The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 08, 1943, Image 8
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iRcIcaw^ by Weaurn Nawspapcr Uiuun.t
LeMon for October 10
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REVERENCE FOR GOD
LESSON TEXT—Exodua J0;J-7; Matthear
«:i0: 6t»: John 4:23. 24.
CPLDEN TEXT—God la a Spirit: and they
that worahip him muat worahlp him In aplrit
and In truth.—John 4:24.
Thtf^ fltst. three commandrhents
bring man into the presence of God,
where* he is taught how to ^rorship
God in spirit and in truth.
“The first commandment (Exod.
20;3) bids worship God exclusive
ly; the second (w. 4-6) bids us
worship Him spiritually. The first
commandment forbids us to wor-
ihip false gods; the second Torbids
iSv to worship the true God under
falsie forms’’ (Farrar). The third
comm^dment (v. 7) indicates that
true v^Srship will deal reverently
with the name of God.
Israel haoHiyed among the Egyp-.
tians, a peopleSknowTi for their wor
ship of images, Rnd were about to
enter into Canaan w^^re there were
many false gods. The Lord was
therefore carefuj.,not oKW to forbid
the worship of other gddW but also
to forbid the making of in^ges of
any kind, whether they repres<mted
the many gods of heathendom\pr
were attempts to symbolize the tri
God. <'
I. The Command to Worship
(l;:xod. 2a;3-7).
God first claims the entire devo
tion of man. If He is Jehovah, the
Lord God, it is obvious that there
can be no other god before Him. He
is a personal God (v. 2) with whom
it is possible for man to. h%vf fellow^
ship. He must come iHrst" in our.
thought and our loye.
The second commandlnenl' ex
pressly forbids idolatry in%iy form.
The injunction is twofold. ■'(1) Men
are forbidden to make any mti^rial
likeness which to them represents a
being to be worshiped. It matters
not whether.it be an image or what
men believe God to beyl^e, or the
image of an angelic bemM. a heav-
•enly body, in fact, "anytm^ that
is in the heaven above,” or on the
earth-such as a man or animal; or
under the water—such as a fish. (2)
If such objects have been made ei
ther by ourselves or others we may
not bow down to them, nor render
any servic.e to them. Let us all ex-
aminejour religious ceremonies and
practices in the light of God's com
mandment.
Observe that obedience to this
command brings rich blessing to
-“thousands” (v. 6), whereas disobe
dience is a curse not only tp the
man who disobeys, but also to his
descendants.
The careless, vain or irreverent
use of God’s name is forbidden (v.
7). How common that practice is
today, even among Christian people.
If we do not actually use Hjs name,
we use some slang expression which
stands for His name. ^
Now we turn to two.passages from
the Gospel of Matthew to see how
Jesu.<? practiced these command
ments.
II. The Example of Christ (Matt.
4-.10; 6-.9). •
To the temptation of Satan, offer
ing rich reward for an act of wpr-
tf» hmrtsrlf, Jc.';u.*5 gav-e pTornj^r-
and effective reply by quoting Deu-
teronoiny 8:J3. Thus He gave His
approval to the command that all
our worship and service is to be
gtven to God-
This spirit shows itself in the rev
erent devotion of the prayer (6:9)
which Jesus taught His disciples.
The name of God is to be "hallowed—
that is, to be regarded as holy. No
one set a higher example of that
than our Lord. Himself God, He
was obedient to the Father, even
unto death, alW’ays doing those
things which pleased Him and hon
ored His name (John 8:29; Phil.
2:8).
III. The Manner of True Worship
(John 4:23, 24). .
God Is to be worshiped in spirit
and' in, truth, not in dead formalism
or by empty ritual. There must be
reality in such devotion'.
One would suppose that a 'truth so
obvious and vital would long since
have completely satwrated. the life
of the church as well as of the in
dividual believer. “God is a Spirit,
and they that worship hhn must wor-
ship him in spirit and in truth.”
Even today, countless men and
womep still believe' that worship has
something to do with place (vv. 20,
21) or race (v. 22) or some other
external device or formula. What a
pity. when the gracious and dclight-.|
• ful way to worship is through per-
^ annul Spiritual communion between
God and man.
Deadening formalism is not our
only enemy. There is the powerless
preachment .of modernism—and in
all honesty must we not admit that
even some so-called fundamentalism
has, in* many respects lost the true
spirit of the faith for which it rightly
contends.
