The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-04
The
Sunday school
INTER NaTiONaL LESSON CON.
MENTS FOR AUGUST :.
Subject: Jesus on the Way TO Jerusa-
lem, Matt. 1871, ., 1895
Commit Verses 1915.


not, to come unto Me- for of such is
the kingdom of heaven" Matt. 49,:
IA.
TINE.--March. A. d. 30
PLACE.-Perea.
EXPOSITION.-I. Jesus and the
Little Children, lis. Jesus still
maintained His popularity with the
multitude ". 2). The mothers longed
TO have their children share in the
blessing. The disciples. like many
modern disciples, thought the chill
dren were beneath the notice of Jesuc
and rebuked the mothers as they
brought them But while the disci-
pies were displeased with the mothers
Jesus was displeased with the disci-
pies Mark 1910. None are dearer
TO Him than the children, and He
wishes even the little children
("babes," Luke 1S:15,R. W brought
20 Him. A child in its teachableness
and humility is Just fit to hear and re-
ceive the truth of the kingdom. and
we must become in this respect as 1T
tie children If we are to enter the
kingdom of heaven (ch. 1879. Jesus
took the children up in His arms
Mark 1910. Can we doubt that a
real blessing came even to their in
fant hearts in response to the touch
of Jesus? How God can work In the
heart of a child we do not know. but
that He does thus work this passage
proves.
II. Possessing Manv Things. Yet
Not Satisfied, 1920. The young man
who came to Jesus had great posses
sions ". 22), position Uuke 19:1S),
culture, exemplary morality ". 20),
a note worthy amiability MARK 10:
2D, intense earnestness MARK 10:
10, undoubted sincerity Mark TO-
17-21l. great moral COURAGE Mark
l0:1D. recognized piety duke 1S:
lS), noble aspiration ". 16). beuev-
olence. Yet all these things together
did not save him. They will not save
any one. His question implied that
eternal life is obtained by something
we do" No man ever obtained life
by doing (Gal 2:16). 1t must re re-
ceive1 as gift (Ro 6:23l. Jesus.
by His reply. "Why callest thou Me
good" (see Mark 1918. r. W. did
rot mean TO imply that He was not
good tJno. SAG; 1890; S:29), but
He saw that the Young man had no
deep sense of the full force Of his own
words. To say He was good was to
=
Mark t0:18), but that He was God
the young man did net see. He was
superficial. and Jesus sought to bring
him to a recognition of his suDerfi-
cialty. Jesus sent the young man to
the law because he sought life by do
ing. The law is the thing to do" If
a man is to get life by doing, but no
ran has ever done it. so the law
serves to shut a rams mouth (Ro
3;19. 20). What this young man
needed was to have his mouth stopped
and his pride laid in the dust. Jesus
always sends the self-contident TO the
law. Those who know that tnev are
sinners He sends to the gospel Il ii.
1:15).
III. Lacking One Thing, and
Therefore Lost, 20. ID. Jesus look.
Ing upon him loved him" mark 10:
21, L. W, but Jesus was not pleased
with him (cf. Ro. S:S). There was,
however. winsomeness in his SINGER
lty, eagerness, earnestness and hon
est, though futile, attempt to keen
the law. But Jesus love for him did
net keep Him back from dealing very
plainly with him. though that plain
dealing caused the young man 10 turn
his back upon Him. II does not seem
to the average mind very serious
thing to lack only one thing (Mk. 10:
21). But this lesson teaches us that
to lack one thing may be fatal. The
one thing he lacked was a supreme
love for Jesus Christ He was willing
TO do much at Jesus bidding (v. 16),
but not anything and everything
There was one thing that he loved
more than Jesus, and that he was not
willing to give up at Jesus bidding
Jesus purpose in bidding him to sell
what he had and to give to the poor
was to bring him to see this. Money
was his idol, so Jesus put His finger
upon that But the spirit of Jesus
command holds for all His disciples
NLuke l4:33). Jesus usually calls
upon those who would come after
Him to give up something. Love to
Him makes it easy to give up any
thing for Him (2 Cor. 5:14. 15).
Jesus told the young man that If he
obeyed he would have "treasure in
heaven" That is infinitely the best
place to have treasure Matt. 6:19,
20O. He was not merely to sell all.
but further, come and follow Me-"
The selling all was simply prepara-
tory to this Il Cor. 1879. "He went
away SpITOWlult IL WASH SO InNcn
he that had great possessions" the
great possessions" had him. BY
turning away from Jesus rather than
give up his earthly treasures, he lost
eternal treasures and lost his soul.
~. The Dangers of Wealth, 23, 20.
Jesus took occasion from this incide7t
to point out the perils of riches (cf
Prov. 30:S, 8; Matt. 1922; Tt. 6:9.
10). 1T is hard" He said, "for a
rich man to enter into the kingdom Of
heaven" The world Is full of illus
trations of the truth of Jesus state
ment. Wealth and piety seldom go
hand I'm hand. Many a man has lost
his spirituality as he has increased In
wealth. There are few rich men
saved Il Cor 1926; Jas. 2;5, 81.
Jesus disciples we're astonished at
His words" (cf. Mark 10;24. Jesus
used strong figure to illustrate the
imposslbility of rich man being
saved. Men have sought TO tone the
figure down. but for that there Is no
warrant. Jesus tells them it Is pos
sible for God to save a rich man ".
26). Nothing but the special grace
OF God can save him. Jesus In meet
Ing the perplexity of His disciples ut
tered truth that has great comfort
in II, with God all things are possi-
BILE" (cf. Gen. 1910. The disciples
in their amazement asked an inpor-
tant question. God has answered
this question (Ro. 1919. The dis
ciDias' thOught was II rich man