The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-03-14
CHRIST Ap THE YOUNG.

lsssoN Tsxr-Sf Mark 10. 1922.
GOLDEN TnxT-Sufler the little children
10 come unto e,and forbid them not, for
Of such IL the Kingdom Of aod-Mark 10:14.
CsNTRAL TRUa-Eternal life IL gained
BY faith In Jesuswhich gives up all things
TrMs-March, A. D. 80. Several months
after the last lesson. A few weeks before
the crucihxion.
PLAoE-On Ch.ist's last journey TO Jeru-
salem from Eph,aim, along the borders OF
Galilee and Samaria and down the Jordan
valley to Jericho He had not yet reached
Jericho.
PARALLEL AcoouNrs-Matt 16 1922; Luke
18:1523.
INTERVENING HrsroRY-Mark 9:43 to 10: |
10; Matt. 1873 to 1912; Luke 9:51 to 1874; |
John ia to 11:E
INTRoDucTIoN-S Several months intervene |
between the las, lesson and this, filed with |
IMPORTANT events, chiefly recorded by Luke
and John. Ons Of the greatest was the
raising Of Lazarus from the dead.
The excitement about that miracle raised
such q storm ofopposition from the leading
Jews that Jesus retired to the little village
Of Ephraim, north Of Jerusalem. This was
In February. Ia March Jesus went north
ward to the borders Of Galilee and Sama-
ria, moved eastward to the Jordan, crossed
the river, and descended on its eastern side,
through Perea It was on this journey that
to-day's lesson occurred.
HELPS OVER HARD PLACEs-13. And Hts
dtsciples rebulssa, etc. because bringing the
children interrupted an important discourse.
They thought Jesus would not wish to
bother with babies when He had men to in
struct a. Jsms ,oas dispIeased: because
they kept away from Him, Q) those who
wanted to come; CD those who would be
the hope Of the church; (O those whom He
came to save; AZ those whom He loved; Q0
those who were the types Of what His
disciples should be. OF such 70 tho kingdom
| of God: Of such little children. And, as He
explains In v. Is, those who come to God as
children to parent.
BRrNoINa CHILDREN TO JEsus-Children
are brought to Jesus (1) by daily. constant,
earnest prayer on their behalf; c2) by teach
ing them the truth; (0 by consecrating
them to God for this life and the life to
come; ~ by training them up for Christ.
II. When He zoos gone forth: from the house
where He was staying Into the vdy: the
high road, by this time crowded with trav-
elers to the passover. There came one: q
ruler, probably Of the synagogue (Matt.). 4.
He was rich, moral, attractive, earnest IS.
Whvcdllcst thou Me good: not rebuke for
calling Him good, but an inquiry whether
he looked upon Him as common teacher,
usually called "good MASTER" or as Divine
teacher, good In the sense that God is good.
10. Knorest The commandments: all in Heaven,
who have eternal life, naturally keep the
commandments, which are summed up In
one word, louc. 20. All these have Observed:
outwardly, in worldly view; and yet he
was conscious Of o lack. He felt that he
did not possess eternal life. 81. One thing
thou laclfcst: he lacked one thing, but it was
the main thihg-that loving trust which
consecrated alto God, which is the soul oi
all good works. Sell tohdtsoeuer thou hast
use your property for God; give it all Il
Him. What does this mean for usl In prin
ciple, the same rs to Him. God does not ask
Us to give all 10 the poor, as He did thi'
, man; for He lei John retain his home. Blu
! whatever He does ask us to do with 1t WI
are to do Nctbne dollar is to be kept asid'
from His FohoV me: note His possible
! future as lciple, compared with Hi
, obscure fht Us nameless rich man.
, CoMMEi god tod loves children, God love-
s sSas som te sI0 0cS child: ncT "E, s Sou g
, that God.e io|ot love you" Who first in
vented thrv nj,trine Of Satani The hardes
: thing to q man believe is, that Goo
0 loves hine.ss he Gospel preacher wearie
himself, ALMOST In vain, In heralding tn
Q truth. Godso loved the world, and point
to Calvary II proof Of 1t. But even while II
does this, tte carnal man rejects the proc
and denies :he assertion. Since Jesus wa
God manifest in the flesh, He is to US
7 proof that God loves children. But wha
return does love call f,ri A return o
! love. ave love Him because He frs
q loved u.s." Love should beget love, espe
s cially when the first love was disinteI
ested one. God loves US now, therefore W
}. should love Him now. Remember nov
1 thy Creator in the days Of thy youth.
. Many Of our scholars have probably ofte
thought that II they could see Jesus as tn
! children of Jerusalem saw Him it would b
easy to love Him. That may be SO; but ye
a we can love Him though He is not here i
4 bodily form. And one way Of showing tha
we do love Him is to keep HIS commaDt
ments. He says: HE that hath my con
: mandments, and keepeth them, he it is tina
loveth me-" Oohn 14:2l.) And the age
apostle John, shortly before he died, said
''For this ID the love Of God, that we kee
His commandments" We need not fet
towards God or towards Jesus exactly q
q we feel towards our parents, or those "
q love In this world, but we must so love Il
y Lord Us to be more ready to obey Him tina
Q any one else in the world.-Rev. A.
/. Schaufier.
o PRACTICAL sUGa EsTIoNs.
1. We here see the love Of Jesus for CHI
y dren.
J, 2. Children should 60 to Jesus very ear
7. in life.
y 8 Older persons should 60 with the CHI
10 dren to church, to Sabbath-school, to Jesu
% 4. Children may be hindered by neglet
by bad example, by wrong teachin ing, by Il
n habits and influences Of their homes.
@ 5. Eternal life the most important thin
% to seek After.
v 6. We should go to Jesus to find etern
Il life.
z. It ID possible to be very careful Of ou
ward works and wholly miss their spirit.
: 8. Outward morality does not satisfy II
- soul.
9. Eternal life Is given to those who
20 trust jesus as to give up every thing In
a, His hands to be used according to His wi
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