We see then that the command
ment of God regarding reverence is
not just a law on a faded page in
#an ancient manuscript. It is a Uv-
ina. vital reaH^,* operative today.
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f First Baptist Churw
J. Barnwell Caston, Pastb)
Matthew M. Rabon, Associate Pkstor
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Church worship at 11:16 a.
V>. T. U.. at 6: 4^ p. m. ... ■
Church Worship at 8 o’clock.
■ Grace Episcopal Church
. Maurice'Clarke.j. D.D., Rector
The services for Sunday, Oct. 10,
will bo as follows:
Holy communion at 8 a, m.
Church school at 9:45 a. m.
Momlnir prayer and HermorThy^S^
rector at 11:16 a. m.
MonThly meeting of the vestry at
the rectory Sunday evening at 8 p. m.
Lyttleton-Street Methodist Church
Henry F. Collins, Pastor
Church school at 10 a. ni. Classes
for all ages.
Morning worship at.Yl:15 a. m.
. Worship service for youth, 7 pm..
Holy communion every first Sunday
at 11:16 a. m.
The nursety department remains
open during the morning hour for
amall children. i
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TBANSIATION „
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Bethany Baptist Church
Westvllle, S, C.
* ' Clyde A. Quinn, Pastor •
Sunday school at 11 o’clock.
Preaching at 12 o’clock.
SuUjmi XH+Hhtv: 'The Prrwer
Heavenly Wind.’*^
Of
Malvern Hill Baptist Church.
Mauhew M. Rahifn, Pastor
Sunday school at 10:30 a. m.
Church worship at 11; 30 a. m.
JL T. IL at 7 p-HL- ^ :
Prayer service Thursday at 8 p.
m.
Hermitage BaptlaitNChurch
-B. A. Davis, Past
- Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Preaching service at 8 P^m,
" Prayer serrvtcd WednestTay, 'S^p. m>
The public Is cordially invited to
attend these services.
. Flint Hill Baptist Church
Clyde A. Quinn, Pastor
Services each 2nd and 4th Sunday
afternoons at 4 o’clock.
JEWISH
Temple Beth.El
1419 Lyttleton Street
' 'Yom Rippur Services (Day of
Atonement)__Friday> Oct. 8, . 8 p, m.
Saturday, Oct. 9, Morning service,
10; SO a. m.; Memorial service at 4
p. m.
Sandy Grove Methodist Church
K. S. Carmichael, Pastor
.Preaching services every first Sun
day at 12 o’clock. Preaching ^ervlce
every third Sunday afternoon at four
o’clock.
Sunday school at 11 o’clock .every
Sunday. ,
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
— Alatthew M. Ra6on,'Pastor
Services 2Qd and 4th Sundayi at
4 p. m.
Union Baptist Church—Blaney
Rev. Raymond O. Johnson, Pastor
Bible class At 11 a. m.
Church services at 12 noon.
Bible study at 8:30 p. m.,
Blaney Baptist Church
Rev. Raymond O. Johnson, Pastor
Sunday ^School at 10 A. M.
Preaching Service at ILA. M. (the
first and third Sunday of each mo^)
B. T. U., 8 P. M. ' -
Prayer Meeting Wednesday, 8 P. M.
Providence Bsptiat Church
Matthew M. Rabon, Pastor
Sunday school at 3 p. m.
■ Church worship Ist apd 3rd Sun
days "at 6'p. m.
B'. T. U. at 7:15 p. m. i" ^
Trinity Methodist Church
y. W. R. Gregg, pastor, announdes
thp fonowing services: Church school
at 10 a. ^-.^wlth J, S. Myers, Supt
Morning worsbln at 11:30 a^m., ser
mon theme, "EMmy No. 2, Self-Cen-
teredness.” Music by"Bro^lng Home
.and Mather Academy TQdth choir.
The Battalion Rally begins and
will continue for a .mopth.^ EhsplnS
worship at 8 p. m.^ sermoa the^
“The ,Two Builders.” Music by the
Browning Home and Hatber Academy
Youth choir. Prayer meeting Tues
day at 8 p. m. Quarterly Conference
Monday, Oct. 24, at 8 p. m.
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Sheheen Texaco Service
LaFayette Service Station
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