The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-01-14
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LESSON
tBy z. 0. SELLERS. Director Of Evening
Dee, r1rnent. the Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago
ESSON FOR JANUARY 18.
TIE GOOD SAMARITAN.

=! son TENT-Luke 10:25-S7.
CO f.OErS TEXT-''Thou shalt love thy
aci@. cor as thyself."-Mark 12:a1.
cbiy no other parable given by
JeS, except possibly the Prodigal
Sc: as made such a deep impress
SIC; this one. 1t has inspired al
tru 4: service, promoted the idea Of
the. brotherhood of man, and served
to .ys;alize Christian thinking and
sery &c.
I. What shall I do?" w. 25-29.
(1) The first question. This lawyer
in lis test question implied that eter-
na: life was dependent upon his
WOES. well nigh universal Jewish
i6e<. With true teachers skill,
ZsS: drew from his own knowledge
Of & law an answer to his question,
VIZ that, on the ground Of doing he
mus: love the Father with an undi-
yi6; Il heart; with all his soul, the
sea; CT his emotions; with all his
st--esgth-energies; and with all his
min his intellectual powers. The
ev!c cnce Of such a love is that he
must love his neighbor as himself.
Summarized the Law.
(:) The second question, ". 29).
Jess had not said anything to this
lar:-er about belief, or faith. for he
was not yet ripe for that idea. He
haC summarized the law and by this
law Jesus must teach him. Rom. S:19,
20: Matt. 22:37-40. 1t is one thing to
rea5 and summarize the law, and
quite another to rightly apply it. 1t
is lite possible to be ultra orthodox
in cur teaching and in our statements
CT ,eiief, and yet to fall far short
of Going The force Of this second
question is then. Who must love?"
He avoids asking, who can I loVe?"
The question was not as to who will
be reighbor to me, but to whom shall
I be reighbor? In answer to this
Jess;s employs this wonder.Il parable.
(Nc:e:-E-plain the nature Of para
be ard tie Masters frequent use
thercof).
Il. Go and do thou likewise" w.
3o-3!. That this story is not alone
q parable but literal experience IS
pretty generally believed. "The way
of tie transgressor" is a Jericho road,
and the traveller therein is bound to
be stripped" If not always Of his
prosperity, then Of his character, and
viii ultimately find himself half
dead" II left to himself he will sure
Iy Gle, Rom. SIS; 6:23. Jericho means
curse" Who then is the man I can
ne:gh5ore Any wretch that is pass
ing along the Jerico road. Remem-
bcr that Jesus is dealing with the sec
ord half Of the summary Of the law.
Three classes of men passed this
man; CD The Priest, Of all men the
mc=t likely to help that fallen one,
created in the image of God in whose
worship he led. 1t is easy to find an
excuse for this exhibition of heart
lessness. The danger Of robbers; OF
being suspected Of completely in the
cr....:s: the duties o. his important Of
fec; lie danger OF contamination;
work not suited to his position in life.
Let US beware Of too hastily judging
the priest until we examine ourselves.
(2) The Leyite Perhaps he had
seen his superior in the temple wor-
ship; he drew nearer than the priest,
perhaps for the purpose Of investiga-
ton, but offers no remedy. (3) The
Samaritan. This ostracize0 man
would have been snubbed and cursed
by the wounded man under any other
circumstances. He therefore could
certainly have been excused had he
followed the example Of Priest and
Levite. He is type Of Christ dealing
in grace with one who had no claim
upon him. Note the steps: ta} HE
iourneyed," are We to be found visit
ing the places Of great need? (b}
"He came where he was," evidently
not from idle curiosity, but to meet
a case Of need. (c) He saw him"
Too often our eyes are blind to the
misery about US. (d) 'He was moved
with compassion" -he compassion
of Jesus was an active principle.
Does misery move us to action? Does
it ssrd US to cases Of need, or do we
wait for them to knock at our door?
(e) He bound Up MS wounds" Not
acting By proxy; not sending him to
a ,ui;.ic institution. Real charity is
ac2on. panied by warm, sympathetic,
Ch:;st-like. human hearts in action.
e; Brought him to an inn and took
care OF him.
Love Is Costly.
= cost the Samaritan much to act
this way. Racial pride. aesthetic re-
ruscanca. commercial obligations,
perhaps family duties, to say nothing
cf ~ cctual expenditures OF time and
money. Put love is costly thing.
Jesus himself fully portrays this pic
tu-a, Icha 3:1s. The road was away
frc:,: Gcd's city, Jerusalem.
!, :; not so much the doing as the
motive that compelled the doing. It
was not duty but desire, compelling
love, that Jesus is exalting. Altruis-
tic service never saved any man, /.
Cor. 12. On the other hand, to make
h!gi; sounding professions and not to
give a tangible, material evidence
which will affirm that profession, is to
sound the note of insincerity, Jas.
a:3G-lS. The teaching Of this story is
that the true and acceptable motives
for a!trustic, neighborly services. orig
iaete II a love for God that embraces