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November 17, 1909.
J Sunda
PAUL ON
November 28, It
GOLDEN TEXT.?"It is
drink wine, nor anvthina <
Romans 14:21.
SHORTE
Q. 83. Are all transgres
A. Some sins In themse
gravations, are more helnoi
DAILY HC
M.?Rom. 14:10-21.
T.?Rom. 15:1-7.
W.?Matt. 18:1-11.
S?1
TOPIC;
How Paul Settled Difficult
By the thought of judgme
By the example of Chris
By an appeal to Ch
LESSON
Rome was and has been
probably the most cosmopol
every nation under the sun
the time Paul wrote his gre
Christian Church there, R<
the world. Every belief an
tending for a standing plac
Out of this mixed and se(
Church of the Lord Jesus C
the Spirit of God. The vari
leave behind them all of the
dices when they entered the
one Jew, gentile, worshippt
false gods or of no gods, ei
some measure of his fori
changed to this good day.
Nothing but the Truth pot
diverse could save the wh
"The Truth shall make you
scription for that church an
the unifying force permeatii
administered by the hand <
nees in its verhiaee Its lor
comprehensiveness, its gra
and power. The student of
der well in the presence of <
it will be seen that a few of
that he makes to stand ou
lead naturally to a right at
differing elements in the ch
ference between Jew and
(Jod. Both are on the same
lessly sinners. This is true
of a great father, Abraham
cision, and of the fact that 1
of God. (2) They were alike
device, contrivance or work
of them in whole or in part,
that each accepted by the
that God had wrought thr
alike in the fact that the
were not seen in them but
electing love. Thev ?
in Christ and their eternal, i
Such one-ness in the cor
it out of all bounds of reas
gate anything to himself 01
ately be or fail to be, do o
and save his brother for w
own, Christ died. ,
THE PRESBYTERIi
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SELF-DENIAL.
)09. Romans 14: 10-21.
good neither to eat flesh, nor to
YvnercDy iny orother stumbleth.?
R CATECHISM.
sions of the law equally heinous?
Ives, and by reason of several agis
in the sight of God than others.
)ME READINGS.
Th.?Rom. 13:7-14.
F.?1 Cor. 8.
S.?1 Peter 2:7-14.
Thes. 5:4-10.
\L OUTLINE.
Church Problems?
int to come, vs. 10-13.
Jt, vs. 14-18.
ristian love, vs. 19-21.
I COMMENTS.
through much of its long history
litan city in the world. Well nigh
i has been represented there. At
at and justly famous letter to the
>me was the throbbing center of
d every form of unbelief was cpn
e.
'thing mass, the materials for the
Christ were selected and called by
ous and differing elements did not
ir differentiating beliefs and preju>
Church of the Lord Jesus. Each
jr of the true God, worshipper of
ach one imported into the church
ner self. This custom has not
ared into a mixture of elements so
ole mass from self-destruction,
free." This was the Spirit's pred
it was compounded with love as
iir iho xrhnlo TVilo T-"AU
.Q ITUV1V. XUIO IJXJKIJ UL ruin
of Paul is a marvel of complete;ic,
its boldness and precision its
ce, its marks of heavenly birth
this lesson should read and ponGod
the entire letter. In so doing
the great and fundamental truths
it in great clearness and which
id safe dealing with these widely
urch are (1) that there Is no dif
Gentile in their standing before
low level?both are sinners, hopealbeit
the Jew had the distinction
, of the national mark of circumle
was a depositary of the oracles
helpless and lost. There was no
of theirs that could save any one
. (3) They were alike In the fact
same empty grace the salvation
ough His Son. (4) They were
inducements for their salvation
In God's own eternal purpose and
re re alike in their right to peace
mmovable safety.
iditlons of sin and salvation put
on or right that one should arro
discredit his brother or deliber
r fall to do what would build up
hose salvation as well as for his
. * *
\N OF THE SOUTH.
