The Dolores star., 1919-09-26
MPRovED UMPolH INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAXSQlOOL
LESSON
(By REV. p B. FITZWATER, ID. D.,
Teacher OF English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicago)
Copyright. 1919. Western Newspaper Union)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER %
REVIEW: JESUS OUR SAVIOUR
AND KING, OR PARALLELS
OF THE KINGDOM.

The method of review should be de-
termined by the grade of the class.
For the Primary the review should
center In the topic. Jesus and the
Children the Junior Choosing
Jesus as Saviour" intermediate, "Ac-
cepting Christ's Program for Our
Lives;' for the Senior and Adult
ing its membership. ordinances. wor-
ship. and service. A better way would
be to study more fully the parallels Of
the Kingdom us set forth In Matthew
13 :44-5O.
l. The Parable Of the Hid Treasure
". 14).
The usual Interpretation of this
parable, making Christ the hid treas
ure for which a sinner must give up
everything in order to buy his saliva
tlon. must be rejected for the follow
Ing reasons: O) Christ is not hid
den in field, but has been lifted up
and made spectacle to the world.
(2) Nobody has ever been obliged to
buy the world In order to get Christ.
(3) Salvation cannot be purchased,
for 1t is Gods free and gracious gift.
(4) No warrant is ever held out to n
man to conceal his religion after it Is
obtained.
/. The field This is the world
". 3S). Fortunately this landmark
has been made by Christ himself.
.. The treasure. In Psalm 135 a we
are told that Israel, the chosen people.
Is his treasure. The same truth is set
forth In different places and ways
Deut. 1868; 14:2; 26:1S; IS. 81.
When Christ uttered this parable the
ten tribes were already concealed from
human observation, and as to the rest
of Israel 1t was prophecy of that
which was to follow. The kingdom as
to its relation and bearing is now hid
den. Christ was primarily sent to the
Jews; for their sake the field was
bought.
3. The Purchaser: the Son of God
Uohn 8 :16).
None but the Son of God had such
resources to buy the world.
4. 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. OF
the earth q Peter / :l3. 10: lisa. 53).
II. The Parable Of the Merchantmen
Seeking GoodIy Pearls wv. As. 46).
l. The merchantmen. He is ac-
lively engaged In search for pearls.
In this search he discovers one pearl
Of great price. This merchantman
Is none other than Christ himself. The
whole activity of the Father. Son.
and Holy Spirit, since the fall of man.
has been seeking those who are lost.
2. The purchasing price. The mer-
chantman 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 did impoverish
himself. turned his back upon the
heavenly glory (Phil. 2:6-S) to pur-
chase the one pearl Of great price by
his own precious blood (Eph. 5 5:25; I
Pet. 1 49, 19).
3. The pearl Of great price. This is
the church. The merchantman will
find other pearls of value, but the
peerless gem set above all others will
be the church which he has purchased
with his own blood
III. The Parable Of the Draq Net
wv. Al, 5O).
This gives Us picture of the con-
summation Of the kingdom. No one
can mistake the meaning here. Note
l. The sea. This word when used in
a fguratlve sense denotes peoples and
multitudes (Dan. 7:3, Rev. 17:15).
2. The drag net. The word met" in
the authorized version is properly
translated "dragnet"
3. The net drawn to the shore when
full.
4. The assortment made by the
angels.
5. The destiny of the bad fish, or
wicked men.