Evening journal., 1905-10-09

repulsive and disgusting mass-the
whole lump leavened.
1t was against this awful danger
that Paul later warned the Galatian
churches. which were receiving the Ju-
daizing teachers. With the Lords
parable of the leaven in mind he wrote.
'Ye were running well who did him
der you that ye should not obey the
truth? This persuasion came not OF
him that calleth you. A little leaven
leaveneth the whole lump. 1 have con-
hdence to you-ward i'm the Lord. that
ye will be none otherwise minded: but
he that troubleth you shall bear his
judgment whosoever he be- (Gal. >:
I7-10) And again. when the Corinthian
church was induging in sinful prac-
tices the apostle wrote: 1t is actually
reported that there is fornication
lamong you. and such fornication as is
not even among the Gentles. that ons
of you hath his fathers wife. And ye
are puffed up and did not rather
lmourn. that he that had done this deed
might be taken away from among you.
Your glorying is not good.
Know ye not that a little leaven leaN-
eneth the whole lump? Purge out the
old leaven. that ye may be new
our Passover also hath been sacrificed.
even Christ wherefore let us keep the
feast not with old leaven, neither with
the ieaNen OF malice and wickedness.
but with the unleavened bread Of sim
cerity and truth q. Cor. 5: So
1T is at this point that the parallels
are divided into two parts. as already
indicated. The four parallels so far
reviewed show how impossible it is for
men to produce anything but failure
and disaster apart from Christ. We
shall never have the Kingdom mani
Tested here dear friends, until the King
lcomes back.
And He is coming back. Just as
truly as He went away, He will re-
turn. And this is carefully indicated
in the record before us. In the first
verse we saw Him departing from Is
lrael and turning to the Gentiles. He
went out OF the house and sat by the
sea side and there were gathered unto
Him great multitudes.' But He hath
mot forgotten Israel. In verse 36 It is
written. Then He left the multitudes
and went into the house, Blessed be
His holy namei He is ever true and
faithful and Israel is still beloved for
the fathers sakes. In the very next
parable ". 44) He has His kinsmen
i'm mind. The Kingdom Of Heaven
said He. is like unto treasure hidden
i'm the field; which man found. and
hid; and in his joy he goeth and SELL
eth all that he hath. and buyeth that
field The treasure is Israel, now hid
den i'm the field. which is still the world.
The Man who in His joy goes and sells
His all and buys the field is our Lord
Jesus Himself. 1t was on the cross OF
Calvary that He paid the price-He
b lsold all that He had-and by right Of
. purchase the world is His. The earth
is the Lords. and the fulness thereof:
tine world. and they that dwell there
lin Cps. 24.) And Israel Is His treas
ure now hidden but one day to be
brought forth i'm glory. Israel shall
, blossom and bud and fill the face OF
p the world with fruit In that day
they shall remember and obey His
Word when He said, If ye will obey
? MY voice indeed. and Seen My coven-
ant. then ye shall be a iliar treas
E ure unto Me above all l-ople: for al
the earth is Mine. And ye shall he
unto Me a Kingdom of priests, and an
e holy nation (Ex. 10: 3. g.
but in dying for Israel. He was also
lpaying the redemption price for more
than Israel. Again, the Kingdom OF
; Heaven is like unto man that Is a
e merchant seeking goodly pearls: and
e having found one pearl Of great price,
d lhe went and sold all that he had. and
h bought t'(vs. As. 46) The Man
S that is a Merchant is none other than
70 our Lord Jesus He came seeking
r goodly pearls. He came to seek and
Il to save that which was lost Pearls
are found at the bottom of the sea. and
o the sea is again the Gentle world. He
e hath visited the Gentiles TO take out OF
d them a people for His name. The
IS pearl of great price is the true Church
h of God, and its value may speak to us
e of the riches of the glory OF His in
# heritance I'm the saints. (Eph. 1: 1s)
y The pearl is one. for it typifies the one
" body The great price was His own
d precious blood-'Ye are bought with a
'r price In order to pay the price He
p yielded up all that He had. He hath
1t redeemed us. and now we are His.
-e 'The parable of the drag-net Tvs.
is 47-50) speaks of the great ingathering
Is OF Gentiles after the church is remov-
l. ed from the earth and just preceding
> our Lords return to the earth as Son
sr of Man to set up the Kingdom: Again
1t the Kingdom Of Heaven Is like unto a
a net. that was cast into the sea, and
Is gathered OF every kind: which, when
n. it was filled. they drew up on the
h beach: and they sat down. and gath
is cred the good into vessels but the bad
ID they east away SO shall it be in the
le end of the Age: the angels shall come
is forth and sever the wicked from
st among the righteous. and shall cast
ut Them into the furnace of fire: there
V. shall be the weeping and gnashing OF
al teeth
n. "And now. may we not ask one an
al other the question of Jesus ". SD:
)e Have ye understood all these things2'
st We may understand them if we have a
le heart for them and a will to submit
re ourselves to them. II is possible for
l. each one of us to be like the man that
ID is a householder which bringeth forth
I'd out of his treasure things new and
e, old ". SD There is much need of
disciples who shall have a treasure
rd out of which they may bring rich stores
At of truth for the enlightenment and ed
Se ifcation Of the family of God.
I'd "The chapter closes with a brief ac-
I'd count of our Lords visit TO Nazareth.
es His neighbors were blinded and
ed thought of Him only as the carpenters
no son. And He did not many mighty
ID, works there because of their unbelief'
We ". $50 What a terrible day was that
no for Nazareth God was i'm the midst
er land they knew Him not, because their