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INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM.
MENTs FOR FEBRUARY 81. /.
Subject: False and True DiscipIeshfp,
Matt. 7:13-29-Commit
,.. Verses Is, IA.

GOLDEN TEXT.-"Not every one
that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall
enter into the kingdom Of heaven
but he that doeth the will OF MY
Father which is in heaven" Matt
1921. ~,
TIME.-Midsummer A. D. 20.
PLACE.-Horns Of Hattin
EXPOSITION.-I. The lad and
the Narrow Way, 10, II. Two gates
and two roads beyond them; n gate
and road narrow and few travel
ing that way, but they lead to nfe;t
the other gate and road broad and
largely patronized, but they lead to
destruction. Take the narrow gate
and road, says Jesus. The average
man or woman wishes to go with the
crowd If you do you will &c. to "de-
struction," Jesus says. Do you wish
to know what the narrow gate and
road are? Read CHI. 2:3, g.; 1872, 81
Acts 2:3S; Jno. 3:3, 5; Jno. 1:12;it'
Ro. 1919, 10; lisa. 55:7; Jno. 1929
1875; 2 Cor. GIT, 10; Ro. 1872. The
road to life, though narrow, is pleas
ant prov. BID, and the other way.
though broad, Is hard prov. 3:16).
II. Beware of False Prophets, To-
20. That there should be false pro-
fessors and false teachers in the world
should cause us neither surprise nor
dismay. Jesus predicted from the be-
ginning that 1t should be so, and the
fact that 1t is SO, Is simply ayconfir-
nation of the truth Of His Word
Jesus commands US to beware Of false:
prophets, men who profess to speak,
for God, butfwho in reality are speak
ing for the devil. There never was a
day In which that demand was more
needed than to-day. In outward
guise they may be meek, but there is
a ravenous heart within. One said To-
me not long ago of a very dangerous
false teacher, But he is so gentle.
A wolf Is never more. dangerous than,
when he masquerades insheep's CLOTH,
Ing Get. Q Cor. 1913, 14C What are
men '~inwardly," that Is the question:
How can we ten3 by their fruits.
What Is the fruit of the prophets
teaching? Is it grapes and fgs, or
thorns and thistles? Tried by this
Christ-given test, much that is laudeda
In our day as advanced thought" !
found to be error. Many haze had
their fingers pricked by theSthorns
and thistles that were suppos to be
grapes and figs. But the aR imporr
tant question for each of US is, what
kind Of fruit am I myself bearingat
The only way to bear good fruit Is to
have a good tree. The only way to.
lead q holy life is by having a regen-
crate heart; a heart thoroughly under
the control Of the Spirit Of God lcf.s
Gal. 5:19-23).. One of the greatest
errors of our day is trying to make
bad trees bring forth good fruit. We
attempt to save men by mere ethical
culture instead of going to the root OF
the matter and insisting on regenera-
ton. If a man is born again, he Is;
bound to bring forth good fruit:
Every good tree bringeth forth good
fruit" If a man is not born again,
he is bound to bring forth evil fruit
A corrupt tree cannot bring forth good
fruit. A man must be born again TO:
see or enter the kingdom John 8:9-3
5; 1 John 3:9, 10). 1t is not enough
to bear bad fruit. Every tree that
bringeth not forth good fruit is LEVIN.
down and cast into the fire" There:
are no exceptions, every tree"
III. Calling Jesus lord" n
Obeying Jesus as Lord, 21-2S. 1t Is,
not calling Jesus Lord, but doing
Gods will that makes us At for the
kingdom. If we really make Jesus
Lord, we will do the Fathers Will
The first point in the Fathers will isI
that we believe on Him (Jesus) whom
He hath sent John 6:28, 29). Even
up to the judgment day there viii be
many who count themselves His Der
cause they call Him Lord, Lord
but who will find out that after all
they were not His. 1t 10 plainly sug-s
gested that n man even achieve
wonders in the name OF Jesus, VINO
has no saving knowledge OF Jesus
Himself (cf. 1 Cor. 1920. There are
many to-day pointing to the persons
"healed" through their ministry as
Gods seal of approval upon their
ministry as Gods seal Of approval
ministry. It is evident from vs..
%, %, that this Is not conclu-
sive proof. Indeed, people holding
the most antagonistic positions, alike
point to healing as the sign Of Gods
approval, but which of the antagonis-
tic positions is it that, God is approx,
ing? No amount of wonders per-
formed will prove one who neither
holds the doctrines, nor manifests the
Spirit Of Christ, the Teacher sent
from God.
w. Building on the Rock and
Building on the Sand, 22-29. The
only rock which will stand for eter-
nifty is Christ Elsa. 1854, R. "; 20:
16; 1 Cor. BID. We build upon
Him by listening to what He says and
then doing it. Merely hearing Christ's
sayings and not doing them will not
save; hearing and doing will save
(cf. John 5:24). We build upon
Jesus by believing in Him and I'VE
show that we believe in Him by obey.
ing Him. Any faith that does not
lead to obedience is not faith. The
one who hears Him and obeys Him
builds upon the Rock. Testing times
will come, the rain will descend, the
floods will come, the winds will blow
and beat upon him, but he will NOT
fall for he is founded upon the Rocks
The 1ae who hears but does not do
may seem to be building upon the
same foundation, but the time of tesiH
ing will show Tint he is a foolish man
aud butt upon tha sand.