The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-05-24
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNI(1ySQlO()L
LESSON
(By REV. p. B. FITzWATER. d. D.,
TEACHER of English Bible In the
Moody Bible Institute Of Chicago)
downright 1918 Western Newspaper Uniono
LESSON FOR MAY rs
JESUS SlLENCES HIS ADvER.
SARlES.

| InlnES tHdI are GOu S.-Ndih iS'h''
DEVOTIONAL READING-Mark l2-l7
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 21:23-26; 22:1-45.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus and the Wild
owls gift.-Mark 1241-44.
JUNIOR TOPIC-The two great com
mandments-Ma 12:2S-34: Luke 1O:25-T.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-Religion
and citizenship
ADDITIONAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is:
IT; Timothy 81, 2.
|. The Parable of the Husbandman
| (vv. 1-12).
Having put the scribes, chief priests
and elders to confusion by skilIful
counter-question when they demanded
his authority, Jesus by means of 1T
tie story, lays before them his claim
of divine authority. and charges them
with betrayal of trust and plotting to
murder the very Son of God. His
teaching in this parable cut them TO
the quick. and they sought to lay
hands upon him. but desisted for fear
of the people. This parable is simple,
yet very comprehensive
II. The Tribute Money (vv. 1910.
They already would have gladly tax
en- him by violence and killed him.
but they feared the people. In order
to destroy him, they seek 10 discredlt
him among the people. TO this ehd
they send the representatives OF nom
factions-"certain Of the Pharisees
and of the Herodians to catch him IN
his words" ". 13).
III. The Resurrection Of the Dead
(vv. 1920.
The Pharisees and Her0dians being
silenced the Sadducees came with
question which involved not only the
immortality but the resurrection OF the
body. The Sadducees were the ration
alists OF their day. They denied the
| reality of the resurrection. and be-
lieved not in angel nor spirit (Acts
$3.50.
/. The case proposed wv. 1929.
The law of Moses made it not only
legal but morally binding in the case
of man dying without children for
his brother to take his wife Oeut.
% :5). They propose the case of
woman married successfully to seven
brothers. They ask whose wife she
shall be in the resurrection. This
was doubtless hypothetical case.
This is the way the successors OF the
Sadducees do today. They deal large
ly in hypothesis.
2. Jesus reply wv. 2426).
By quotation from the Mosaic law
EEK. 3:6) he proves the resurrection
of the dead. and their continued ex-
istenee beyond the dead as human be-
ings. The immortal spirit clothed with
deathless body is his thought. He
shows that marriage is only for TINS
present life-does not belong to the
resurrection life Some of the func-
tons of the body will cease with THIS
life. Since there will be no death ar
ter the resurrection, there will be no
necessity for births. In this respect
humankind will be as the angels in
the resurrection life. He points out
to them that their great error was due
to two things:
l. Ignorance Of the Scriptures ".
24). In the very Scriptures which
they professed to believe was positive
proof of the resurrection lex. 3:6).
Rationalism and infidelity today, as
then. are due to ignorance of Gods
Word.
q Ignorance Of the power of Coo
! ". 24). God is able to provide life
where there is no death, no births or
marriages. In heaven, life will be
ON q plane infinitely higher than the
most blessed relationships of this life.
! Our chief concern is to find out what
| is written, and then believe that God
Is able to accomplish that which he
has promised.
Nv. The Great Commandment of the
Law (vv. 2S-34).
The code of morals among the Jews
was very complex. The question as to
which of Gods commandments was
first was frequently debated. Christ's
answer shows marvellous insight. He
sums up mans whole duty in one word
love. love to God and love to man.
The first and great commandment is
supreme and undivided love to God.
The second is like unto Il i'm that love
is its center. but love is for our neigh
hor In the measure that we love our
selves. Love for God Is TO be supreme.
He Is worthy of all our affections.
Love is the actuating power behind all
our service. Having put his question
ers to silence, Jesus now puts to them
a question which involves the central