The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

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further advance depends upon the
inpouriig of divine grace which is
vouchsaed to him by the Divine
Author II his being" &c. E. NJ.
Joadl leave the sky to the spar
rows" WIS the Nazi's cynical slO-
gan during the war. When things
higher ars left alone it isn't the
sparrows which infest the skies,
but the vltures instead. II we
are to hav. life it must be Of the
spirit. Man must be born again.
Nicodemus was drawn to Jesus
by the miraaes. He admitted that
such a one would be "a teacher
come from Cd" However, he was
so interested b the legal angle of
religion, in teory and doctrine,
that he lost siDt of the motivating
force, the fire of the spirit. He
must have beef too old and tired
to catch the FIJI meaning of the
message. Being a conformist, he
was set in his ways and so he
never knew the brill of adventur.
ing with God inthe vineyard Of
the Master. He lad a brilliant
mind and in anoser way he had
the mind of a shep, he just did
what the others ID in the same
old way.
Too many are Ike sheep and
have gone astray. hey have wand.
erred far afield becuse they have
been followers ratsr than indie.
pendent thinkers viii the freedom
of will. We go to tie movies be.
cause others 90 an talk about
what they see. We red the newe.
papers and magazine so that we
can converse intellsently with
Others on the! issues If the day.
We crowd the schools nd colleges
like cattle and sheep--pt so much
to learn how to live IS how to
make a liying-the east way. Too
often the student hearslittle and
knows less about what te teacher
thinks or what the authr of the
text intended. DR.. L. Homer Mil
Ter says the student "doeA't know
what he himself thinks. 'ssNicode.
mus thought as the SanheSin, the
crowd thought, and most | us 90
along with the crowd todal
The most commanding al thrill.
ling verse of this book tbs us
God so loved the world aat he
gave his only son." Such I've IL
divine. We talk lightly abo1 love
and very few know anthing ibout
lit. Better read again I Corinthians
ID. The assurance that our Fiber
cares gives US strength and en-.
'couragement as well as a dsire
to please and be acceptable tdthe
one who loves US so. As relArd
for our acceptance We shall i've
life everlasting. That means HE
Kingdom begins now, not tonbr.
row, and continues forever. sAeI
that doeth the will of God abiAsl
forever. =" Il John 2:I7). 4
When it is noted that man hk
gone far sstray from the viii of tii
Father we are inclined TO thin
that he would be punished for hi
terrible crimes. The torture and
cruelty meted out to prisoners d
war or political prisoners makes Vi
wonder why God doesn't strike
mankind down with some great
disaster. God never despised or loa.
thed man. Martin Luther, in his dy.
manic and fierce way once said
IF / were the Lord God. and these
vile people were as disobedient al
they are now. / would knock tn,
world to pieces. God viii moi
knock the world topieces in hatred
He leaves that to wicked men. He
loves man in his foolish, laundering
way knowing that there is q divine
spark which might be famed into
q flame for the redemption Of the
world. The loving Father anxiousiy
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