Sunday School Lesson '
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temis) in Asia was centered in
Ephesus. the Ephesians had built
a majestic marble and gold tem
pi e in her honor.
The economy o f the city de
pended largely upon the temple
treasure, the trade of the pil
grims, and the sale of souvenirs.
The effectiveness of Paul's prea
ching is evident in the fact that
the sale of these souvenirs be
gan to fall off,
Demetrius, a leading silver
smith, gathered the workers of
the craft and cleverly played up
on their emotions. He persuaded j
them that the temple and fame
of Diana were endangered, and
a riot ensued. Only after con
siderable time was the town
clerk able to restore order.
The courageous acts of heroic
Christians of long ago make ex- |
citing reading, but what do they
mean to us? The silversmiths,
trade was dependent on a cult
that kept people in superstitious
dread and promoted licentious
religious practices. Paul's con
verts were freed from their fear
of the nature gods, and they were i
introduced to the ideals of per- j
sonal purity. But because his
teaching hurt business, outraged
people cried that their religion
and their nation were threatened.
Are we much different? After
exhaustive testing, the surgeon
general's office reported a defi
nite correlation between ciga
rette smoking and lung cancer.
Yet aggressive promotion of ci
garette smoking continues. Sim
ilar indifference is manifested in
the sales of narcotics, alcoholic
beverages, gambling devices, and
pornography. Even legitimate
businesses constantly resist reg
ulation of standards, packaging,
and advertising in the public in
terest. Where profit is at stake,
principle is often a casualty.
Time and again Paul faced the '
opposition of mobs. Nearly every
week we see riots on our tele
vision screens. Often the reasons
for these protests are legitimate;
they focus attention on real
problems that gentler measures
have failed to correct. In other
cases the disturbances, like those
in Ephesus, have been fostered
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by unscrupulous people trying
to cover up political maneuver
ing, looting, or other opportun
istic activities. Recognizing the
real motives is often hard. And
mob action is not the best way
to establish Impartial Justice.
Persons who disapprove o 1
mob action or demonstrations
should feel a special call to work
for the redress of grievances
through the action of courts, leg
islatures, and private agencies.
In a time of turmoil and un
rest, Christians will still do well
to heed the advice in 1 Peter 3:
13-17: Be zealous for what is
right. Reverence Christ as Lord.
Always be ready to make a de
fense of your faith, but do so
with gentleness and reverence.
Keep a clear conscience. Re
member, it is better to suffer
for doing right than for doing
wrong.
For thy church we praise
thee, O Lord. She has nurtured
us in youth, guided us In matur
ity, and sustained us in trial.
Fill us with compassion for those
who do not know thy love, and
make us Instruments for the
spread of the gospel. Amen.
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I shall have peace, when I go home."
"When I go home may quiet reign
And nothing will I say or do ?
To cause regret or needless pain
In those I love when I go home.
When I go home, my glory Crown
When heaven's host to Him bow down,
Will be that Christ is there enthroned;
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