The Jackson herald., 1910-01-20
SOME LAWS OF
THE KINGDOM
Surday School Lesson for Jan. 80, 1910
Specially Arranged for This Paper
Specially Arranged for This Paper

GOLDEN TEN1.-'Bc We therefore
perfect. even us your Father which is In
heaven IL perfect. Matt. b:is.
TIME.-Thc summer Of \. H. 2s. near
the middle Of Christs ministry.
pIACE.-The aridtlonal site is the
Horns OF Hattin. two or three miles west
Of the Sea of Galllcc.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
To-day we have vision into the In
nermost spirit Of the commandments
illustrated by few examples.
The Underlying Principle-Vs. 1920.
think not that | am come to destroy
the law. or the prophets" their moral
teachings. their promises. all they
stood for in the nation. for these were
Gods teachings through them. All
the glory and the hopes Of the nation
and of the world were built on the law
and the prophets. The Pharisees had
already accused Jesus Of abrogating
the law OF Moses MARK 2:2i; John
6:16. fS). Jesus denies the accusa-
tion in the strongest language.
"Abrogato the law of Moses? Never!
You Pharisees have abrogated II by
your false interpretations and misap.
is For verify say unto you, till
heaven and earth pass away one jot
or one title shall In no wise pass away
from the law. till all things be accom-.
plished." Because the moral law is as
eternal as natural law. There Is no
repeating clause in the New Testa.
ment that sets aside the Old Testa-
ment."
The Sixth Commandment. Thou
Shalt Eot Kill--Vs. 21.26. "Ye have
heard" In the synagogues and from
the teaching Of the scrlbes. Said by.
better ito" Thou shalt not kill,
commit murder In danger Of the
Judgment" Not in the commandment.
but in accord with the Jewish laws.
The Judgment" was the properly con-
stituted authorities. In this case the
local court established by the san
hedrim in every town of Palestine
Deut lG:1Sl for the trial and punish
ment of capital crimes.
% But |. The ~" is emphatic Say
unto YOU. The court punished after
the crime: Jesus would prevent the
beginnings that led to the crime.
The Principle Illustrated by the
Third Commandment - VS.. 1897.
There are two ways of breaking the
command: Thou shalt not take the
name Of the Lord thv God in vain"
o. by not keeping the promise made
IN Gods name: for this dlshonors the
God whom you pretend to serve. (2)
BY careless and trivial use OF the
name of God and religious things.
which cultivates irreverence. dlmin-
ishes their power over men. and
makes them trivial and unreal in the
minds OF both speaker and hearer.
The Scribes' Interpretation OF this
commandment was: Thou shalt not
forswear thyself, but shalt perform
unto the Lord thine oaths." with the
emphasis on the Lord"
The Principle Illustrated by the
Law of Retaliation-Vs. 3S-42. AN
eye for an eye" A rule for punishment
Of offences coming before the civil
court, and founded in Justice much
more so than the modern system Of
fines, which favors the rich. This rule
Is found in the lately discovered
Code Of Hammurabi (B. c. 2OOO)
tooth for tooth. eye for eye, limb for
limb, son for SON." etc.
So But say 80. Resist not evil,"
or him that Is evil" The Greek can
be read either way Resist not evil
by evil. but overcome evil with good
GD "Smite thee on Thy right cheek
turn 70 him the other also" not liter
ally for that would be Ike the rab-
bis Interpretation, but act I'm that
spirit; exactly as Christ did TO the
man in the trial who struck him with
a rod.
t2l 10. "lf any man will" wills TO,
proposes 70 sue thee at law. has some
quarrel with You or thinks you have
wronged him. and wants 20 go to law
about IL, and would take away thy
coat let him have thy cloak also"
Love the Fountain and Source Of
All The'e Manifestations Of the Chris.
tian Life-Vs 43.47. "Ye have heard" a"
II is the common teaching. Thou
shalt love thy neighhor" Nev. 1919.
Good teaching as far as II went But
It was limited % by their definition
Of "neighbor" as applying TO those of
their own race and religion. and not
extending to all with whom they came
In contact; and t2) by their addition
of "and hate thine enemy"
The Ideal and the Goal-V IS. Re
ye therefore perfect. The A. V is
better here than the r. " translation.
Perfect means complete in every
| part, having every element of the
| heavenly character in the fullest de.
gree. The perfect ARE those who
have reached the goal, have attained
maturity" In Eph. i:1S, Il, perfect"
Describes fullgrown men in contrast
with babes. 1T is the goal of human
| excellence" the complete develop,
ment Of being, the embodiment Of all
the commands Of the whole moral
| law.