The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-24
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INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM
MENTS FOR FEBRUARY ~.
Subject: False and True DiscipIeship,
Matt. 7:t3-20--Commit
Verses 13, IL.

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.
TISIE.-Midsumm A. d. 2S.
PLACE.-Horns of Hattin.
EXPOSITION.-I. The Broad and
,he Narrow Way, 13, IL. Two gates
and two roads beyond them; one gate
and road narrow and few travel
ing that way, but they lead to life;
the other gate and road broad and
largely patronized, hut 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 go to de
struction"' Jesus says. DO you wish
TO know what the narrow gate and
road are? Read ch. 2:3, s; 1872, g.;
Acts 2:3S; Jno. 1913, 5; Jno. 1872;
Ro. 10:9. 10; Isa. 55:7; Jno. 1919;
14:6; 2 Cor. 6:17, IS; Ro. 1872. The
road TO life, though narrow, is pleas
ant prov. 3:17), and the other way,
though broad, is hard (Prov. 3:15).
III. 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 it should be 50, and the
fact that it is so, is simply a confir-
nation OF the truth of His Word.
Jesus commands us to beware of false
prophets, men who profess to speak
for God, but who 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
ravenous heart within. One said to
me not long ago Of very dangerous
false teacher, But he is so gentle"
wolf is never more dangerous than
when he masquerades in sleeps cloth
ing (cf. Cor. 11:13. 14). What are
men "inwardly," that is the question
How can we tell? BY their fruits.
What is the fruit of the prophets
teaching? Is 1t grapes and figs, or
thorns and thistles? Tried by this
Christ-given test, much that is lauded
in our day as advanced thought" is
found to be error. Many have had
their fingers pricked by the thorns
and thistles that were supposed to be
grapes and figs. But the all impor-
tant question for each of US is, what
kind of fruit am | myself bearing?
The only way to bear good fruit is to
have a good tree. The only way to
lead holy life is by having a regen-
crate heart, heart thoroughly under
the control OF the Spirit of God (cf.
Gal. 5:19-2S). 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-
tion. II a man is born again, he is
bound to bring forth good fruit
Every good tree bringeth forth good
fruit" If 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 3:3-
5; John 3:s, 10). 1t is not enough
to bear bad fruit. Every tree that
bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn
down and cast into the fire" There
are no exceptions, every tree"
III. Calling Jesus "Lortl" and
Obeying Jesus as Lord, 21-23. 1t is
not calling Jesus Lord, but doing
Gods will that makes US fit for the
kingdom. If we really make Jesus
Lord, we will do the Fathers will
The first point in the Fathers will is
that we believe on Him fJesus) whom
He hath sent John 6:28. 29). Even
up to the judgment day there will be
many who count themselves His be-
cause they call Him Lord. Lord"
but who will find out that after all
they were not His. 1t is plainly sug-
gested that one man even achieve
wonders in the name of Jesus, who
has no saving knowledge of Jesus
Himself tcf. l Cor. 1922. 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..
22, 23, 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, 22-20. The
only rock which will stand for eter-
nifty is Christ lisa. 26:4, r. "; 2S:
16; l Cor. 3:1D. 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 5:2G. We build upon
Jesus by believing in Him and we
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
foods will come, the winds will blow
and beat upon him, but he viii not
tall for he is founded upon the Rock.
The one who hears but does not do
may seem 10 be building upon the
same foundation, but the time OF test
ing will show that he is a foolish man
Gnd built upon the sand.