The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-24
FALSE AND TRUE
DlSCIPLESHIP
Sunday School Lesson for Feb. n, 1910
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LESSON TEXT.-Matthew 7:i3-2s. Mem
ury verses, II, 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.
TIME and place same as in previous les
sons.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
!. The Only Way Of Entrance Into
This Kingdom Is Through the Narrow
Gate OF Obedience to rs Laws.--Vs
IS, ID. Enter ye in" to the kingdom
Of heaven, eternal life, the Christian
life. AT" or by, "the strait gate
The narrow. difficult gate. STRAIT
here Is a different word from
straight" and is still used in such
expressions as "He is in a strait" |. e.,
a narrow place. or "the straits 1.-THE
narrows) OF Gibraltar" Strait is the
gate, and narrow is the way" (Gk.),
compressed. pinched, straitened.
(which leadeth" tGk.J. loadeth
away from destruction, unto life,'
the true life, the life Of heaven on
earth, eternal life. Few there be
that find it," A fact at the time. lie
does not say 1t will always be so, he
does not say it must be SO.
Note that the narrowness OF the
gate is a necessary fact, Inherent in
the very nature of things. The mar.
rowness of the gate Is not confined
to the kingdom of heaven. The gate
to every best good Is narrow.
II. Strive to Enter, for the Gate to
Destruction Is Wide.-V. IS. In Luke
GS:24) We are urged to strive. to
agonize like an athlete with his whole
nature. to enter in. Compare the
parallels of The Pearl, The Hid Treas
ure. For wide is the gate. and broad
Is the way, that leadeth to destruc.
ton" There are u multitude of sins,
each OF which is a way to ruin. The
end of sin is destruction. II destroys
life, health, happiness. hope. heaven.
The destruction begins in this world;
1t is completed In the next.
III, A Warning Against False
Teachers.-Vs. 1920. Beware of false
prophets. A prophet is one who speaks
under divine influence. a ~reycaler and
interpreter of Gods will. A false
prophet was therefore one who pre-
tended 10 speak Gods truth, when he
did not, n who spoke ~falsehood in
Gods name. Come to o In sleeps
clothing, hidden under the fleece of n
sheep, so as to look like a sheep, as
in Acsop's fable.
But inwardly they are ravening
wolves" Those who snatch away by
force. like the barpies in Virgil, whose
name comes from the Greek word for
~"ravening."
How ear we know who are false
teachers?" 16. aye shall know them
by their fruits" by their conduct, and
the results to those who follow their
teachings. in time their real nature
will appear in their acts.
do men r"'NCr grapes of thorns."
The beatitudes, the fruits of the Spir-
it, from bad hearts and bad principles.
II. Every good tree bringeth forth
good fruit" fruit according to its ma
ture. This is not only the test, but
also shows us how 10 obtain good
fruit, as in Luke 6:43.
". Not Professions but Character
and Deeds will enable one to belong to
the kingdom.--Vs. 2l-23. Not every
one that said unto me, Lord, Lord"
thus making a profession Of being his
disciple. but he that doeth the will
Of my Father"
V. The Rock Foundation of Our
Hopes to Become Members of the
Kingdom. The Lord pictures two
houses. one built by a wise man, the
other by a foolish man. THE house
Is the general fabric OF an outwardly
religious life" The house contains a
mans expectations of happiness. his
prosperity, his success, his whole fu.
ture. all that into which he puts his
iabors. his love, his time, his hopes.
II Is where he lives. Whosoeyer hear.
eth these sayings of mine. Both
classes of men hear the word. So far
they are alike. In like manner the
two houses have externally TIE same
appearance" The same storm beats
upon both. 25. "The rain descended.
foods winds" These
represent prosecutions, temptations,
evil influences, bad companions, world.
~ pleasures, appetitos and passions,
all Satan's weapons of attack.
So our Master himself grew In his
boyhood. There was plenty OF evil u
test him and to. train him by victory
But his home was also near tina great
routes of travel, within hearing dis
lance, as the boy grew older, of the
iuxuries ur the rich. and the crimes OF
Rome. THE perfection OF his purity
and patience was achieved, not easily
as behind a wide fence which shut the
world out, but amid rumor and scan,
dal, with every provocation to unlaw,
full curiosity and premature ambition
Walter Besant says. 1t was
not az a rustic preaching to rustics
hat our Lord went about"
often our trials act az a thorr
hedge to keep us in good pasture;
but our prosperity is a a through
which we go astray.--Anon.