The Washington herald., 1914-09-05

And He answering said. Thou shalt love the
Lord thy tod with MI tn hear. and with all thy
soul. and with all thy strength. and with an thy
mind: and thy neighbOr As thyself.'
C2SD And one OF the scribes came. and
heard them questioning together. and
knowing that He had answered them
well. asked Him. What commandment is
the first of all?
C2O Jesus answered. The first is. Hear,
o Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord Is
one.
900 And thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart, and with all thy
soul, and with all thy mind, and with all
thy strength.
CID The second is this, Thou shalt love
thy neighbor as thyseIf. There Is none
other commandment greater than these
(32) And the scribe said unto Him, OF
a truth. Master. Thou hast well said that
He Is one; and there is none other but He.
C33DH And to love Him with all the
heart. and with all the understanding.
and with all the strength. and TO love his
neighbor as himself. is much more than
all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
go And when Jesus saw that he an
swered discreetly. He said unto him.
Thou art not far from the kingdom of
God. eAnd no man after that burst ask
Him any question.
C35 And Jesus answered and said. as
He taught in the temple. How say the
scribes that the Christ is the son OF
David?
C00 David himself said in the Holy
Spirit:
The Lord said unto my Lord.
Sit thou on my right hand.
Till I make thine enemies the footstool
OF thy feet.
go David himself Calleth him Lord;
and whence is He his son? And the
common people heard him gladly.
1881 And in His teaching He said, Be
ware OF the scribes which desire to walk
in long robes, and to have salutations in
the marketplaces.
C39D And chief seats in the synagogues.
and chief places at feasts.
GN They which devour widows houses
and for a PFetRnCe make long prayers:
these shall receive greater condemnation.
C4D And He sat down over against the
treasury. and beheld how the multitude
cast money into the treasury: and many
that were rich cast in much.
C42) And there came a poor widow. and
she cast in two mites, which make
farthinE.
CF0 And He called unto Him His dis
cipIes. and said unto them. Verify. I say
UNTO you, I MS NOoT NluON tdSl III nltlF
than all they which are casting into the
treasury.
go For they all did cast in OF their
superfiuity: but she Of her want did cast
In all that she had. even all her living.
The Narrative.
Our Lesson today takes up the third OF
the questions. that OF the lawyer. the ,
question OF our Lord. and come subse-
Iuent matters. Mark gives the account
n the incident with the lawyer in great ,
pr detail than Matthew. We need to I'M /.
ierstand this question. II was not so
much a question putting different com
into competition with each !
other as Of one which asked which COM I
nandment most clearly revealed the final
principle in law.
IT was the question Of a sCribe-that Is ,
me whose business was that OF inter
1retlng the commandments in their appli- |
alton TO all sorts Of circumstances as I
hey arose. Now the reply OF Jesus was
Exactly an answer to that cSIestion. He .
vent outside the DNcaloEUe, and quoted
rom the book Of Deuteronomy and the .
,ook Of IIevltiCus. BY. these quotations
He revealed the feet that the principle
which is the inspiration Of all law is that
II love. Love TO God and love to man
III INSULT Niit htttNlE VI every NOlii-
nandment There are no greater Com-
than these. for in obedience
o them. all are included.
The effect produced upon the question
nE scribe was a remarkable one. He I'M
nedIately recognized the truth OF what
he Lord had said. and confessed his rec
gnition with CandOr and with earnest
Jess. So much was this the case that
esus said TO him. Thou are not far
rom the kingdom OF God" The effect
+ this final answer was that Of silence
N the part OF His enemies. No man
fter that burst ask Him any questions.
Our Lord then propounded a question
hitch was MessianiC. and asked these
non how Messiah could be at once the
on Of David. and his Lord. No answer
,as forthcoming. In connection with all
his dealing with the rulers He uttered
lords OF solemn warning TO the people
galnst tho scrihes, describing them as
zen self-centered. proud. unjust. and
ruel.
The record Of these words Of warning
70 followed by that wonderful picture
Z Jesus sitting down near the treasury
nd watching how people gave thereto.
Ie saw the rich casting In much. He
aw the widow casting in a farthing. ,
alling His disciples to Him. He told ,
hem what He had seen. and appraised
he value OF the giving. The rich had
asst in Of their superiority. She had cast
all her living. Therefore she had cast !
more than all OF them. ,
The Teaching.
As We listen TO the answer Of the Lord I
this scribe we are taught that law IL
TENDED to unity life by guarding 1t
gainst all that would destroy it. The
Nv Of God is fence around life. intend
/ to exclude all destructive forces. and
conserve those which are OF true value.
This law proceeds from Ope Who Is :
himself love. It is to be observed that
Ut Lords quotation from the ancient :
ritinEs commenced with the words, I
Hear. o Israel. the Lord our God. the :
ord Is one" That in itself Is a most
gnifiCant declaration. and especially so
its bearing upon this whole question.
cd Is not dual-that is to say. He never
cts from mixed motives. Justice and
lercy in Him cannot be antagonistic.
he inspiration Of all His vengeance Is
lis love. At the heart OF His mercy :
lere is necessarily the capacity for the
.tivity which destroys anything which
subversive of His high purpose Of love.
This was true and manifestly so
all this activity of Christ. He
as the incarnate Love, and every stern .
ord He uttered was the outcome Of this
ICt. equally with every word of de-
lnciation. As He moved forward
Iroughout His earthly career upon the
ission of love. He was necessarily the
foe OF all men who stood
the way of the accomplishment Of S
YES purpose. {
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