The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-21
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson Iv.-First Quarter, For
Ian. %, 1910.
The INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text OF the Lcseoa, Matt. v, 1-16
Memory Verses, 49, Golden Text
Matt. v, a---commentary Prepared by
Rev. .. NJ. stcarns.
This so called Sermon on the
Mount In which we are to have six
consecutive lessons might be entitled
The Laws Of the Kingdom" and is
ollowed In chapters wifi and tx by
tome features of the kingdom in the
way of various heaIings. for when the
Kingdom comes the inhabitant shall
not say. am sick lisa. xxxiii, 24l.
rhe first four chapters Of this gospel
might be entitled tue genealogy OF
The King. the birth OF the King. the
herald of the King and the victory Of
the King over the god OF this world.
The precepts Of these chapters shall
be fully lived out in %he kingdom
when II Is Sc zip or this earth and
should be macjSeSt now In those who
by His preClous blr1d have become
Joint heirs witt tae King. Although
the multitudes wer" near Him, it is
evident from verse; ! and 2 that He
spoke these words TO His disciples
and not to the multitude Compare
Luke vi. 20. but do not confuse these
two sermons In the one He went up
into mountain and sat down and
taught. but 10 fbe other He came down
from a mou tain and stood In the
plain. The two discourses are in many
respects the ~ ne as to the teaching,
but they were spoken at different times,
under different circumstances. and vet
In both cases To Ills disciples. What
folly for an unsaved person to say,
"The Sermon m tire Mount is my re-
hgion; the Golden Rule is my motto"
If the Ten Commandments written on
tables Of stone with the finger Of God
are ministraticn Of death UT Cor.
Ill, Z, 81. what about these same com.
mands as explained by our Lord in
this discourse. in which He says that
a sinful look is as much the breaking
OF the command as a sinful act? The
law was not given till the people were
redeemed by blood from the land of
bondage. and Cod never sets His law
before an unsaved person but to con-
denim him, that as lost one he may
receive Jesus Christ who is the end
or the law for righteousness to every
one that believeth from. K. A. Such
only are the truly blessed" according
to Ps. xxi. l. ,: Rom. iv. 6-S. Then
we have seven characteristics Of these
blessed or happy people which CORE.
spond with the seven petitions in the
prayer Of chapter vi 9-13 The prayer
begins Our Father" and only redeem.
ad people can say truly these words
All others come under the head of John
viii. A. Only the poor in spirit can
SAY from the heart. "Hallowed be Thy
NAME" for others prefer to exalt their
own name. We pray Thy kingdom
come" hut we mourn because Of the
curse which rests nri all the earth till .
The kingdom Games The meek who
1esirc in no sense their own will can
-rulF long for The tmr when His will
shat! lc Gnur on earth as in heaven.
Then "aall the nournprs he comforted.
rs the inherit the earth. which shall
ihen have bar0GjG the kingdom of
heaven Daily brand II made sure to
Hil who hunger HEd thirst after right
Matt. vi 81. and they shall
be satisfied with the fairness of His
house In all things. both temporal and
piritual, Having been forgiven much,
hey freely forgive others and have be-
some merciful indeed. Having seen
something of God md desiring to see
more OF Him and to know Him better,
hey fear al temptation to evil and
earnestly desire to be kept pure in
heart. Knowing that the evil one is
he great ptG"e breaker they pray to
be delivered frcT him that they may
enjoy the 0esicf of Sod and carry His
peace ev.r ere they 20. Rejoicing
IN the kibcdoia ind power and glory
which are 9;G, and thciry. too, as the
children OF God. they expect to be
treated MS H. was persay.utAd. reviled.
spoken against falsely. things laid to
their charge taSt they know NOT but
by Els grace they count themselves
happy to be privileged to suffer for His
sake ard rejoice that when His glory
shall he revealed they shall be glad
with exceeding Joy q pet. iv, 49,.
The church as the salt OF the earth
preserves 1t from tho judgments which
viii surely come upon it when the
church has been taken away to pre-
pare it for the kingdom. but the pro.
Tossing church has well nigh lost its
SAVIOR and seems like Rev. iii, 16
Who can tell how many cities, towns
ana families are preserved from calam-
Ity for the sake of the cody who are
therein? May we be cody enough to
make the devil hate us. the truly god
y whom the Lord sets apart for Him
self QI Tim. lii, ~; Ps. iv. 81. Note
nat salt had to be offered with every
7fering LEV II. 49,. and see our Lords
words concerning salt in Mark TX, 40,
10 We can only be salt In any sense
IS Christ dwelleth in us
Christ is the light of the world John
vih. -: tx, :; xii 46). and we can only
be light to any one as we behold Him
ind reflect His light and herein the
noon. faithful witness In heaven, is
good tI1l1Sfra rfon Tsho Y;wh% ,,n,s.4 /