The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-09-07
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON xI, THIRD QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, SEPT. g.

Text OF the Lesson, Luke K, 20-37
Memory Verses, 33-35--Go1den Text
Lev. xix, documentary Prepared
by the Rev. d. NJ. stearns.
! copyright, 1900, by American Press Asso-
ciation.l xsF
25. This lawyer tempting Him remind:
as that He was tempted by the devil
and by the Pharisees and the Sadducees
the devils agents, and also by His owl
disciples (Math. iy, / xvi, /, 23). He
was in all points tempted like as we are
yet without sin, and in that He Himseli
hath suffered being tempted He is able
to succor them that are tempted Heb
| iv, 10; ii, 49,. Then see for our encour
agement Cor. K, 13; Jas. i, 2, II; Pet
| w, IL, IS. The lawyers question, "Whai
| shall do to inherit eternal life3" Is also
that OF the rich young ruler duke xviii
49,, but the latter seems to have beer
sincere, though hindered by his great
riches. We might wonder that our Lord
] did not say to these men, '"The gift OF
God Is eternal life" from. vi, 23), but he
| saw that these were not in a state Of
mind to receive gift; they did not know
| themselves; they did not know that they
were unrighteous, that they were dead
| in sins, children of wrath q Cor. vi, 81
Eph. ii, /. -, and that 1t is impossible
| for such to do anything to please God
| (Rom. viii, Z, b.
| 26-28 Being q lawyer, one acquainted
\ with the law, he is referred to it for an
answer to his question. Have you diff
! culties? Go to the book and take 1t to
mean what It says, always taking it lit
| orally unless 1t is plainly figure. The
| lawyer gave q correct and concise sum-
mary Of the claw, quoting Deut. vi, 8;
Lev. xix, 10; and our Lord said that be
| had answered right, and If he would do
this life would be his. Our Lord Him
| self on another occasion quoted these
| same words to scribe who had asked
| Him (which Is the first commandment of
| all?" When the scribe replied that to do
| this was more than all whole burned of
| ferings and sacrifices, the Lord said to
! Him that he was not far from the king
| dom of God Mark xii, 1884. Yet to be
| near the kingdom and not in 1t is to be
| out OF It as much as If one was very far
| from 1t. The law cannot give life, but
| brings US all In guilty before God, that
we may see and receive His righteous
ness which is In Christ, who is the end
| of the law for righteousness to every one
that believeth (Gal. iii, 81. %, 10, IL;
Rom. iii, 1922; X, 4; Rom. viii, 3, A.. By
grace, not by works, are we saved; but
saved in order to work (Eph ii, $40.
90 willing to justify himself" 1t
was his will and desire so to do. This
was the aim Of the Pharisees; they justi-
fed themselves before men, not consider
ing that God read their hearts duke xvi,
15). Their aims and prayer and fasting
and all their works they did to be seen
of men (Math. vi, 2, 5, IS; xiii 81. Be
ing ignorant Of Gods righteousness, they
sought to establish their own righteous
ness and would not submit to God (Rom.
K, 81. Even Adam, when found guilty,
sought to justify himself by putting the
blame upon Eve and upon God. 1t is an
evidence Of the ennity of the carnal mind
(Rom. viii. y.
30. The Lord Jesus will show him who
his neighboe Is, although He knows that
the question Is asked merely to justify
himself. The man who got into trouble
might be said to have been on the down
ward road. From Jerusalem to Jericho
| is not so good as from Jericho to Jerusa-
lem. When one turns his back upon the
city Of peace, the city of God, there is
no telling into what trouble he may fall,
for the devil Is ever seeking whom he
may devouE.
81, g. Priests and Levites were spe-
cially chosen of God to be near Him and
minister unto Him and to bless in His
name QI Chron. xxx, IL; Deut. K, s..
If they had been filed with the Spirit of
God and about His business, they would
either of them have been glad of such an
opportunity as this TO glorify God. But
both prophet and priest had become pro-
fame, and the Lord found their wicked
ness even in His house der. xiii, III.
1t is much more easy not to see the
need, but just to pass by on the other
side, and therefore there are many Chris
tians who do not care to hear of the need
of the heather because it makes them
feel as if they ought to do something, but
they have no heart for 1t because they
are not right with God. Even the dis
| ciples were inclined to send the hungry
thousands away and were doubtless
greatly surprised when the Lord said
Give We them to eat"
33. Here is one whom Jews despise.
associating him with the devil, for they
once said to our Lord, Thou art Sa-
marian and hast devil" John viii, 49,,
but this despised one lived for others,
and, as to this poor, suffering man. the
Samaritan came where he was, saw him
and had compassion on him. Surely he
had the Spirit of Christ; he did what our
Lord would have done. Our Lord was
despised and rejected of men, but He
came to seek and save the lost.
"a. Some one has spoken of that
which the Samaritan did for the poor vic
tim of the robbers as a seven hued rain
bow Of mercy; he gave his time, skill. oil
and wine, beast, care, money and prom
Use; and for all this he expected nothing.
Opened eyes can see without difficulty
in the good Samaritan none other than
Christ Himself, full Of compassion, com
ing to us sin destroyed people, whom the
devil has robbed and wounded, lifting us
out of our sin and sorrow and putting us
in His place and caring for us and max
ing provision for our future.
49,, when l come again, will repay
thee" How very suggestive Of His
words in Rev. xxi, II, and Luke xiv, 14l
He will come again to take His people to
Himself that we may be ever with Him
John xiv, 3; Thess. iv 1919, and then
He will reward every one according to
MS WORKS, ana not cup OF colu water
given in His name shall lose its reward
(Math. xvi. 81; Mark tx, Az. There is a
great reward in His service even here,
but all present JOY in his service is but
foretaste Of the reward in His kingdom.
36, 81. The lawyer cannot fail to see
in the Samaritan the true neighbor and
in the man who was in trouble sample
of all to whom we are to act as neigh
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