The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06

GOLOEN IEAl@ Dc ye uoesb VI NhO
Word, and not hearers only. deluding
your own selves."-James In
Last week We had from the lips Of
Jesus three illustrations Of that false
Righteousness which he will not coun.
tenance in his new kingdom. Today's
lesson is the last Of the present series
which has to do with the fundamental
teachings expressed by Jesus in his
manifesto and It Is emphasized by the
Golden Text taken from James spis-
tie.
Jesus begins with a short parable
which. though not recorded BY Mat
thew as being used In this same con.
nection Is here used to introduce and
to explain what was said about the
mote and the beam. Parenthetically
Jesus informs US that we are not
above our Master. We must teach
principally In the same manner he
taught, g. g., by our lives. He has
been setting forth the manner Of life
to be followed by his disciples. He
is the incarnate truth, and In that
fact lay his power and success as q
teacher. so as we incarnate his life,
live his life before the world, we shall
most successfully teach. His sight
was unimpaired, hence his ability and
power. Jesus. however, guards
against any self.assumed righteous.
ness upon the part Of his followers BY
telling US that everyone" that is
every disciple. "when he is perfected
shall be as his master" ". 40.) No
leader or teacher has ever made any
great and lasting contribution or i'm.
preston upon history except as he
has in a measure emulated the life Of
Jesus or followed the principles be
taught the world.
Beam and Mote.
It is as we are being perfected. fol.
low on after perfectness In Christ
Jesus, that We are efYectually able to
see for ourselves and to lead others.
Jesus by means Of this teaching about
the beam and the mote shows US how
impossible It Is for a man who is him.
self disobedient to the truth to be
able to do anything that will help
others who are In like state Of dis.
obedience. He plainly implies that
It is not only impossible but actually
a sin for one who has beam. a
splinter" in his eye to attempt to re-
move the mote-a light speck Of dust
from the eye OF another. The sin
Of attempting to teach that which we
ourselves do not obey is greater than
the sin Of him who Is not obedient but
makes no attempt to teach the truth
and called forth the emphatic "thou
hypocrite" Of Jesus. How many
fathers desire their sons to walk In
the path Of truth and yet they make
no effort to remove the beam from
their own eyes-hypocrites-is It tc
be wondered at that they both fall
into the ditch!
Jesus emphasizes all Of this by use
Of the figure OF fruitbearing. The
preposterousness OF our looking fol
figs upon thorn bushes, or to look fol
grapes upon bramble bush Is pat
ent to all. We know that corruption ID
not SO much a matter Of infection al
It has to do with inward purity. II
the tree OF life is pure II will yield
perfect fruit, for life always repro
duces its own type In the same man
ner the influence man exerts ia the
influence OF what he Is In his OWE
life.
In verse 46 Jesus adds further
light upon this matter OF hypocrisy
He has already told us we are to build
upon his words. which were the truth
Now he shows US that to call him
Lord. Lord" with lips only, and no,
because Of heart conviction. ever
though It be known and heard Of al
men. will not avail This sort Of cry
ing aloud shall be tested by him who
knows the thoughts and the intent,
OF the heart and II, too. shall receiv,
the just reward Of all hypocrisy. tt
cry Lord. Lord to Judge others By
different standards from those By
which we Judge ourselves, Is but an
other evidence Of the sin Of selfish
ness
Obedience the Only Proof.
II We will real Paul's epic upor
love U. Cor. 13) daily II will clarif,
our vision and correct the motive O
our lives 30 that Its fruit will be &C
ceptable to God. Obedience Is thu
only one and only acceptable proc
that We are friends Of Jesus (Johr
1910. To further add light ant
significance to this whole mattel
Jesus tells us Of the two kinds O.
foundations upon which men build
That upon the solid rock may be Sc
verely tried. as shall all the works O
mans hands. but being rightly found
ed the storm breaks and not th,
house.
Is your house founded upon the Nv
ing word or upon the speculations O
science? Face this question We must
Lesson outline:
l. False and True Teachers '
| ss.46.
!. Danger. Y. 80, 40.
2. Like teacher. like pupil. '. II