Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-27
May list, 1910.

Copyright, 1910 by Rev. T. S. Linscott, DID,
Two SABBATH Incidents. Matt. xii:
lila.
Golden Text will have mercy and
not sacrifice. Matt Kilt
ID Verses 1-2-Why is it either
right or wrong to walk or drive for
pleasure, on the Sabbath day?
I'D Was there any Jewish law
which would justify the disciples in
plucking the ears of another mans
wheat on the Sabbath day? (See
Deut. xxiii'25.)
60 See FIX. xx:10, and say whether
the law LOT the Sabbath there given,
forbids, absolutely, all manner OF
work or whether under it, works of
necessity and of mercy would be al
lowable?
a. How do you account for the
fact that the Pharisees, the religious
teachers of that day, had such mar
row views of the Sabbath and were so
| critical with Jesus?
(5.) If Jesus were to come to this
country incognito, and preach and
teach in our towns and cities, without
any church authority, how would he
be received by the clergy and the
churches? (This question may have
to be answered in writing by members
of the cIub.)
60 Verses 3-5-What defence did
Jesus make when they accused him
of allowing his disciples to break the
Sabbath?
60 Look up I Sam. kilt; also
Lev. xiv: SO, and say what bearing
! this reference of Jesus has upon the
! case in dispute
49, What reason is there to believe
! that God never intended the Sabbath
to be kept. in such narrow way, as
the Pharisees in those days taught?
| (See Mark ii:23 to iii:6.)
CO. Give ali example of how it is
possible to keep the letter of the Sab
bath law and violate it's spirit, and to
| break the letter and preserve it's
spirit?
(10) Verses 6-8-What is the only
law of God that must be kept, without
any exception, by all men and angels? ?
CID What attitude should we al
ways take, toward those who do things
of which we cannot approve?
(12D Did Jesus have any rights, in
| regard to Sabbath observance, not
! possessed by other good men?
Q3O What did Jesus mean by say
ing he was the Lord of the Sabbath?
(14) Is every good man lord of the
Sabbath in the sense that he has a
rirrht To + -
God may direct him?
(15) Verses 9-10-Is it legitimate to
| do all kinds of good on the Sabbath
day, or is there a limit?
(16) We say that these Pharisees
were jealous Of Jesus and therefore
sought occasion to accuse him. Now
what is jealousy? What prompts it?
What are its effects?
17O Verses hip - What reason
~can you give as to whether persons
who are compelled to work on the
Sabbath. On the rule Jesus here sug-
gests, are under obligation to rest
some other day?
(183 How much is a man better
than Sheep"
N15.J Jesus says II IS lawful TO 90
well on the Sabbath day." but what
| reason is there to believe that every
man is under obligation to actually
do some specific good on each Sab.
| bath day?
(20O Verse 13--How can you dem
onstrate that obedience to God always
results in supply of our needs?
(21.) Does God propose in these
days that our bodily diseases should
be cured miraculously, as in this case
(22D Verse Twas it the good
ness, or the popularity of Jesus. or
both, which inspired the hatred of
these Jews and does the same law
operate to-day?
| Lesson for Sunday, May 8, 1910.
Temperance Lesson. Prov. xiii ::
1895.
Bad Beginnings.
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