The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-08-30
SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON
BY Rev. Geo. A. Harper,
511 Avenue G.,
Greenwood, Miss.

proverbs Z0.ZS-o0, 6aDaKKuK
2:9-16; Romans 13:11-14:23
Print - Romans 13:11-14:4, IS
81.
MEMORY SELECTION -
SO then every one of us shall
give account of himself to God.
Let us not therefore judge
one another any more: but
judge this rather, that no man
put a stumbling block or an
occasion to fall in his broth
er's way. = Romans 1912, 49,.
Gods methods in judgment
are unique. When men deal
with God or God deals with
men, honesty will and must
prevail. This is the only way
we can deal with God, and
also the only manner God will
deal with us. Since God knows
our hearts, and we know our
hearts better than any one else
knows them, God has ordain-
ed that in judgment, every
man shall give account of him.
self to God. In the presence
of God, every one will see his
life, labors, record, heart and
state as they really are. We
hear about "death-bed homes
ty," and "judgment-day hon.
esty." Why wait until we die
or appear before God in judg-
ment to be honest with God,
others and self? 1t is better
to be honest with God now and
be judged before the day of
Gods reckoning. 1t is better
to judge self than to judge
other men. Often in judging
other men we may become a
stumbling block which may &C.
casion their fall.
ADMONITION TO AWAKE
TO RIGHTEOUSNESS:
"And that, knowing the time,
that now it is high time to a.
wake out of sleep: for now is
our salvation nearer than when
we believed = Christians are
to be awake to the present
challenge; Gods plan moves
on: We cannot sleep upon sal
walton or continue to sleep and
expect salvation to come to us.
"The night is far spent, the
day is at hand: let us there
fore cast off the works of
darkness, and let us put on
the armour of light" = The
night of this sinful age will
pass; Christians already have
the light; let them live by it,
the works of the Spirit are
of light. LET us walk honest
w as in the day; not in riot
ing and drunkenness, not in
chambering and wantonness,
not in strife and envying" -
Christians therefore are
exhorted to have their deeds
above suspicion and dishonor.
Such deeds as drunkenness,
wantonness, rioting and the
like are contrary to Christian
character and are not to be in
dulged in by protesting Chris
tians. ''But put We on the
Lord Jesus Christ, and make
not provision for the flesh, to
fulfill the lust thereof" - The
Apostle Paul knew this, there
fore he urged that men put on
Christ, and if they do, they will
give themselves over to cor
rupt, immoral indulgences.
CONSIDERATION FOR
OTHERS ENJOINED:
Him that is weak in the
faith receive We but not to
doubtful disputations." If
there is Christian who is
weak in faith, we are to re-
ceive and help strengthen him
in the faith. The conclusion
of the matter is, however, that
we who are strong in the faith
are obligated to receive those
who are weak, and to receive
them with sincerity and in the
Spirit of Christ Jesus. For
one believeth that he may eat
all things: another who is
weak, eateth herbs" - Dispu-
ting and wrangling over rela-
lively unimportant matters are
unworthy of Christian people,
for nothing constructive is &C.
complished thereby. LET not
him that eateth despise him
that eateth not; and let not
him which eateth not judge
him that eateth: for God hath