The Arvada enterprise., 1918-05-23
LESSON FOR MAY rs
JESUS siLENcEs HIS ADvER.
carries.

LESSON TEXT-Mark 2:1-A.
GOLDEN TExT-Rendsr to Caesar the
things that are Caesars. and to God the
things that are God's.-Mark 1917.
DEVOTIONAL READING-Mark l1-l7.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 2l:23-2s; 22:l-A
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus and tho Wild
| ow's gift.-Mark l2:N-A.
JUNIOR TOPIC-The two great COM
mandments.-Mark l2:2s-A; Luke 10:zs-a7.
SENIOR AND ADULT ToPIc-Religion
| and citizenship.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Romans u:
II; Timothy I'll, 4
!. The Parable Of the Husbandman
wv. 1-12).
Having put the scribes, chief priests
and elders to confusion by skillful
counter-question when they demanded
his authority, Jesus. by means Of lit
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 deslsted for fear
Of the people. This parable Is simple,
yet very comprehensive.
II. The Tribute Money wv. 1910.
They already would have gladly tak-
en- him by violence and killed him.
but they feared the people. In order
to destroy him. they seek to discredit
him among the people. To this end
they send the representatives Of both
factions-"certain Of the Pharisees
and of the Herodlans to catch him In
his words ". 13).
~. The Resurrection Of the Dead
wv. 1920.
The Pharisees and Herodians being
silenced. the Sadducees came with a
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
q :S).
1. 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 (Deut.
e: ~. They propose the case of a
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
iy in hypothesis.
2. Jesus reply wv. 24-26).
BY a quotation from the Mosaic law
(Ex. 800 he proves the resurrection
Of the dead. and their continued ex-
istence beyond the dead rs human be-
ings. The immortal spirit clothed with
n deathless body Is his thought. He
shows that marriage Is only for this
present ife-dOes not belong to the
resurrection life. Some Of the func-
lions Of the body will cense with this
life. Since there will he no death af-
ter the resurrection. there will he no
necessity for births. In this respect
humankind will he MS the angels In
the resurrection life. He points out
to them that their great error was due
to two things:
I. Ignorance Of the Scriptures ".
2G. In the very Scriptures which
they prOfesSed to believe was positive
proof Of the resurrection (Ex. 800.
RntiOnnlism and inhdelity today. M
then, are due to ignorance Of Gods
Word.
2. Ignorance Of the power Of God
". 24). God IL able to provide n life
where there Is no dcnth. no births or
marriages. In hcnven. life will be
on n plane Infinitely higher than the
most blessed relationships Of this life.
Our chief concern In 10 find out what
II written. and then believe TINT God
Ia able IN accomplish that which he
has promised.
". The Great Commandment Of the
Isw tvv. 2s-34).
The code Of morals among the Jews
was very complex. The question as Ia
which Of Gods commandments was
first was frequently debated. Christ's
answer shows marvellous insight. lie
sums NJ mans whole duty In one word
love. love to God and love 70 man.
The hrst and great comma ndment n
supreme and undivided love 20 God.
The second 10 like unto Il In that iovs
10 it, center. but love Ia for our neigh.
Dor In the measure that we love our.
selves. Love for God Il 10 be supreme.
He II worthy Of all Our affections.
Love n tho nctuating power behind all
our service. Having put his question.
err TO silence. Jesus now puts TO them
u question which involves the central
doctrine Of the Christian fntth--ths
person ~ Christ (vv. 10 :4O).
n he human or divine. or both
Whose Son II her Ia tho supreme test
NJ q mans orthodoxy.
v. The Widows Mite .tvv. 4i.lA).
This In n picture In striking contrast
with TINT of the PhnrIsccs md Snddu.
Gees. This poor womnn was doing
that which In the sight NJ the world
wns Insignificant. hut In the sight of
the Lord was Of grcnf moment. The