The Arvada enterprise., 1918-05-02
LESSON FOR MAY 5
JESUS SETS NEW STANDARDS OF
LIVING.

| GOLDEN TEXT-Seek ye first the king
dom Of God. and His righteousness; and
all these things shall be added unto you.
Matthew 6:s3.
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ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR
TEACHERS-Genesis l:27: 2:1s-25: Exodus
0:2-l7; Matthew 1S:1-l4: 19:16-SO: Luke IS:
1893
PRIMARY ToP1c-Jesus and the chill
dren.
LESSON MATERIAL-Mark 1o:l3-ls.
MEMORY VERsE-sufrer the little
children to come unto Me, and forbid
them not.-Mark 1914.
JUNIOR TOPIC-How God would have
US live.
ADDITIONAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 20:
PIT; Leviticus 19:11-1S: Matthew 22:3i-4O.
!. Regarding Marriage tvv. 1-12).
The question touching divorce, which
the Pharisees temptingly put to Christ,
brought forth teaching which exhibits
marriage in its true light.
1. Should not be degraded by d.
vorce wv. 1-6).
Divorce was not instituted by God.
The marriage relationship is indis-
soluble. Moses suffered divorce, lin
tied and regulated 1t. Its existence,
Its practice, is indicative of the coarse
ness and perverseness of man. Sin is
its real cause.
2. Marriage is Gods primal law wv.
8-8).
The ideal law Of life for the SUBJ
jects of the kingdom of marriage. This
Is proven by the fundamental fact of
sex. The union Of the male and fe-
male natures is physical, mental and
spiritual. In marriage. the male and
female natures are mutually compile
mented. Gods intention Is that man
should not be without the woman, nor
the woman without the man Il Cor.
l1:11).
8. Remarriage Of the divorcer is
adultery wv. 1922.
The marriage relationship can only
be broken by death and sin. In view
Of the fact that marriage is for life.
men and women should not enter this
relationship without very serious con-
sideration. Divorce for other than
marital infidelity does not give the
right to remarry.
u. Regarding Children (vv. 1870.
The union Of the male and female
natures, according to Gods purpose.
lays the foundation for family life.
The issue Of such union Is children.
In connection with the divine law of
marriage, It is fitting that Jesus should
set forth his estimate Of children and
interest In them. The disciples con.
sidered It beneath the dignity Of the
Master to spend time with the chill
dren. Those who think 1t beneath
their dignity to give attention to chill
dren should ponder well the words
Of Jesus. This will give the disciples
proper consideration for work among
children, and also to the nurture and
discipline of their own children.
Christian men and women will regard
children az the property Of the Lord,
and will esteem It high and holy
privilege to train them for him. Due
attention to Christ's teaching regard.
ing children would transform the home
life Of society.
III. Regarding Riches (vv. 17-31).
!. The young rulers question ". ~.
This question reveals void in his
heart. He was a young man with n
lOvable character. The Savior's af.
fections were enraptured by him. He
was moral, honest. earnest and cour.
ageous. He had wrong conception
Of eternal life. He thought that eter-
nal life could be obtained by good
works. Though he claimed to have
kept the law. he was conscious Of
something lacking. He WAS willing Ia
do something to MI up that which was
lacking: therefore he came to Jesus
making inquiry as to that lack.
2. Jesus reply tvv. II. 10Y.
He knew the young mans hcnrt. and
put his finger on the wenk spot. When
II came 10 parting with his posses.
sions In order to help his neighbor he
parted with the Lord. going nwny sor.
rOwful. This revealed the fnct TINT
he was n covctous man. n violator Of
the tenth commandment.
3. Lacking one thing md yet lost
| wv. 81. 22).
When the Lord pointed out 10 him
TINT the defect In his life wns the love
of his money. he wns unwilling to pny
the price. when the time cnme In
his life 10 choose between eternal life
md riches, he chose wcnlth ind pnrt.
Cd company with Christ. perhaps. for.
ever.
4. The peril of riches (vv. 233i).
The difficulty does not lie In the fnci
Tint man possesses riches. for n mnn
may possess grent riches md stili be-
nm heir Of the kingdom. Wcnlth is n
mighty power. In Itself II is good.
I. will provide brcnd for the widow
and orphan. nmciiorntion for the suf.
ferlng. md send the Gospel Of Christ
to the ends 0f the enrth. The
step from possessing riches 20 trust
Ing In them In n very short one. The
tendency Of growing wcnlth In 10 de-.
stroy the nobler life Of tho soul. Mnny
Of the most useful mefvin ancient md
modern times hnve been men Of
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