Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-26
FALSE AND TRUE
DISCIPLESHTP
Sunday SeAool Lsrsoa for Feb. y. 1910
Specially Arranged Tor This Paper

LESSON TEXT Matthew 1880 Mem
ory verses. D. a.
GOLDEN TENT-.Not ever, one trat
saith uuto me. Lord LORD shan enter
into the Anstom OF Heaven. but he that
doeth Che w.ii of ms Father which IS in
Heaven Matt 1.-f
TIME and place same as In previous les
sons
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
7. The Only Way o. Entrance Into
This Kingdom Is Through the Narrow
Gate OF Obedience TO - Laws-Vs.
10. "a Enter ye in" to the kingdom
Of heaven. eternal life. the Christian
life. AT" or by. "the strait gate "
The narrow. difficult cate strait
here Is different word from
straight" and Is stu used iu such
expressions as "He is I'm strait" (. O..
a narrow place. or the straits 1.-THE
narrows) OF Gibraltar" strait is the
gate. and narrow is the way" iGkl.
compressed. pinched. straitened
which leadeth" oGkD IeSdeth
away from destruction. unto life. '
the true life. the life OF heaven on
earth. eternal life Few there be
that find &C." A fact az the time He
does not say it viii always be so. he
does not say &c must be so
Note that the uarrowness OF the
gate is necessary fact. inherent IN
the very nature OF things The mar
rowness OF the gate is not confined
% the kingdom OF heaven The gate
10 every best good is narrow.
IT. Strive 90 Enter. for the Gate 90
Destruction Is Wide-V. IS. Tn Luke
1920 we are urged to strive. 90
sgonize like an athlete with his whole
nature. 20 enter in. Compare the
parallels OF The Pearl. The Hid Treas
ure. For wide is the gate and broad
is the way that leadeth 20 destruc.
ton" There are multitude OF sins
each OF which is a way 90 ruin The
end OF sin is destruction. II destroys
life. health. happiness. hope. heaven.
The destruction begins Ga this world
II is COMPLETED In the next
III a Warning Against False
Teachers.-Ns. 1920. Beware OF false
prophets. A prophet is one who speaks
under divine influence. a revealer and
interpreter OF Gods will a false
prophet was therefore one who pre-
tended TO speak Gods truth. when he
did not, one who spoke falsehood in
Gods name. Come 90 you in Sleeps
clothing. hidden under the fleece OF a
sheep. so as 90 look like a sheep. as
IN Aesop's fable
But inwardly they are ravening
wolves" Those who snatch away by
force. like the harpies In Virgil. whose
name comes from the Greek word for
"ravening"
How can we know who are false
.teachers?" 16 we shall know them
by their fruits" by their conduct. and
the results 10 those who follow their
teachings. In time their real nature
will appear In their acts.
DO men gather grapes OF thorrs q"
The beatitudes. the fruits OF the Spir
Il, from bad hearts and bad principles
II. Every good tree bringeth forth
good fruit" fruit according 10 its ma
ture. This Is not only the test but
also shows US how 20 obtain good
fruit as Ia Luke 6:43
" Not Professions but Character
and Deeds will enable one 10 belong to
the kingdom 2l-23 Not every
one that said unto me. Lord. Lord. ."
thus making a profession Of being his
disciple. But he that doeth the will
OF my Father"
V. The Rock Foundation OF Our
Hopes TO Become Members OF the
Kingdom. The Lord pictures two
houses. one built by a wise man. the
other by q foolish man The house
10 the general fabric OF an outwardly
religious life" The house contains a
mans expectations OF happiness. his
prosperity. his success, his whole fu-
ture. all that into which he puts his
labors. his love. his time. his hopes.
IL is where he lives. Whosoever hear
eth these sayings OF mine Both
classes OF men hear the word SO far
they are alike. In like manner the
two houses have externally the same
appearance" The same storm beats
upon both. %. The rain descended.
. floods winds" These
represent prosecutions. temptations.
evil Influences. bad companions. world
ly pleasures. appetites and passions,
all Satan's weapons of attack.
So our Master himself grew in his
bOyhoOd There was plenty OF evil TO
test him and to train him by victory.
But his home was also near the great
routes OF travel. within hearing dis
lance. as the boy grew older. Of the
luxuries OF the rich. and the crimes OF
Rome. The perfection OF his purity
and patience was achieved. not easily.
as behind q wide fence which shut the
world out. but amid rumor and scan
dal. with every provocation 20 unlaw-
ful curiosity and premature ambition.
. Walter Besant says. IT was
not as a rustic preaching to rustics
that our Lord went about"
Often our trials act as thorn