The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-06-29

Sunday School Lesson for June
80, 1885 Temperance Lesson.
Scripture: Romans label; l
Corinthians 1913. 80.
Golden Text-It is good Meth
er to eat flesh, nor to drink wine,
nor anything whereby thy brother
stumbleth (Romans l4:2D.
True liberty is limited by law
and animated by love. From this
point of view in his letter to both
| the Romans and Corinthians Paul
! forbade the sin of causing 9TH
ers to stumble and urged the
duty of abstinence for the sake
CONSIDERATION FOR OTHERS
(Romans l4:l3-1T
Forbearance involves consider
alton for others. Let no one de-
spise anybody who has conscien-
tious scruples even about food
and the observance Of special
days. Certainly his brethren should
not Judge him consciously. On
the contrary, let them receive
him though not for controversy
over non-essentials. Let them
strive for his enlightenment and
edification, not thrusting him
rudely aside, and causing him to
stumble, for each and all must
give account to God. So there
must be consideration for others.
% Humility demands it. We are
not harshly to judge our brethren
but rather Judge ourselves accord
ing to the strictest standards so
that we shall never be the direct
or indirect cause of anyone's fall.
(2) Expediency demands it. Due
concession must be made to the
weaker conSciences of those about
US. For example, in the use of sac
rificial meats there is nothing in
herently wrong. But wrong may
be committed against one who
considers it sinful to partake for
he might thus be led to stray,
stumble and fall into sin. 60
Love demands it. If by eating such
food one grieves and hurts
brother and persists in so doing,
he does not walk any longer in
love. (4) Christ demands it. Re-
member that he died for the weak
as well as the strong and that the
strong should by abstinence help
the weak. (5) Usefulness demands
it. One reason more Christians
are not more useful is because
they are unwilling to deny them
selves in order to help others. (6)
The Kingdom demands it. By alb
stinence in certain material
things we set in clearer light GER
tain great immaterial things. Eat
ing and drinking are not in the
class with righteousness and
peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
COMMENTATOR FROM
OTHERS Romans 14:lS-z1)
Fidelity involves commentator
from others. Notice: % God is
pleased. He that herein serves
Christ is indeed Christlike and
therefore well-pleasing to God.
(2) Men approve. All right-think-
ing people applaud the consider
alton which makes one give up
non-essential in order to safe
guard the interests of his fellow
man. (3)' Peace is promoted. Such
a spirit of thoughtfulness and of
love disarms antagonism and cul-
tivates concord. "a Christians
are edited. More than we think,
abstinence for self and edifica-
ton for others go hand in hand.
CONSCIENCE TOWARD
OTHERS q Corinthians S:8.12) |
Faith involves conscience to-
ward others. For example: (D
Agitation arose in the church of |
pagan Corinth in regard to using
as food the nnconsumed remnants
of the animals slaughtered in idol
atrous sacrifices. These remnants
belonging partly to the offerers
and partly to the priests were of
ten sold in the markets and used