The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson lV.-SeOond Quarter, Fol
April 20, 1872
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES

Matt. Y, documentary Prepared b,
Rev. .. VI. Stsaras.
The lesson today and the portion
from Luke VI suggested 70 be rea,
with this and which win be eur lessor
next week look somewhat like TIN
same discourse; but while the subJec
matter is similar, the words were spo
ken on two different occasions. Thl
Is seen by comparing Matt. v, I, an1
Luke vi, IL. In the former we real
that "He went up into a mountain and
when He was set Els disciples cam
unto Him" and In the latter, "He cam,
down with them and stood in thl
plain" Both John the Baptist and Je
u had been preaching, Repent, TO
the kingdom OF heaven is at hand
Nfatt. III, 2; Nv, ID, and Jesus haa beer
through all Galflee preaching the ges
pei Of the kingdom and healing al
manner OF sickness and disease CIV, 2sl
In Matt. ' to VII we have the principles
Of the kingdom which was then q
hand, which was postponed becaus,
they rejected It and Him luke XIX, IL
10, but which He Will set up on til,
earth at His coming again I'm glory
The teaching OF these chapters does
not set before us a life to be lived t.
procure salvation, but d life that car
be lived only by saved people. for 1t ii
written, His disciples came unite Him
and He opened His mouth ana taught
them (verses 1,s2. 70 that those whG
say that this sermon suits them and il
gospel enough for them do rot know
what they are saying, for His first ut
terance condemns all pride ana sell
suficiency, just as the first Of the Ter
Commandments lays all low In the dust
and brings in the whole world guilty
before God (Rom. I'll, 10. There Is
wonderful analogy between these beat
itudes Of our lesson and the petitions
Of the prayer in chapter vi, 9-13, ON
monty known as the Lords Prayer
more correctly the disciples prayer. ar
epitome Of all true prayer. Only such
as are saved, who have become chill
dren Of God by receiving Jesus Christ
as their Saviour John 1, 12), can truly
say "our Father who art In heaven
John viii, A, applies to all others. Only
the poor in spirit can say "hallowed
be Thy NAME" for all others prefer ia
magnify their own name. All who
mourn because of the Bridegroom's ab.
and sigh and cry because Of the
denominations they cannot removs
Matt. TX, IA, IS; Eek. TX, 40 do pray,
'Hrhy kingdom come" and, being meek
enough to obey without asking why
they can heartily say, "Thy will be
done In earth as 1t Is in heaven" That
will be the kingdom, and nothing less
than that viii suf1ces These first three
petitions refer to His name, His king.
dom and His win and suggest to us the
Father, the Son, who win subdue all
things to Himself and then deliver up
the kingdom to the Father q Cor. Nv,
24, AID the Spirit, by whom alone the
will OF God can be wrought in us or on
the earth. The other four petitions
concern us, as also do the beatitudes,
because Of our relation to God. The
~hungering and thirsting after right.
ousnes corresponds with "Giye us
this day our daily bread" The merci.
full are those who have been forgiven
much and r always ready to forgive
others. The pure In heart are grieVed
by the thought Of being overcome by
temptation and pray not to be led into
IL, while the children of God who be-
long to the God Of Peace are peace
makers and not peace breakers, like the
evil one from whom they pray to be
delivered. All such may expect to
know much OF the hatred and power of
the adversary, for all that win live
cody In Christ Jesus shall suffer per
secution and be hated by the world
which neth in the wicked q on rim.
III, IL; / John v, 10, h. "; John Nv,
1920; xvii, I'D. But, thinking Of the
kingdom and the power and the glory
and that he has said that all who are
prosecuted for His sake are happy or
blessed people. we can by His grace
rejoice and even be exceeding glad
and leap for Joy when Ill treated for
His sake Verse II; Luke vi, 2S). The
Spirit, through Peter, tells us that we
must not think fiery trials strange
things, but rejoice inasmuch as we are
partakers of Christ's sufferings; that
when his glory shall be revealed we
may be glad also with exceeding Joy
II Pet. Nv, ~, 49,. The Spirit, through
Paul, says, '"The suffertngs OF this
present time are not worthy to be com
pared with the glory which shall be
revealed in US" Rom. viii, 49,. 1t is
only as we by His grace manifest this
spirit Of the kingdom that we can
prove ourselves to be the salt OF the
earth and the light OF the world verses
-, 14). In His last prayer He made It
very clear that He considers us as here
In His stead, for He said: II am no
lore In the world, but these are In the
world. As Thou hast sent me into the
world, even so have / also sent them
into the world" (John xvii, II, 49,. On
less the life Of Jesus is so manifested
In the children Of the kingdom OH. Cor
iv, 10, III that the world can see Him
Ia Us how win they ever learn OF Kim.
these multitudes who read no Bible
and go to no place OF worship and yet
upon whom He has c~ompasstonS 1t is
all darkness and chaos with them. and
unless the light shall shine upon them
through us 1T win be bad for them and
for us who are Entrusted with the COS.
pei Tor them. We must think az those
who are stiIi blinded by the God Of this
world or CoE. III, a, o.