The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1914-05-15

Verses u and Is link this parable
with the teaching Of Jesus about cove
tousness and stewardship. Verse 10
ia a most heartsearching one. It de-
mands that we look well to the stan
dards by which we measure our con-
duct, Sam. 1881. That the teaching
of Jesus was effective is evidenced by
the statement OF verse H. These
Pharisees were naturally cool, cynical,
calculating and their scofiing shows
that Jesus had probed them deeply.
Their love OF money--service OF man.
mon-made them unfaithful In their
professed stewardship. In the inter.
vening verses (f6-1s) Jesus condemns
their attitude Of seeking to Justify
themselves in the sight Of men, de-
claring such an attempt to be useless
in the sight of God. The methods men
exalt are an abomination to him. No
jot or little Of the law can fail. This
he emphasizes by an illustration about
the binding nature of the marriage re-
lationship. We get our suggested two
fold division Of this lesson from Tim.
as.
Why He 10 Condemned.
!. The Lie That Now 10, w. 1922.
The revised version for verse 10, now
there was q certain rich man"-indi-
Gates even stronger than the King
James version that this is the story Of
a historical incident. Jesus did not
mention the rich mans name. nor
does he enumerate his moral delin-
quencies. Even morality cannot save
a man from punishment In the next
life. Nor Is this rich man condemned
because he Is rich. He Ii condemned
because he sought to enjoy his pleas
ures In this life, squandering his time
and his money upon sensual pleas
ufes, ignoring the need Of those at his
door Jesus had Just told these Phari-
sees how to use money ". 81, see
Tim 6:17-1s. A wrong use Of money
damns q man. A few paltry charities
or even larger gifts given for ostenta-
tious display will not sufiice. There
was. however. no real Joy to the rich
man In his life As he sought sensual
satisfaction, Eccl IS. Lazarus lying
at the door was living rebuke to his
self.indulgence. Here IL another Of
those vivid pictures that not alone re-
veals the misery but makes an indeli-
Bile impression on the mind. II Is bet
ter, however. TO be n begrar sore and
hungry in this life and 70 to heaven
hereafter. than TO enjoy the pleasures
of sin for n season and be forever in
torment in the life 10 come. The name
Lazarus means God his HELM" and is
an indication OF his character. II did
not look as though God was mindful
Of his own" but the sequel abundantly
corrects such an idea.
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