The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-09-15
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON XII, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, SEPT. f6.

We are now in the last week before K
the crucifxion, the week SO fully re- ]
corded by each of the evangelists. An
er He had cleansed the temple He WAS
questioned by the chief priests and /,
scribes as to the authority by which He
had done this. He in reply asked them
whether the baptism OF John was fs-n
heaven or of men. This, for reasons
given, they refused to answer, saying,
eve cannot tell" He then said, Mel
Their do tell you by what authority {
do these things" Mark xi, 27-33). He I
then spake the parallels Of the father
and two sons, the vineyard let out to |
husbandmen, the marriage supper and |
wedding garment (Matt. xxi, %, to
XIII 14), in which He set before them
their treatment of the kingdom and of
Himself, their King and the punish
ment that would come upon the dis
obedient Then certain Pharisees and /
Herodians are sent to Him to catch
Him in His words (verse 49, or entan-
gle Him in His talk (Matt. xxi, 15).
With many flattering words they ask
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| Caesar or not. In Ps. xviii, 36, 1t Is
| said of their ancestors, They did fat
| ter Him with their mouth, and they
| lied unto Him with their tongues, for
| their heart was not right with Him."
"They tempted and provoked the most
/ high God" (verse 56). These people
were true children of their fathers, APP
| pearing outwardly righteous unto men,
but within full Of hypocrisy and in
iquity (Matt. xiii, 28). He said also
Of them, "This people draweth nigh
unto Me with their mouth and honor
eth Me with their lips, but their heart
is far from Me- Matt. XIV, 49,. Com
pare lisa. xxx, 10; Eek. xxxiii, 81.
Jesus knew their hypocrisy, perceived
their wickedness and craftiness verse
Is and the parallel accounts), and said:
"Why tempt ye Me, We hypocrites?
Bring Me a penny, that may see 1t"
Then, drawing from them the fact that
the money bore Caesars image and SUI
prescription, His simple and unanswer-
able reply was, Render to Caesar the
things that are Caesars and to God the
things that are Gods" Thus He con-
founded the worldly minded Herodians
from their own text, "a penny" Let
the wording enjoy the world and wor-
ship the world-in other words, the
deyil-for the whole world lieth In the
! wicked one, and he is the prince or
/. god of this world Il John v, 10; John
xiv, 30; III Cor. iv, A. and then COM
| plain not If in the life beyond this he
|, | finds himself in the DEVILS territory
+ the everlasting fire prepared for the
2 | devil and his angels Matt. XIV, AL
E Let those who have been born again
and who have begun to bear the image
of Christ, and are being day by day by
: all things conformed to that image
(Rom. viii, %, 90; xii, i, p. render K
God in Christ the whole hearted de
\ votion which is due to Him, looking
l. forward to the time when we shall b.
like Him and share with Him Hi
kingdom and glory q John Ill, 1, p.
Our Lord is next tempted by thu
= Sadducees, who deny that there is an.
q resurrection of the body or angel Q
n, spirit (Acts xiii, 81, asking Him abou
) point in the law Deut. XIV, 5, 6
ID and citing the case of q woman VIII
had successfully become the wife Q
7 seven brethren. and derisiyely the,
ask. "Tn the resurrection whose wit
shall she be OF the severn" Our Lord
Z reply is most comprehensive sugges
4 tive and final The Scriptures are
n full and perfectyauthority. You do no
know them nor the power of God, an
ne therefore you err in your question an
your thoughts. There are angels eve
We II you do not believe it, but they d
al not marry, for marriage is for TIL
III world only. In the resurrection tn
2, redeemed will be in that respect lik
- angels. If we know not the Scripture
- =. we shall surely err concerning tn
a. things of God, for, God has fully revea
a. ed His win and purpose in His wore
MT There is a resurrection Of the dea'
at which shall include both the just an
ue unjust and be completed at the time
he the great white throne, but there Is
d resurrection from the dead, of whic
IS our Lord here speaks, resurrectic
ay OF the just, first resurrection Oul
~ xiv, IA; Rev. Xxx. 81. These are Gale
ss Xxx, 36) and are equal to the angels
an the matter of not marrying any NOR
he but are higher than angels In the ma
nd ter of their relation to Christ, for tn,
lid with Him shall Judge angels. shall
~ with Him In His throne and reign ov
nd the earth Q Cor; vi, Q, 8; Rev Ill, 2
v, 8, 10; XIX. 5, 81. In bodies, like t
Id- resurrection body of Christ they sh'
Tes never be sick nor old nor die phil
-, 20. 81; Rev. xxi, 8, 4; lisa. xxxiii, 24)
=. The Sadducees protested to belle
me the five books OF Moses, so our 10
is calls their attention to Elk. ill. 2-6, a.
aid khe words of God to Moses out of t
is burning bush, really Els Own wofs
FOR 1t was He who spoke to Moses
a. that time, He whose goipga soFth ha
been from OF old, from the days
eternity Micah ", 2, margin). @
Lord says that the words He spoke
I that time. Il am the God of Abrahs
49,