Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-14
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4z<SBIBIEX STUDIES
THEE TEMPTING QUESTIONS.
Mattew 22:15-22; 3446.-September 10.

Pharisees were troubled to know how
to catch him in his words: On the |
contrary, they were caught: for all OF
their complimentary remarks stood to |
his credit in the minds of the common
people,
Next. the Sadducees, the agonostics.
tried t. entrap the Great Teacher by |
as ing uf;e of their stock questions.
Seven different brothers in turn mar
rcd the same w"man and all died be
fore she did TO which of them WIFI
sh,. be wife in the resurrection? They
did not ask. To which will she be wife |
in heaven or Purgatory or eternal tor
ture for neither Jesus nor the Jews
hell any such teaching. The Phari-
sees and Jesus taught the resurrection
of the dead and it was against this
teaching that the Sadducees aimed
their sarcastic question.
Note the majesty of the Masters an
swar: ''Ye dc err. not knowing the
Scriptures neither the power or
Cod" You do not understand the
Scripture teaching respecting such
iucstiors and you are ignoring in your
question the great Divine power which
l It that resurrection time, will be ex
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| iiflicultics Of the situation. Then the
| treat Teacher proceeded to inform
| shem that such as would (gradual!y)
1 attain to the resurrection, such as
| would get a complete raising up out OF
| sin and death conditions, would meth
| j. marry nor be given in marriage,
| tut would be seXlcss, as are the angels.
| rhus the supposed great and unan-
| ,Wprdble question Of the Saqduc2eS tell
| lat and their ignorance was exposed.
| Next. one of the Doctors of the Law
| .ndoavored to entrap the Lords oa "a
question of the .rea4se Importance OF
| he Divine commandments, ASKING
| ,hief Jesus considered the great one
all The Great Teacher promptly
| ivded the ten commandments INTO
| wo. according to the Law (Deut. SD,
| nd answered, Thou shalt love the
| ora til- God with all thy heart. AND
| 18th all thy soul, and with all thy
ir,ind." This is the first and great
| !chicf) commandment. And the Seconc
| & like unto it-"1huu shalt love thy
| eirhbot as thyself ON these two
| commandments hang all the Law ana
The PROPHETS" What dould the Law
| -er saw to such a standardization OF the
Law? He had nothing LETT TO say tie
| vas answered as never before.
| The Great Teacher asked tho Phar-
sees What think " of the Messiah
IWhose Son is he?" They answered,
| The Son Of David" The Teacher then
| iueried. How then doth David in spirit
| prophctically) calf him Lord saying
| The Lord saiG unto my Lord. ST thou
N my right hand till make thlne en-
| in:es thy footstool? If Davio tieh
| 'alleth him Lord, how is he his Sob
OF course the question was too deep
| or the Pharisees. The Great Ieach-
r could answer all their Questions, put
| they could not answer his. How peau-
| .ifully clear we see it to be that the
| Messiah, according to the f!esf.. was
| corn Of the lineage OF David. but tht'l
| iod'S purposes were not fully accom-
| plahed in Messiah of the flesh that
| he lay down his flesh, Specifically. and
| was raised from the dead to tn" plane
| Of glory. honor and Immortality, far
| above angels prncipalities and pow
| rs" We perceive that in the days OF
| his flesh he was the Son of David, but
| that in his gloriicatinr he is Ddvid's
| LorJ in that David will receive
| through him. il due time, not only res
| erection from the dead. but also the
Blessings Of participation in the Mes
| ilanic Kingdom. The father Of Mes
| ;iah in the flesh will thus become the
son of the Messiah of glory, whose
arthly lie IS to be the restitution
price for the whole world including
| David. Thus it is written, INSTEAD OF
Thy fathers shall be thy children. whom
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all the Garth. "-Psa. A. 16.