The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-16
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The Good Samaritan

1hou shaltslove thy neighbor rs thy
eef"-Mark 1881
Cur studies now relate to the last six
Knew that He must, as the antitypical
passover lamb, be put to death the follow.
1n6 spring. on the 14tn day of the first
month. His ministry hal only begun to
awaken the people.
The 70, whose ordination we considered
week ago, were sent across Jordan into
the district of Perea. Jesus went thither
shortly afterward. The purpose of His
ministry was to thoroughly awaken all
tic Jews to the fact that the time of their
Visitation had come. The Apostle Paul
tells us that at the Lords death, there
were about 500 brethren. But the witness
given by the 20 subsequently bore other
1ruit-after pentecost.
Later the 20 returned, expressing Joy
that even the demons were subject to
the min the Fathers name. But the Mas
ter told them that they were overlooking
their chief cause of joy. saying, RE
Joice, rather, that your names are writ
ten in heaven" than that demons are
subject to you. And so with us Sal
walton is personal matter with u.s. and
5 works and preaching are merely Incl
dental. The great time for works will
be future. Then, if faithful, we shall be
privileged to be associated with the Re-
deemer in HE work Of regenerating the
wcrld of mankind, breaking the shackles
Of sin and death, granting deliverance to
the captives, as the prophets foretod.
However praiseworthy are the social up
lifts of the present time, they are as
nothing compared with the great social
and moral uplift which God has planned
and which Messiah will institute with His
kingdom. Hence the first work of Gods
consecrated people is the preparation of
their own hearts and Characters for di-
vine approval, sharing in the sufferings of
the present time that they may share in
the glorious work of the future.
Jesus Caught the Lawyer
At this point our study for today opens
"A lawyer thought to entrap the Master
by asking: Master, what shallI do to
inherit eternal life?" In those days. when
the only law of Israel was Gods law.
lawyer was one well versed in the teach
ings of Moses. Jesus therefore said to
this theological doctor "dow do you un-
derstand the matter? You know what is
written in the law The lawyer replied
1--WE shall love the Lord with all our
heart. with all our sou.- with all our
strength. with all our mind; and our
neieEbor as ourselves. Jesus approved
this, saying, do. this end you shall live.
Aou will never die"
The lawyer was caught. He knew that
the people of Israel mad been dying for
centuries, yet himself and Others outward
~ claimed that they were keeping the
law. Jesus showed him from his own
testimony that he was not keeping the
law, as he and the Pnarisees pretended
to do. The fact is that no imperfect,
fsl.en human being can keep the perfect
law of God; for it Is SO comprehensive
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thoroughly.
The lawyer sought to make the best
of bad argument, and turned the ques-
tion to Jesus again. who is my neigh
Dor? Whom as / to love as myself?' This
was one of the points which Jesus had
particularly made against the Pharisees
( that outwardly thew were pious. re-
: ligious; they prayed, tasted etc. yet in
their hearts they were unjust and would
take advantage of widows and orphans
not loving these themselves. The law
+ yer sought to imply that Gods law did not
include everybody as his neighbor, but
only certain ones.
Jesus, however, agah out-generaled
him, saying, "A certain man went down
TO Jericho; and on that lonely mountain
road he was beset by thieves, who
stripped him. wounded him and left him
half dead. There happened that way a
priest, one of the highest representatives
of the law; and when ne saw the man he
passed by on the other side. Likewise
there passed by Levitc, next in relation
uhip in the service of the law. He went
little nearer and looked at the poor
: man, but did nothing. Then came along
"a Samaritan. an outsider. and he was
X filed with compassion. He bound up the
I wounds. put the man on his beast.
brought him to inn and took care
o. him, sacrificing his tine and strength
an the wounded mans interest More
over, he paid for the mans keep until
he should return, from jerusalem
Now" said Jesus to the lawyer, (which