The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-22
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson Iv.-SeCond Quarter,
For April "a, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

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Two OF the foundations in the Scrip
lures in connection with the great
truth that "other foundation can no
man lay than that is laid, which is
Jesus Christ" are that "God is love"
and He is not willing that any should
perish q Cor. iii, IL; John ill, 16; II
Pet Iii, %, Along with this we need
Acts xvii. 80, 81. "God now command
eth all men everywhere to repent, be-
cause He hath appointed a day in the
which He viii judge the world in
righteousness by that man whom He
hath ordained, whereof He hath given
assurance unto all men in that He
hath raised Him from the dead" We
have seen John and Jesus and the
twelve preaching repentance, and when
we turn to Rev. TX, 90 q; xvi, 8, Ill,
and read of the fearful judgments that
will come upon the earth In the time
Of the great tribulation, after the
church shall have been taken away,
we learn that the object of all will be
hat men may repent In this connec-
ion see Job xxxiii, 20, 80.
He had chosen Chorazin, Bethsaida
ind Capernaum as centers where He
wrought many mighty works, but they
'eemed to be without result, and He
,ells them of judgment to come, when
, 1t will be more tolerable for other
cities which never saw His mighty
works. There are three future judy
ments spoken of-the judgment seat
of Christ for believers only, the jUdg-
ment of nations at the beginning Of
the millennial reign and the judgment
at the great white throne at the end
Of the thousand years. Our Lord must
be speaking here of the second or
third of these. Note His II say unto
you of verses %, "a Remember that
1t is the Judge Himself who is speak
ing, and He certainly knows whereof
He afhrms. The words more toler-
able" suggest different degrees Of pun
Ishment and suffering, as there win be
also different degrees Of glory and OF
rewards for believers. First it is a
question of saved or lost; then for the
saved there viii be reward according
to works and for the lost punishment
according to desert, and the Judge Of
all the earth viii not fail to do right.
The nation being about to reject
Him, He seems to turn to individuals,
to such as In the time of His rejec-
ton win let Himself be their rest,
their all. He first talks to His Father
as the Lord of heaven and earth and
therefore as having perfect right to
do as He pleases with His own Cps.
cxxxv, 81. He talks to Him as nat
urally as to people about Him, for He
Is in constant and conscious touch
with heaven and does always those
things that please the Father Although
despised and rejected, He thanks His
Father, reminding us that we are in all
things to give thanks Il Thess. v, 49,
Some one has said that BE who has
learned to say always Thank God
has the key to constant victory. The
even so, Father" indicates perfect
submission with the most absolute
confidence in and satisfaction with the.
Fathers management Compare
Sam. iii, Is; Job i, q. Our Lords
gratitude at this time was in connec-
ton with His Fathers hiding certain
things from the wise in their own
conceit and revealing them to those
who are teachable as babes or very lit
tie children. The mere natural man.
however wise, cannot know the things
of God, for they are foolishness to
him Il Cor. 1, ill.,. 'They have rejected
the word of the Lord, and what Wis
dom Is In themT (Jer. vii, 81 As
Abraham gave to his only son all that
he had, so 1.-THE Father loveth the
Son and hath given all things into His
hand" (Gen. xiv, 80; John ill, S5. AS
all the Egyptians and all other coun-
tries had to go to Joseph in order to
obtain corn by which they might live
(Gen. XII, $500, so there is no real
life. no life eternal, no knowledge Of
God the Father, except through Jesus
Christ (verse %.
In this sinful, Christ rejecting age
would you find rests 1t can be found
only in Him who knew what it was to
rest in His Father Would you find
the yoke of the daily life easy and the
burden of the daily toll light? 1t can
only be by yoking up with Him who
here so lovingly invites as. This is an
ancient message, for in lisa. xviii, II.
we read. This Is the rest wherewith
We may cause the weary to rest, and
this is the refreshing" But there the
prophet had to add, "Yet they would
aot hear" Again, in lisa. xxx, 10, we
read, ''In returning and rest shall ye
be saved; in quietness and in conf
dence shall be your strength" But
again 1t is added, And We would not .
Compare with these Matt. xiii, 81:
John v, 40, and see how all the difficult
ty is always on our side, while God is
ever saying: Gomez Returnl Who
soever wilt Him that comethw There
seems to be two rests" here, one that
He gives when we come to Him and
the other that we find when we take
His yoke upon us, but only the meek
and Iowly can obtain either. The first
is suggestive Of salvation and the sec
ond of service. If we would be saved
we must be poor enough in spirit to
plead guilty and accept justification
freely by grace. II we would find
rest In service II must be by the con
seriousness Of being yoked with One
who knows best. to whom we always
say glad Ever 60. Father"
The Sound Sleep Of Good Health.