Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-02-04
THE SABBATH SCHOOL,
Information Lesson Commsnts For
February Z.
Subject: A Sabbath In Capernaun, Mark l.,
N-sz-doideu Text, Luke w., A Men.
ory Verses, q, z2--Comm:ats:.
on the Days Lesson.

on INC pays Lesson.
l.. Teaching with authority Tvs. 81, o2).
He had just called Into Capernaum.'
Christ now makes Capernaum His home,
and the centre of His ministry Tor more
than a year. 1t is called His own city
Matt. 8: y, and here as citizen He paid
the half shekel Matt. IL pa. His mother
and brethren came here with Him (Jom
,: l2). The Sabbath day His nrsy
Sabbath in Capcrpaum. ''lhc synng gugur.
This was the gift or Il centurion lLukc I:
D. Schools and colleges Nere often Goa
nected with the synagogues.. They were
the .entres OF religious and intellectual
life. Taught" 1t was common to call
upon any suitable person to speak in the
synagogue services. 1t is not unlikely that
at this time He repeated what He had said
at Nazareth tLuke 4: $500. 1t was truth
that produced results, whatever may have
been the subject.
~. They were astonshed.' AT the
matter, manner, spirit and authority OF
His teaching |. At the range OF His intel.
lectual gifts, 2, The force of His illustra.
tions. g. His acquaintance with the human
heart. 4. His deep knowledge of the di.'
vine law. "Authorty.' He spoke as one
commissioned by God, and He laid great
unto YOU without quoting their teach
ers. He was; !, Digni6ed, .. Original.
3. Convincin-. 4. Consistent. Not as
the scribes." The scribes were without
spiritual life, their manner was cold, and.
with an unhciy ambition, they sought their
own and Gods glory. They could only in
sst upon the observance OF petty rules in.
vented by men like themselves.
III. Power over evil spirits Tvs. 23-2S).
%. "A man with an unclean spirit" Luke
says he had "a spirit of an unclean devil
and "cried out with a loud voice luke 4
so. There has been much discussion re.
gardins this ''nnc,ean spirit" Many hold
that those who were said to have devils
were simply diseased people, and that their
strong paroxysms We're only fits. We
cannot agree with this, however, and must
stand, yet real demons did inhabit this
man and those referred to i'll verse 81.
This country abounded in demons. Cried
out An evil spirit is stirred to its depths
when in contact with Jesus.
o. Let Us alone The devil always
desires to be let alone, and bad men do
not want to be disturbed with anything
undertake to deal with uncean things
to-day, such as intemperancc and the So
cial evil. What have VIC to do with
Thee" Nothing at all. There is no con.
cord between Christ and BeliaI. "To de
stroy u.s. TO drive us from our abode
back to our native place. Il know Thee"
Imagine some disease. like the apoplexy,
thus addressing Christ! No, Christ is
dealing with devils now, and they know
Him well. The Holy One of God" The
Messiah, who has come to destroy the
kingdom of the devil Il John 8: 81. %
Jesus rebuked him He does not desire
the testimony of devils TO prove His Mes
siahship Throughout His ministry Christ
never sor moment countcnances any
with Satan. Hold thy peace" Literally,
'.'bc thou muzzled." 1t is word for,
with authority. He will show who He Is
by casting out the devil.
20 Torn him" Or convulsed him.
Game out Even the devils obey His
word of command, This is an evidence of
the great object in Christ's mission to de-
stroy the works of the devil.
q. 'What thing is this" Gods wonders
are more wonderful than the devils Won
ders. Jesus taught by what He did as
well as by what He said. They do obey
Him Thus Jesus established His mission
by the miracles lie wrought and they
could not doabt it. q. Fame spread
abroad" This miracle was wrought in the
public, congregation, and those who saw 1t
p,,n ot 81, E:,;,"o 'n,ra ru sonn
Giope oiII2o"r H2 and I us work "' lie did
ulscusslns nm nm ana 4ils 11 Tolh, ne uia da
not need to compromise "ith the word,
the flesh or the devil to-day in order to
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