The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-11-30

L~ssos IN the International ssPsss
for December =. 1Oo,-Ths
Rich Young Ruler.
Prepared BY III. {. Lenington.l
THE LESSON TENT.

TIE lf-SSO> AINA'
Matthew l9:l6-26)
ls. Ard. behold. one came and said unto J
Him: Good Master. what good thing snail
/ do. that l may have eternal me-
| H. And lie said unto him: why caufst
| thou me good? there Is none goou put
one that Is. God: but II thou Will enter
| into life. keep the Commandments.
IS He saith unto Him: which Jesus
! said Thou shalt do no murder, Ihou smart
| not commi, adultery. Thou shalt not Steal
| Thou shalt not bear false witness
~. Honor thy father and tiny motner'
and. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy
70 The young man saith unto Him: Al
| these things have l kept from my sou'"
| up. what lack yet?
| III Jesus said unto him; II thou VIII %
| perfect 20 and sell that thou hast. and give
! TO the poor. and thou shalt nave treasure
| In Heaven. and come and follow Me.
%. But when the young man heafu that
| saying he went away sorrowtul, Tor ne
| had great possessions - ,.
% Then said Jesus unto Ills uiscipiess
Verify | say unto you Ihat = rish man
shall hardly enter into tbs kingdom Oh
| Heaven.
"a And again say unto YOU: II is easier
for a camel 10 go through the eye oi
| needle, than for rich man 10 enter INTO the
| kingdom of God
IS. When His disciples heard Il, they
we're exceednly amazed, saying: VINO then
| can be saved?
them With men this is impossible: but
Win G %S al ,hnEs are pGsslolss how hard is
| II for them that trust in riches 10 enter
into the kingdom of God Mark 1924.
The incident of the lesson occurred
March, A. ID. 80. This was the last
month of Jesus earthly life during
what is known as the Perean min
istry. Jesus was on His last journey
| a.. ~ n a
IL must have been about the same
time as the healing of the ten lepers
recently studied. After the story OF
the healing of the ten lepers in the
Gospel account we have two parallels:
% OF the importunate widow; %
OF the pharisee and the publican.
Then occurs the discourse about di
vorce. and then the very beautiful in.
cident of Christ blessing the little chill.
dren.
LESSON ANALYSIS.
l. The Rich Young Ruler. Char
acter Sketch :.;:..-...-..........SS re- ."
8 Essential Element in Christian
Character -. "a =.
4 Danger in Riches .................,N VS. 2S-20
ta) Wealth constant temptation.
tb) The Divine Element in Life.
The Rich Young Ruler; Character
Sketch--We have in the lesson text
the points Of not uncommon type OF
character The man that came to
Jesus was young. rich and ruler, one
who was a leading man among the
Jews and honored by them. That he
was ruler we learn from Luke. His
inclinations and bent were religious
as opposed TO those who gave them
! selves wholly over to material gains
and amusements. His was an exem-
plary conduct from a moral stand
point. More than this, he seems to
: have had more than ordinary regard
for the law and the teachers of Israel.
He was open to reproof and instruc-
ton. He was not of the know-it-all
! kind. but sought for and respected the
advice of others. He was broad
minded The pharisees had been his
teachers. Jesus teachings were in
many respects opposed to theirs. but
the young ruler recognized in Him a
: master mind and spirit He realized
that there was something to live for
!, life.
Lack in a Good Life.-Many would
" be satisfied with such record as is
imputed to the young ruler. but he
feels that there is lack. He has
tried to live the upright life, but still
something he wants eludes him
Jesus. with His wonderful insight into
= human character. sees the weak point
AZ once. The letter of the Mosaic "
has been kept. but the question Is
has he been inspired by high spiritual
: motive? And here we may say that
!. we think the chief import Of the les
= son will be lost il the emphasis is put
!. upon the possession of riches. The
:. holding OF great wealth may be right
:. or il may be wrong, but the holding
a Of wealth. great or small, should never
be allowed to prevent the possession
y, of treasure in Heaven" (verse 2l)
:. That was the weak point in the char
n, acter Of an otherwise exemplar,
Young man. The essential element il
Christian character is the subordina
a tion Of every gift and talent (nclul
!. ing wealth and position of honor t
"a the impulses Of the spiritual nature.
~ Danger in Richcs.--A struggle wa
~ on in the heart of the young ruler
Which side Of his nature ultimatel,
triumphed we cannot tell. All we ar
e. told is that "he went away sorrow
full" Jesus said: "Nerily, ! say unit
r.. YOU, that a rich man shall hardl
with difficulty enter into the king
dom of Heaven" This Is because il
the possession OF great wealth ther
III. Is the constant temptation to alloy
RI the material things of life to clou
A the vision for spiritual concern. TIL
as demands Of immediate position kee
to obtruding themselves before tn
ire deeper and more real business Of liz
he ing. God has not only given us bodie