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to an open conre hsr faith became
large and saving.

to an open comics hSr faith became
large and saving.
0. Jesus the Messiah. This lesson
dates a new epoch, and q distinct do
parture in the life Of Christ and the
apostles. He would now test the
knowledge Of the people, and Of His
apostles. and measure the result Of His
more than two years. labors among
them. He was now about to set his
face towards Calvary and would know
the estimate in which He was held by
the twelve. whom He was training to
carry on His work when He was gone
What a thrill of joy filled His soul
as the prompt response came from
Peter Thou art the Christ the Son Of
the living God" The conditions Of
discipleship are then laid down, and
the mathematical problem propounded,
as to the value Of the soul.
10. Love to Ones Neighbor. What.
ever may have been the motive, let us
thank this tempting lawyer for a ques-
tion that brings out so fully the grand
doctrine Of the Old Testament, show
ing that the conditions of salvation
have been the same in all ages Of the
church and that the sum of the re-
ligion of the Old and the New is love
to God and love to man. The lawyers
creed was all right and Christ 30 ap.
proved it; but in emphasizing this
do, - he touched his conscience, and
by his next question the lawyer showed
that he had not lived up to his stand
ard. Thanks for this question also, for
in answering it Christ gave to all the
ages that gem of literature and Bible
exposition, the parable of the Good
Samaritan. Henceforth we all know
who our neighbor is.
II. Teaching About Prayer. The
more of the spirit Of prayer the Chris
tian has the more he desires to learn
how to pray. In the careful study of
oiio ulA toluDI CuthblNO dIu COlluCuoCu
prayer the Lord gave His disciples we
may catch the spirit of all genuine
prayer and have suggested to us the
entire range Of the legitimate wants Of
the soul for which we may pray. With
this prayer at hand no Christian can
excuse himself by pleading inability to
pray. Importantly in prayer is strik-
ingly taught in this lesson and all
through the New Testament. The
reason for this is not Gods unwilling
ness to answer but our unprepared-
ness to receive. No prayer of faith
ever goes unanswered but God is His
own judge as to the time and n
Of the answer.
10. Faithful and Unfaithful Serv-
ants. 1t is Improbable and impious
to be worrying about the time of the
second coming of Christ. The only
practical question for US is Am /
ready for His coming3" Watch and
work and pray is the Christian atti-
tude. Eternal vigilance" is not only
"the price of liberty" but of Christian
victory. The object lesson that Christ
gave on the night Of His betrayal as
He washed the disciples feet was but
an illustration of the teaching Of this
lesson (verse 37). Oh, the rapturous
though of such a reception from the
Master And then what is compre.
hended in the language: "Of a truth
l say unto you that he will make him
ruler over all that he hath p Verse
A Ought not this to be sufficient
encouragement to the faithful preacher
and Sunday school teacher as he strives
under great difficulties "to give them
their meat in due season." (Verse
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Our ability and opportunities are
the measure of u responsibility (; and
in accordance with this test will we
be judgded.