Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-25
SCHOOL
LESSON FOR MAR. %
JESUS THE GREAT TEACHER.
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READING LESSON-Matt. 7:2l-29.
GOLDEN TENT-"He hath showed
thee, man, what is good; and what
doth the Lord require OF thee. but TO
do justly, and 10 love mercy, and TO
walk humbly with thy God. Micah
6:S.
There is no chronological order to
the lessons for the past quarter,
though they have all been selected
from the period of the Perean minis
try OF our Lord. The thought Of the
Golden Text, rather than the reading
lesson, will serve to give us connec-
ted review
The lessons have chiefly concerned
Jesus as the great Teacher, thus we
notice the inclusive note of the first
clause of the Golden Text, He hath
showed thee, o man, what is good"
AS an exposition OF that note we have
presented Gods plan of action, out
ward, ito do justly, aid 10 love mercy"
and inwardly ito walk humbly with
thy God" With this thought in mind
let us divide lessons OF the quarters
into sections: Cd The first seven les
sons which have to do with mans re-
Iation to the kingdom i'm it's outward
five that have to do with walking
humbly with thy God"
As Children.
Il. The first section. In order to
keep this two-fold thought before us,
we must observe carefully the several
golden texts. In the first lesson we
have set before us the manner where
by we are to enter into this new king
dom. We must enter as children and
the Golden Text, likewise. we young
er, be subject unto the elder. e. for
God resisteth the proud, but giveth
grace to the humble" illustrates the
humility of children and the necessity
Of our right relationship to them. The
second lesson deals with the possibility
of cooperation with him in service,
as when the 20 went before his face.
Great privileges, however, when abus-
ed. bring condemnation and degrade
ton. 1T is not you that speak but
the spirit of your father that spea1eth
in you" The third lesson-'"The Good
Samaritan'-is another expression of
the outward walk OF life, that of low
ing mercy. True love never asks who
it may, but rather who it can, serve.
1t always manfests itself in sacrifice
and in service-"Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as myself" The story of SER
vice actually rendered to our Lord in
the days of his aesh is the subject OF
the fourth lesson. All other interests
and ties must be secondary TO our al
legiance and obedience TO him-'Tn-
asmuch as we did it unto one OF these,
my brethren, even these least, We did
ii unto me-" The fifth lesson concerns
prayer. The parable of the unfriendly
neighbor and the effect Of prayer to
bring about just relations is revealed
in the Golden Text which is the heart
of that lesson. ASK, and it shall be
given you; seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto
you" The sixth lesson still continues
TO treat this outward aspect and re-
veals to us the fact that great as Sa-
tan is, our Lord Jesus has far greater
power.
Must Walk Humbly
H. The second section. We now
come TO a group of lessons that seem
TO emphasize the second part of Gods
requirements, as expressed in the
Golden Text for today. viz, and to
walk humbly with thy God" This
is the inward, personal, relation with
God, as against our outward, right
eous relations with men. These re-
naming lessons deal with the abiding
principles of disciplinship which Jesus
gave to his followers. The eighth les