The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-07
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON X. FIRST QUARTER. INTER
NATIONAL SERIES. MARCH 8.


T. 27-Conmsnssry oy the Rev. u 81.
stearps-
a5. And. behold, certain lawyer
stood up and tempted Him. saying. Mas
ter. what shall do 20 inherit eterDai iliss'
Throughout The whole Bible we soc OF tho
one hand the love and grace Of God. and
on the other the perverseness and sinful
ness OF man. In the intervening verses be-
tween this lesson and the last one we see
Jesus. God manifest In the flesh. stead
lastly setting His face toward Jerusalem
TO die. sending messengers before Him to
preach the kingdom and TO heal the sick.
rejoicing In spirit that babes see what wise
men cannot. and ever bearing with the self
life that remains even In His disciples. We
see. on the other hand. the unsavcd resist
ing Him and the saved following Him %
imperfectly. And now we have In the
lawyer sample OF the wise and prudent,
and In Mary sample of the babes of verse
81.
go. He said unto him, What Is written
In the lawp how readest thouf' One OF
the earliest recorded utterances Of Christ
Is that thrcefold sit Is written" Of Math.
Nv, 4, a, 10, Zach time from the fifth book
of the law. There Is no light on things
spiritual, heavenly and eternal apart
from Him who Is the Word OF God, and
tho written word which speaks Of Him
lisa. will. 20 X. "; Luke Z, 22).
81. And He answering said, Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart" etc. Jesus did not ask "What
thInAvst unvui =, How do You explain"
but simply asked for Q quyus Jon from
Scripture, and the lawyer gave Him
promptly correct quotation from Deut.
vi, 8, and Lev. XIX, 10, and In these words
o correct and concise summary OF the law.
for love Is the fulfilling of the law from.
xiii, 10Y. This must mean whole hearted
love to God and to man such as was never
fully seen on earth except In the Lord
Jesus Christ himself. He Is the end of the
law for righteousness to every believer.
2S. "And He said unto him, Thou hast
answered right this do, and thou shalt
live" He wanted to do something to In
herit eternal life, and here Is his thsk, this
and nothing short OF II, perfect love to
God and to his neighbor. There must be
no failure In any point or at any time, for
"whosoever shall keep the whole law and
yet offend In one point, he Is guilty 1T all"
(Jas. H. l0) IL must be God first and
whole heartedly In every detail Of life aud
else oil Is failure.
60 but he. willing to Justify himself.
said unto Jesus, And who is my neigh.
borf' We are either Qualifying self and
condemnlng God. or jus,lfying God and
condemning self all the time. Most people
are willing TO do the former. because to
do the latter Is very humiliating TO self.
and self Is apt to be very proud See chap
ter xvi, 10.
30. And Jesus answering said. A GER
tain man went down from Jerusalem to
Jericho From tho city OF ponce to the
city Of palm trees Heb vii, g. Deut. xxxiv.
81, from the city OF crucifxion (Rev
xi 81 to the city Of earthly comfort and
rebellion against God Is surely a spiritual
down grade and will bring ones soul into
the hands of thieves, who, II they do not
actually take ones life, will surely take
away much that ought to be given to our
rightful King and Redeemer.
81. And by chance there came down .
certain priest that way. and when he saw
him ne passed by on the other side" APP
ply John Ill, Is, II. TO this priest and
then to yourself II necessary and answer
| to God the question. See also Nal. Il, q,
| and consider what strange messenger of
| the Lord of Hosts this priest was. Are
| you better oneS More after the Lord q
| own hearth 1t Is easier to the flesh not TO
sec trouble. or II seen to pass by on the
| other side, but II Is not loving your neigh
Dor as yourself.
SO. "And likewise a Levlte passed by
| on the other side" Tho Levites were sop
arated to stand before the Lord, minister
unto Him and bless In His name (Deut
| Z, 81. Consider this Levite In the light OF
| that fact. In Nal. II, 8, the Lord says OF
levi, "He walked with mo-" II this
| Levite had been walking with God that
| day he would have had compassion upon
the poor man In trouble.
93. But q certain Samaritan, - he
| journeyed, came where he was, and when
| he saw him he had compassion The
| priest and Levite were on the downward
road. like the one who fell among the
thieves. He was half dead as to his body,
| but they appear to be wholly dead 40 to
any heart Of compassion. This Samaritan
| may have been on his way up to Jerusn-
| lem, for his conduct certainly indicates an
upward tendency. How like Christ In his
| coming to the one In trouble and having
| compassion upon him
"a. Brought him to an inn and took
care OF him" See how he gave his time,
skill, oil and wine, beast, care, money and
| his promise. Well has one said, What q
| seven hued rainbow of mercy" Jesus IL
| surely showing to this lawyer the lovo OF
| God as manifested In His own life, that
| the lawyer may see what real love Is and
| how and to whom 1t Is to he manifested.
Blessed despised One! Oh, to know Thee
| better and be more like Thee.
IS. "Take care Of him, ana whatsoever
| thou spcndest more, when / como again !
will repay thee" II He would have peo.
| pie take care Of people, how much more
| will He take care Of His own. o fearful
heart, do believe that He careth for you"
| Il Pet W y. II He by you would care for
others, cheerfully let Him use you, and
| your time and your skill. II He has given
you any, and your money and DO content
to wait till He comes again for your full re-
ward, OF which all present Joy is but .
foretaste duke xiv, IA; Rev. xii, l2).
Sc. (Which now OF these three, thinkest
thou, was neighbor unto him that fell
among the thievess" The lawyer asked
where he might 1nd his neighbours but
Jesus who road his heart and would hold
him to his first question, taught him how
90 be- neighbor, rs we'll as where to find
his neighbors. Notice how Jesus always
makes him answer his own question Wha,
. skillful tcacheri
81. And he said, He that Showed mercy
on him Then said Jesus unto him. Go,
and do thou likewise. The only way to
obtain eternal life Is to receive Him who Il
The Life (John |, ~; Rom. vi 23. John
v, la). All commands to do, or to keep
the law, are intended to humble US. to
shut our mouths, to make US sec that al
our righteousness are only as filthy rags
| rom I'll 10. Isa Xiv 6): that 90 We