The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-09-18
LESSON FOa SEPTEMBER %
REVIEW; JEcUs oUR SAVIOUR
AND KING on PARALLELS
o. THE KlNCDOM.

The method NJ review should bc DO
tcrmlnod hy The grade of the class.
For the Primary the review should
cci'er in the topic Jesus and tbD
Children The Junior "Choo4ue
Jesus 90. SIyIour" intermediate. csc.
coptng ChrIHt's Program Tor our
Lives 20 fDr me senior and Adult
grodg~ the subject ~ the church. not.
Ing ITS membership. ordinances. wor
ship and service \ better way would
be to study moro fully 'hr PARALLELS of
the kingdom as set forth loo Matthew
13:ii-IO.
I. The Parable Of the Hid rreasur,
" 40.
The usual Interpretation ~ This
parable making Christ the bid treas.
urc for which sinner must give MP
everything In ordcr a. buy his snlva-
ton. must Poe rejected for thr follow
Ing roasons: OD Christ Is not hid.
den Loo field hut has boon Uftcd mp
and mode spectacle to fhr world
(2) Nobody hne ever hcan obliged to
buy the world loo order 20 get Christ
CD salvation cannot he purchased
Tor II is Gods free and gracious gift.
(D No vurrdut o. ever held out ~ n
man to conceal his religion after n Is
obtained
l. The Mold This is tho world
~ 3S) Fortunately This landmark
has been mude 10y Christ himself
> The treasure IN Psalm 1854 we
are told that Israel. tho chosen people
is his treasure The snmc truth is set
forth in different places and ways
Ocut. 7.c.S; l4;2; 2G:1s; 32:S. ~.
When Christ uttered This parable the
ten tribes were already concealed from
human observation. and as 10 the rest
Of Israel II was n prophecy ~ that
which was 10 follow. The kingdom ms
e. It's relation and hearing l. now hid
den. Christ was primarily sent TO the
Jews; Tor their sake the field was
bought.
3. The Purchaser. the Son Of God
(John $40.
None hut the son ~ God had such
resources 10 buy the world
I. The purchase price. This was
the precious blood of the son Of God.
which is worth infinitely more than
silver and gold and the treasures ~
the earth q Peter | IL. 10: lisa. 53)
n. The Parable Of the Merchantmen
Seeking ooodIy Pearls wv. A.. 4G).
I. The merchnntman. lie j. nc.
lively engaged Ia Search for pearls
IT. this search he discovers one pearl
~ great price This merchantmen
T. none other than Christ himself The
whole activity Of the Father. Son
aud Holy Spirit. since the fan Of man.
has been seeking those who are lost
.. The purchasing price. phe mer
chairman sold all Impoverished him
self In order to buy the pearl The
poor lost sinner could not buy Christ.
His salvation is without money and
without price. Christ dld lmpoverish
himself turned his back upon the
heavenly glory Phil. 2:6-S) to pur-
chase the one pearl ~ great price by
his own precious blood CEph . %:
Pet us i9).
- INV lf'tAi VI Ei'NA lil'ff AiAN -
the church. The merchantmen win
fnd other pearls Of value, but the
peerless gem set above an others will
be the church which he has purchased
with his own blood.
~. The Parable OF the Drag Net
wv a.. jo).
This gives MS picture of the con
summation ~ the kingdom. No one
can mistake the meaning here. Note;
I. The sea. This word when used in
u hguratlve sense denotes peoples and
multitudes Dan. ~. Rev l7:l5).
.. The drag net. The word met" in
the authorized version Is properly
translated "dragnet"
2. The net drawn TO the shore when
full.
4. The assortment made by the
angels.
3. The destiny Of the bad fish, or
wicked men.