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Titus was to be an example o f all these rich Christian qualities, which, when all summed up, can be found in the one word “love” as described in'the thirteenth chap ter o f first Corinthians. Fifth, servants. Servants were to show obedience to their masters, not answering back, not putting anything apart for them selves, but showing all good fidelity, adorning (let shine) the doctrine' of God. The lesson for us is clearly seen that when such noble traits characterize our lives, when the test comes, whether in home or elsewhere, we will be able to stand the test. Christianity is not something to be worn on Sunday and laid aside the rest of the week, but it is letting Christ live His life in us every moment of our lives. Con trolled by His Spirit, our home life will radiate His love so that those living clos est to us will be able to testify that we are indeed “new creatures, old things have passed away, behold, all things are become new.” The apostle closes his message by point ing Titus to the Christ who came that we might enjoy life and receive eternal life, to Him who some day will return to this earth to receive us unto Himself. — o — C h o ic e N u ggets A pastor who was recommending re ligion to a boy, expressed the hope that he would give his heart to Christ in his youth. “ Religion is a continual joy,” said he. . “ Look at your sister Sarah. How much that dear girl enjoys her religion!” “Yes,” replied the boy; “ Sadie may enjoy her religion, but nobody else in the house does.” The ideal religious life in the home will make religion enjoyable to all its inmatesE-Record o f Christian Work. A Christian home! What a power it is to the child when he is far away in the cold, tempting world, and voices o f sin are filling his ears, and his feet stand on slippery places.—A. E. Kittredge. When“home is ruled according to God’s Word, angels might be asked to stay a night with us, and they would not find themselves out of their element.—C. H. Spurgeon. It is to Jesus Christ we owe the truth, the tenderness, the purity, the warm af fection, the holy aspiration, which go to gether in that endearing word home; for it is He who has made obedience so beau tiful, and affection so holy; it is He who has brought the Father’s home so near, and has taught us that love is of God.— James Hamilton. The pleasant converse o f the fireside, the simple songs of home, the words of en couragement as I bend over my school- tasks, the kiss as I lie down to rest, the patient' bearing with the freaks o f my restless nature, the gentle counsels mingled with reproofs and approvals, the sym pathy that meets and assuages every sor row and sweetens every little success— all these return to me amid the responsi bilities which press upon me now, and I feel as if I had once lived in heaven, and, straying, had lost my way.—J. G- Holland. Illustration on v. 11.—A lady walked home with me from church one Sunday evening, and I said to her, “You know you have got a sufficient Saviour. Do you know what He says in 2 Corinthians 12:9 ? ‘My grace is sufficient for thee.’ What about that?” She replied: “Well, it is in the Bible.” “ Yes, but is it in your heart?” “ I cannot, I cannot—” “ Then
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It is th e puzzle o f the ages. A Baptist preacher in Columbus, Ohio, found the answ er to th e riddle, and allowed us to p rin t it in a 12-page tract. Pharaoh tried to d rown the Jews, b u t failed. Ha- m an tried to hang them , bu t failed. Nebuchadnez za r tried to bu rn them , bu t still they lived! Rev. H . O . V anG ilder tells exactly w hy t h e y failed; and he tells specif ically how they m ust go abou t it, who w ish to de stroy th e Jews, and suc ceed. H en ry Fo rd needs this tract. Russia needs this tract. Every Jew ha te r in Am erica m u st see this tract. A nd more im po r ta n t still, every Christian needs to read it, for it gives th e answ er which every Christian w an ts to know . It is you rs fo r 1Oc, in cluding a sample copy of ou r paper, The Chosen People. Ju s t enclose 1 0c in a le tte r and say “ Send me ‘H ow to Destroy the J * »» ews. American Board of Missions To the Jews, Inc. 2 9 T h ro o p A v e ., B ro o k ly n , N . Y .
May 13, 1928 Topic: Home Life, a Test o f my Chris tianity. Titus 2 :1-14. “ Christ is the Head o f this house, the unseen Guest at every meal, and the silent Listener to every conversation.” —o— ; T h o u g h t s o n t h e T opic It was. mostly in the home life that the faith o f the early Christians was tested. Many o f them were slaves, and because they embraced the Christian religion they were subjected to great persecution by their masters and some were even put to death. In the Scripture lesson for this evening Paul is writing to Titus, the young pastor in charge o f the church on the island of Crete, giving him some spir itual advice in guiding the converts to Christianity in their daily life. The word “but,” with which the second chapter of Titus opens, refers us back to the former chapter, commencing at verse 10 , in which the apostle writes con cerning some false teachers ^who were sowing evil seed and causing divisions in the church. Their doctrine was unsound and Titus was exhorted to speak the things which become sound doctrine. This sound doctrine would have its effect in the everyday home life of those instructed. Commencing with the aged men and com ing all the way down to servants in the family, Titus is given sound advice con cerning the teaching o f all the members in a family. First, the aged men were to be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in char ity, in patience. What an inspiration to all is the godly, sincere man o f matured age who, through life, has so often had his faith tested and has proven the promises o f God in his life ! They who have weath ered the storms o f life have much in the way of counsel for the younger genera tion. Second; aged women. Like the men, they are to be adorned with the same graces, exerting an influence over the younger women for all that is pure and righteous. How much many of us owe to godly mothers, who, in the home, exer cised such an influence over our lives for good, that what we are we owe largely to their saintly characters! Surely the Christianity o f mothers is tested to the fullest in the home, where'so many prob lems arise. Third, young women. Young women were to exercise discretion in all things and realize that their first and most im portant duty was to their home. Fourth, young men. The young men were to pattern themselves after the aged men in. that they were to be sober minded.
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