The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON V, FIRST QUARTER, iNTERNA-
TlCNAL SERIES, FEB. a.,

Text OF the Lesson, Matt. ir, Ill.
Memory Verse, 4-Golden Text, Heb.
Rev. d. VI. Stearns.
CCepyriEtt, 1906. by American Press Association
We see IN the Lord Jesus man per-
fectly controlled Ey the Holy Spirit.
Ia all His thoughts and words and
works He was man, a real man,
found in fashion &S I man, q man
like other men, sin excepted, but Who'll
" for God, to live out the purposes Of
God and accomplish the work for which
God had sent 3:n,; set apart by the
Father and sent into the world John
:, 36) to manifest soc &c the world, to
make atonement for the sins OF the
world, to redeem and purify unto Him
self a people in whom He car ?iva lis
life over again, reproducing Himself
IN thousands Of people everywhere and
gathering out FOR Himself trained
people with whom he shall yet rule
the world in righteousness :
In His baptism He formally entered
upon HIS official work for which He
hal beer in preparation those thirty
years at Nazareth. In this rite He de-
voted Himself to the accomplishment
Of salvation by death, burial and resur-
rection and all that is therein included.
Ever since Adam by his sin handed the
planet over to the devil the devil has
had an awful lot to do WITH. this earth
and the people upon it, but the Great
Deliverer, the seed Of the woman. the
Lord Jesus, shall yet bind him.
Inasmuch as Satan IS stili on the
field and wages war against the re-
deemed of the Lord, let us seek TO-
learn from this lesson some of bis
wiles and our Great Captains method
Of victory. for he is saying to US,
Look on Me and do likewise (JEdg.
vii ID. Some think that If they are
filed with the Spirit they will not be
tempted, butt note that Jesus being
full Of the Spirit, was led by the Spirit
to be tempted. Compare Luke sr,, 1.
The forty days carry us back to the
twice forty.,days of Moses, the forty
days Of Elijsh.and His own forty days
between resurrection and ascension
(Acts I, -. These three seen together
on the Mount Of TRANSPORTATION speak
ing Of His decease BY which de was
to destroy the devil and deliver the op-
pressed Auke IL, 81; Heb. ii, ~ make
US wonder concerning the light that IS
yet to break upon these great events.
Both Mark and Luke say that He
was tempted during the forty days,
and Mark adds that He was with the
wild beasts" We may be sure that
they were as subdued as We're the lions
in the den With Daniel; but are We not
reminded that David had victory over
9 lion and a bear before he conquered
Goliath? After the forty days fast we
read that He was hungry, and then the
devil suggested that if He was the
Son Of God He need not be hungry, for
Ee could turn stones into bread God
the Father had just said at the Dap-
tism, "This is my beloved Son." But
this father Of liars and murderers and
all unbelievers, who does not hesitate
to make God q liar Compare Gen. Il,
II, and iii, i, and see I John V, 10y,
says, Perhaps you are not the Son or
God after all, for If you are why go
hungry? It is q very common sugges-
ton Of his, II you were child OF Goo,
would He suffer you to lack this or
that? And there are many who listen
to him and because Of feelings or cir
cumstances doubt their acceptance
with God.
Our first parents, with all their needs
abundantly~ supplied, were led by the
tampter.to doubt the love Of God and
the word Of, God and to crafty a
wrong desire by eating the forbidden
fruit. Our Lord Jesus, the last Adam,
being hungry, is tempted to crafty
most lawful desire, but not in God
appointed way. If Christ had saved
Himself from hunger by miraculous
power He would not have been truly
one with US.
The second temptation covers ways
that are not Of God. presumptuous
ways. When the devil in this tempta-
ton quoted Scripture he omitted the
words '1n all thy ways" When belieT-
ers. presume upon being kept from
harm in ways that are not Of God
they have. fallen into this snare Of the
devil. It also includes the thought Of
seeming to be some great one, the
pride of life, superiority. Only huniN-
ty can walk with God. Pride is Of the
devil, as are also az se!s will aad self
seeking.
In the third temptation the devil
seems to understand that Christ would
wrest the earth from him. and he offers
It to Him on conditions-there need be
no delay, no humiliation, no suffering,
no Calvary, # he will only bow to Sa-
tan, adopt his methods Dr.. Weston
says that this temptation has slain rae
church. She ascended the throne Of the
Caesars and sung the song OF triumph.
She is no longer as bride awaiting
her Lords return, but, sits as queen
and has no sorrow. Instead Of power
over men by the gospel 1t is power By
worldly means.
In all Christ triumphed by TT is
written" thus fully Endorsing all that
is written in Scripture. and we know
how frequently il His public ministry
He said, ut is written" Have ye not
read ?" How readest thou:" II eleven
oot of the sixteen chapters Of Romans
Paul uses 1T Is written" at least sew
enteen tines If we would conquer Sa-
tan and enjoy the ministry OF the SpE-
it by Els word and the ministry Of an
gels, we must tolerate no doubts nor
fears nor thoughts of self, but be Who'll
" occupied with Christ and skillful in
the use Of the shield Of faith and the
sword of the SD;ri1 (Enh. II 1919, It