The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-09-19
The Sunday School.
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LUXE xii; 1928.
Time a. D. % a closer date can
not be determined.
Place.-Galilee or 10 the vicinity of
Jerusalem
Rulers -Tiberius Caesar. emperor Of
Rome Pontius PLATE, governor Of
Judea Herod Antipss, tetrsrch OF
Galilee.
INTRODUCTION.
Jesus was invited by a Pharisee TO
dine with him and be went 10 and sat
down TO meat tch. 1i: BY. There he
took occasion to utter the most severe
and alarming reproofs against the
rharisees aud lawyers and scribes
aud when great m%ultitudes OF people
pressed 10 see aud hear him, be warm
ed his disciples against the religion of
the Pharisees which was characterized
by a pompous and audacious hypocri.
~ ". II
The whole OF this twelfth chapter is
obviously made up Of our Lords dis.
courses which follow each other 10 i'm.
mediate succession, much Of the matter
Of which is found in other places, and
in different connections 1t is gold
from heaven and our present lesson
is not the least instructive portion of
ii.
LESSON OUTLINE
An unreasonable and worldly re-
quest. IL
The decided and ~reproving answer.
II.
Warning against c|ovetousness. Is.
Folly and presumption of it. 1921.
Comforting counsel Il the disciples.
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The company ". 49, means the
multitude, not the disciples and this
man would avail himself Of Christ's au-
thority and influence as a public teach.
er to rectify his personal grievance.
Command my brother, now aud equit-
ably, TO divide the family inheritance
with me He believed, as did other
Jews, that if Christ was their Messiah
be would set wrong things right, and
his case among the rest. Tue brother
complained Of was the older Of the two
who received by Jewish law a double
portion Of the family estate, and was
bound TO support his mother aud I'M
married sisters, aud the complainer
thought himself in some way injured
by him in bis property rights. So foil
was his mind Of a sense OF his wrongs
that he even broke in abruptly upon
Christ's preaching with his importu-
nate request. To hear the gospel
merely as a means Of worldly advan-
tage is c%ovetousness 10 one Of its most
dangerous forms.
The decided and reproving answer /:
fIl+. Man is here a word Of familiar
address expressing disapprobation and
solemn reproot Rom. ii: 1; tx 20).
Judge means umpire, or srbiter aud
who had given Christ authority in
such a ease, or made him dictator 10
their family concernsl He was a
teacher OF righteousness, but not the
civil administrator Of IT,. His work is
described 10 Luke xix 10 and he
would not take time from his ministry
for their secular matters. lie would
not interfere in the affairs Of civil OF
social life but he taught principles by
which those affairs can be settled Just.
IL AMI pcaceably. He did not come
to found a State. but a spiritual king
dom for al mankind. Therefore, 10.
stead Of granting this mans request, be
febuked him ftr his sin
Warning against c~ovetonssess: rs
BY c%oretousuess is meant the improper
love Of temporal things, aud the nm
law ial desire Of what belongs TO an
other IT Is a strong word here. aud
signifies greediness, grasping selfish
ness. But the nAtnfe Of the sin is ever
the sAmo, crying, Give. give. more and
more. until nothing remains.
Take heed. aud beware two strong
words q caution. 10 keep US wholly
away from the sin BY life is meant
mAus trae aud best life. here and here.
after. This IL evident from v. q
Then. the happiness. usefulness. digni'
ty. length. and best ending Of a mans
life does not depend upon the abun.
dance 81 hts wealth. Men may asi
what a man .as. boz Jesns will always
ask what Aman q
This declaration 81 our Savior is cell
ep,dcnt 20 u. aud The wise man proved
Il once for al mankind The last com.