Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-07-02
Pictures of the
Kingdom
Sundny School LsssOa for JAY }, 1910
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GOLDEN TENT.-'rhe Kingdom - God
IS not meat and drink. but Righteousness.
and peace. and SOY in the Holy Ghost
Rom. 1917.
TTME-The autumn 90 s. u. q
PLACE. a house In Capernauu on
the shore 20 the Sea OF GaHloe.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
The Parable or Story OF the Mus
tard Seed 81. 30 Another pr
able" showing ansther aspect OF the
kingdom OF heaven. which the Great
Sewer had sown in the field OF the
world
The kingdom OF heaven is like % a
grain Of mustard seed. which "a man"
representing the Son OF man as fin the
previous parallels. "sowed I'm his field"
Il was therefore good seed. living
seed that could produce the harvest.
Which indeed Is the least OF all
seeds. Not the least OF all seeds
which botanists know. but the small
est Of the seeds the people daily used:
and the smallest OF these IN contrast
With the plant which grows from H.
Greatest among herbs. and becometh
tree" Not massive like a ar tree
Of Lebanon. or oak. but an herb so
large that the birds 81 the air come
and lodge In the branches thereof"
The Teaching OF this Parable. Cd
The growth and success IN Gods field
OF this world OF the kingdom be has
planted. heard statesman mission
airy from India say within week that
the religions OF india looked upon the
present as the iron age. with their
golden age IN the past But with
Christianity the golden age Is IN the
future. the kingdom is growing toward
It's Ideal and goal and growing more
and more rapidly
The Parable OF the Leavcn ". 80.
showing the Method by Which the
Kingdom Grows. The kingdom OF
heaven IL like unto leaveu" some OF
the later writer's argue from the fact
that leaven Is usually the symbol OF
evil. eorruptins thing. a species OF
putrefaction. that therefore this par
able represents "the fellowship OF
God In service seen 20 be marred dur
ing the present age by the introduc.
ton OF a corrupting influence &C.
Campbell Morgan.
Which a woman took" The Son
OF man who puts this leavcn into the
meal IS here represented by a woman
because breadmaking usually devolved
upon women
This Parable Teaches that besides
all the visible manifestations OF the
Gospel represented by the growth OF
the mustard seed. there h a deeper
underlying progress OF the Gospel
which operates silently without 90
servation. but with constantly increas-
ing pervasiveness tin the whole mass
OF mankind. AL hearts. an nations. all
commerce and business. social life.
and political institutions. shall be
transformed The leaven works by
personal contacs with those who are
90 be leavened. from Individual 10 in
dividual IL Is personal work. personal
soul In touch with other souls The
leaven that does the work is living
organism.
Two Stories Of Finding Treasures
vs. 4&-46. These two parallels were
told 10 the disciples In the house TO
which they returned from the sea
shore.
The Hid Treasure. The kingdom
OF heaven is like unto treasure hid in
field" The hiding OF treasure Is
necessary where there are no banks.
where the country is frequently over
run by marauders and robbers. where
no one can trust another to hold his
treasures or 20 use them In business.
and where the rulers are rapaciOus to
obtain the wealth OF their subjects. In
the unsettled state OF the country oft
en- the owners never returned, and all
knowledge OF the treasure was lost.
The Spiritual Treasures In These
Two Parallels. There are two quite
different interpretations OF these par
ables. both OF which are natural. both
OF which may be true. and each one
may imply the other. The movement
of the parallels depends on what Is
represented by the Treasure and the
Pearl. and who by the one who gave
all he had to obtain them
The common Interpretation is that
we are the seekers for the treasure.
and the Treasure and Pearl are the
blessings which are found In the king
dom OF heaven and only there. They
are the treasures OF character. useful
ness. happiness. and peace: treasures
OF eternal life. growing more and more
In every good quality OF the soul till
we become angels excelling in
strength" with all the glories. ex.
ternal and internal. that are portrayed
in the description or heaven.
The Parable OF the Draw News.
1852 contaiR explanation Of the mys-
terry that good and bad are found In
the visible kingdom OF God. instead OF
only the good. and a warning that
merely being a member OF the visible
kingdom viii not save him There will
be a separation OF the good from the
bad. and each will go OF necessity 70
his own place. and the fate which is
the fruit OF his faith and character
Another Interpretation OF the hid
treasure. skilfully advocated by DR.
Wolcott Calkins in his brilliant Par
sbIes for Our Time aud by DIR. Nor
gan. is that Christ is the seeker after
the Treasure and the Pearl. which
represent the precious souls OF men
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