The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-27
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JULY I.

Memory Verses, g, 3-Topic; Lessoni
From Child" Text-Comme entary.
]. A question asked ". u.
/. "At the same time" After Peter
had returned from paying the tribute
Game the disciples" BY combininl
the three accounts we learn that tn,
disciples lad discussed the question a.
to who should be the greatest. and
that Jesus, knowing their ambitions
had opened the subject by asking then
about the dispute they had among
| themselves by the way. At first the
disciples. thoroughly ashamed. were
silent. but n little later they came and
submitted the question to Him. "Wbo
| is the greatest?" Such is blind human
| nature; always desiring to be made
! prominent. "In the kingdom of heav.
en-" They still view the kingdom of
Christ as temporal one
II. Lessons from little child Tvs.
25). 2. called little child" Jesus
purposes TO teach them by means of an
| object lesson. He corrects their false
ideas about greatness. The little child
was their teacher.
g. verify" A word that denotes
the Importance of what is to follow.
Except We be converted" The word
here rendered "be converted" means
turn about so as TO face in the other
direction" 1t always signifies IL radl
cal and complete change. And become
! MS little children" Humble teachable.
obedlent, "Ye shall not enter" They
not only could not be first but they
could not enter. There is no way into
the kingdom of grace only by the door
of humility. 4. "WhoSoever." All
have equal privileges. "Shall humble
himself" None but the lowly are in
the kingdom, and the lowliest in the
kingdom are the greatest. The same
is greatest" Selhshness is the root of
all sin. True humility is the surest
mark Of true greatness
.. "WhosO shall receive" That is.
shall show kindness to. shall help and
care for. zone such little child" This
refers not only to actual children duke
9:lS). but also to Christs followers who
have a humble, childlike spirit. "In
My name" Out of love % Me and for
My sake. "Recelveth Me-" Jesus CON
slders Himself treated as we treat His
little ones
III. Christ's teaching concerning of.
fenseS Tvs. G-9). 6. "Shal Offend"
Whose. shall cause one of Ny little
ones to stumble and fall into sin. ut
were better" This shows the great
ness of the otfense. THAT milestone"
\ very large stone. about his neck"
etc. Drowning in the sea was pun
ishment used among the ancients. Z.
Woe unto the world" Or. alas for
the world. Because of occasions of
stumbling" Or. W Because there are
so many temptations and stumbling
blocks put before men. 1T must needs
be-" III this world. that is so full of
sin and wickedness. those who serve
Christ will be tempted. "Woe to that
man through whom tho occasion com
eth" Or. W Woe TO the man who is
guilty of the awful crime of leading
others into sin. Each man is personally
responsible for his own actions. S.
IF thy hand-fOOt causeth thee TO
stumble" Or. W If objects as dear TO
thee as these most valuable and pre-.
clous members of the body cause thee
to stumble and TO fall into sin "Cut
them off, etc. The pleasing thing if
hurtful, must be given up and re-
nounced. Into life halt" The only
one who renounces successful life
here by giying up profitable business
because of its worldly character, or by
giving up a pleasing and profitable oc-
cupation because 1t cannot be followed
to the glory of God and who accept
poverty and hardship may be said to
enter into life halt or maimed," but
it is better TO do this than to lose eter-
nal life
.. Into the hell of fire" az. W The
literal Gehenna was valley to the
south of Jerusalem, a former scene of
Moloch worship. and later the place
where the refuse of the city was
burned with perpetual fires. This fire
is the symbolof terrible torment, which
is awaiting the finally impenltent.
~ Chrlsts care for His little ones
Tvs. 10-14. 10. "Despse not" AS
though they were beneath your notice.
Little ones" Children; therefore the
weakest and most lowly of those who
believe in Christ I'm heaven their an
gels The angels in heaven. who be-
hold the face of the Father, have a pc.
culiar charge over them II. This
verse is omitted from the Revised Yer
sion. but If it does not belong here, it
certainly belongs elsewhere, for Jesus
came to save sinners. II. "One-
gone astlay." This parable is given
more fully in Luke 1910 The lost
sheep is q type of one straying away
from the fold OF Christ into sin. IL.
He reloiceth more. That sheep was OF
no more value than the other sheep. II
was its rescue" that caused the JOY.
IT, Even so.' Our heavenly Faith.
er has done all that He can do to bring
all men to repentance; it Is not His
VII. that any should perish.