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SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
NOVEMBER 20.
Lesson Text: Mark ill.,, 22-36-
Golden Text: John t., IL
Commentary.

90. "And the scribes which came down
from Jerusalem said. He hath Beelzehub and
hy the prince of devils casteth He out devils. y
II js probable that the incidents OF Luke VII.
(the healing OF the centurion's servant the
raising of the widows son and the amounting
of Jesus fent) came in between last lesson
and this. He is 80 forgetful OF Himself and
wholly given to mintsterine to others tha'
His friends said He was beside Himself (verse
21), and the scribes said He had a devil. see
the privilege OF being misunderstood snu
misrepresented.
%. "And He called them unto Him and
said unto them In parallels. How can satar
cast out aatan?' Parallels were for those
who by their unbeliet preferred to remain
without, and He taught thus that they might
not see nor understand nor be converted
MARK w., II. 12). 1--we willfully shut our
eyes to the light, we cannot blame GOD fof
our not seeing. II we refuse to give heed 20
His loving words, we can only thank our
selves for the hardening OF our hearts' De
would have II otherwise.
"a. "And II a kingdom be divided against
itself that kingdom cannot stand" 1t would
seem almost unnecessary to saythis 1t Is
20 self-evldent, but for them 1t was neces.
sary. They were 80 desperately blind and
foolish through their unbeliei ard hardness
ofheart. Not one OF them would willingly
work against his own interests, yet by their
remark they think satan foolish enough TO
DO 80.
25. "And II a house be divided against It.
self that house cannot stand" There are ID
The world those who belong to the kingdom
and house OF God and those who belong to
The kingdom and house OF satan, hut the one
Is 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 is not In the nature OF things.
See how simply Jesus spake how very plain
BE made It even as He had long before told
His servants. Moses and Habakkuk, to DO
(Deut. xvii. 8; Hab. H., y.
26. "And II satan rise up against himself
and be divided he cannot stand, but hath an
end" This would certainly be fine thing
for the world that satan should have an end.
and some day 1t shall come (Rev. Xxx, 2, 3,
10Y. but not BY any rebellion In his camp
rather by the mighty power OF the light that
shall finally prevail over all darkness. The
seed of the woman shall bruise the head OF
the serpent. The God OF peace shall brutse
satan under our feet shortly (Gen. ILL.,, Is {;
Rom. xvi, 20).
q. sNo man can enter into strong mans
house and spoil his goods except he Will first
bind the strong man, and then ne Will spoil
his house" All unbelievers are satans
house. whether religious or irreligious un-
helieyers (John Will, Az, lust as all true be-
Iieyers are the house OF Christ and Of God
(Heb, ILL.,, 8; Epb. H., 19). When Jesus shall
have bound satan In the pit and afterward
cast him into the lake OF fire, then all he has
ever had control over, air and eartn ana
people who have not willingly submitted 10
him, shall be forever delivered from his
worse than Egyptian bondage. :,
%. "Verily I say unto you, All Sins spaA
be forgiven unto the sons OF men and oias-
phemies wherewith soever they shall BIAS
pheme." What Redeemer and redemp'
Hon Hon. God has made known to us! What
precious blood II is that can cleanse from oil
sin and blot out so as never to be found,
even the precious blood Of Christ, the Lamb
without blemish and without spot q John
l.. z; lisa. xliii., 25; I Pet. l., 19). Then to
know that under no circumstance shall any
one who comes ever be cast out (John VI,
S7. Halleluiah! What Saviour!
20. tDut he that shall blaspheme against
the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but
is In danger OF eternal damnatton." 1t was
by the Spirit Of God that he cast out demons
(Nfath. Kill, 2s). It Is the work OF the Spirit
TO convince OF sin and righteousness ana
Judgment John xvi, 81. He 1t was who
brooded over the deep In the time OF the
darkness OF Gen. l., 2, 8. He wrought IN
and through the prophets. he spake and
wrought through Jesus himself. He madt
known to US the love OF God and the re-
demption that Is In Jesus Christ. >
so. "Because they said, He hath an un
clean spirit" As the Spirit Is the one who
alone can open our eyes, to 60 against him
Is to cut ourselves of from all hope of for.
utive of the Godhead, and we can thus see
that, while Father and Son have made all
provision for our salvation, to resist the
Spirit Is to continue In eternal sin.
81. "Then came His brethren and His
mother, and standing without sent unto
Him, calling Him." In Mark w., 8, we have
His brothers and His sisters mentioned and
Himself referred to as the carpenter. That
they were His own brothers and sisters,
Mary's children. 1t seems to me Is very cleal
from Ps. Xix, 8.
so. "And the multitude sat about Him,
and they said unto Him, Behold, Thy mother
and Thy brethren without seek for Thee. 1t
is Just possible that they spoke sneerlngly OF
His brethren as being from Nazareth, oi
which Nathaniel said, "Can any good thing
come out of Nazareth9" John l., 49, We
may be sure that Jesus was not ashamed OF
His mother or of His brethren any more
than Joseph was ashamed Of his father and
his brethren when he presented them to
Pharaoh.
SO. "And He answered them, saying. Who
is My mother or My brethren?" That which
He said to Mary at Jerusalem at the age OF
twelve must have been always reality to
Him, "About My Fathers business" for He
loved to speak OF the Father who sent Him
and was always with Him. He was also ever
thinking OF the many children OF God who,
through Him, would be brought to the king
dom Heb. H., 10, 13).
"a. "knd He looked roundabout on them
which sat about Him and said, "Behold MY
mother and My brethren" Many OF His
disciples must have been present, once sim
ners dead In trespasses and In sins, but now
through Him children OF God and taught to
say, "Our Father who art In heaven" re.
deemed by His precious blood soon to be shed
for them, and therefore as precious as the
blood that bought them because OF Its prsc-
! iousness.
IS. "For whosoever shall do the viii OF
God the same is My brother, and My sister,
and mother" Or, as He said in Luke Will.
81, 'i3Iy mother and My brethren are THESE
which hear the word OF God and do it.. All
who truly receive Jesus are children OF God
| John l., 12) and have the forgiveness OF sins
| I John H., 12) and may continually slaS,
"Be my feelings what they will, Jesus IS my
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