make a quarrel.” There is a lot of truth to that. Surely the Christian should not be the instigator of strife and conten tion. He is the follower of Him who said, “ Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God” (Matt. 5:9). Furthermore, the Christian ought to be slow to take vengeance into his hands. Let the Lord take care of our cause if we are serving Him (v. 19). There are times when it does not pay to demand what seems to be our rights. The Chris tian ought always to be looking for ways wherein he can do good to the enemies of Christ in order to bring them to an appreciation of the true character of Christ (w . 20, 21). The Proper Attitude Toward Neighbors Rom. 13:8-10 One thing deserves special emphasis here. In material things the Christian ough^ not to incur indebtedness which he is unable to pay. This is for the rea son that it will hinder him from paying the debt of love which every Christian owes to his neighbor. We need to keep on paying that debt as long as we are in the world. Helps for the Children Working With God for Others Matt. 25:34-40 Memory Verse: “We are labourers to gether with God” (1 Cor. 3:9a). Last Sunday we talked about making our own homes a place where the Lord Jesus Christ is loved and served. Today we want to talk about the things that Christian boys and girls can do to make their neighborhood a place that honors the Son of God. One day the Saviour was talking to His dearest friends. He told them some of the things that shall take place after He returns again. He told them that part of the rewards which those who love Him will receive, will be for those things which they have done for others in His name. To them He will say, “ I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.” Those who love Him are going to ask when they did these deeds of love for Him. His answer will be: “ Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” Only as we work with God for others can our neighborhood be the happy place that He would like it to be. Sometimes we wish that we had been living when the Lord Jesus was upon the earth that we might have shared our lunch with Him the day that He fed the five thou sand people or that in other ways we might have been His helpers. We cannot do any of those things, but we may serve J U N E , 1951
Him just as faithfully by helping others in His name today. Running errands for an elderly neighbor, helping mow the lawn or weed the garden of a sick neigh bor, caring for a baby—these are only a few of the many things that a boy or girl can do to work with God for others. Always with these deeds of love there should be a testimony of our love for the Lord Jesus, for our main work is to tell our neighbors about Him. Some Christian boys were rude to a neighbor and threw a stone at her win dow. When they tried to talk to her about the Saviour, she became angry, for they had not been living for Him in their neighborhood. She did not want to know Him because she did not see Him living in the lives of those who called themselves Christians. Our words and our deeds must both tell others about our Lord if we are to win others to Him. July 29, 1951 CHRISTIAN SOCIAL LIFE Rom. 12:1,2; 1 Cor. 8 Pointers on the Lesson Concern for others is basic in Chris tianity. Christ came not to minister unto Himself but to others. Thus those who belong to Christ are expected to be like Him in this respect. This week’s lesson passages set forth this idea in the clear est possible manner. The Basis for a Proper Social Life Rom. 12:1, 2 A proper Christian social life is based upon a true dedication of the life to God. A life truly dedicated to God will be interested, as God is, in the welfare of others. The two verses of this passage fol low immediately after the doctrinal sec tion of Romans. They form the begin ning of the practical section of the book. Paul’s plan throughout his writings is first foundation then superstructure, doctrine then duty, principles then prac-
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