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IA; II Timothy 3:14-17, for Sunday,
April rs:
People should be led into new
love fer the word of God which Will
result in a deeper determination for
more regular, fruitful Bible study.
v. Z. "The law of the Lord is
perfect, converting the soul; the
testimony of the Lord is sure, max
ing wise the simple" The law OF
the Lord is perfect in that it re-
stores the soul to order and health;
the law of the Lord is sure in that
it imparts wisdom to the open-mlnd-
ed. The Bible is practical BOOK
that fits into our everyday needs,
duties and dangers.
v. 8. '"The statutes of the Lord
are right, rejoicing the heart; the
commandment Of the Lord is pure,
enlightening the eye" Right IS
strong word that undergirds the
universe, for nothing is well-found-
ed and settled until it rests on
right; when we do right, rejoicing
follows; pure commandment so
enlightens the eye, the error is
quickly discerned.
". 9. "The fear of the Lord is
clean, enduring forever; the judg-
ments of the Lord are true and
righteous altogether" There is no
impurity in the fear of the Lord;
truth and righteousness forbid all
that does not make for integrity.
V. 10. "More to be desired are
they than gold, yea than much line
gold; sweeter also than honey and
the honeycomb.' If gold is the first
desire, the greatest sins must be
committed in an attempt to crafty
this desire. If the Word of God is
the first desire, the life becomes in
creasingly conformed to Gods holy
purpose for us. The one never sat
isfies, the other always. A delight
in doing Gods will as revealed III
His word is honey to the SOU
V. IL "Moreover by them is thy
servant warned; and in keeping Of
them there is great reward" Warn
ing plays a large and vital part IN
life. Most 9f the accidents and DIS
asters of the world have happentd
because somebody did not aive OF
heed warning. The consciousness OF
a clean heart and an upright III" IS
a possession more precious thdn
any amount of gold and literally
sweeter than honey.
VIZ WHO can understand his
errors. Cleansa thou me from 'e'.
cret gults' The greatest dangers
are those on ,he inside of the soul,
One danger is that of harboring er-
rors and faults of which we are not
aware and thus binding ourselves
so that we may be vain and concelt-
ed.
V. IS. "Keep back thy servant
also from presumptuous sins; let
them not have dominion over me;
then shall l be upright, and | shall
be innocent from the great trans
gression.'' Presumptuous sins are
the sins deliberately committed and
are also called the great transgres-
sions. He who tempts the devil to
tempt him is in path which viii
lead him from bad to worse, and
from worse to the worst.-Spul-
geon.
V. IA. "Let the words Of my
mouth and the meditation Of my
heart be acceptable in tiny sight, O
Lord, my strength and my redeem
er." Meditation is the process Of
quietly brooding over truth and let
ting the mind and imagination play
around it and penetrate into it un-
til it takes possession Of the very
soul and is incorporated in it's life.
Too many people do not take time
for such meditation and are spirit