The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-04-17


Go, r.rx--l.kewlse. I say unto YOU
.ssrc A. toy IN the presence OF the ans'ss
% God over one sinner 'ha'
Luke l5-io .r,o,a chapter
-. !. s..s.,s ~ the same great truths.
sr,s,.. ia no parallel for this pasaple ~
the other Gospels; but man On
shrow light on the dinereht p1l -, 80
- wandering: Adam from iafaulss' s
80 ~. sor,s ~ Israel and judah, as SHOWN
tr The prophets; as on the iru,. % ~
p l9T. PROV 81. y. 1875. ~ isa
ai. Rom i.se: soiomon's exps, ,.' =, nane.
~is,as,es. and as on the weicoine h1.
80 ss.i-s. G.-: Matt. n-s' Sohn
80. rev phi: Rom. SIS Ezek sill Tan,
s1Tpn'nr-December A. ID. =. or carry 'a"
uary A. ID. 70.
rtAcr.-somewhere in Perea-
LESSON NOTES
This is tie crown ana pear VI 70
,hles IL /, a world OF WISDOM anu
hone and love condensed INTO q &c"
words 1t j. q vision OF the near u
God The tlaee parallels OF TINS cn-p
Tor should be stuffed together as earn
one i completed by the others. 40
Misunderstanding which might arisc
from the presentation OF one view a'
corrected by the others mere - 10
one view of mans sin and ioss' hoi -
Gods love 20 sinful man, which can pcs
! eiblv present the truth on all SUES
; and in all lights. These parallels were
I a further unfolding OF the truth u'a'
l the Gospel was for all men. IL pre-
q nared the way for the reception OF .ho
! Gentiles and enabled the discipies'
c when the time cane, to see that inc
i welcoming Of the ';entiles was parton
l. the original plan ct Jesus
I. The first picture we have presented
Il IN the paraple Of the lesson is OF 40
n Father and home. The householder IS
IT ~ Heavenly Father. full OF love LOT
In y1;s children The two sons represent
N ,;r.rart characters and classes among
~ .h.r, There is a sense in which only
III chose who believe in Jesus and obey
f. God are HIS children from. e:l4-i'
al Jobn sag AZ, 4i); but in another view
he God is the Father Of all men, though
X. wandering. and defled. and refusing O
Dr. net a. children, for He has created them
in m His own image. cares for them. aud
loves them as His own Children al
by owe HIM honor. love and Obedience
Isl 7. has been suggested that this parable
ly. with equal p,opriety might lie called the
ars parable Of the Bercaved Father
,m- The second picture presented is OF
hey The wandering from this Father and
ing Ills home. The request Of the younger
!, il. son is the expression OF mans desirs
pitt 81 he INDEPENDENT of Gods control and
we'd restraints. and to do as he pleases. lie
men 4 weary of seeing thou smart nous
over the gates of so many temple Oh
pleasure, and thinks he can be happier
to Weld to his unrestrainec 'us's ano
who desires. So the younger son TOOK M
tourney into a far country" perhaps
the ~ Rome or Corinth. where were gain
n his cred every luxury and vice.
said The third picture is OF a wasted life
S---,c bax. applied this ''riotous living
you cr.;eav IN wanton and dissipated SIN
,.rs II does apply TO them. but II az
"a do lie also 70 ali sinners: for they d
,'s.,, .n;r;tual things what riotous me
REAP !. ,.;,h earthly things. The world
was 10. a. al,xavs n wasteful life. Itwaste
- and soul. Itwastes life and health
d Mr.. c;.r.rs waste their Bibles. their Sal
i viii ,'.hs the Influences OF the Spirit, the
Z 50. ss1,er;o,s training. all their Heavenl
cover inheritance, and get nothing but Ten
I'D be porary pleasure in return
-. The fourth picture OF our lesson -
'a'eh' . Famine. 1t was famine OF the sou
~ ny THE Measures Of the younger son sos
io' - failed. His money was gone. MS Sc
h'inu inn friends left him. his conscience u
:, a"u cured him. his heart was empty, ne ~
''h'.s none OF the good things he had sougi
In the depths, This is our fifth p
80. we observe that in this far
~;-vh, land the prodigal. with all his Danqu'
nd lis layishncss had not gained a :
ia he ole friend so that it was lInpera'
~. ~, he should have ''joined hiins
-, literally Glued himself to, in effec
~ .Iax.1 10 a citizen of that countr
nor. who sent him into his helds I'd =
. .,,;,a This was the most degrad
~. ,wor,x n Jew could do. The boas
u,.,nr,. freedom of sin becomes the most
or man grading slavery
that he Then IL was that he came TO him'
or two ms one awakening out of an evil DIRE
claims or one who has lost his reason anu
but il been wandering in strange haiiuc
aces be- lions. becomes himself again, and
sharks things as they are. The sinner IS
sharks Jonah, sleeping in the storm, drear
about beautiful but unreal and cvanes
ere are dreams.
ands OF When he had come TO himself
What first step was to resolve 70 go
things. father, the second step. to ACT
lventors needed resolution. DOuDtiess the
,fending -,e Of conflicting emotions-hope'
conscience, father and home &C
doubt whether he would be rece
ling Of shame' conss,ous ,;a.s-,,,a
!, Cor. severe. Tn. proposition TO" Tea
! man in ms ia'ne.' -, -. .,,,,.. 49,,
sing the owau' 80 - -. e.
had just iather' NE -
was elo- The picture we NJ"
ling on TO welcome nome. We snv
AS for that the rope was Ina. wnn
realizing by jews Of rank; that the ring
heard and east Is the symooi =, '@N' ~
sted. tried TO armcr'ai bearings IN Lulope- =
tbs inn tries; that shoes were worn o
evidently freemen. never ~ so -.
man VA sinner is no hired servant. III
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