The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-03
The SABBATH SCHOOL
Information Lesson Commsnts For
February Z.
Subject: A Sabbath In Capernaun. Mark l.,
N.N-0 Golden Text, Luke iv., ~ Msn.
ory Verses, 81, zl-comm.ass:.
on the Days Lesson.

|. Teaching with authority Tvs. 81, ~.
81. They Jesus and the four disciples
He had Just called. Into Capernaum.'
Christ now makes Capernaum His home.
and the centre of His ministry for more
than a year. 1t is called His own city
Matt 81 y, and here as citizen He paid
the. half sbeke, Matt. IL 24). His mother
and brethren came here with Hin John
.: l2). The Sabbath day His first
Sabbath in Capernaum. The synagogue
This was the gift OF centurion Q.uke I:
%. Schools and colleges were often CON
nected with the synagogues. They were
the centres 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 CLuke A. l6-3O). 1t was truth
that produced results, whatever may have
been the subject.
-. They were astonished.' At the
| matter, manner spirit and authority of
| His teaching. |. At the range OF His intel.
iectual gifts. 2. The force OF His iIustra.
| tions. 3. His acquaintance with the human
| heart. 4. His deep knowledge OF the di.
| vine law. Authority" He spoke as one
commissioned by God and He laid great
stress upon Himself. He said: IL say
unto you" without quoting their teach.
ers. He was: !. Dignihed. . Original,
the scrbes. The scribes were without
spiritual life, their manner was cold, and.
| with an unho.y ambition, they sought their
own and Gods glory. They could only in.
sist upon the observance OF petty rules in'
vented by men like themselves.
| II. Power over evil spirits Tvs. 23-2S).
%. "A man with an unc.ean spirit" Luke
says he had "a spirit of an unclean devil
and cried out with loud voice luke 4:
30. There has been much discussion re.
garding this ''unc.ean spirit" Many hold
that those who were said to have devils
were simpiy diseased people. and that their
| strong paroXysms were only fits We
cannot agree with this, however. and must
| insist that difficult as it may bc to under.
stand, yet real demons did inhabit this
man and those referred to III verse 80.
| This country abounded in demons. Cried
out An evil spirit is stirred to its depths
when in contact with Jesus.
"a. Let Us a.one.' The devil always
desires to be let alone. and bad men DO
not want to be disturbed with anything
good. We hear this cry the moment we
undertake to deal with urc'ean things
to-day, such as intemperance and the so.
eial evil What have we to do with
Thee" Nothing at all. There is no con.
cord between Christ and Bclial "To de-
stroy u.s. To drive us from our abode
f,,l;t pack to our natlye pace; Il know I5oe.'
thus addressing Christi No. Christ is
dealing with devils now. and they know
Him well, The Hoy One OF God The
Messiah, who has come to destroy the
kingdom of the devil Il John 3: 81. %.
Jesus rebuked him. tic does not desire
the testimony OF devils to prove His Ne
slahship. Throughout His ministry Christ
never for moment countenances any
thing that might be construed into a truce
with Satan. Hold thy peace Literally,
be thou muzz!ed. 1t is a wo:l for a
with authority. lie will SHOW who lie is
by casting out the devil.
Game out Even the devils obey His
word OF command. This is an evidence OF
the great object in Christ's mssionto 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 lie said. They do obey
Him 1hus Jesus established His mission
by the miracles He wrought, and they
could not DOUBT it., 2S. Fame spread
abroad This miracle was wrought in the
public congregation, and those who saw it
published it wherever they went, and the
peop.c throughout all Gali,ee were soon
discussing Him and His work. He did
not need devils to publish Him, and we do
not need to compromise rith the world,
the llesh or the devil to-day ia order to
be able to carry on His work.
~. Healing in home (vs. ,293ll %.
err Andrew, although natives of Bethsada
CJohn l.: Az, were now living at Caper-
tered Peters house. 80. "Simon's wife's
mother" Thus we see thai Peter was Il
married man. 1t is strange, indeed, that
the Roman Catholic Church should lay SO
much stress on the ceibacy OF the clergy
when Peter, their chief cornerstone, had
| Law st of fa,a Lula 90 Va
1t great fever See Luke A. 80. She was
prostrated with burning fever. They
tell Him This was really request for
hea.ing;; They knew He could restore her;
u. Took her by the hand" Could
anything on this side the unlimited power
OF God effect such cure: These proofs
should demonstrate His divinity to the in
telligence of every man. The fever eft
her" Christ has power over disease. He
can. and frequently does, heal to-day and
yet we cannot test the state of the soul by
the health of the body Some of Gods
best saints have suffered with bodily in.
hrmities and have been sick. 1t is the
prayer OF faith that saves the sick, and
ne VINO offers that prayer viii see immedi-
ate results. "She ministered." She was
perfectly recovered and performed the or
dinary duties OF the household She was
not obliged to wait a long time for her
strength to return.
~. Many miracles Tvs. 32.3i). 80.
when the sun did set" The Sabbath
ended with the setting sun and then they
brought thei; sick to Him. 1t would not
have been desecraton of the day il they
had come before the sun went down. Jesus
had Just performed cure on that day
but the superstitions of the afflicted ones
and their friends kept many from applying
to Him on the Sabbath day. Unto Him.
Christ has panacea for all our aches. ills
and troubles. All suffering word needs
to do is to so to Jesus. He is still the
same living mighty One, end is abe, will
ing and anxious to deliver US from the pow
er of the devil.
80. IAN the city" Not necessarily every
person, but very large company. "a
''Hea.ed many" Matthew SAYS, "all tina.
were sick" Luxe says He laid hands on
them. Jesus hea.ed all who came, and
they were many. Diseases, devils" A
distinction is made here that we must not
fail to notice; diseases were "hea'ed" and
devils "cast out" Suffered not" See on
verse 25. This had been a great day al
Capernaum, a day filed with stirring
events. May God give us such days in al
our cities.
Euyptian Shorthand