The unmerited death of Christ,
nal salvation, should lead the Je
surrender of themselves, body ai
(reasonable) to God, it should no
missive and loyal citizen in his k
lead him to have a care for his
Tuof />*?*-? "?* "? "
?wv. c r. c uiaj easily see t
present lesson. Strange as it mi
tion of food was at the fore froa
tian had a lingering, but right <
meats (unclean in Old Testamer
by a Jewish Christian, nor ind<
converted heathen wt?> had wor
deities largely by eating meats I
consecrated to some false divinit
tian, felt that no one could eat 1
at least appearing to worship the
been slaughtered. The fact on th
offering (death) of Christ had p
between clean and unclean mea
shut up to eating just one line c
was the fact that there is no fa
of the faith of the Son of God an
or not eating had nothing whate
of the kinsrHem nf ti...?
o ??. v.vu. i iicae
were the purchased righteousness
ed not by eating meat or drinkii
peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,
liberty and peace and joy had all
of these Roman Christian and no
posed to nay little heed to their
and so eat and drink as might a
under their fuller light. The r
brethren from among the Jews i
sincerity of the stronger disciple
good. On the other hand the he
the stronger brethren were reall;
weak as to hold on in part to th
gods in whose honor they were
good of the stronger brethren was
TllO - ? "
me i?uH wao ui necessity nuitli
1. To the Strong. First of all
not evil spoken of by any. Pre
found the eating of which would
hurt. If not, eat no meat at all r
of one's own personal influence,
and use one's rights in such case
a weaker brother. Such a coursi
brother's peace and joy and powe
"Whatsoever is not of faith is sin
This advice has a place In our
could with impunity to themselvei
of theatres, play cards, drink wii
moderation. But there are still
faith. Many are weak! Also tb
on. It is easy, fearfully easy for c
by claiming and using his rights
place of almost entire weakness a
A young man was fighting a b?
was invited to a banquet. Win<
afrnnor ???? J ..I ? 1- U TA ?? *
vxioa uimiv iv. u aid not
that young man's duat is now in
a result.
To the Weak: Do not assume
is his Judge and He will not fail
To his own Master he standeth c
stand before (not some man's ju
ment seat of Christ.
The weak brother by with-holdl
examination can always secure ht
if he sincerely seeks edification,
it comes.
Fayetteville, Ark.
What we need is not a new
new determination to steer stralgt
is the Word of God in Christ.?]
13
His free and great and eterw
and Gentile not only to a
3 well as soul as a sacrifice
t only produce him as a subingdom
or republic, it should
brother.
lie main line of truth in the
ij seem to us now tlie quest.
The devout Jewish Chrisabstinate
belief that certain
it law) should not be eaten
;ed by any Christian. The
shipped all manner of false
that in the killing had been
y, now that he was a Chrisneat
so consecrated without
! god to whom the meat had
e one hand was that the one
ut an end to the distinction
ts and so the Jew was not
>f meats; on the other hand
Ifip frnrt nnH on tn 11 ~Y. 4.
O-- WW 1U nio llgui
id His kingdom, eating meat
ver to do with the realities
great and blessed realities
5 of the Lord Jesus, (receivig
wine but by faith alone).
This last great position of
eady been realized by some
t unnaturally they were disbrethren
of smaller growth
ppear legitimate and proper
esult was that the weaker
vere beginning to doubt the
s and to sneak evil of their
athen convert believed that
f not strong but actually so
eir old worship of the false
still eating meat. So the
evil spoken of on two sides,
ul to all.
, be sure that your good be
ibably some meat could be
be occasion of no blame or
ather than forfeit the power
In the second place to claim
would not be a loving act to
e would destroy the weaker
r were he to eat such meat,
i" and sin is destructive,
day. There are many who
s attend at least some kinds
ne and whiskey with entire
many grades of Christian
ie unsaved world is looking
>ne's good to be so impaired,
of libertv. ns to cinV into ?
nd uselessnesa.
ittle with strong drink. He
s was served. He saw the
hurt them personally; but
a cemetery in this State as
to judge your brother. God
to care for every such case.
>r falleth. Each of us must
dgment seat but) the judg
ng Judgment and by patient
;lp from a stronger brother,
no matter from whose life
R. B. Willis.
compass every year, but a
it by the old compass, which
Henry Van Dyke.