The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

Ito dine" means literally, TO break
FAST Jesus accepted three such
invitations from the Pharisees and
was accused of being glutton and
wine bibber. Matt. 11-19; Luke 1885,
plainly ". 54) why he had been asked
to this feast. At later time, e. g.,
during the Passion week. Jesus deliy-
cred a special discourse against the
Pharisees (Matt. 23) in which he re-
peated many of the things we study
today.
Must Be Clean.
l. False VS.. True cleansing (vv 81
44). The orthodox Jew is very pune
tilious to avoid ceremonial uncleanh-
ness. In Christ's time this ceremoni-
alism was at its highest development
To be defiled was far worse than to be
morally unclean. This Pharisee mar
veled that Jesus was not likewise
concerned with his outward acts (v.
SO, Sc also Matt. 1925, 26). To have
clean cup and platter was more inn
pOrtant than to have clean heart
In fragment of Gospel found at
OXyrhyncus, Jesus is reputed to have
said to a Pharisee: Thou hast
washed in waters wherein dogs and
swine have been cast, and wiped the
outside skin which also harlots
anoint and beautify, but within they
are full of scorpions and all wicked
ness. But | have been dipped in the
waters of eternal life which come
from the throne of God" Pious plat
ters, presented in pride, must be in
wardly purified. He who thus neg
lects the inside is a fool (v. 400, for
God created the inside as we'll as the
outside. Their hearts were filled with
'extOrtiOn and wickedness. AS
substitute these false teachers laid
great stress upon aims. In the
Arabic aims is closely related to the
word which means ito cleanse"
Hence verse Al may read "clearse
what is within, and surely all is clean
to you 1t is not so much aims that
people long for as fair, honest treat
ment and accompanying the service. .
loving heart John 1884.
JG5uS three NOCSs
griefs that like an avenging nemesis
hang over men of such a character.
% A woe against those who make
a show of tithing the common garden
mint and herbs and at the same time
avoid the weightier matters of just re
lations to their fellow men and love
to God ". 42). We are not to neg
l. al hui
these cannot be substituted for
righteousness (see Micha 6:8J. ca
A woe" against those who love the
places of pre-eminence ". 43, CT Matt.
1876, y. This spirit has not departed
from the church after lapse of CEN
turtles. 1t is unchristian, unchristlike.
The great one must be the servant Of
Phil. 1853. (3) ". Az, The third
woe" is directed against hypocrisy.
To touch grave was to become I'M
clean, and hence they were white
washed to give men warning. Many
Christians are without beautiful to be-
hold, yet within full of dead mems
bones and all manner of uncleanliness.
The Three Woes.
Ii. Real VS.. Sham Lives CIV. 45-
54). The lawyers were the theologians,
the expounders of the Mosaic law. EV-
identity the words of Jesus produced
great conviction. The word 'reproach-
est ". 45) means ito entreat spite
fully" and the probabilities are that
~ ..aI To
Jesus at once pronounces three woes
upon him and his class. ID A Woe
because they laid burdens upon others
which they themselves would not even
touch with one of their fingers (Matt-
23:4). That is, they added to the law
minute and troublesome details,
which they declared to be more i'm
". An A woe" is pronounced upon
them for honoring the dead prophets
and at the same time rejecting and
prosecuting those that were living.
To honor dead teachers, to praise the
prophets of the past, those whom we
cannot endure while living, is a form
of hypocrisy which costs but little. II
of their fathers their conduct would
have been Indifferent, yet they are with
the living prophets, following the ex-
ample of their fathers. God foresaW
this (v. 49, and the faithful minister
of his word must expect like treat
ment (Mk 1929, 800. 90 (v 12) The
third woe" was pronounced against
these religious teachers because, pos
sessing the key to knowledge, they
neither entered themselves nor woulo
they allow others TO enter; we enter
not in yourselves, neither suffer We
them that are entering in TO enter.
Matt. 22:13, Am. Rv.) These law
yers. theologians, were prOfessedly in
terpreters Of the law, that law which
was the foundation and bulwark Of the
Jewish nation. In fact, however, they
had so obscured and explained" that
law as to leave men in darkness.
Supposed to lead men into truth, they
were shutting them out of the truth.
What terrible indictment of many
of this present age who profess to
teach the Word.
We quote from the letter of a Wis
consin business man: THE average
man is interested in the teachings OF
the. Bible If the Bible cannot stand
upon its own feet, it is foolish to boil
ster it up by any personal ideas. We
make too many apologies for Scrip
lures and do not stand squarely by