The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-02

righteousness on earth 4 MAIL 10: z4Js.
but here, as "in that day" ". 22)
shows, "the language is applicable
only to the glorlfied church which
shall reign with Christ hereafter
Speakers Commentary. But he that
doeth the will Of my Father" This
man also says Lord, Lord, but not
merely says it."-Pulpit Commentary
Which is in heaven" and therefore
knows best how to direct men into
the kingdom of heaven.
%. In that day" The dread day
Of judgment. In thy name" r. w.,
"by thy name" as II II were used as
a magical formula. Many wonderful
works" Miracles, as the word Is,
usually translated.
23. Profess unto them" Prof.
Bruce would translate this by the
apologize confess" as il Christ
would say, "I ought to know men who
have done such wonders. but l d.
not" Il never knew you" The
never" is very strong; almost never
never" Depart from me-" "The
greatest of preachers breads such
sentence q Cor. s:27): Lest by any
means, when have preached to 9th
ers. myself should be a castaway.' =
Cambridge Bible.
The True Foundation, Gods WILL
Gods will is an opinion. it is com
mand. An officer, to whom the Duke
of Wellington had given an order.
tried to show that what he was hidden
to do was impossible. "Eir." said the
Iron Duke. II do not ask for your opin-
ion; | give you my orders"
God requires obedience only be-
cause his will is best for us. When
Ruskin was baby he struggled per-
sistently to grasp hot tea-urn. Al
last his wise mother said. Let him
touch it. nurse" He touched It, and
received his first lesson in obedience.
Nv. Two Contrasting Pictures OF
Life-Vs. 24-29. 1t is characteristic
of Christ's method of teaching that
the Sermon on the Mount closes with
a parable. This parable takes up all
that has gone before. and draws it
together into two pictures that can
not be forgotten.
First Picture. The WelI-Founded
Life. "a. "Whosoever heareth these
sayings" Both classes Of men hear
the Word. So far they are alike. In
like manner the two houses have ex-
ternally the same appearance. The
great day OF trial shows the differ
ence. Cambridge Bible. Built his
house upon a rock" r. VI, "the rock"
In Luke G: 4S the words are more
graphic The house is the life, and
the rock is Christ. the Rock OF Ages.
Other foundation can no man lay
than that which is laid, which Is Je-
sus Christ" See Cor. 3: 1917.
rs. THE rain descended. foods
... winds" They represent the on
set Of troubles, trials. and temptations
that assail all lives. "And 1t fell not"
This proprecy was verified in the
primitive church, bearing all the brune
Of the waves and storms OF the world,
of people, Of tyrants. Of friends, OF
strangers. Of the devil himself perse-
cutting her, and venting all the hurri-
cane Of his rage upon her."-Phllip
Schaff. 1t is verified every day BY
the patient endurance OF thousands or
unknown Christian heroes.
Second Picture: The nl-Founded
Life. 2G. "And doeth them not For
getting them, or leaving them as mere
theories apart from life. "A foolish
man" Christ is not offending against
his own precept in Matt. s: %. because
he is not speaking in anger or CON
tempt but in sadness and with pur-
pose TO reform. Built his house upon
the sand" The sand represents any
basis Of life except the win of God,
obedience to Christ.
q. And the rain descended etc.
In the Greek. as in V. 25, the style Is
rendered very yivacious by inversion:
Descended the rain. and came the
floods, and blew the winds" And
beat upon that house" r. ".
'smote." stronger word that the
beat" Of V. 25.-"s struck upon IL with
immediate final effect "-Exposltor's
Greek Testament And great was
the fall Of It," Implying not neces-
sarily great building. but complete
ruin.
The Effect Of the Sermon. 2s -rhe
people were astonished IL his doc
trine." R. v. his teaching" The
verb means. literally, struck Soutp
They we're driven out Of their senses.
zs. For he taught them as one hav-
ing authority With independent. orig.
NAL thought and Power. 'And not AZ
he scribes." TIE Official transcribers
and expounders OF the law. who were
always bound BY its words and by
Christ, the One Foundation.
he alone reaches down 10 the bed
'ock He alone reaches from man. our
shifting human scenes and feeble.
iIiiting powers, to God. the all-wise.
ltpowerful Creator.
He alone endures for eternity Build