Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-02
Two Parallels of
Judgment
Sunday School Lesson fOr Sept. 4, 1910
Specially Arranged for This Paper

TIME.-Tuesday. April 4. a. d. 90 Two
days after the triumphal entry.
PLACE.-1n the courts OF tho temple
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
Sustaining the Faith Of His Dlsci.
pies, which was so soon 10 be tested
To the utmost.-Matt. 21:20-21 Mark
I1:20-25. The fig tree on which the
curse for fruitlessness rested on Mon.
day morning. was found withered as
Jesua and his disciples passed by II
Tuesday morning on their way TO the
temple.
The Authority OF Christ Challenged.
and Christs Answer.--Vs. 21-27 MARK
11:27-33: Luke 20:1-S) The Pharisees
came to Jesus and demanded by what
authority he took upon himself to
drive out the money-changers. and the
cattle. and the dealers in them from
the temple. What authority had he
90 call himself the Messiah. and to op.
pose those who we're the dlvinely ap.
pointed leaders in the ritual Of a di-
vinely authorized religion and tenn
pleI
II was useless 10 answer them by
any statement OF fact. They would
have denied his authority, and made
his claims a means OF bringing him be-
fore the Roman court. His deeds and
teachings were known. and they could
have learned his authority. Jesus.
therefore, refused to answer, but said
unto them, also will ask you ono
thing" not to puzzle them, but to lead
them to answer their own question I'm
answering his.
%. The baptism of John. whence
was Il? from Heaven, or of men? That
is. tell me what was Johns authority
for his teaching, represented by bap.
tism. and | will tell you what mine is,
for both are from the same source
The rulers were afraid to express
their opinion, and said they could not
tell. They could not do so without
making trouble for themselves, or an
swering themselves the question they
asked Jesus. They were mere politi-
clans and not statesmen. or patriots.
Jesus therefore refused to answer
their question, and they could not com.
plain. II was very wise ana true ac.
tion on the part of Jesus.
The Parable of the Two Sons. Good
Resolutions Versus Good Deeds.-vs.
1882. But what think ye?" lie
would not answer their question. but
he would give them parable to think
OF, mirror in which they could see
their own characters. and be led to re.
pentance. "a certain man." represent.
ing God. our Father In Heaven, had
two sons. Compare Luke 1911.
The First Son represented those who
made no pretension to the service OF
God, but stood opposed to It In doc.
trine, in character and In life.
The Second Son represented those
who had In form at least been carry.
ing on the work Of their Father, repre-.
sented by the elder son In the parable
of the Prodlgal son. This class in.
cluded the Jewish leaders, and all
those who Joined with them as repre-.
sentatives Of the kingdom of God In
the world, as his professed servants
In upholding his true religion. They
were particular about ritual and form
and outward observances. They sat
in the chief seats OF the synagogue.
To both Sons was given the samo
command. to cultivate their fathers
vineyard. All Gods children are sent
into this world to make 1t bring forth
the fruits of the Spirit, to make II
kingdom of Heaven. in their own souls
and lives. and in the world as whole.
The first son refused to obey. "He
answered will not" Their
whole conduct said 81 will not" And
this continued for ages But after.
ward he repented, and went" The sec.
ond son answered and said, go. sir;
and went not" Those whom this
son represented had said by their ac
tions and professions, Il go, sir"
Then, before they saw the appllca.
tion, Jesus asked them to decide
whittier Of them twain did the will
OF his father?"
The only possible answer was, The
first"
Then Jesus made the application
and they saw themselves as in mir
ror.
The Parable Of the Vineyard and the
Husbandmen.--Vs. 33-4l. The Vine.
yard represented the kingdom of God.
which was entrusted TO the Jews.
planted by God with the rich and fruit.
ful vines of the knowledge of God, his
commandments. the institutions of re.
ligion, and his revealed word
They Slay the Son, Their Only Hope.
Because they wanted to keep their
places, their honors, their wealth,
their own pleasure.
The Result was that they lost all.
They killed that they might possess,
but It was the shortest road to entire
loss. Those who reject Christ in or.
der that they may keep possession OF
themselves, their pleasures and hopes.
have taken the shortest and surest
way to lose them.
LIVE WIRES.
The parallels mey seem far away
from ms hut from thpm there coma