The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-04-05
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson in the international Series fel
April 8, 10OO-Precepts and
Promises.

| shall be Judged: and with what mea sure ye
| mete. It shall be measured 10 you again.
8. And why beholdest thou the mote that
10 in thy brothers eve, but conBiderest not
| the beam that is in thine own eye?
l. Or how wilt thou say to thy brother.
| Let me pull out the mote out Of thine eye;
| and. behold. beam is in thine own eye?
5. Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam
| out Of thine own eye; and then shalt thou
see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy
| brothers eye.
s. Give not that which is holy unto thu
| dogs. neither cast Ye your pearls before
swine. lest they tranple them under their
| feet. and turn again and rend you.
I. Ask, and II shall be given you; seek.
| and ye shall find; knock. and 1t shall be
| opened unto you;
5. For evefy one that asketh receiveth: !:
| and he that seeketh fndeih; and to him
| that knocketh It shall be opened.
g. Or what man is there Of you, whom II
| his son ask bread. will he give him stonei
| 10, Or II he ask a fish. will he give him
serpent?
| give good gifts unto your children, how
| much more shall your Father which IS In
| Heaven give good things to them that ask
| him?
T. Therefore all things whatsoever ye
would that men should do TO you, do ye
even so to them; for this is the law and
the prophets
IL Enter ye in at the strait gate fol
wide is the gate, and broad is the way. that
leadeth TO destruction, and many there be
which go In thercat;
a. Because strait Is the gate. and mar
and few there be that find 1t.
GOLDEN NTENT.-Whatsoever ye would
that men should do to yol, do ye even SC
to them.-llatt. 7:l2
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
With this lesson we conclude the
study of the sermon on the mount.
Therefore verses 24-27 should be taken
in connection with the text. They
close the sermon and very graphically
describe the two types of men in the
world. Those who found their lives
on the principles laid down by Jesus
will abide, those who refuse the words
of eternal life will come to the close
of life empty, having built, according
to the figure of the Master house
on the sand, or by like figure much
in common use, only house of cards.
The lesson analysis will follow the
text:
The Passing OF Judgment. J.
I
The Golden Rule le......................vs. Y
EHtraace 10 the K!ngdOm...........vs. 1874
The Passing of Judgment.-In this
passage Jesus lays down very clearly
the rule of conduct regarding censori-
Gus judgments. In life we have TO
judge our fellows and acquaintance.
Only by passing n mental judgment
can we deal fairly and honorably, pro-
tect our own interests and give that
which is due to those about us. But
Jesus warns us against censorious-
ness.
And concerning censorious judg
ment Jesus makes four declarations:
Q) We will be judged by the same
standard that we judge Others. This
is just, for If we maliciously, or igno-
rantly and unnecessarily, misrepre-
sent another's character, no Judgment
can be too hard for us. Another thing:
We cannot see all around the affairs
of this life, and in the majority of
cases ill-judgment is uncalled for.
therefore we should temper with
mercy whatever estimates of an
others character we must make. A
third reason presents itself against
censorious Judgment, and establishes
the declaration of Christ, and it is
found in the constitution of the hui
man mind. 1t is that it is the ten
dency to judge another by oneself.
Therefore by judging another u man
does little more than reveal his own
weakness of character, besides, of
course, the harm that is done that
others reputation. David says psalm
1S-26) of God: with the pure Thou
wilt show Thyself pure; and with the
forward Thou wit show Thyself for
ward" Even the Holy God is thought
obstinate, perverse and unjust by men
whose lives are not in accord with the
Divine teaching.
(2) We are not to pick flaws with
others, while there is that within our
own hearts that needs correction
(vcrse 81.
(3) If we try to remove the beam
from our own eye, we will have little |
time Tor the mote IN a brothers eye.
(4) In verse Jesus adds an addi- |
tional reason for not passing iudg- |
ment. The one of whom we are apt |
to think hardly may be fully as bad
as we have thought him, but why cnst
pearls before swine? An old adage has
it: "Reproye not n scorner, lest he
hate thee."-Prov. 9:1, s.
Concerning Prayer.-Jesus' law con-
cerning prayer is exceedingly simple.
1t is that we take the attitude of per-
feet tr.st. ASK, and it shall be given
you; seek, and ye shall find; knock
and it 9 = be opened unto you.'
IF ye n, being evil, know how to |
give goCu gifts unto your children,
how much more shall your Father
which is in Heaven give good things