The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-23
INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL
 LESSON
Second uarteQr. Lesson XIII.
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 It matters little whether Jesus speaks or acts, both far transcend the ordinary. His paTables are miracles. His miracles are parablss. The world has never seen a parable-speaker or miracle worker like Jesus. That Is what gives unfailing fascination to the review of Ills words and deeds
 " Tn the conclusion of the sermon on the Mount Jesus sums tip the funda- mental principles enunciated, and shows In most pictorial langase the consequences of adherence or diverg- ence from those principles. The essen tial is to do the will of God. And this Is not the technical performance of specific acts. but rather the being Of certain temper of mind and heart which will on occasion express Itself in cer- tain ways and deeds. It is by this means that the conditions of perma- hence are met It Is to build on bed rock. By this means strength and se- curity are assured. Any other course is to build on sand (Lesson I.) The Sabbath was the bloody angle" in the contest between Jesus and the Phari- sees. He took issue with the spirit destroying liberalism. Of set purpohe He broke the tradition while at the same time He showed the people the Ideal way of keeping the Sabbath. He wrought seven conspicuous cures upon as many Sabbaths, as if to show the merciful character and ses of the day (Lesson IJl. In a night of irreligion. in a most nexpected place, cereus or faith bursts in radiant bloom. In the garrison. a proverb of dissipation. In the commandments q1arters. charac- terized by imperial hauteur, Is found humane, humble, benevolent. believing sol. the moral beaty of which causes an eiaclatIon of surprise and admira- ton from Jesus lips. The scene changes. At sundown. Jesus climbs the path to Main. Life and Death met on that highway. A body of youth was being carried to the tomb. Weep not" are Jesus first words; His next reveal His power to assuage grief. .sYoung man ariser' (Lesson III) As cetfclsm finds little encouragement in the habits of Jesus. He was social. He declined no Invitations. In this in- stance He IS the guest of Simon, the Pharlsee. Economy of courtesy was shown Him on His entrance. and cavalier spirit maintained. Availing herself Of tho freedom of the Oriental banquet room. an outcast woman en- tered What attracted her was that Jesus was thr She was weary and had come for the rest He had prom ised. The common clvilities. water, kiss and oil which self Righteousness had
 
 did not fall of its reward And He said unto her. Thy sins are forgiven! :" (Lesson I) The gospel is a seed. It
 ly be written or spoken. The acci- dents of form are multiple. but at heart of 1t there must be the divine principle of life. The seed requires a sower. Whoever presents gospel truth in such manner that its power accom- panies it Is a sower of the seed. As multiplex as are the seeds and sewers so are the soils Good ground may be defined by contrast. It Is not wayside. stony, thorny It is a soil that will re- ceive tha seed. A morally earnest and honest heart Is good soil CLesson VI The para ble oS the wheat and tares is fundamental. It asserts that there Is no existence of good or evil 1part from personality. Moral qualities have hu- man souls as their only sphere. Vir- inc and sin root and bring forth fruit in men Those who have learned of Jesus and have had His kingdom set up within have become the wheat with which the earth is sown (Lesson VI) The meeting of Jesus and the demon ized unfortunate makes one of .he most vivid pictures of the New Testament l what the Master had just done Tn na- tura He proceeded to do in human na- ture He produced calm (Lesson VIII. Extremes met fin the fortress. nalace of Herod Antipas on the ooca. | sion of hIs birthday banquet Nasa- rItjsh abstemiousness kept vigil in the dungeon. Herodian wantonness blazed ana reeled in the banquet chamber self-oblivious devotion below is match | ea bv over-weeping ambition above The forGivinE spirit is offset by thirst