The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-11
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
By HIGHT {. MOORE

does not wish to fit himself for
the fellowship that is pure and
perfect?
FELLOWSHIP IN HEAVEN
(Revelation 2l)
Expect Christian Fellowship in
the Life to Come. In supernal
splendor, the Apocalyptic Seer
sketched the ultimate glory Of the
Redeemer and the redeemed in
heaven. That perfect fellowship
we glimps with John.
(D fellowship Without Sin.
Gone was the old earth, corrupted
by wickedncss and consumed were
the heavens that had looked down
upon SHINING race. A new
heaven and a new earth now came
into view. II was the Holy City
without trace or faint of sin. II
was the new Jerusalem rid ut last
of its age-long iniquity. Here fl,
nally was freedom from sin and
fellowship without sin.
(2) Fellowship Without Separa-
ton. "And there was no more
sea-" As he wrote the Revelation,
John was an exile on the Isle of
PatmoS, cut off from the main
land by the unquiet waters of the
Aegean sea. To him therefore the
sea was a barrier, an obstruction,
q wall OF separation from friends
and freedom. So he foresaw the
period and the place where nc
could enjoy fellowship without
separation. =.
i3) Fellowship Without Sohtari.
ness. Was John lonely on Patmos?
No Christian homes; no worship
ing churches; no congenial com
rades? Yet he was not alone. he
saw the Holy City coming down
like bride adorned for her huS'
band. He heard the loud voice
from the throne and perceived its
truth: God was making his tent
or dwelling-place among men;
"Thev shall be his people and
God will himself be with them
No soul can be solitary with such
fellowship.
(D Fellowship Without Sor-
row. What do we have in our
world of sin? Tears; mourning;
CRYING; pain: All are here and in
plenty. us everybody knows and
as nearly everybody experiences
bitterly. But we may expect fel-
l0wship with never n shred OF
sorrow with its wretchedneSS, It's
wailing, and its woe. For Col
himself "shall wipe away every
tear from their eyes" Not drop
Of grief will remain.
(5J Fellowship Without Death
The old earth is sown with
sepulchers and gashcd with
graves, but in the new earth and
heaven there shall be no more
death" He who emerged victor
from Joscph's new tomb will not
allow death to start a tear OF chill
n heart in all the host of the re-
deemed. Indeed, he will so com
p!etcly accomplish the death OF
death that the last dread enemy
shall he destroyed. None ever die
in heaven.
30 Fellowship Without Defeat
Heaven is the habitat Of conquer.
ors; indeed, they are more than
cOnQucrorS through Christ who
loved them. The rcverScs tina,
mark and mar life on the ole
earth will not be repeated or even
remembered in the new earth and
heaven. The final victory ovci
sin and Satan will have been won
and "hc that ovcrcometh" will en-
joy a fellowship that will never
suffer defeat.
(O Fellowship Without DeSti.
tuition. What shall be the victor's
heritage? "All this" privilege and
possession and place in the new
Jerusalem Of holiness and happi,
ness. And its very crown OF
glory will center and eliminate
in the undying fellowship with
God who declares: 81 will be his
God, and he shall be my SON.!
What richer possession can a pen.
niless mortal obtain? What higher
heaven can anybody ever attain
GOLD IN THE GOLDEN TEXT
Our fellowship is with the Fla.
ther, and with his Son Jesus
Christ. ] John ! 3. o..
Fellowship with God comes be-
fore fellowship with each other
We have fellowship with the Fa-
Their who loved us with an ever
lasting love and welcomed Us into
his family. We have fellowship
with the Son who saves US from
the dominion and consequences OF
sin to u cleansed and conSecratcd
life on earth and in heaven.
Fellowship with each other
comes after fellowship with God
True brotherhood rests on that
basis and on no other. Any other
fellowship is forced and not free.
We are brothers in Christ or We
are brothers only in name. The
comrndrshiD of Christians comes