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XIV.
Christian Service
Chapter 154
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Christian Help Work
1. WHAT was the
character of Christ's work among men?
"Who went about doing good."
Acts 10:38.
2. What will His true
followers do?
"He that saith he abideth in Him
ought himself also so to walk, even as He
walked." 1 John 2:6.
3. In ministering to
the needy, whom are we really serving?
"Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one
of the least of these My brethren, ye have
done it unto Me." Matt. 25:40.
4. How long will there
be poor in the world?
"Ye have the poor always with
you." Matt. 26:11.
5. What relation do all
sustain to God?
"The rich and poor meet together:
the Lord is the maker of them all." Prov.
22:2.
6. What is one good
evidence of genuine repentance?
"Break off thy sins by righteousness,
and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the
poor." Dan. 4:27.
7. What is one evidence
that one has a knowledge of God?
"He judged the cause of the poor
and needy; then it was well with him: was
not this to know Me? saith the Lord."
Jer. 22:16.
8. What classes are
subjects for Christian help work?
"Pure religion and undefiled before
God and the Father is this, To visit the
fatherless and widows in their
affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from
the world." James 1:27.
9. Is it our duty
always to give what is expected or asked?
"Then Peter said, Silver and gold
have I none; but such as 1 have give I thee:
In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up
and walk." Acts 3:6. See 2 Cor. 12:8.
10. What is sometimes
of greater value even than money to discouraged
souls?
"I smiled on them when they
had no confidence." Job 29:24, margin R. V.
11. What divine law of
retroaction attends giving?
"Give, and it shall be given unto
you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken
together, and running over, shall men give into
your bosom. For with the same measure that ye
mete withal it shall be measured to you again."
Luke 6:38. See Ps. 18:25,26; 109:17; Gal. 6:7.
12. What is promised
those who give to the poor?
"He that hath pity upon the poor
lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath
given will He pay him again." Prov. 19:17.
"He that giveth unto the poor shall not
lack." Prov. 28:27.
13. How did Job learn
of the needs of the poor?
"The cause of. him that I knew not
I searched out." Job 29:16, R. V. "I used
to investigate." Jewish Version.
14. What parable
illustrates practical Christian help work?
The parable of the good Samaritan.
Luke 10:30-37.
15. When Christ sent
out the seventy, what did He tell them to do in
the cities whither they went?
"And heal the sick that are
therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God
is come nigh unto you." Verse 9.
16. Amidst poverty,
suffering, and distress, what kind of workers
does God wish to see?
"But this is a people robbed
and spoiled; they are all of them
snared in holes, and they are hid in
prison-houses: they are for a prey,
NONE DELIVERETH: for a spoil, and none
saith, RESTORE. Who among you will give ear to
this?" Isa. 42:22,23.
17. What is our duty
toward the outcast and wandering?
"Hide the outcasts; bewray
not him that wandereth. Let Mine outcasts
dwell with thee." Isa. 16:3,4.
18. What incentive have
Christians for doing prison work?
"I was in prison, and ye came
unto Me." Matt. 25:36.
19. Who notes the
groans of the prisoner?
"From heaven did the Lord
behold the earth; to hear the groaning of the
prisoner." Ps. 102:19,20.
20. What work
constitutes the fast most acceptable to God?
"Is not this the fast that I have
ordained, to untie the knots of wickedness; to
relax the burden of the yoke; and rescue those
who are oppressed by violence: and that ye
withdraw every yoke? Is it not to part thy bread
with the famished, and to bring the vagrant poor
into thy house? when thou seest the naked, that
thou clothe him? " Isa. 58:6,7, Spurrell's
Version.
21. What promises are
made to those who thus minister to the wants and
distresses of others?
"If thou draw out thy soul to the
hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then
shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy
darkness be as the noonday: and the Lord shall
guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in
drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt
be like a watered garden, and like a spring of
water, whose waters fail not." Verses 10,11.
SOMEBODY near you is struggling alone
Over life's desert sand;
Faith, hope, and courage together are gone:
Reach him a helping hand,
Turn on his darkness a beam of your light;
Kindle to guide him, a beacon-fire bright;
Cheer his discouragement; soothe his affright;
Lovingly help him to stand.
Somebody near you is hungry and cold;
Send him some aid today.
Somebody near you is feeble and old,
Left without human stay:
Under his burdens put hands kind and strong;
Speak to him tenderly, sing him a song;
Haste to do something to help him along
Over his weary way.
MRS. E.
E. WILLIAMS. |
