The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson xIl.-Third Quarter, For
Sept. 10, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text of the Lesson, Matt. xxil, 1922
s4-@6-Memory Verses, 81 3o-GoIde5
Text. Matt. xxi, 2t-commentary
Prepared by Rev. o. NJ. Stsarns.
+ This lesson Is found in Matthew
Mark and Luke and tells how by the
Herodians and Sadducees and Phari.
sees they sought to entangle Him In
His talk. Luke says that they sent
forth spies who should feign them
selves just men that they might take
hold OF His words that so they
might deliver Him unto the power and
authority OF the governor duke Xxx,
20l Consider who He was and who
they were. See the Creator watched,
criticised. hated. rejected by the crea.
lures whom He had made and to
whom He gave life and health and all
things. and yet He patiently suffers
It and would love and bless them If
they would only let Him.
The fattering words of verse 10
are nothing new, for we read in
Ps. lxxviii. SO, ''They did fatter Him
with their mouth, and they lied unto
Him with their tongues, for their heart
was not right with Him. But
He, being full of compassion, forgave
their iniquity and destroyed them not"
As He perceived their wickedness and
asked for piece of money and from
1t answered their question they mar
nN II,
and left Him and went their way
(Vcrse 30. with Mark and Luke. Do
you cOvct such wisdom. not that you
may be wondered at. but that He may
e. be Gl0rifed? If so. remember that
stephen was so filed with faith and
power that they were not able to re-
-SsSt the wisdom and the spirit by
which he spoke tActS vi. 8. 10). It is
indeed true what they said of Jesus
at this time. Thou rcgardest not the
person of men," so that VIC also NAV
be filed with His spirit and wisdom If
we Will. 1t ought to he said Of every
teacher. Thou art true and teachest
the way of God in truth. neither car
est thou for any man" verse 1G). for
sit Is also written by the Spirit that our
attitude should always be mot as
pleasing men, but God, who trieth our
hearts" And again. IF yet pleased
men I should not be the servant Of
Christ" Il Thess. II. 4: Gal. /, 1O.
When questions arise about the right
or wrong Of this or that. let us first
ask. Whose Image do bear? and that
ought to settle II easily. As the re-
deemed OF the Lord. the world the
flesh and the devil have no Just claim
upon us, and 1t is our privilege gladly
to render all to God. whose we are.
They left Him and went their way
(verse %. We are too apt to do this. Let
our prayer be, Teach me Thy way. o
Lord, and lead NE in u plain path be-
cause Of mine enemies" CPs. xvii, III.
The same day came the Sadducees
with a question which they thought
would perplex Him, but His reply to
them was, Eye do err. not knowing the
Scriptures nor the power of God"
Verse 29). DR.. Schofield's note is
worth quoting; Jesus answer gives
the three incapacities Of the ration
alist--self deception Rom. 1, 21-22), fg-
norance Of the spiritual content of
Scripture tActs xiii. 2T), disbelief in
the Intervention Of divine power III
Pet. Ill, 81" Note how our Lord en- ,
phasizes the great truth Of resurrec- :
ton (3o-321 and see the plain teaching {
of Job tx, %, 81; lisa. XVI. 10: Dan. (
XII. ?. etc. See also how our Lord !
says that Elk. Iii. IS. teaches not only I
life apart from the body. but also the
resurrection Of the body and note how
He indorses the story of the burning
bush, which is today ridiculed by the 4,
wisdom of this world Mark xii, 90:
Luke Xxx. 81. In verse 81. in the words g
Have We not read that which was
spoken unto you by God?" we have /
oar Lords Endorsement Of Rom. XIV. /
I. Whatsoever things were written
aforetime were written for our learn
Ing" Unless we hear God speaking
to our souls as we read His word we
have not read with profit and should !
read until His word takes hold of us !
With power, In verse 80 His word
that In the resurrection we shall ba :
as the angels" or, as in Luke, "eoual
unto the angels" Is explained by His
saying concerning marriage. Q
The next tempter is lawyer scribe v
who wants to know which Is the first v
Dr. great commandment In the law. To Il
aim Jesus quotes Deut. vi, 4, s; Lev. n
xix, 49, summing up the Ten Com a
in love m God ord e. | q
man and adding, "On these two COM ;,
mandments hang all the law and :
he prophets" (verse 40). There ia
hone other commandment greater than I
-hese" MARX xii, 81. Mark records Y
he scribe's reply to Jesus and that v
lesus said to him, Thou art not far c
rom the Kingdom of Cod" He seem. 4
q to understand the truth. but went
way to continue to establish his own !
righteousness. not submitting to the !
of God from. K, 2-A. Az !,
Q this summary Of the law see alsc r
lom. xiii, $40 h
And now Jesus has a question for 6
be Pharisees as to whose Son the Mes $
Ian Is to be. to which they promptly
epiy. The Son of David" Then
ome from our Lord the quotation
rom Ps. cx and the question, How Ia
an He be David's Son since David bv II
ne Spirit calls Him Lord? No one y
ould answer. and this shut them nm !,
or the present. AS a man Jesus was :.
the house OF David Rom. 1, 81. Aa
cd He was Dayid's Lord--trulv q II