Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-01-19
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson lv.-First Quarter, For
Jan. %, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of tho Lesson, Matt. v, liz
Memory Verses, 2-9-GoIden Text
Matt. v, s-Commentary Prepared b,
Rev. D. M. Stearns.


The Laws OF the Kingdom and is
followed In chapters viii and TX nv
some features of the kingdom In the |
way OF various healings, for when the |
kingdom comes "tL~ inhabitant shall |
not say, am sick" lisa. xxxili. 24). |
The first four chapters OF this gospel
might be entitled the genealogy OF
the King, the birth OF the King, the
herald of the King and the victory OF
the King over the god of this world.
The precepts of these chapters shall
be fully lived out in the kingdom
when Ii Is set up on this earth and
should be manifest now in those who
by His precious blood have become
joint heirs with the King. Although
the multitudes were near Him, 1t is
evident from verses l and that He
spoke these words to His disciples
and not TO the multitude. Compare
Luke VI. 20. but do not confuse these
two sermons. In the one He went up
into a mountain and sat down and
taught. but in the other He came down
from a mountain and stood In the
plain. The two discourses are In many
respects the same as to the teaching,
but they were spoken at different times,
under different circumstances. and yet
In both cases to His disciples. What
folly for an unsaved person to say.
The Sermon on the Mount Is my re-
ligion; the Golden Rule Is my motto"
II the Ten Commandments written on
tables OF stone with the finger OF God
are ministration of death Oh Cor.
Ill, Z, o.. what about these same com.
mands as explained by our Lord in
this discourse. In which He says that
4 sinful look is as much the breaking
Of the command as sinful act? The
law was not given till the people were
redeemed by blood from the land of
bondage and God never sets His law
before an unsaved person but to con-
denim him, that as a lost one he may
receive Jesus Christ, who is the end
OF the law for Righteousness to every
one that believeth Rom. K. A.. Such
only are the truly blessed" according
to Ps. xxxil I. 2; Rom. Nv, 6-S. Then
we have seven characteristics of these
blessed or happy people which CORE
spond with the seven petitions in the
prayer of chapter vi. 9-13. The prayer
begins Our Father" and only redeem
ed people can say truly these words.
All others come under the head of John
viii, A. Only the poor in spirit can
say from the heart, "Hallowed be Thy
name" for others prefer to exalt their
own name. We pray. Thy kingdom
| come" but we mourn because of the
curse which rests on all the earth till
the kingdom comes. The meek who
desire in no sense their own will can
truly long for the time when His will
shall be done on earth as in heaven.
Then shall the mourners be comforted,
as they inherit the earth. which shall
then have become the kingdom OF
heaven. Daily bread is made sure to
all who hunger and thirst after right
eousness Matt. vi. 33). and they shall
be satisfied with the fairness of His
house in all things, both temporal and
spiritual. Having been forgiven much,
they freely forgive others and have be-
come merciful indeed Having seen
something Of God and desiring to see
more OF Him and to know Him better,
they fear all temptation to evil and
earnestly desire to be kept pure in
heart. Knowing that the evil one is
the great peace breaker. they pray to
be delivered from him that they may
enjoy the peace of God and carry His
peace everywhere they go. Rejoicing
in the kingdom and power and glory
which are His, and theirs, too. as the
children OF God. they expect to be
. treated as He was-persecutd. reviled
. spoken against falsely. things laid to
their charge that they know not, but
, by His grace they count themselves
happy to be privileged to suffer for His
sake and rejoice that when His glory
shall be revealed they shall be glad
with exceeding joy q Pet. iv, 13).
: The church as the salt of the earth
preserves 1t from the judgments which
!, will surely come upon it (when the
church has been taken away to pre-
!. pare 1t for the kingdom. but the pro
Tossing church has well nigh lost Its
. SAVIOR and seems like Rev. Iii, 16
Who can tell how many cities, town.
and families are preserved from calam
ity for the sake of the cody who are
therein? May we be godly enough t.
make the devil hate u.s. the truly god
= ly whom the Lord sets apart for Him
:, self QI Tim. Ill. IL: Ps. iv. 81. Not,
=" that salt had to be offered with every
" Offering U.ev. il. 13). and see our Lord
: words concerning salt in Mark tx, 49
!. so. We can only be salt in any sens
, as Christ dwelleth in us.
i" Christ is the light OF the world Dohl
! viii. 10: TX, 5: xii. 46,. and we can onl,
be light to any one as we behold Hin
and reflect His light. and herein tn
moon. faithful witness in heaven, I
| Nh