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FOR JULY 8, 1973.
LESSON TEXT:
Exodus 20:13;
Matthew 5: 21-26; 12: 9-13;
James 4: l-2b;
John 3:11-18.
Just how valuable is human
life? One wonders,
sometimes, when one reads
(he paper and is made aware
of murders, war, and other
acts of violence against the
human race!
How far we have gotten
from the precepts of Christ!
How far have we travelled
from God's intention that man
was His most glorious work!
The first recorded sin, after
the fall of man, was the
murder of his brother, Abel,
by Cain ! Goaded by anger and
jealousy, brother turned upon
brother, and mankind has
been paying for it ever since.
This lesson, therefore, is
intended to orient the
Christian to God' s estimate
of the value of human life, and
to discipline themselves
against feelings that must,
inevitably, lead to violence
whether verbal or physical.
God loved mankind. His
only Son loved mankind. His
whole life was dedicated to
Uiat end How, then, can we
mere mortals -justify the
taking of another's life'' We
did not give life; it is therefore
not ours to take
God's Word irrevocably
states that murder is wrong;
Christ's life was dedicated to
amplifying on that theme; He
continually advocated
spiritual implications of God's
laws -rattier than the literal,
applied by men of lesser
wisdom Hate and envy in a
man's soul could lead to
physical violence against the
person of another; it could
also lead to calumny against
that person's character. This,
in Christ's eyes, was tan
tamount to physical
destruction. For Christ looked
beyond the letter of the law in
all His dealings with
mankind; for this He was
severely criticized, and often
punished Yet He never ab
dicated His position as the Son
of God and the Saviour of men.
His ofUdisplayed humility of
spirit only served to enhance
the majesty of His Being!
If we wish to be true
followers of Christ Jesus we
are constrained to follow His
doctrines; we are under
obligation to subjugate our
very human and personal
feelings to His lofty example.
If we would seek the blessing
and forgiveness of God, as
personified in the sacrifice of
His only and beloved Son on
the cross, we must so
discipline ourselves in our
spirits that we enter His house
in harmony with all men
even with our enemies. This is
a prerequisite of the hearing
of our petitions to the
Almighty
Christ's early disciples were
acutely aware of this spiritual
flaw in those who made up
their congregations. James
had much to say in this
regard John wrote many of
his epistles against a
background of discord and
and disharmony in the
churches he had founded.
Their counselings contain
much wisdom for present-day
church congregations. For the
church is, truly, only as strong
as it's weakest link only
strong as it's spiritually
weakest member!
Let us, therefore, pray for
the spiritual strength to apply
not only the "letter of the law"
but the spiritual interpretation
of God's laws to our
fellowmen. May God grant us
the Divine wiadom exem
plified by His Son!
(Based oa copyrighted
Outlines produced by Um
Committee on the Uniform
Serial and used by per
miaaton).
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