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that I may most entirely love Thee and clasp Thy hand with all the affections of my heart.—Augustine. Acknowledged Need “I am poor and needy; . . . thou art my help and my deliverer” (Psa. 40:17). The sense of our poverty is the first step to our relief. It is the hungry whom God fills with good things. In confessing his poverty and need, the psalmist ac knowledges he must look away from himself, anove himself, for satisfaction. Human need acknowledged never ap peals to God in vain. When we humbly and sincerely plead our poverty with Him, He will enrich us with the treas ures of His gr 9 .ce.—J. Brown Young. 7. 8 . Showing Faith “I will show thee my faith by my works” (Jas. 2:18). An old Scotch woman said to her pas tor, “That was a grand sermon you preached last Sabbath at the kirk!” Seeking to test her sincerity, he asked, “And what was the text?” “Ah, meenister!” she replied, “I dinna ken the text or the words, but I came home and took the false bottom out o’ my peck measure!”—Selected. oi Sunday School Lessons Every Day Two Sunday Schools Adopt This Lesson Series Over7SINewSchoolsintheLastYear Such is the testimony of the growing popularity of this proved lesson series and its unique All-Bible plan. Tested and approved by thousands of schools. Graded by Departments * All classes of each department study the same lesson each Sunday. Surmountsthe disadvantages of uniform lessons which cover only 35 % of the Bible and complicated closelygraded lessons using 3 times as many different manuals at once. Coupon below will bring you Free Compendium of 780 lessons and sample copies—Mail it today. 800 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois Gentlemen: Please send FREE Compendium of 780 lessons ofALL BIBLEGRADED SERIES and sample lessons (previous quarter) for-“ —Department (s) I I enclose 10c toward mailing cost. □ Check here for sample copy CHURCH SCHOOL PROMOTER, enclose 10c. THE SCRIPTURE PRESS Dept. KB-
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1. The Responsibility of Knowledge “To him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin” (Jas. 4:17). The more thou knowest . . . the more strictly Shalt thou be judged, unless thy life be also the more holy. Be not there fore elated in thine own mind because of any art or science, but rather let the knowledge given thee make thee afraid. If thou thinkest that thou understandest and knowest much, yet know that there be many more things which thou know est not. Affect not to be overwise, but rather acknowledge thine own ignor ance.—Thomas a- Kempis. Why an Advocate? “We have an a d v o c a t e w i t h the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous” (1 John 2:1), Why do we need “an advocate with the Father” ? It is because we have an accuser. Satan is called "the accuser of our brethren . . . which accused them before our God day and night.” . . . Of course, the devil would not have the cheek to accuse without reason. . . . But the blessed Lord is there and shows His wounds and says: ‘My Father, I took even that sin into account when I died on Calvary’s cross.”—Harry A. Ironside. Rest for My Soul “Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee” (Psa. 116:7). Now have I seen Thee and found Thee, For Thou has found Thy sheep; I fled, but Thy love would follow— I strayed, but Thy grace would keep. Thou hast granted my heart’s desire— Most blest of the blessed is he Who findeth no rest and no sweetness Till he rests, O Lord, in Thee. —H. Suso. 4. Shunning the Cause of Downfall “The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and ¿■aiseth up all those that be- bowed down” (Psa. 145:14). If you fall, be humbled; but do not despair. Pray afresh to God, who is able to raise you up, and to set you on your feet again. And, when graciously re stored, look upon sin as the bitterest calamity that can befall you; and con sider those who would entice you to it, or be your partners in it, as the very worst enemies you have.—Toplady. 3. 3.
shall be saved from wrath through him” (Rom. 5:9). The triumph of redemption is that God can declare to be righteous those who personally are not righteous; that He can justify the sinner . . . even while He judges him as a lawbreaker. It is not that, being justified by the life of Christ on earth, we are saved by His blood-shedding, but that now, being justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him as now risen from the dead.—Robert Anderson. Mercy In Discipline “My son, despise not thou the chasten ing of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him” (Heb. 12:5). y Hear, Lord, my prayer; let not my soul faint under Thy discipline, nor let me faint In confessing unto Thee Thy mercies, whereby Thou has drawn me out of all my most evil ways, that Thou migntest become sweeter to me than all the allurements which I once pursued, b.
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The Marvel of Grace “Being now justified by his blood, we
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