The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-16

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Verses IA and - link this parable
with the teaching OF Jesus about cove
tousness and stewardship. Verse 10
is 4 mos hearL-searchins one. II de
mdndS mat "" look well TO the stan
cards by which we measure our con
duct, sam 1867. That the teaching
oil jesus was effective Is evidenced b.
me statement 81 verse II These
fharlS"'S ""r' naturally cool, cynical.
calculating aud 'h"Ir scotins shows
mat jesus had prohcd them deeply.
Their love ~ money service OF NAM
mon made Them cnfaithtul In their
! proiess'c stewardship. In the inter
Nening verses llf-iSl Jesus condemns
their attitude OF seeking 10 Justify
! themselves III the sight OF men. de-
/ clarlng such an attempt To be useless
/ in the sigh OF Cod sle methods men
eXalt are an ab0mination 20 him. No
/ lot or title .; the law can fail. This
| he emphasizes b. an illustration about
! the binding nature of the marriage re-
lationship. We got our suggested two
fold division of This lesson from Tim
4:S.
Why He IS Condemned.
!. The Life That Now Is, w. 1922
The revised version for verse 10. now
there was certain rich man"-indi-
Gates even stronger than the King
James version that this IS the story OF
historical incident Jesus did not
mention the rich mans name. nor
does he enumerate his moral delin-
quencies. Even morality cannot save
man from punishment in the next
life. Nor is this rich man condemned
because he is rich He Is condemned
because he sought to enjoy his pleas
ures in this life. sQuandering his time
and his money upon sensual pleas
ures, ignoring the need OF those at his
door. Jesus had Just told these Phart-
sees how to use money ". 81. see 7
| Tim 6:l7-l9. 4 wrong use OF money
damns man. few paltry charities
or even larger gifts given for ostents.
uous display will not suffice. There
was. however. no real JOY to the rich
man In his life as he sought sensual
| satisfaction, Eccl 1:S Lazarus lying
at the door was living rebuke to his
self-induigence. liere is another OF
those vivid pictures that not alone re-
veals the misery but MAKES an indeli-
BILE impression on the mind 1t is bet
ter. however. to he begyar. sore and
hungry in this life and 20 to heaven
hereafter. than TO enjoy the pleasures
! If sin for a season and be forever In
torheh, IN lhe HE 10 come. Inc name
Lazarus means TOO MS heip and Is
al ii'nictlioh OF MS character. IL did
hot iooA dS IhouSh "od vas minofut
vi Ms wv" WV '"e sePu'I apunuantiF
correc's SUCH an ihea. Poverty and
uistress are not PROOF 'hat Hod Is dis
pleaseu "ith men ana we DeneVe are
not que 10 any fauit OF Geo. lie prom
Uses 10 supply 'Phh' f;Isl though we
may sometimes munger COR. fli' III
,or' ll:z'' fhil Az. Inc dogs were
pet'er irieuus lot Lazarus than the
rich man though ne must nave known
VINO Lazarus was ". Z4) as well as
having knoWledse OF MS need ". Z5).
contrast the death or the two. IL was
prNhese Ior. the poor man 10 ole.
rhii i: 1l-z"' not. so Tor the rich man.
going from ,hls IRE ne lert all and
had no deposit In the DanK or heaven
10 ora" upon TOT the lulure lie, MATT
~ Luke IL @o-[i' me Hsh man
hau MS iuherai WIN ieauiig citizens
as pan-oearers' the poor man was
ourieu Dut ahseis were HIS compah-
'ohs'
Positions Reversed.
u. The Life Which Is to Come, w.
1881. Unconscious of the need of 9TH
e:s here the rich man is very much
| conscious OF his own need In hades
when subject to torment and anguish.
There is no need OF trying to minimize
or to explain" nor to deny these
words OF Jesus. Hell Is for the will
fully disobedient. and was never pre-
! pared FOR man Matt. Z5;4l). On
earth ne saw Lazarus AT MS gate.
now with Abraham. resting IN mis-
BOSOM. Ihelr POSITIONS are reversed.
'he pe'i'ioher 10 HOW 'he rich man