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IMPROVED
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
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OCHOOl Lesson
BY REV. HAROLD 1. lrNn,i.tS-r
Dean Of the Moody Il bic instt,nI.
OF Chicayu
9 Western Nswspa yer Union
Lesson for September 20
CHRISTIAN LIVING

| LESSON TEXT-Romans rel, %,
GOLDEN TExT-ChriSt nNrth H., ,,,.,
| Galatians $50.
PRIMARY ToPIc-How Jesus wants
| His Friends to Act.
JUNIOR TOPlC-Paul Exrloius ,,,,,
to Act.
| INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR Top
| IC-What Is Christian LIVING
| YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
How to Live as Christian.
AS fitting conclusion to a three
month study eff the Spread of
Christianity to the gentle peoples
Of Western Asia. we consider the
teaching of the great apostle to
the Gentiles concerning christian
Living"
The early chapters of Paurs
epistle to the Romans present the
greatest exposition of profound
Christian doctrine ever written.
But even as it is true that the
fruit of Christian living can grow
only on the tree of Christian doc
trine, it is equally true that the
knowledge of Christian truth should
result in Christian living. Faith
without works Is dead"
Our lesson pointedly presents the
true Christian life as being
L. A Life Yielded to God (Rom.
12:1-3).
A recognition and deep apprecia-
ton of the mercies of God leads
to yielding of body and mind in
living sacrifice to God If we are
Christians our bodies are the tenn
Piles of the Holy Spirit. We must
not lend our bodies to activities
which destroy their usefulness or
hinder our service for God but
rather yield the body with all it's
abilities to God!
But after all cit is the inside
of a man that counts" The pre-
senting of the body in living sacri-
fee is possible only when there
has been the inner transformation
by the renewing of the mind. One
cannot live physically without be-
ing born; it is equally impossible
to live a Christian life without hav-
ing been born again.
The Christian life is yielded to
God not only for its own peace
and satisfaction, but it is to be
III. A Life Of Service wv. 9-l5)
We are not saved by serving but
we are saved to serve.
In the first place the Christian
serves the Lord. He abhors evil
but his life Is not merely negative
for he cleaves to that which is
good. He is not lazy, but diligent
His spirit is aglow with zeal for
God and his cause. He is full OF
Joy and hope, patient under trials,
a man of steadfastness in prayer.
Such a man will not fail to serve
his fellow-man. He will really love
the brethren, not merely make a
hypocritical show Of loving them.
He will seek the honor of others
rather than his own glory. He
will be given to the almost lost
art of hospitality. He will be ready
to stand by his brother, in the
day of Joy or of sorrow. He will
go even further, for he will bless
those that persecute him.
The measure is not yet full for
we note next that the Christian
lives
HI. A Life Of Humility ". 16).
In these days when we are urged
to assert ourselves, to demand our
rights, to succeed" at any cost,
and when men are measured by
their worldly achievements, it
sounds rather old-fashioned to talk
about humility, about condescend-
ing to lowly things, of not being
wise in our own conceits."
But humility is still the browning
grace of a truly Christian life.
Those who follow the lowly Jesus,
in fact as well as in profession.
are still strongest when they are
weak, and mightiest for God when
they are humble.
Note also that we follow a VIC
torious Christ who calls us to
Nv. A Life of Victory wv. 17-2D.
1t is possible to talk much about
the victorious llfe-to discuss it at
length as a theological question
and have little real victory.
Paul speaks plainly. The Chris
tan is honorable in all things. He
meets every obligation. He is a
man of peace. He is not con-
cerned with avenging himself upon
one who has done him wrong Spite
fences, boundary disputes, family
quarrels, are not for him Evil
is not TO overcome him. God gives
the victory.
A great lesson, and one that we
cannot study without some dis
quieting thought. Christian, how
does your life and mine appear as
they are held up to the mirror of
Gods Word? Let us make a cove
nant that by Gods grace and
power we shall go forward in real
Christian living"