The Washington herald., 1914-09-26
SUNDAY School LESSON
September 2T, 1914.
By g. CAMPBELL MORGAN. D. D.,
The Greatest Living Evangelist
JESUS THE JUDGE OF MEN.
LESSON John iii:l+H.
GOLDEN TENT-RevelatiOn :iii-ll.

Il come quickly; hold fas, that which thou hast.
that no Ons take thy croEn.
90 And as Moses lifted up the ser
pent in the wilderness. even so must the
Son OF man be lifted up.
U0 That whosoever believeth may in
| Him have eternal life.
Q6) For God so loved the world, that
He gave His only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth on Him should not
perish. but have eternal life.
40 For God sent not the Son into the
world to Judge the world; but that the
world should be saved Though Him.
QS He that believeth on Him is not
judged: he that believeth not hath been
judged already. because he hath not be-
lieved on the name OF the only begotten
Son Of God.
Os) And TINS is the Judgment. that
the light is come into the world. and men
loved the darkness rather than the light;
for their works were evil.
C2O For every one that doeth i'll hateth
the light. and cometh not to the light,
lest his works should be reproved.
CD But he that doeth the truth COM
eth to the light, that his works may be
made manifest. that they have been
wrought in God.
In our first quarters lessons the dom
inant note was that of Jesus as the great
Teacher In the second He was present
ed as the great Saviour. In this He has
appeared as the great Judge. The whole
of the lessons have been concerned with
matters which transpired during the last
months. We may almost say weeks: and
they have presented Him to us as, in
the midst Of determined hostility. He
has proceeded against II in strict justice
and without any faltering.
The passage from the Gospel Of John
appointed for our reading today is re-
markable in that while in it is declared
that He came not to Judge the world. and
while II defines His present ministry in
grace. 1t does reveal most clearly the
principles upon which He is constantly
the Judge. and upon which He will final
ly act in judgment
Let US rapidly review the lessons. In
the first we considered the parable Of the
laborers. in which He taught His
disciples that the true motive in service
is that OF fidelity and not that OF reward.
He thus prepared the way for some OF
they would listen.
The second lesson dealt with the ques-
tion OF association with Himself in pow
er He taught His disciples the method
and true value of service. and showed
them that the way of greatness is that
Of service.
We came next to the story of Barti-
macus. a radiant illustration OF His ac-
tivity of mercy. even in the midst OF a
ministry OF judgment.
In our fourth lesson We studied the
parallels Of the pounds and the talents.
both Of them spoken TO His disciples. and
pre-eminently dealing with their respon-
sbilities to Himself in coming days
All these were spoken as He quietly
approached the city. The hour in which
He would find the verdict and PASS the
sentence upon the chosen people. was at
hand.
In the fifth lesson We had the story OF
His coming into Jerusalem. We saw Him
enter in such a way as to demand at
tention, and thus to prepare for HIS judi
cial activity.
The next five lessons had to do direct
" with that ministry Of Judgment. In
the first We considered the preparatory
signs and teaching: the blasting OF the
fig tree. and the cleansing OF the temple. |
In the next we heard Him compelling
the rulers to define their own failure. and
pass sentence upon II: and then uttering J
the solemn actual words by which in |
the economy of God the Hebrew people |
were set aside from service.
In the next We considered the parable !
Of the marriage feast in which He un- |
folded the whole process of Divine invi- |
tation and human rejection in those |
three stages.
The next was occupied with the politl-
ral inquiry. which He answered by set
ting all important State relationships in
right relation with the fundamental fact
of the Kingship OF God.
-he last of these lessons in the actual
realm Of this controversy was that in
which We heard Him dealing with the
question Of law. and enun-
Rating its master principle of love.
Our last two lessons had to do with His
aching Of His own in the great Olivet
prophecy: the first. the parable OF the
virgins. showing the responsibilities OF
His people while He was absent: and the
second. the prediction of the judgment of
the nations. revealing the way in which
which will issue in the establishment Of
he kingdom.
The supreme value of all the lessons
II this quarter is the revelation which
hey afford of the fact that our Lords
.ominC to Jerusalem and to death was
,ot that of a victim who was mastered
" circumstances. and could not escape:
,ut that of n King. who was marching
lIong n pathway which He perfectly un-
larstood, resolutely toward a passion
through which He would accomplish the
purposes Of God, but always in the light
II the ultimate victory.
The Golden Text.
The Golden Text is taken from the
Message OF the Lord to the church at
the one among the churches
which perhaps most perfectly fulfilled