The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-05-28
THE GOOD SAMARITAN.
International Sunday school Lesson Il
June I, 1890.


juno I. 1890.
Especially arranged from s. 8. Qusrterly.l
LESSON TExT-Luke l0:25S.
GOLDEN TExT-Thou shalt love thy netghbor
Is thyself-Lcv. 1919
CENTRAL TRurH-Love, the law Of Heaven
and Of those who belong to Heaven.
TIME-November, A. D. 20. Soon after the
last lesson.
PLAcE-Probably In Perea, beyond Jordan
Somewhere on Christ's last journey from Galilce
to Jerusalem. Jesus nearly thirty three years
Of age. About six months before His cruel
hxion.
DIsrINCrIoNs-This incident is peculiar TO
Luke, and Is not the same with that of the rich
young ruler recorded In Matt i0:l6-22, Mark 10:
1872, and Luke l8:182a
INTRoDUCTIoN-This conversation with the
lawyer took place on Jesus last journey to Je
rusalem. 1t was soon after his rejection by the
Samaritsns (0:5i 56), which fact makes His kind
words for them the more noble.
HELPS OVER HARD PI.ACEs-2n 4 esrtais law
YER: one who studied and taught the Jewish law.
There was little distinction between the relig
ious and civil law, SO that the man was what in
our day would be both o minister and lawyer.
Tempted Him: put Him to O test, not tried 70
make Him do wrong" "a What q rrittsn n the
lap: with which the man was familiar. He
quoted from Deut. 65 and Lev. 1918 %. This
do, and thou shat lipe: have eternal life. The
law of Heaven is the law Of love, and oil who
have this love belong TO the Kingdom OF
Heaven. This Convicted him of sin. and showed
the need Of Jesus as n Saviour to make him at
for Heaven. 80 Willing, suishing to justify him
sdf: make himself appear right to others and
10 his own conscience. 30. Jtrsvdlea: the cap
it'll city Of the Jews, with population ct this
time Of 10000 Dorm to Jericho: Jericho was
nearly $500 feet lower than Jerusalem, ION the
slope Toward ,ne 'orSan ane IOaa was .SusH
a. Pri.sf: many priests lived in Jericho. and
went up to Jerusalem to the temple service in
their course. |"s"d BY on the other s,de: he was
nasIe 70 &c. nome ai;er an ABSENCE OF ne a,a
trouble He nav have excused himself by
thinking that others would do it, If he did not.
y. Lerat' member OF the tribe OF Levi who
ta a ss. 0' .ho tuou. ,ne umoe,
the tribe Of Levi. ss Samaritan: ther. was n a
deal Of hard feeling between the Jews and sa.
maritans; This man helped one Of nation who
aespsea nm H. o.. vs a"a wM: wn'Sn 1, ne mao
us eS to cleanse the wound oil To- soothe the
smart IS. Hco pence: about thirty four cents
the price Of two days labor. Christ Himself
was tne oest illustrallon OF inc GOOD samari'
tS;s cath fna;no men fallen anon. N. ro W.
bers (sin and sstsn), wounded and helpless; Gil
other helpers (morality, good resolutions) pass
ing by. unable or unwilling TO neip; out Christ
-or1a ot vUsr nav ta,i ~. vhst ny ",.St y,
be, but that leaves us in despair Christ is the
way by which we are fitted for Heaven.
CoMMENTs-.By analogy, we find that
this story OF the Samaritan illustrates
very beautifully the way of salvation.
We need not press the analogies too
far, as some do. No parable or story
must be forced to walk on all tours. T"
Rightly used, however, the deep mean
ing of the story shines out beautifully.
A certain man going away from Jeru-
salem, the city OF religious privileges,
fell among thieves. Are we not at once
reminded OF the prOdigal leaving his
fathers house, and falling in With those
who stripped him morally? And is not
this exactly like the sinner, who turns
his back on religious privileges and
/ hastens into the dangerous ways Of sin?
He goes wilfully where there are those
who will certainly injure him.
The man Is stripped, wounded. left
half-dead.-Again exactly the sinners
condition. Sin doprives a man OF his
, character, which is all he has that is
really OF any value. 1t wounds him
sorely, so that he has no power to help
himself. He is not quite dead, for his
conscience is still alive, and gives him
many severe and painful thrusts. Dead,
so far as self-hslp and deliverance are
concerned only half-dead so far as feel
ing and remorse are concerned.
The priest seeing him gives him nc
help.-The priest stands as symbol OF
the sacrifices. Now no sacrifice OF bulls
and goats can help fallen humanity
For IL Is Impossible lor such sacrnce u
cleanse the stain OF SIN. where the
priest finds the man there he leaves
him, and so where the sacrifices and
ceremonial observations md mai
there they leave him. How emlnently
true TINS Is In the case OF those people
who to-day offer sacrifices and depend
on their ceremonies Ihey never Zee
as though they had reached the goal
SO too was 1t true OF even the Jewish
ritual, excepting as it pointed away
from ltseii.
Inc Levine comes LOOKS on him. and
leaves MN heipiess'-Ih Inc nevite STANDS
LOT tne law. ana surely II tne pries'
could not help' much less could the LIE
vite. fure law Is only terror TO the
lawless' 10 a molly being the law is
great deight ana comfort; TO the GRIM
maj the law Is an OBJECT OF utter abhor