The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-12-27

COLLEEN TENTH any man willefh
| to do ,hs viii, he shall know of the
tcschirs. whe II be ~ Ord. or %hcth-
er sp, al ~ myself" John 1l7 r. V.
! The golden text is In this case u
very good introduction to the revicw
Of the work of the past quarter Jesus
had sent his disciples up to the Jc.
rusa,cm feast. while he remained Ia
Gaiiicc whittier he had gone for fear
OF tho Jews John 7:n. When they
| arrived In jerusalem they found u
sharp division among the people. some
for and some against him John {:
l0.l3, Jesus secretly followed his
disciples. and suddenly In the midst
Of the feas, he IL found In the temple
teaching. That his teaching was DIFF.
ferent IL evidenced from John 1:i5.
II In also evident that he had a thor.
oueh knowledge OF culture and the
things of the acholastics Of his day.
The inquiry an TO where he acquired
his knowledge elicits the reply that.
| MY teaching is not mine. but his
that sent mo" and then a. ~ to prove
the accuracy OF his assertion. he uses
the words OF the Golden Text Those
who desire to know the will Of God
will fnd that his words express that
will perfectly. and as men obey his
words the divine origin OF them will
be demonstrated.
His Claim Valid.
The lessons Of the past year. but
| particularly the past quarter. are all
strong illustrations Of the validity OF
his lain as well as the truth OF this
general proposition.
n We omit the temperance
lesson. the lessons OF this quarter
are confined TO n few months Of
time following April A. u. %. and
In particular present Jesus as
worker and healer more than q
teacher.
IN the first lesson We read OF his
| command To his disciples to cross the
sea They obcycd though II sent them
into the storm. In the midst OF their
| pcrplcxity he appears. superior 20 the
laws OF nature.
Lesson two shows Jesus defending
himself and the authority Of the Word
81 God Two ideals are presented OF
the Kingdom. and the proof Of the d..
whit, Of his ideal will always come
10 thuse who obey him. -
In the third lesson Jesus teaches
this same truth 10 two Gentiles. the
Syro.Phocnician woman and the
centurion.
Lesson four gives US the account OF
the second feeding OF the multitude.
IL shows us how our poverty may be
Transmitted into wealth a. he takes
such az we have for the satisfaction
Of the needs Of mankind.
In the NTH lesson Jesus rebukes the
materialistic. siEn.seeking Pharisees
and warns ~ concerning the leaven
'eviD Of their hypocrisy.
Lesson six 10 the temperance lesson, |
and n connected review IL desired. /
II will have 10 be- omitted. ~ II does
not belong to tho systematic studies
Of this quarter.
In the seventh lesson Jesus Qucs.
tons his disciples to see a. It were
how Arm . grip this principle has W..
cured upon their lives.
Divine Authority.
The incidents Of lesson eight fol.
Low Immediately after those Of les.
son seven. II Ia ~ though he would |
restore his disciples to q full loyalty
that they behold the special revela.
ton upon the Mount Of Transhgura.
ton. Those heavenly visitors talked |
not Of the glory" but Of his disease |
which he should accomplish At Jeru.
salem" thus adding their testimony |
10 the Divine authority OF his words. |
The ninth lesson IL prc.cminentiy |
one that illustrates the fundamental
principle Of this entire review. II
believe, help thou mine unbclicf" |
Twas a falterins reply. but indicated |
his surrender to the word and will Of |
Christ The demonstration he re-.
ceived Of the Divine authority OF the |
words Of Jesus was that his boy was
restored to him fully healed.
Again In lesson ten this principle |
that an absolute and complete submis. |
sion to Gods will IL a necessity Is |
shown by the teachings Of Jesus |
which center about The child that was
set I'm the midst"
ject Of forgiveness, In reply to Pc.
ter's query Jesus taught his dsci.
plcs that forgiveness is not mere
matte. Of formal observance, but with |
God II Is limitless and he calls the |
disciples 10 q definite testing Of his |
words that they might not only know
that this is the divine method, but !
that they might enter into fellowship |
with God Jesus here shows the r..
verse side of the picture when hr
reveals the fate Of the sryant who was
compiled to pay "a that II due"
In the twelfth lesson Jesus re-.
Dukes the false spirit OF his disciple |
and in his treatment Of the would.bc
disciples he emphasizes the fact tina,
TO follow him involves the setting
aside OF all else. mo man looking
back Is 1T for the kingdom" plainly
means that he who came to establish
Al l.. 4.