The Tupelo journal., 1910-05-13
Growing Hatred
To Jesus
Sunday Sehsd Lessen for May IS. 1910
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Memory verse. II.
GOLDEN TExT.-"He thai Is not with
me Is against me: and he that gathereth
not with me scattereth abroad."-Mark
1890.
TIME.-Probabiy in the autumn OF A.
d. %.
PLACE.-Some where in Gaiilee: very
likely In Capernaum.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
A Wicked Charge Against Jesus
VS.. 1924. What gave rise to this
charge against Jesus?" The healing
of "one possessed with a devil. blind.
and dumb" In the similar event re-
corded in Matt. 9:32-34 the demoniac
was dumb only. This case. though de-
scribed so briefly. was "a striking
miracle; in truth. three miracles in
one."-Rev. David Smith.
Dumb Devils.-Many. even Of Chris
tians, are troubled with dumb devils
without realizing it. Our speech Is a
Godlike faculty. given us to be used
for God. in prayer to him-private
prayer. family prayer. public prayer
in telling others about his goodness, In
kindly praise of what is worthy and
in bold condemnation of all that Is
evil. How often we are silent when
such opportunities for speech arise!
It is because we have a dumb devil.
What was the result of the miracle?
As always In such cases. 1t was q
SAVIOR of death to death and Of life to
life. On the one hand, "all the peo-
pie" (the common folks that saw 1t
done, or afterward saw the happy man
seeing or heard him speaking) were
amazed" as well they might be, "and
said. is not this the son of David?"
But, on the other hand. the Phari-
sees had an unfavorable interpreta-
ton. In their hatred of Christ they
had come all the way from Jerusalem
MARK to get material for some
charge against him. He hath Belize
bub." they asserted shamelessly
MARK. Beelzebub, in Jewish popu-
lar thinking, was the ruler of the
demons.
Why did the Pharisees make this
abominable charge? They were jealous
of Christ, and envious Of his power
over human. hearts and lives.
The Crushing Reply.-Vs. $3.50.
1.-THE way in which Jesus dealt with
these men is among n of the most
wonderful features of the Gospel. It
sheds light upon many things. but it
sheds a peculiar light upon him, and
upon the spirit that was in him.
Horton.
What was Christ's first argument?
The argument of the divided house.
Every kingdom" said Christ, "di-
vided against itself" in civil war sis
brought to desolation;" land every
city or house (household) divided
against itself" by quarreling factions
and family strife, shall not stand"
What was Christ's second argu-
ment? The argumentum ad hominem.
IF / by Beelzebub cast out DEVILS"
urged Christ, by whom do your chill
dren," the Jewish exorcists, east
them out?"
What is Christ's third argument
The argument of the castle, or palace.
Nov how" Christ asks. could / en-
ter the castle unless / were stronger
than Satan? And how could ] regain
the spoil that Satan has stolen. the
rich spoil Of health and character and
happiness, without proving myself the
enemy of Satan?"
What was Christ's fourth argument!
The argument of the two sides: HE
that is not with me is against me-"
An Awful Warning.-Vs. 31-37. The
foregoing was a terrible warning, but
Christ did not deem it severe enough.
What was Christ's warning for such
men? That there is an objectionable
sin; blasphemy against the Holy
Ghost.
What, then. is this blasphemy
against the spirit? 1T is no sudden.
angry blasphemy. Whoever fears that
he has committed it and prays for
pardon is worlds away from it."-W.
Robertson Nicoll. LII. d.
How did Christ himself illustrate
these truths? By three condensed
parallels Tvs. $3.50. The parable of
the tree and it's fruit; the parable of
the viper, and the parable of the treas
ure.
Christ's Sufficient Attestation.-Vs.
3S-45. The scribes and Pharisees an
swered Christ's declaration that he
was of God and they, in their wicked
opposition, from the devil, by demand
ing a sign, that Is. some miracle that
would confirm these tremendous
claims.
Why was this, as Christ called 1t,
a wicked demand? Because Christ
had given them signs in great plenty.
Why did Christ call them an adulter-
GUS generation? Because the relation
between God and his people is repre-
scented in many parts of the Old Tesla
ment as being close and beautiful as
that between a husband and wife, and
these leaders of the Jews were false
to that relation. Like wedlock, the
relation called for unity of thought
and purpose between them; but God
is love, and the scribes and Pharisees
were animated by hate.
What was the sign of the prophet
Jonas that Christ offered? Christ's
resurrection. AS Jonas was three days
and three nights in the body Of the e
monster (for the word translated
"whale" means sea monster" in gen.
eral) SO Christ would "be three days
and three nights" in the grave and
then would rise from the dead.
Why was this a sufficient sign? It
was the greatest miracle possible
greater than to raise others from the
grave. It was the browning evidence