Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-31
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
International hesson-June I, 800
NUMBER 1X-Luke 1O:25-37.

international h.essOn-June 4, 800.
NUMBER IX-Luke 1O:25-37.
| T1TLE-The Good Samaritan.
TOPIC-words on Ncighborly Love.
oUTL1NE-1. Captions Questioning, vs.25-20
.. Skillful AIswering,vs 30-35.
49, Personal Application,vs. 37-39.
GOLDEN TEXT-1hou shalt love thy neigh
Dor as toyself-Lev. 1918.
CENTRAL TRUTH-Love the law OF heaven
and of those who would belong to heaven.
LESSON CONNECTION.
The burden of proof shows that the
sending out of the seventy as detailed
in the last lesson, took place before the
Feast of the Tabernacles, and the inter-
vening events include the final depart
ure from Galilee, as given in Luke 9:5l
so; the rejection of Jesus by Samar-
itan Village, which arouses the anger
of James and John who urgs its destruc.
tion: the healing of the ten lepers, and
all of the occurrences mentioned in the
7th and 9Th chapters of John. The
chronological order of events here, how.
ever is difficult to determine, and there
is a wide variance between biblical
scholars as to the order.
The time is the fall of A. d. 90, after
he Feast of Tabernacles, in October
November, and the place of its occur
renee somewhere on the route from
| Samaria, or in the vicinity of Jerusalem
Jesus and the lawyer are the leading
personages.
Incidents-The lawyer with his test
ing question Counter question of Jesus
regarding the law; the Lawyers sum-
ming up the Decalogue and the Lords
Answer. The question, "Who is my
neighbor ?" Parable of the Good Samar-
itan in reply, and the application.
LESSON SUGGESTIONS.
Captious Questioning - A certain
lawyer stood up and tempted hm. His
question was wise and proper if pro-
pounded in sincerity, and with a desire
to obtain knowledge, but the evidence
goes to show that 1t was given to test
Jesus, or rather to tangle him in argu
ment if possible. But a wise reply fol-
lows. Jesus meets the lawyer on his
own ground. The lawyer is an inter-
prefer of the law. If rightly under
stood, the law itself gives he answer to
the question "What shall do to inherit
eternal life? What is written in the
law ? Your are an interpreter of that
law. How do you read it? What is
your understanding of 1T? The lawyer
gives summary of the law, which
contains the law of love--supreme love
to God, and equal love to our neighbor
as to oursef. And who is my neighbor?
The lawyer is now on the defensive
He desired to justify himself. In other
words what he meant to ask was Do
you ask us to love Samaritans and
Gentiles and everybody. Are these our
neighbors?
Skillful Answerlng-Jesus answered
by parable. He enforces the truth
of what he desired to teach with story
so clear, so forcible, that captious cri,l-
cism was bdfficd and silenced, acknowi-
edging it's defeat. The picture was a
| vivid one. A man was way laid in going
from Jerusalem to Jericho He was
stripped and beaten by robbers, who
| left him by the roadside half dead A
certain priest went down that way, saw
the man and his suffering plight, but
made no effort to extend any relief or
assistance, and passed by on the other
side. A Levite also passed by on
the other side after seeing the mans
helpless condition. But Samaritan
came aloug-one of the race SO intensely
hated by Levile. Priest and Pharisee,
and as soon as he saw him, he was
moved with pity. His feelings of pity
were re solved into action. He at once
bound up his wounds, poured wine and
oil on them, placed the wounded man
on his own beast, took him TO an inn,
took care of him, and directed the land
lord TO see that he had care and atten-
tion until lie was fully restored, and he
would bear all expenses required
Personal Applicalion-Which of these
three, thinkest thou, proved neighbor ?
The question was direct, forcible,
searching. There could be but one
answer to the question. He that
showed mercy on him. Here was the
| plain, direct answer to The question of
the lawyer-Who is my neighbor The
man who is actuated with the right i'm :
pulse and spirit whose love reaches out
TO all mankind, will find his neighbors
everywhere. The application il left to
the lawyer, at the close of the interview
Go ana do thou likewise-that is,
make the Samaritan your example, i'm
itate his action in spirit and in deed
In this manner all barriers to race and
creed are broken down, and love
reaches out to an extent that is univer-
sal among our fellowmen. Warren
well says: Every seeker of eternal life,
and every one desiring likeness to
Jesus, should remember his last words,
go and do thou likewise"