The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-15
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
The Spoken And The Written Word
By HIGHT c. MOORE

ms own children. he had eXhOrt
ed them to their duty. He had en-.
couraged them when they were
about to falter. II had testified
to them out of his own experience.
He had urged them to walk worth.
lily of God by living life pleasing
to God, who had called them into
his kingdom and his glory.
! STUDY THE BIBLE
CD The Book for Study. 1.-THE
ScriptureS-the word" The Bible
is the Word of God. revealing his
holy will and pointing out the way
to the Better Land. The Scrip
lures are the sacred writings pen
ned by holy men of old as they
were moved by the Holy Spirit.
The Book of God is the Book for
men.
(2) The Time for Study. "Sab-
bath dayS-daily." The ministry
at TheSSalonica emphasized the
stud of the Lords Book on the
Lords Day. The scrutiny of the
Scriptures by the devout Bereans
illustrates and emphasizes the
study of the Bible day by day.
These two examples ought 10 be
followed by every church and
every Christian. We ought to al
low plenty of time and the best
time for the study of the Word of
God.
(3) The Place for Study. THE
synagogue of the JewS-houSe Of
Jason" The synagogue was the
house of instruction with the Old
Testament as the textbook. Paul
began his work in the synagogue.
Our churches today ought to make
large place and room for Bible
study. But also we ought TO study
the Bible in our homes. No doubt
the house of Jason afforded OPP
portunity for Paul and his asSo-
ciates to teach the truth as it is in
Jesus. Today the church and the
home are the primal agencies for
Bible study.
(4) The Teacher in Study.
paul as his custom was went in
and reasoned" Paul was great
preacher. He was even greater
as a teacher. But he was himself a
student at the feet of the Great
Teacher. So is every other eXpoSi-
tor of the Word of God. Happily
we have at hand the finest reason
ing out of the Scriptures. Let US
learn from those who learn from
Christ.
(5) The Theme of Study. That
Christ must needs have suffered
and that this Jesus 30. is the
Christ" Every fingerboard OF
prophecy pointed directly TO him.
And he was foreseen as the great
sufferer fer the sins of mn. That
alone brought him down from
above. The Word had become
J flesh in the person of Jesus OF
Nazareth. And Paul affirmS that
Jesus is the Christ. That message
embodied the message of his min
/ istry. That is the theme of the
Bible.
C6) The Effect of Study. Some
, of them believed, the Jews
moved with envy" Always there
} have been the two attitudes TO the
! Bible; acceptance and antangon'
ism. reception and rejection, com
pliance and contradiction. Those
who were persuaded entered upor
the path of light while those who
| from envy despised their oppor'
! tunity, vanished in the dark.
(7) The Promotion OF STUDY
These were more noble thar
/ those in ThesSalonica. The wick
ed Thessalonians did not stop the
truth. but only spread it. The!
! did not destroy the Word but dis
persed it abroad. The good Thes'
salonians having received then
message sent the missionaries or
10 sow the good seed in richer and
reader soil. The work went on
The workers were even helped by
their hindrances. The Bible has
way of surviving assault.
Isl The OpenneSS to Study
"They received the word with al
readiness of mind" Many did not
xnow the truth because they keeE
the shutters of the mind CLOSED
against it. The sunlight VII
stream in if only the windows are
opened wide. To receive the wore
we must have the receptive mind
Tn opening of Gods Word gives
/ Ee,bt only TO the open mind.
(9) The Notification by STUDY
Searched the scriptures daily,
\ whether those things were so.
Paul commended the BereanS 10
resting his doctrine by dlligen
search of the Scriptures. mat !
the only way to ascertain the truti
and 10 guard against error W.
ought not to accept the teachin'
of the pulpit, however eloquen
and popular, unless 1t is based up
on the Word of God. BY ina
Word we ought to verify or falsii'
the doctrines proclaimed in tn
world today. r..oro,
! Study. Therefore many OF ther
believed" We must win with IN
Word. We win souls to Christ an
the church by right use OF IN
Scrintures as Paul did at ines
salonica and Berea. we WIN VI. VIZ
tories over the tempter with Tn
Word as Christ did in the wider
ness We cannot win without II
There is no limit to our success
ct5I j. IN THE GOLDEN TEXT
The word of God is quick an
rowerful. and sharper than an
two-odred sword. Hebrews Az
The Word of God is the divln
r,ossaoe revealed in the inspire
RACES of Holy Scriptures g., :,
II is not a dead letter, uSeiui !