The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28

Reign OF righteousness
Lesson text: Psalm 72:i-S; John
f7.i5-20; Rev. 19:1l-ts.
Golden text: Righteousness ex-
alteth nation; but sin is q reproach
TO any people" Prov. 1874,
| Senior and adult topic: The int
male Triumph of Christianity"
Lesson Outline
/, MeSsiah's Reign Foretold.
| Psalm 72:1-S.
/ III. Messish's Prayer. John f7:is-
| I'LL Mexsish's Coming Ia Power.
! Rev. t9:i1-f6.
Introduction
Our lessons for the quarter have
! brought us through study of the
! history OF God s dealings with the He
| brew rare from the call of Abram to
! the establishment Of the chosen peo-
pie in the land of Canaan. There
were great ST ges in the progress OF
/ Coos revelation of himself and his
! will toward men through n chosen
! people. Gods great purpose through
| Israel was that his redeening grace
/ and his righteous law should be the
| heritage OF all mankind God re
| veftiod bis purpose to set up in the
world and develop toward it's con-
/ summation a Kingdom of righteous
| ness and truth. That purpose included
! the coming of n special person who
would be the King of this Kingdom.
i He was to he the Amounted One, that
rs in Hebrew. the Messiah, in Creek,
/ tho Christ. Through, him the knowl
! edge and saving power OF God were
| to he made known to all the world.
! It Is fitting that a missionary lesson
should close this quarters studies.
Tho Lesson Briefly Considered.
| Messiah's Reign Foretoid. Psalm
T2:1-s.
| In this heautifu! passage we have a
prayer for the foundations OF the
| Kings reign In righteousness--ful-
filed IN Christ John s:2l). Right
! eousness is the foundation of such a
spiritual government Under such a
reign Gods poor shall be provided for
with distinguishing care. The gov
eminent of the Messiah would also be
a peaceable one, which Is the very
glory of Christ's Kingdom. for 80
far as II prevails, 1t reconciles men
/ to God. to themselves and to one an
other" Those who become citizens of
Christ's Kingdom will have q special
care for the highest type OF religion.
possessing filial fear toward God, the
author of their salvation.
The character of the King is 1g-
ured in the poetic words, IKE will
come down like the rain upon the
the Garth In that day injustice
shall be. put down and the righteous
shall be in control of the world.
There is no scriptural ground for
leaving the heather to work out their
own religion, for the gospel Of Christ
is intended for men OF all nations, and
Is thoroughly suited in principle to
All men The commission OF Christ
directs that the gospel be preached
among all nations. That Christians
have been slow TO do this is to theft
shame.
| Messiah's Prayer John 17:15-oo
| Had God not intended to save the
world through his followers it would
have been reasonable for him to have
taken his own unto himself Az soon
as they accepted him, but they were
70 remain in the world that others
might take knowledge OF them that
they had been with Jesus. The life OF
the Christian is the greatest sermon
that may be preached.
AS IN the Instructions through,
Moses Christians were not to become
copta minated by the sins of the
world. The spirit of Christ which is
in them Is opposite to the spirit OF the
world. The disciples were not only tc
be protected, but they were to be-
come personally holy. and this would
be accomplished through the aSsimila-
ton Of the truth. God the Father had
sent Christ into the world as the
highest expression of his love to man
and in the same way Christ sent his
disciples into the world as the mes.
y, sen gers Of ,TAe truth, ->Iroruthe Chria.
tiar's testimony to be powerful with
men. he must bear the impress of the
image OF his Lord. Jesus consecrated
himself TO the purpose of saving men
and he prayed that his disciples NIGH
| re 20, no
Some are called to give their whole
time TO the work of ministering
while others go TO the foreign fields
as messengers Of the truth. but there
is work for all in the Kingdom.
Christ anticipated that many would
be saved through the work of his dis
! oiples. and these, i'm turn were also
to he consecrated to the same blessed
cause, until all men should be won tS
. himself. Witness the energetic ant
consecrated services OF converts ir
; foreign lands, where there are now sc
many ~elf-supporting churches. Le
US reflect that Christ's petition
Neither for thrse alone do | pray
hut for them also that believe on me
through their word" was for us 70,
we were once Genoles (heafhen). snc
IL was through missionary effort thai
English, and therefore American PEG.
| pies were evangelical
| MesSish's Coming in Power. Rev
! ie;ll-I6.
In this passage we have a dcscrip
ton of the Great Commander ridin,
upon white hors~-the King o.
Kings, and the Lord OF Lords. His
: eyes are as a fame OF fire and upor
his head are many diadems, and h
rs arrayed in a garment sprinklec
with blood. His name is called m.
Word of God Compare John IL ~
The armies OF heaven followed hin
upon white horses. an army thai
will be composed OF "unfailen angels
the host of Jehovah. and perhaps alsc
their nun hers augmnsenttseddS ted. by the. re,
| deemed saints
Out of the Kings mouth proceedets
"A sharp sword.---a spiritual sword. ths
word Of God. with which he will smits
the nations and tablisf his rule. A.
a conqueror he wili tread the wine
press of the fierceness OF the wrath o.
Cod. tSee Isaiah 63:l-2). The
thought is not that OF suffering on the
cross as II Is often so misunderstood
And he hath on HIS garment anC
on his thigh a name written. King,
Of kings. and Lord of lords" refer
ring 10 the ultimate triumph OF
Christianity. led by him.
Co-Opcrntivc Lesson Plan
Theme: The Ultimate Triumph Of
Christianity.