me whether We
old the land for so much" Pro-
'ession is good when it is good !;
,ut false profession is deceiving
md may prove disastrous. An
lnias and Sapphire expected to
EQUAL or excel Barnabas in repu-
alton; but they were hypocrites
nd should not have been church
at all.
Fourth, Be Truthful and Hon
st in Ownership. "Was it not
hine OWN" Nothing is said
!gainst the ownership of prop
rty, if rightly gotten and used.
The trouble arises when place is
,iven to dishonesty and n.y.
,ocrisy.
Fifth, Be Truthful and Honest
n Philanthropy. Brought GER
ain part" Are there not many
oday who desire credit for more
han they do? They want to APP
pear sacrifieial without making
Sixth, Be Truthful and Honest
n Worship. Laid it at the
.postles' feet" Right mot the
louse of God walked the hypo-
rites of the olden time and
lied their shadowy art. Where
Use ought we to be so veracious
nd clean of soul?
Seventh. Be Truthful and Hon
st in Appreciation. ''He offered
hem money . Thy silver perish
nth thee" Silver cannot buy
pirituality. Miraculous power is
lot a thing of barter. The Holy
Spirit is not for sale. Simon the
Orcerer sinned previously when
lie started simony. Peters de-
of the sorcerer was
errific. No wonder the hypo-
rite WINGED under it.
Eighth, Be Truthful. and Hon
st in Influence. "Great fear
anne on ALL" To think of An
MAS and Sapphire is to think OF
ying and its doom. To think OF
simon the sorcerer is to think OF
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