The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-05-23

DEVOTIONAL READING-Mark l2-l7
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR
TEACHERS-Ma 81 20, 22l-45.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus and the Wild
ows gift-Mark 12:4l-4t.
JUNIOR TOPIC-The two great COM
mandments. Mark l2;2s-si; Luke i0:25-37.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPtC-Religion
and citizenship.
ADDITIONAL. MATERIAI-Romans Is:
IL. Timothy 2I
|. The Parable OF tho Husbandman
wv. 1-12).
Having put the seribes, chief priests
and elders to confusion by sllltul
counter question when they demanded
his authority, Jesus, by means of III
tie story, lays before them his clatm
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 wv. 1910.
They already would have gladly talk
en- him by violence and killed him.
but they feared the people. In order
10 destroy him, they seek u discredit
him among the people. To this end
they send the representatives of both
factions-"certain of the PhariSces
and OF the Herodians to catch him In
his words" ". 13l.
Ill. The Resurrection OF the Dead
wv 1920.
The Pharlsees and Herodians being
silenced, the Sadducees came with a
question which involved not only the
immortality hut the resurrection of the
body. The Sadducees were the ration
alists Of their day. They denied the
reality OF the resurrection, and be
Heved not In angel nor spirit (Acts
% 81.
/ The case proposed wv. 1873.
The law Of Moses made II not only
legal but morally binding In the case
of man dying without children for
his brother To take his wife Deut.
90 - They propose the ease Of a
woman married successfully 10 seven
heefhere They ask whose VIE she
shall lac tn the resurrection. This
w. doubtless hypothetical ease.
THIS is the WY The Successars Of ihe
SaadueceS do today. They deal large
" in hypothesis.
:. Jesus reply IVY. 2f-2G,
By quotation from the Mosaic law
G,x 500 he proves the resurrection
Of the dead md their continued cx-
lsteucc beyond the dead rs human he
incs. The immortal spirit clothed with
a deathlosS body is his Thought He
shows that marriage Is only for this
present ufc=daes NOT helonr 10 the
resurrection life. Some Of the func-
tionS OF the body will cease with this
He. Since there Will he no death af
ter The resurrection. there will he no
necessity for births In this respect
/ humankind viii be as the angels IN
The resurrection life. He points ont
- them that their great errar WIS due
To two things:
l. ignorance Of the Scriptures ".
~ III ilIt NtTN 81 liii - Nlt.'H
they profeSSed 10 believe was positive
proof ~ the resurrection O,x 3.Gl.
i RaronaHsm and iutidelity today, rs
/ then. are due To ignorance of Gods
! Word.
.. Ignorance Of the power Of God
! ". ~. Gad Is able 10 provide n life
where there is no death. no births or
marriages. In heaven lfc Will he
on II plane infinitely M =tet Tim the
most blessed relationships af f,JS lffe.
| our chief concern Is 10 ind OUT Nhut
Is written and then believe that God
Is able To accomplish that which he
has promised.
~. The Great Commandment OF the
Law (vv. 2S34l.
The code OF morals among the Jews
was very complex. The question as 10
which OF Gods commandments was
first was frequently debated ChriSi's
answer shows marvellous insight lie
sums up mans whole duty In one word
love. love TO God and love 10 man
The first and great commandment Is
supreme and undivided love To Cod
The second is like unto II In that love
is its center. but love Is for our mel sh-
hor In the measure that we love our.
selves Love for God Is 10 be supreme
He Is worthy OF all our affections
Love Is the actuating power behind all
cur service Having put his question:
ers TO silence. Jesus now puts To them
question which involves the central
doctrine OF the Christian faith-the
person OF Christ (vv. 30 ;40l.
Is he human or divine. or both
Whose son Is he? is the supreme tes
Of II mans orthodoxy.
v. The Widows Mite (vv. 41-4p.
This is picture In striking contras
with thnt of the phariseeS and Saddu
Gees. This poor woman was doip.
that which in the sight of the worll
was insignificant, hut In the sight OF
the lord was of great moment Tbs
words of the Lord discover unto u'
the fact that In Gods sight gift Is
measured by the heart motive. ard no