The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-03-15


ingly Tie went into retircmeu, Tor time al
Ephraim In the mountainous region oG the
northern borders 81 .ludea After . few weeks
lie loururyci along The borders 81 Samarit
and G@lioe 10 the Jasd u crossed over TIA
river into Fcrea. whore lie hc.iei ton lcpers
u.utc i7l,-lp. d.,cpgr~cl concern ne tho
klacdoiu OF God N.usc l5.r-5 ~poao some
PARALLELS ON pg ycr U.usc d. lilo and vel
epmci tho ch lJroa. tA1iue tHcu Ia tis arms
duke Is IL Mart 10 1916. As lie was eo-
ias away from tnis ,ccne the ouns ruler came
TO Him
LESSON NOTES
A Rich Young Ruler Seeking Eternal
Lifc.-"And when He was CONC forth;
from the house where lie had blessed
the children. lie starts again on Ills
Journey Ia Jerusalem "'Ihcre came
one running" by a comparison with
Matthew and Luke we learn that he
was ~ ruler, probably Of syua
goguc; leading man in Jewish re
liEjous circles l2l lie was young. ,3
lie was very rich. go lie was religious
u trained 81 lie had heard of Jesus
and li~teued TO His tcachingS,or he would
uot have come to Him in this way. ,dA
lie Lad lovable disposition Mark
la.2I
His Character 10 This yonug man
seems To ha We had from worldly point
of view an irrcVroachahlc moral char
aetcr lie had resisted the corruptiug
Influences around him . lie was a
candid inquirer, breaking away from
the routine religion of his synagogue.
and recognizing truth and goodness
wherever he saw IT, 3 He was cour-
teeou>. only brave heart could
have enabled one in So prominent
position Ia risk the opposition
nd rcproachcs nf his associates ana
RIM and reverence in So public man
~er the despiscd Nazarcnc. - II, had
-h 'irat;1nS. He was not content
S.ta wealth and position and outward
morality, but had set his heart on ctcr-
nal life. t5) He was in earnest A. his
conduct shows. But on the other hand
he was (d) self-righteous On He had
wrong or imperfect motives behind his
outward goodness. tcl lie was unwill-
ing to trust everything, even his
worldly wealth in Gods hands
Seeking Eternal Life.-0f all things
in the universe this is the great prize
we should seek with all our hearts and
souls. For 1t includes every other good
tod, Heaven, holiness, usefulness.
happiness, Just SO far as we have oter-
nal life can we know God, or Heaven.
or any highest good.
The Conditions Of Eternal Life
Thou knowest the commandments:
This implies what Matthew expresses
If thou wilt enter into life, keep the
commandments" The young man then
asks which? OF what kind? What
special and great commandm, nj DO You
refer to? Then Jesus reptile, hy emu
merating those named In this verse.
DO not commit adultery, Do not kin. Sc
etc All these belong to the second
table Of the law. which teaches the
duties Of man to man. Jesus it would
seem, desired to show the mar tie true
nature the living soul, Of tjiuary
daily life. Perhaps Jesus did not II fer
10 the first table Of the law because
the keeping of the second was test a>
10 whether the ruler really kept the
first. lie that truly loves man loves
God
Here was the second >tep--a couvic-
tion ot sin and imperfec;iou. by measur-
ing ones self 10y the law in its Divine
>trivMo>>
Keeping the commandments and
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have failed in the true fife. and hy
which the HOLY spirit conviacc> Us II
in and need For 81 mo- ,ne ,,ar On.
tered eternal life hy merely trying IL
keep the commandments. 81 jesus
Christ has ce.ac to ~ay, rs. III inplal,
ing chat new l'tc. thai loving and
obtLi,ut spirit. Which viii lead To the
keeping Of the commandments Jesus
saves NOT i'm sin. nm; from sin.
the Failure ..nrc Tr,n- 1h.n
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