The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-26
THE SUNDAY SCK00L
LGsSONlx, FIRST uaIARrER lN-A atiS,
TloNtL SERIES, zee. -as.

Memory Nerses. ~ 25-GsA 80 Test.
JAS. ., 22-Commentnry Prepared
by..Hev. ID. M-.e,rarus.
lCopyright, 1908, by American Press Association
The. gospel 10y Matthew II specially
the gospel of the Kingdom. that king
dom OF which the old Testament has
30 much TO tell az. when a King shall
reign in righteousness and the WORK of
righteousness shall he peace. and the
effect. Of righteousness, quietness aud
assurance forever The name of the
King shall he JebCvah-l sidkcnu. the
Lord our Righteousness He shall reigr
and prosper and stall execute judg
mCnt aud justice d. the earth. His
throne shall be the .bronc of David al
Jerusalem. and lie, SHALL bc King over
all the earth Osa.. zX2ii. I. 17;ix. G, ~;
Jcr iii =; NXiii. 5.G, Zoch. xiv. 81. II
any one would bc .t.uly thrilled and
lifted above present filings and circum
stances let him become acquainted
with "a, King and tn kingdom. with
whom and to which every redeemed
person is Joint he'~. the kingdom
which shall include al the kingdoms
Of this world. with 20 King before
whom an kings shall fan down aud
whom all nations shall serve 0lcv. 81
10; Ps lNXii. ID.
Nothing more thrilling or inspiring
was ever written. aud tho God of Truth
Himself wrote this uI Iim. jill. 1G, ~.
In Matt. v.Vil the King has given us
the laws Of the kingdom. that kingdom
which is not meat and dnuk. but right
eousness ana peace and joy in the Holy
Ghost Qom xiv. ~. The opening
words assert that poverty Of spirit is a
Characteristic Of those w1io belong 10
It. Compare lisa lvii, 10; Xvi, >. lie
also said that the righteousness ncccs
sary 10 enter it must exceed that Of the
scr.bes ana rharisccs ", 2O and
must be such as meets tbe require
ments Of the true spirit OF the law
not that Of mere words but decd
which are righteous bcfor" God, who
eoclI iu secret Not every one that
saith. bnt ic that docth the will
Of My Father which is in heaven" are
the opening words of our lesson AMI
the beginning OF 1hc close of His ad
dress.
That We may more fully appreciate
the words we must Jcmombcr who the
speaker Is Note His oft repeated 81
say unto you." corresponding with the
"rhuS saith the Lord" of the Old Ies
lament. for He is the Lord of Hosts
the God Of Israel. the creator, the only
Redccmcr, the Judge 0f all mankind
He is the one of whom the Father said
at His baptism. This is My Beloved
Son. in whom am we'll pleased" and
nj the TRANSPORTATION He added, Hear
ye Him" (Matt. iii, Il; xvii, ~. He
Himself said, The Father judgeth no
man, but hath committed all Judgment
unto the Son" (John V, 90. | seek 10
emphasize this because there are so
many teachers and preachers who, pro
Tossing 10 be His friends. not only dis
honor the word which lie so honorcd,
but dishoncr Him. not believing His
words, and thus dishonor the Father
too, for all His words were Just what
the Father told Him TO say (JohE xii
4S. 49).
But however much people may pro.
fess TO be His friends and 70 do works
in His name, here is His own testi.
mony that lie will have 10 say 90
them, 81 never knew you; depart from
Me, We that work iuiquity" Verse 81.
He has told us elsewhere that lie will
have to say TO some. depart from Me,
ye cursed, into everlasting fire. prepar.
ed Cor the devil and his angels CIatt.
XIV, AZ. After the solemn warning
that lie will have to say TO some, "De.
part" He speaks again In grace that
all who viii may fee from the wrath
10 come. An who hear the gospel either
obey or disobcy; they either take refuge
In Christ. who is the Truth. or. turning
from linn, they accept some OF III"
many prevailing deluslons of the devil
and make lies their refuge.
The latter passage gives the further
truth that even those who are on the
sure foundation and are therefore
ctcrnally safe have need 10 he careful
of that which they are building day by
day lest they may see their works
burned up and they themselves saved
as by fire. The works must be God
working in us" the works which He
hath before prepared for us (Eph. H.
10; Phil II, 13; col. I, 29). else all may
prove wood. hay and stubble
Returning 10 the first part OF our
lesson and the matter of doing the
will of God" we must remember that
our Lord was talking to disciples Chap
ter v, l. p. for He never talks TO the
.unsaved OF doing" When the un
saved asked Hin one day. what shall
we do that we might work the works
OF GodT His reply was TO the effect
that the only work for them was 20
believe on Him whom God had sent
John vi, 2s, 29). On salvation by faith
apart from any works of ours see Rom,
H. "a; iv, 3; Eph. ii, S, o; Tit. iii, 3;
then on the works which must and
will follow see Eph. ii, 10; Tit. Ill, S;
Jas. II, 1926.
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