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ing over our heads, bu t we can keep them from building th eir nests in our h a ir.” The them e is too g reat to tre a t here, bu t worthy of meditation and should be earnestly laid upon th e h earts of scholars. None can dwell eternally w ith G o d ' who are not temples; and none can become temples who are not indw elt by th e Holy Spirit; and none can be indw elt by th e Holy Spirit who reject Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord. PRACTICAL POINTS (1 ) The only real free man is he whom the tru th h ath made free. (2 ) regulated by a tr u th given conscience. (3) We must be w illing to sacrifice ourselves in order to save others. (4 ) We must not only avoid being a stumbling-block bu t seek to be a stepping-stone. (5 ) It is never “W hat would Jesus do?” bu t “W hat does He tell me to do?” ( 6 ) Love’s promptings are clear— “ live for th e other man.” (7) Our bodies belong to God. They have been bought w ith a blood price. ( 8 ) The believer’s body is thp tru e temple of th e Holy Spirit. v. 23. All th ing s are lawful. A tru e Christian does no t ask w hat is perm is sible b u t w hat is profitable. If we were acting on th is principle how different the lives of some COMMENTS FROM of us would be, MANY SOURCES and how much K eith L. B rooks m o r e goad we w o u l d accom plish and how many stum bling blocks we would remove out of th e way of others.if-Torrey. All th ing s are n o t ex pedient. There are many forms of rec reation which in themselves m ight be harm less and under certain - circum stances unobjectionable, bu t they have become associated w ith worldliness and godlessness and have proved snares to many a young life, and therefo re the law of love would lead you to avoid them , discountenance them , and in no way give encouragement to others to participate.— Simpson. v. 24. Seek an o th er’s w ealth. Even a law ful thing may become a stumbling
One.” (1 Cor. 8:13) Glorify God in your doings w hatever they may be. W hat would love prompt you to do? Give no occasion to your fellow Christians, to the Jews, nor th e unbelievers. The ultim ate purpose in th e life of a Christian, as clearly defined in the Word of God, and as clearly manifested by th e indwelling Holy Spirit, is th e salvation of men. The b rillian t Nietzsche ta u g h t th a t th e re were only two classes,— learned and igno ran t; rich and poor— th e one to ru le th e other. He held th a t th ere was no obligation upon men to help th e poor and weak. God took away his splendid b rain power and he was obliged to receive help from a Christian iifstitution. (Rom. 15:1, 2) “W e then that are stro n g ought to bear the infirm ities o f the -weak, and not to please ourselves: L e t every one o f us please his neighbor fo r his good to edification.” Sam Hadley, th e saint, drew thou sands to the McAuley Mission where they took the old bums and gave God a chance to fix them up. Men came and went un til Sam Hadley was broken down by love for his fellows. The law of love is th e law of Christ, who gave H imself for others. (4 ) The Living Temple, 3:16, 17 “Ye are the temple of God.” The church of God is a temple, where the whole body of believers is indwelt by th è Holy ' Spirit (Eph. 2:19-22). P au l is speaking here of th a t body, but he also tells us th a t our individual bodies are temples (1 Cor. 6:15 ) and th a t would be logical, for if each is a temple then the united bodies would form th e G reat -Temple of God. The word “ temple” here refers to the Holy of holies where th e presence of God was m anifest by the Shekinah glory. I t must be recognized as God’s abiding place; must be k ep t sacred. Here it is th a t we commune w ith and hold holy fellowship w ith Himself. “We cannot keep th e birds from fly
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