Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-01

LESSON TEXT-Genesis 1:27-31; Cor
inthians 6:19, 20; II Corinthians 6:16.7:I.
GOLDEN TEXT-Ye are bought with
q price: therefore glorify God in your
body.-I Corinthians $40
Moral action and right living can
only be assured on the basis of right
thinking. If our principles are right.
our action will be sure and our life
will be steady. Fundamental in our
consideration of temperate living is
a right understanding Of life itself.
Where did we come from? Whom
do we resemble? What are the rul-
ing forces in life? To whom do we
belong? If he gets these matters
straight, any honest man will come
out right in his life decisions.
I. Man Was Created, In the Image
Of God Gen. 1:27-3D.
God created man. so says
Scripture, and all the forces of in
fidelity and unbelief have not been
able to break down that simple
statement. The creation story Of
Genesis stands and will stand. Let
no critic of Gods Word, no spinner
Of human philosophers, however
plausible. take that assurance from
you.
The important point for our lesson
is the fact that God created man in
His own image; in other words,
made him an intelligent, moral and
spiritual being. It takes a very
gullible person indeed to believe the
theory (Which, by the way, has new
er been proved that man has
evolved from some elementary SUBJ
stance by way of the animal into
his present high estate. Man came
from the hand of God ready to take
dominion over the earth wv. 28-30),
able to name all the animals Gen.
2:19, 20), and above all, capable
of fellowship with God. Little won
der that God declared His creation
with man as its crown to be very
good" 0:SD.
Remember that you are Gods Gre
alton and that you bear His likeness
and you will have high regard
for your life. You win guard it,
develop it, and above all you will
commit it in glad surrender to God
through Jesus Christ.
III. The Believer Is IndweIt by the
Holy Spirit Il Cor. 6:19, 20).
Redemption at the great price Of
Jesus blood not only makes the be-
lever belong to God ". 20), but
also makes his body the temple Of
the Holy Spirit When the child Of
God grasps that truth, his attitude
toward his body and toward his life
which it bears is revolutionized.
Since the third person Of the blessed
Trinity dwells in me, win not abuse,
neglect. or misuse my body. will
not take it to places where the In
dwelling Spirit would not 60. I
win not use 1t or any Of its menu
bers to do anything which does not
honor God. On the other hand,
will yield 1t without delay and with
out reservation to the Holy Spirit
and count on Him to empower and
use It for Gods glory.
The writer wishes to bear testi-
mony that when this truth laid hold
Of him. even years after he was con-
verted, 1t changed his whole life. II
can do the same for every Chris
tian who reads these lines. And what
about the unbeliever? He can ac-
cept Christ right now and at once
the Holy Spirit will indwell him too.
Why not?
III. The Believer Should Live .
Separated Life III Cor. 6:16-7:D.
We have fallen upon evil days
when 1t seems to be assumed by
Christian people that only certain
individuals in the Church are called
to life Of separation from worldl-
ness. Men seem to say, THE
preacher? OF coursel The deaconf
Oh, yesl The elders? Yes! The trus-
tees? Well. not necessarily. Church
members? Well, some do and some
don't" It Is felt that II is Just 4
matter Of choice or Of disposition.
and that the failure to live such 4
separated life is really no reflection
on ones spirituality.
That erroneous view must have
come directly from the devil him
self. Christian man or woman, will
you listen to Satan or to Gods
Word? Read again II Corinthians
5:l6, IL. Note the blessed promise
IN verse Is, and then heed the ad-
nonition In I'll, Dearly beloved.
let us cleanse ourselves from all
ilthiness Of the flesh and spirit per-
tecting holiness In the fear Of God"
AS Christians, our response to such
an admonition should be immediate
and complete. .
The command and the invitation
are to you, Christian friend. If you
viii respond, there will be a re-
vival in your own heart. and Il all
hose who read these lines will re-
'pond to Gods invitation and adj
nonition, there will be a revival in
thousands Of churches all over