The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-09-06
THE SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR SEPTEMBER 9.
Subject: The Good Samaritan, Luke T..
25-31 - Golden Text: Lev. xix, 1S-
Memory Verses, 33-35 - Commentary
on the Days Lesson.

Jesus must nave Deen III SOEne DuliuiliS,
discoursing on some subject that suggested
the question asked by the lawyer.
Tempted Him." Or tested Him. The
question was not asked from any desire to
know his own duty, but for the purpose OF
testing the knowledge OF Jesus. Master.
Or teacher. the same as rabbi. What
shall l do to inherit eternal hfe: The
question is highly important. Eternal life
is the true spiritual life or the soul-that
which is natural to it in its highest state,
and of all things in this world is most wor-
thy the seeking His question was, How
can l become child of God and pos,
SCISSOR of that true spiritual life that will
endure forever?
26. What is written AS teacher of
the law He should be able to tell, and He
was able. as His answer shows. How
readest Thou" What we gain from the
Bible depends upon how We read it.
81. He answering said" He replied
by quoting the great summary OF mans
and a statement of the law of love from
Leviticus 10: Is. Thou shalt love" The
religion of the Bible does not consist in
good external acts, in prayers, in our zeal
for Christ, in performing the deeds OF the
law, or in being made happy, but in love
to uod and man. With all thy heart"
This is supreme affection to God: The,
heart is the seat of the affections, desires,
motives and will. 1t is the centre OF all
physical and spiritual life, the central 10,
Gus from which all the rays of the moral
loves God with all his soul, or rather,
with all his life, who is ready to give up
life for His sake - to endure and suffer
rather than dishonor God. With all thy
strength" To the extent of giving all OF
our physical powers in His service; With
all thy mind" The intellect belongs to
God. This embraces the whole man. A
persons who thus loves God will be wholly
and mreservedlv given to God and will be
obey God. Thete will be no, looking to
this vain world for delight and happiness,
for all our JOY will be in Him. Thy
neichbor as thvself.' This is nothing
short OF the golden rule. Matt. Z: -. l.
We will have no i'll will for our neighbor.
9. We will recognize his rights. B. Pro-
| tect his interests. 4. Actually love him.
We are even required to love our enemies;
%. This do. and thou shalt live Shalt
have already eternal life, the life of heaven;
for this heart of love is eternal life. 1t Is
| the life of saints and angels in paradise.
1t makes heaven what it is.
| %. Desiring to justify himself (R.
| W The conscience of this learned law
yer was touched and he saw that he was
destitute of the love he had just declared
to be necessary in order to inherit eternal
life. Who is my neighbor"' The degree
in which he had kept the law of love would
How wide a circle does .neighbor" EN-,
brace? Unwind that word neighbor, and
it measures off the whole of our earthly
life. it covers all our practical, everyday
| duties. But to the Jewish mind neigh
| Dor" was simply Jew" The Samaritans
and Gentiles were, of course. excluded.
80. Jesus answering said" Here 1t was
that Christ could, in parable, show how
| far Judaism was from even true under
standing, much more from such perfect OBJ
servance of the law, as would gain heaven.
From Jerusalem to Jericho" 1t was a
very dangerous road. lying much OF the
way in deep ravine through SOFT rocks IN
which caves abound, atfording shelter to
miscreants who sailed forth to prey upon
travellers.
81. Certain priest" A large number
OF priests and Levites dwelt at Jericho.
This priest might have been passing to or
"He saw him." And knew that fellow
man was suffering and in need. On the
other side" He no doubt could frame
many excuses for not stopping.
81 Likewise q Levite.' \ L@vite was
one OF the tribe OF Levi: priest was OF
| the family OF Aaron i'll that tribe: Inc
Levitcs performed the humble services OF
the temple, sa9 cleaning; carrying iuel ana
! acting aS choristers. The scrlbeS and law
yers were frequently OF this tribe, winch
| in fact, was set apart by Moses as the III.
! tellectual body in the nation. Passed by:
| His conduct was the same as the priest
had been. These two men would naturally
he eypected to befriend the man. Being IN
the line of religious work does not neceS-
sarily make man religious.
So "A certain Samaritan" The Sama-
ritans were a half-heathen people, greatly
despised and hated by the Jews; HAD
right to expect any help from a Samaritan
vet he fastened to assist the suffering man.
81 Bound up his wounds He did the
very best he could for the man with the
remedies he had at hand. "On hls own
beast" This all took time and effort, but
he did not hesitate and make excuses.
Real love does not ask how little, hut how
much it may do. To an lnn." 1hlS WIS
public house where all comers were rs-
ceived.
So. On the morrow He evidently re-
manned with him that night. Two
pence A pence or Roman denarlus IS
worth about sixteen cents, but 1t would
be equivalent to eight or ten times as much
in our day.
&C. "Which-thinliest thou This queSS-
ton almost compelled the lawyer to speak
highly of the Samaritan; Was nelghoor
unto him" The parable implies not
mere enlargement Of Jewish ideas, but
complete change of them. 1t is truly gos-
peI.parable, for the whole old relationship
of mere duty is changed into one OF love
The question now is not, Who is my neigh
bor bat, Whose neighbor am |! The gos-
pei answer the question of duty by point
inc us to love. Wouldst thou know who ls
thy neichbor? Become a neighbor to all
Ly the Utmost service thou canst do them
in their need. The parable points up to
Him who, in our great need. became neigh