The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-27
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON,
THE NEW COMMANDMENT
By HIGHT c. MOORE

his complete overthrow assured at
| tho contamination of the age. The
sacond was the supremacy OF
Christ. He had seen himself
transfixed on the uplifted cross
and nj first he had shrunk from
the ordeal. But now he moves on.
ward with majestic confidence in
his mission. Let shame and SUI.
| fering come. The instrument OF
torture shall become the magnet
of attraction. The crucified Christ
became the Christ supreme.
ASSOCIATION IN LOVE
The Duty Of Christians involves
their association in love. From
the neighborhood of Sinai came
the old commandment to love
God and neighbor uBt from Cal
vary and its environs came the
New Commandment to love one
another as Jesus loved and be-
cause he loved them. The Christ
of love thus gives the command to
love. Those who love him will
love those whom he loves. More.
over their love for one another
will prove their discipleship and
proclaim their loyalty and likeness
to Christ. Such association in love
implies association in labor and
life both here and thereafter.
Owe AS JESUS LOVED .
az Love Inquiring. "They tell
Jesus" They were devoted to
Jesus. They confided in him. They
confided in him. They knew he
kne whow to answer every re-
quest. How precious and priceless
is the privilege Of prayer! And
whoever prayed truly without q
heart of love?
(2) Love Serving. IF any man
serve me, let him follow me"
Service without love is servitude'
But love makes one bondslave
without bitterness. He who serves
with the serving Christ also serves
his fellow men.
81 Love Longing. Where ]
am, there shall also my servant
be" To be with Christ is the hope
of earth and the Happiness OF
heaven. Without love there could
be no bliss; but with love there is
joy unspeakable and full OF
glory.
a. Love Honored. "If any man
serve me, him will my Father
honour" Is our love to Christ
genuine? Then We love everybody
and everything he loves. Is our
service to Christ sincere? Then
his Father will be our Father and
such honor will be bestowed as
will be bestowed as will gladden.
our hearts now and evermore.
co. Love Attracting. If ! be
lifted up from the earth, will draw
all men unto me-" Go to Calvary
for the highest act of love. See
the Crucified die for our sins &C.
eording to the Scriptures. No.
where else is there such a moral
and spiritual magnet to mankind.
To this day and to the end of all
the days It will draw to him as
Saviour everybody everywhere
who will accept him. r
CO.. Love Commanded. That ye
love-" HeSwho loved infinitely had
a right to command us to love. He
who knew the utmost, meaning OF
love would put, that highest trait
at the controls in his life. Is there
a more vital command for any
Christian TO- obey? .,.s .'
(7) Love- Directed. "Love one
another. Love is not whiff' OF
fog or breath of perfume vanish
ing into thin air. 1t is divine
dynamic with definite application
to those about us who also love
and are loved by the Lord.
(S) Love Exemplfied. "As !
have loved YOU" Truly, Jesus
loved us, not as , mass Of teeming
humanity, but as individuals, sim
ming, sorrowing, striving, and, al
ways in need Of him. He loved as
Teacher. He loved as ,Healer. q. He
loved as Saviour. He loves as
Lord. Learn of him and be like
GOLD IN THE GOLDEN TEXT
az have loved. you" Think of
him in earlier eternity offering
himself to be "the Lamb that was
slain from the foundation Of the
world" Think of him descending
from highest heaven to. lowest
earth to seek and to save the lost.
Think of.him in Gethsemane and
Golgotha and the Garden Tomb,
distressed, dying, and dead be-
cause Of our sins. Then think of
him on the Mount of the Commits
sion and the Mount Of Ascension
and ut the right hand of the Ma
jesty on High where he ever liveth
to make intercession for US. Can
we ever doubt his love?
"Love one another" Whom he
loves we may love, we must love,
or we do not love. Therefore love
sincerely. Love impartially. Love
constantly. Love helpfully. In
short. love as he loved. Verify,
this is the New Commandment be-
cause it is in new setting, demands
a new life. springs out Of a new
motive, follows a new example, ex-
erts q new power. ! :
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