1. What precept should we remember when our companions ask us to do wrong? "If sinners entice thee, consent thou not." Proverbs 1. 10. 2. How are we taught to shun the company of those who love evil? "Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn Proverbs iv. 14, 15. from it, and pass away." 3. What ought we to hate above all things? "Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good." Romans xii. 9. 4. Will God hear our prayers, if we love what is wrong? Psalm lxvi. 18. 5. What must be the mark of all who would be fol lowers of Christ? "Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity." 2 Timothy ii. 19. 6. Do no sinful action, Christ is kind and gentle, Must be holy too. 7. What is the end of sin? Romans vi. 23. 8. What blessing does our Lord pronounce on those who keep themselves unspotted from the world? St. Matthew v 8. 9. I want a principle within Of jealous, godly fear; A sensibility of sin, A pain to find it near. Quick as the apple of an eye, O God! my conscience make; RESISTING TEMPTATION. 13 LESSON III. RESISTING TEMPTATION. 1. What is our only safe course in the midst of the temptations which constantly beset us? "Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil." Proverbs iv. 27. 2. What victory is promised us if we are faithful in resisting evil? "Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you." St. James iv. 7, 8. 3. What should be our answer to those who would tempt us to sin? Psalm cxix. 115. 4. What is our only defence in time of temptation? "Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day." Ephesians vi. 13. 5. Man's wisdom is to seek His strength in God alone; And e'en an angel would be weak, Who trusted in his own. 6. How can we gain the strength that we need? "Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation." S:. Matthew xxvi. 41. 7. What is the prayer that Christ teaches us? "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." St. Matthew vi. 13. 8. What reward is promised to those who have striven faithfully to resist sin? St. James i. 12. 9 Awake, my soul! lift up thine eyes; Thou tread'st upon enchanted ground; Come, then, my soul! now learn to wield Of heavenly truth and heavenly love. LESSON IV. STEADFASTNESS. 1. How does St. Paul encourage us to persevere doing right? Galatians vi. 9. 2. Go, labor on your hands are weak; Your knees are faint, your soul cast down; 3. What description is given in the parable of the sower of those who have not strength to hold to their good resolutions? St. Luke viii. 13. 4. What reproof does Christ give to those who are not in earnest in following Him? St. Luke ix. 62. 5. Repeat St. Paul's stirring exhortation to the disciples at Corinth. 1 Corinthians xvi. 13. 6. How is the Christian course described in the letter to the Hebrews? "Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith." Hebrews xii. 1, 2. 7. What assurance of help is given to those who look to God for strength? "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint." Isaiah xl. 31. 8. What is the promise to those who continue faithful to the end? "He that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved." St. Matthew xxiv. 13. 9. Awake, our souls! away, our fears! Let every trembling thought be gone; And put a cheerful courage on. |