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Sunday
School
Lesson
Sunday School Lesson May % q.
LIVING BY GODS LAWS
nv Dana Chambers


Our lesson emphasizes the fact
that to live Is GDd's people we
must be guided by his laws. In
the beginning of our assigned
reading, Deuteronomy to II
chapters, Moses tells the He
brewS that he is giving them"
the commandments, statutes,
and ordinances Which the Lord
your God commanded me to
teach you" He also tells them
to teach their children, and their
grandchildren to fear the Lord
all the days of thor lives that
their days may be prolonged. 1t
seems then that the Hebrews
followed his advice. for ccntur-
les later when jesus came TO
teach US a fuller lite, Deuteron-
Cmy was one of his favorite
books.
His answer to nc Devil on
each occasion of the three temp
tationS was / direct quote from
Dcuteronmy. His answer to the
young lawyer Luke 1927, also,
Matthew 22:37, and Mark 1870
are all taken from Deuterono-
my 6:5, Thou ahait love the
Lord thy God with i'll thy soul,
enc with al NY heart 0'd with
al thy mind" Jus aided TO
that another Jaw: and thy neI-
ihbor as thySgil.'
Deuteronomy was the ''gosp-
e. of the Hebrews md, also,
their salvation. Tu.v lived by
tho letter of the law but Jesus
taught throughout his entire
ministry to iollow the spirit of
the law. In inc sermon on the
mount, Matthew :. ne teaches
that it is as harmful to a person
TO think evil thoughts as it is 10
do them. AS a man thinketh in
his heart. so is he Proverbs
23:7, also warns u.
Moses is greatly concerned a.
bout the attitude the peop.S
have towards Coos command
meats. He warns :tCm over and
over, Take heed lest you for
get the Lord who brought you
out of Egypt, the lard OF bond
age" ~ every opportunity Mos
cS ties his people - God with
live, loyalty, and reverence,
knowing that without these in
ward feelings the law would be
meaningless % the Hebrews. II
today we maintained the same
feelings for the laws of our God
and country as Deuteronomy
teaches, our Highways would
cease to be death traps, our
homes would never need locks,
men and nations would love
each other, and, Thy will be
done on earth as il is in heaven"
would be fulfilled daily for all
people.
Moses goes into detail about
the methods of instructing the
NO PEOPLE. He advises the fathers
n to teach their children when
they are in the house when they
- are about their work, just be-
"A fore they lie down, and when
they get up in the morning
-, Keep them on tnCIr person as
well as in the house and on the
, gates OF their homes. In modern
!, words: Be ever conscious OF
Gods goodness and his love for
u and ours. Talk about him al
home, at work, at play (beach)
Many so called Christians are
Ciashamed TO talk about God
k They say they leave that to the
d. fanatics" True, no one wants
o. 10 be claSsed as fantical but il
!, talking about our Saviour, his
- great love, and his i, ath for our
Il sins is fanaiiCal then we had
better become fanatics. Jesus
said" Whosoevcr shall be a
Sndmed of me ard my words
of him shall The Son of man
be ashamed when he comes in
the glory of mis- Father with the
holy angels"
In the close of the lesson
moses tells his people that he
sets a blessing and curse be-
fore them. \ blessing if the;
follow the commandments of tbs
Lord and a curse IL they choose
other gods. He is saying tba
sooner or later our lives come
to the point where they are gooo
OF evil. All our choices in 6v.
ing point to the one CT the other
regardless of our intentions. We
are either following God or W.
are not: the first way leads t
peace of soul and eternal hap.
piness, the latter leads to misery
and destruction.
Saint James sums il up for u.
when he wrote: BE we doors o.
to the word and not hearers only
dcceiving your own selves. Fol
il any be hearc- Of the wore
and not doer, he is like mar
seeing his natural face in ;
glass: For hs bcholdeth himseli
and goes his way, straightwa,
forgetting what msnner OF mar
he was. But whosoever looks il