Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-04-23
Warming and
Invitation
SuoAay School Lesson foe april "a, 1910
Specially Arranged for Ta.s Paper


We that labor and are heavy laden and 7
viii give you rest Matt. ll-2s
TINE.-Luke shows us that the time
was a year and a half after our last
lesson. In connection with the mission OF
The seventy, December A. I'D. e
PLACE--Somewhcrs in Perea. on the
way TO Jerusalem.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
Our last lesson was discussion OF
doubt-honest doubt and dishonest
doubt We heard our Lord. after
highly praising John. VINO had proved
his readiness 60 follow the light as fast
as he received Il. turn with stern up
orsiding 10 the scribes and Phar5sees.
who had proved themselves unwilling
90 receive the light though brought 10
them In such different ways as BY
John and Christ Oar present lesson
carries the same theme further. discus
sing the most important OF all subjects.
the rejection or acceptance OF the Sa-
yiour
Rejecting Christ-When did Christ
SPEAK the words we are 90 study
Matthew would seem 90 imply that he
spoke them Immediately after the
coming and goiaE OF the messengers
from John the Baptist But Luke
Go:13-16. 81. 20 reports almost identi-
cally the same words in connection
with the return OF the seventy. more
than year later
What were the cities that Christ I'D
braided The cities Of Gallee. where
IN most o. his mighty works were
done" Three are named as samples.
Chorazin. probably about one mile
north Of the upper part OF the Sea Of
0alilee; Bethsaida. city situated by
the Jordan where 10 empties into the
Sea OF Galilee from the north. and Ca
pernaum. our Lords own city. 20 which
be removed from Nazareth. and where
he wrought many mighty works
Why did Christ reproach these
ciues7 Because. though given SO many
opportunities. they had mot repented. 4"
That was why Christ preached and
worked miracles. TO bring men 20 re-
pentAnce.
With what cities did Christ compare
these favored towns OF Galuee2 with
Tyre and Sldon, Phoeulcian cities on
the Mediterranean coast TO the north.
west Sidon was very ancient city
and Tyre. its offspring. was I'm Christ's
@e+- NaN NttANA fNAAAAAIf"I AAAN CITY nI IMI-
estine. and probably tho largest. next
20 Jerusalem. Also with Sodom the
city on the Dead Sea destroyed with
0omorrah in the days OF Abraham
Receiving Christ-Vs 25-27 Christ
then passed from denunciation and
warning to joyful thanksgiving What
was the occasion OF the transition At
that time" should be translated Or. VI
at that season" Luke connects the
following words with the return OF
the seventy. they are a prayer OF re-
Joicing over the favorable reception
accorded them. Perhaps the same
thoughts were uttered on the return OF
the twelve tsee v. OF this chapter .
OF Matthew
Peace in Christ-Vs $3.50. We have
studied the picture OF those that reject
Christ and the picture OF those that
accept him. The great discourse closes
with famous picture OF the condition
OF those that will accept Christ. that
will hear and heed his loving invita-
ton
To whom is Chrisrs invitation ad-
dressed? In the first place. 20 all q"
There was need for the insertion Of
that wide word Had not the
Saviour said little before. Thou hast
hid these things from the wise and
prudent?"-Spurgeon- Tn the second
place. TO all that labor and are heavy
laden" This describes the burdens Of
humanity both actively and passively.
those that are worn by ceaseless
toll. and those that in silence and OBJ
security are bearing loads that no one
knows about. are alike invited 20
Jesus. The poor under the load OF
poverty. sinners under the weight OF
guilt. business men staggering under
heavy responsibilities are in
cluded in the precious invitation. "All
men are miserable: all men are by
nature the children Of wrath: all men
are laboring iu the vain pursuit OF
earthly happiness. all. therefore. may
consider themselves invited Prof
Archibald Alexander
What are these weary ones invited
TO do? Simply 20 come" 10 Jesus.
The Greek is stronger than our Eng
lish. and Is. literally. "Hither TO me.
all weary and burdenedt"
And the result Of going to Jesus
is? II will give you rest"
But what is this rest that Christ viii
give? We usually stop here. and lose
the force OF the message In the first
verse the Physician opens his door TO
receive his patients; in the following
verses he prescribes for them. To take
the one part OF the utterance without
the remainder Of 81 Il like going 70 a
great doctor and coming away again
only 70 fling his prescription into the
fire ."-Principal Adeney The rest
that Christ gives consists of Cl disci-
pleship. Learn OF me. and 90 Take
my yoke upon you"
The best help is not 10 bear the