The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-11-22
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LEssIN E02
NOVEMBER 20.
Lesson Text: Mark ILL.,, 22-JJ-
Golden Text: John L., IL
Commentary.

%. "And tho scrihos which camo down
from Jerusalem sail. He hath Becizehuh and
hy the prince Of devils castc,h He out devils"
II Is probable that the incidents OF Luke VII,
(the healing Of the centurion's servant tho
raising NJ the widows son and the amounting
Of Jesus feot) came in between last lesson
and this He ia so forgettul OF Himself and
wholly given TO minstering to others that
His frends said He was beside Himself (vrrsa
21). and the scribrs said He had n devil See
the privilege OF being misunderstood aud
misrcpresentcd.
%. "And Ho called thnm unto Him md
said unto them In p7rah'ns. How can satan
cast out sntan2" Parnb,es were for those
who by their unbelrf "rrferrod TO remain
without, nnd He taught tnua that shev might
not SEQ nor undctstnui nor bn converted
MARK iv., II. l2). II we williully shut our
eyes TO the light, we cannot blame Goa iof
our not seeing. II we reus" to give heed TO
His loving words, We can only thank our
selves for tho hardening OF our hearts. He
would have II otherwise.
a. "Ani " n Kingdom bc divided against
itself that kingdom cannot stand" II would
seem almost unnecessary to say this. IL IL
so self-nvldent. but for them II was nec"s-
sary. They were 40 desperately blind and
foolish through their unbeliet ard hardness
ofheart Not ono OF them would willingly
work against his own interests vet by their
remark they think satan foolish enoughto
do so.
rs. "And IL n house he divided against IT,
self that house cannot stand" There aro In
the world those who belong TO tho kingdom
and house OF God and thosr who belongto
the kingdom and house OF satan. hut the one
IA by its nature as opposite TO the other as
light to darkness, as heaven to hell. That
light should contend with light or darkness
with darkness IA not In the nature Of things.
Soc how simply Jesus spakc how worry plain
He made II even as He had long before told
His servants, Moses and Habakkuk, to do
UDeut. xvii, +; ltab. H., y.
90. "And II satan rise up against himself
and be divided hc cannot stand, but hath an
ond" This would certainly be- "a fine thing
| for tho world tha, satan should have nm end,
and some day It shall come R'v xx., q 3.
l0). but not by any rebellion in his camp
| rather by the mighty power OF the light that
| snail finally prevail over all darkness. 1'ho
| seed of tho womrn shall hruise the head OF
| the serpent Tho Got OF y iace shall hrutso
| satan nm Ter our icCt shortly (Gcn. Ill. 10;
! Rom. xvi, 20).
~. "No man can enter inro strong man
house aud spoii his goods except ne VIII ilrst
| bind the strong man. AMI then ne viii spoil
his house" All unhrlicvers are satan's
| house, whether religious or irreligous un-
believers (John witt, ~, lust rs al iru" be-
| licvcrs are IN" house oi CHRIST ana OF tol
! OIeb. ill.,, 4 Eph. H., l9). when Jesus shRll
! have bound satan in tho pit and Hterwdrd
| cast him into the lake OF lire, then all he has
| ever had control over. mir and earth ana
| people who have no; willingly submitted To
! him, shall he forever delivered rom ms
! worse than Egyptian ordag,.
2S verify say unto YOU, All sins shall
| be forgiven unto the sons oi m"n and hlns-
! phemies wncr,with spsvsr they shall blas-
| pheme." What "a Eedccmcr and a redcmp-
/ tion God has nado known TO Us What
| precious Hood IL IL that can cleanse from all
sin and blot out so ~ nrvnr TO he found,
| even the precious blool Of Christ, tho Lamb
/ without blcmish nnd without spot Il John
| T., Isa. kill. 20; 1 Pct l., l9). Then to
/ kulw that under no circumstance shall any
/ Que wh ve
97). Halieiuien What a Saviour
90. ''But h. that shall blaspheme ngainss
| the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but
/ Is In danger OF eternal damnution.' II was
! by the spirit OF Colt lie east out demons
! (Math. xii., 2S). II is the work Of the Spirit
/ 10 convincs OF sin and righteousness aud
! Judgment (John xvi, -. He IL was who
! broolcd over the deep in the umc of tho
darkness OF Gen. t., 2, 3. lie wrought IN
! and through the prophets. Iio spnSe AMI
wrought through Jesus himself. lie made
known to Us tho love OF God AMI the re-
demption that Is In Jesus Christ
30. "Because they snid Hs hath an un'
| clean spirit" As the Spirit IL ths onr who
! alone can open our eyes, To 70 against him
| il To cut ourselves OF from all hone OF for
yiveness. lie has well been called the exec.
| utive OF the Golholi, AMI we can thus 500
thar. while Father AMI Son hay, made all
| provision for our salvation. TO resist tho
! Spirit IL TO continue In eternal sin.
81 "rhen came His brethren and His
mother, and standing without sent unto
| Him, cIlling Him" In Mark VI, 3, we have
| His brothers and His sisters mentioned and
| Himself referred TO as tho carpenter. That
they were His own brothers AMI sisters,
Mary's chilGren. II seems 10 me 10 very clear
| from Ps Xix, X.
32. "And ths multiiu 10 sat about Him.
and they said unto Him, Behold, Thy mother
and Thy brethren without seek tor Thee" Ii
is lust possible that they spoke sneeringly Of
His brethren rs being from Nazareth, OF
which Nathanael said, "Can any good thing
como out OF Na2aroth?" (John l., 4G.) We
may be sure that Jegus was not ashamed OF
| His mother or OF HIS brethren any more
than Joseph was ashamed OF hi, father and
his brethren when no presented thom TO
pharaoh.
33. "And He answered them, saving, Who
| is My mother or Ny bretnrenY' That which
ale said TO Mary AT Jerusalem at the aga OF
twelve must have been always reality TO
Him, "About Ny Father business for iie
| loved to speak OF the Father VINO sent HIM
and was always with Him. He was also ever
thinking OF tho many children OF GOD VINO,
| through Him, would DO Drought 10 lAo KING
| dom (lInJ. H., 10, l3).
"a. "And He looked rounraoout on tuem
which sat about Him and sail "BahOid Ny
mother and My brethren Many Of HIS
disciples must have been present, once sln-
! ncrs dead In trcspasses and in sins, but now
| through Him children o. God and taught to
say, "Our Father who art in heaven re
deemed by His precious blood soon 10 be shed
for them, aud therefore as precious rs tho
blood that bought them because OF its prac'
! lousness.
35. "For wRosoeYar slall 60 toe Will OF
Col the same Is Ny brother, and My sister
and mother or, as He sad in Luke viii.
81, my mother aud Ny brethren are these
which hear the word OF God and do It. All
! who truly receive Jesus are children OF God
(John l., l2) and have tho forgiveness OF sins
! Il John H., l2) and may continually sinE,
"Be my feelings what they viii, Jesus Is my
Saviour still. Lesson Helper.
EVIL COMPANIONS,
Society Is the atmosphere Of souls, and we
| necessarily imbhe from 1t something which