The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-05-03
THE SABBATH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR MAY 8.


Subjects Jesus warming and Inviting,
Matt xI., 2O-aO-Goidcn Texts Matt,
XII, 2S--Memory Verses, 2S-3O-Conn-
nentary on the Days Lesson.
20. 'Then began He." After lie had
spoken the works recorded IN the first part
OF the chapter. "To upbraid." Rebuke,
and pronounce judgments against them.
The more God does for men the less excuse
have they for continuing In their sins.
Jesus had done all lie could for these
cities, or He could not have reproachod
them for their impenitence. because
they repcnted not" The only way to find
peace and favor with God Is by reponting
Of our sins. Christ did not upbraid them
because OF their sins, but beeuuso they did
not repent. The impenitort heart treas
ureth up wrath Rom. 2:5.
2l. "Woo unto thee" IL would bo bet
ter 10 translate these words, "Alas for
theel' This Is an exclamation OF pity, and
1t is evident that our Lord used the words
In this sense. "Chorazin." town on
the northwest shore Of the sea OF Gnlilee.
Its location is not definitely known, but 1t
was near Capcrnaum. "Botb5alda." On
the northwest shore OF tho sea OF Gailoe,
north OF Capernaum, 1t was the birth
place OF Philip, Andrew uDd Peter. "If
the mighty works. Tie great miracles.
A miracle is n sign, n wonder, and q mighty
deed. Acts 2:22; 2 Cor. 1919; Heb. "a
(which were done in you" According to
this passage, most of tho miracles OF Christ
were done In those cities OF Galilee, and
yet not one is recorded In the Gospels ~
having beDn done in Choru2ln and Beth
saidu. This Is u confirmation OF John
2l:20. Had been done in Tyre and Sldon.'
Tyre and Sldon we're heathen cities situ.
ated on the eastern shore OF the Mediter-
ranean Sea. Their wickodness was pro-
verbal. "rhey would have repented long
uOO . 0ur Lord intftnntpq thut ~ Ezpkfpl
had performed as many miracles In those
cities, us Himself had In Chorazln and
Bethsalda, they would have repented with
the deepest and most genuine sorrow. "In
sackcloth and ashes" In the East 1t was
common for mourners to put on black
garment which resembled sack, with
holes for the arms, and to put. ashes upon
the hoad.
%. more tolerable." Tho degree OF
your misery will be greater than even that
OF Tyre und Sldon. Everything will help
to overwhem tho impenitent at the bar or
God, tho benefits and favors which they
have received, MS well as the sins which
they have committed. AT tho day of iudg-
mcnt." The nnal judgment. From this
we learn two Important truths; /. That
the punishment to be inflicted upon wicked
men in the life to come will not all be
equal. 2. That great punlshments befall-
ing sinners In this life will not screen them
ii0s' oe tnr wr"'1 oI LOU III lno ili9 10 come
bon,,, ttohro,,, unao
nf yr,' ~ JN prosSlso
,,t - ,i, ~, t,,' IN
very properly spoken of Capcrnaum, be-
cause in 1t our Lord had dwelt, and had
wrought many of His most wonderful mira
clos Ii had been dlgnined above all tho
cities OF Isrnel. "shnlt be brought down to
hell" Unto hades." II. V. Temporal
judgments soon after came upon all of these
Impenitent cities, and they were so com
pletely DESTROYED that their exact location
has since been in doubt. Capernnum was
60 be brought down to n state OF desolntion.
This prediction was literally nulnlled.
81 at shall be moro tolernble." The
destruction of Sodom occurred nearly 20O0
years before Chriat and Judo verse ~
tells us that these people are suffering tho
vengeance OF eternal Are. and vet il will be
moro toIerable for them at tile iudgmont
day than for those who live and die inlldels
under the Gospel.
20. "At that time" 1t would seem that
Mt this point some communication was
made that pleased Jesus and He broke forth
into Thanksgiving. II thank Thee" fully
confess, fully acknowledge tho Justice OF
Thy doings. "Thou hast hid these things ~
Gospel truth the things that pertain to
His kingdom were not perceived by the
"wise and prudent" by the scribes and
Pharlsees, who were vainly pufred up and
who rejected the true light. Hast re-
vealed them unto babes" Unto those
"who feel their dependence on God and
seek His aid"
oe nseomed mad l., Thv stort,, codhos
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bosnnJ suc,,iisos ,, De- "a III .',,nt ~
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honds o'on nii or tI'o,,,,, %,v ,, iu1T ny
,mant IN 49,, ta,n5t, Nv o ~" }uuS
man ann f,li,, l"n nroToud tho ,h SUI ~
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tribntes 81 Tho Son ond tio 60, "nu ,' onn NJ
hns dons and 10 70 4" IN saviS la t WIZ ln "a
"But the Father" God only can under
stand Himself. Save the Son" No man
can understand or compehend the Father
in His nature. His attributes and His proyI-
dences, save the Son, ''Will reveal Him.
Those who desire nm acduaintance with
God must come to Christ.
2S, "Come unto Me-" This implies sim-
ply believing I'm Christ md becomIno UIs
follower. or disciple. This is one Of the
most precious Gospel inyItatlons TO saliva
tion In the New Testament. "All va that
labor and are heayy-Iaden.n Those labor.
ing under a sense Of sin and laden with tho
guilt and remorse OF "A wicked Ilfe-sucb
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