Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-03-20
SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson xIl.-First Quarter, For
March "a, 1912.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

| "e N''n VI MittneW, the first par
OF today's lesson. is found i'm Matthew
and Luke. as well ais in Mark. Pm
the rest of the lesson. includin.
Matthew's entertainment. and the mar
ables OF the new and old cloth and
the new and old wine are found only
in Mark and Luke. In all the acts
and words of Jesus we must see God
the Father. remcmb boring such word,
as theSe; Il caa Of mine ownself dc
! nothing. The Father who sent NJ,
gave me commandment. what
should say and what l should spco,, -
The Father who dweTleth In me. He
docth the works John V. 20. Vii
~; xiv. 1Ol. His compassion uDon tbp
multitude and His readiness to teach
them. no matter how weary He was.
Is our example that we NAV follow
His steps in this as well as in His
meekneSs and patience Il Pet. Ii. on
Matthew the publican OIatt Y 2,
or Levi. as he IS called by Mark and
Luke. may have been turning in
Christ in his heart. as probably Fac
cheus did, while continuing with
doubt in his unpopular calling and
longing TO be done with IT. We mirht
infer this from the readiness with
which he left all and rose up and FOL
lowed Jesus. Many are still being
called, but few are ready TO follow 50
promptly. Something Of Matthews
gratitude because Jesus called him is
seen in the great feast which he made
Il In f,fs. l.,
great company OF publicans and sin.
ners thereto. To see Him eat with
pubhcans and sinners was TO the soil
righteous Pharisees great stumbling
block. for it was their way to have no
Fellowship with such nor any love for
their souls. rather to pass by on the
other side of the street and to saw.
God, L thank Thee that l am not rs
other men or even ~ This
publican" duke xviii, III. They never
SAID anything more beautiful or trus
concerning Him than when they said.
This man receiveth sinners and eat
eth with them" luke XIV. o. The
words Of Jesus to them at this time
are both n parable and its explanation.
the parable being, They that are
whole have no need Of the physician
Dut they that are sick" and His ex-
pianation OF II, 81 come not TO call tho /
righteous. hut sinners. TO repentance |
These words and those concerning the |
Oh and new cloth and wine are found |
also in Matt. tx, 10-17. and seeming
~ In the same connection as here.
brt according to the gospel harmony
the record in Matthew referred 10 \
later incident. Be that as it NAV. His
words are more than time or Mace
ana we know that He did repeat some
Or His wOrds-as. for example. the
Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon
On the Plain Matt V to vii and Luke
II. 17-49).
The righteous whom He did not
,ome to call are spoken of in Luke
xviii. Q. as certain ones which trusted
II themselves that they were righteous
ma despised Others" We know that
II the matter of true Righteousness.
Is God sees ii and desires 1t, there is
lone righteOus-no. not one" Ruf
mere are those who. being Ignorant
n Gods righteousness and going
bout to establish their own righteous.
less. do not submit themselves to the
righteousness of God" CRom. iii, 10:
:, -.
To associate the disciples Of John
nj of the PhariseeS seems like a verc
'ad combine. but some OF Johns dis
ipieS We're no doubt from the Phari
eos anG. Ike too many church folks
Il today. had not dropped their mere 1
In Zech vii we read
hat when the people inquired OF the
ord as to whether they should con
lnue certain fasts or not Ee asked !
hem, "Di! We fast at all to Me. even d:
D MeE Then He told them wbai
rue r:Sting in His sight was (Zcrh
ii. no; lisa. lviii. 6-1O). Note how
lie speaks of Himself as the Bride. {
room and His disciples as the CHI
rem or the bride chamber. no Coubt !
'okinG onward TO the marriage of !
ne Lamb OF Rev. xix. We might
'eli ask: Where IS now the fasting bo.
iuSe Of the Bridegroom's absence; G
Where are those who long for His re- |
Urn. who rejoice greatly because Of y
lis voice, glad to decrease If only He S
lay Increase? Gohn Ill. %. 30l r
There is much patchwork in the c
Of our day which is directly Y
'ntrary to the teaching Of our LORD a
)ncerning the necessity Of a new 0
lrth. The old garment OF our IN v
cannot be mcnded. II u
ust be new garment throughout
zen the garment of Christ's right 0
BUSINESS which He has provided nj I
ich infinite cost Oh Cor. V. 2I; Rom L
A.. However unpopular the 60c- Q
Inc may be. it is most plainly writ =
n that the carnal mind is enmitv p
n IN 81 God cAl. Il L. "