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LESSON FOR sEPTEmBERs2
RENlEW: aEsUs OUR sAvlosta
~ past<3No, OR PARALLELS
OF THR KINGDOM. "a

The method Of review should beslS
termined by the grade Of the ecjaa4
For the Primary the review shoui4
center in the topic, "Jesus ands4h4
Children" the Junior, "ChooeinS
s1esus as sSsyiour;" intermediates 80
cepting Christ's Program foras03t
LIVES" for the Senior and sAdu&f
grades the subject Of the churchsnpt
Ting itssmembership. ordinancess@weFi
tShiprand service. A better way WonA
be to study more fully the parablee44
the kingdom as set forth In Maf&he4
13:44-5O II
|. The Parable Of the Hid Trsasus
(v. .1D. III
|. mThe musual Interpretation OF Eha4
parable. making Christ the hid freae3
|rures foraWhieh q sinner must giEe M
everything In order to buy his salTa3
ton, must be rejected for the foll0Wj
ing reasons: ~ Christ Is nOta hid
den In q field, but has been lifted mi
and made a spectacle to the world
(2) Nobody has ever been obliged ~
buy the world in order to get Christ;
90 Salvation cannot be purchas6dss
/ for 1t is Geds free and gracious giffsS
az No warrant Is ever held out tOaass
man to conceal HIS religion after It IL
obtained.
1. The as1eld. This Is the world
". 38). Fortunately this landmark
has been made by Christ himself.
2. The treasure. In Psalm 1885, we
are told that Israel. the chosen peOplGA
Is his treasure. The same truth isfset
forth In different places and Ways
(Deut, 1853; 14:2; % :18: SO g. s9t..1i
When Christ -uttereti this parable th9i
ten tribes were already concealed from
human observation, and az to the rest
OF Israel 1t was a prophecy Of that
which was to follow. The Kingdom a.
to Its relation and bearing Is now hid
den. Christ was primarily sent to the
Jews; for their sake the field was
bought.
8. The Purchaser: the Son of God
John 3:16). M
None but the Son Of God had such
resources to buy the world.
4. The purchase price. This was
the precious bleod OF the Son OF God.
which is worth infnitely more than
silver and gold and the treasures Of
the earth Il Peter / Is. 10; lisa. SO.
IL. The Parable ~ the Merchantmen
Seeking Azoeodiy psaris wv. 10, e46).
/. The merchantmen He is &C.
lively engaged In search for pearls
In this search he discovers one pearl
of great price. This mefchantman
IL none other than Christ himself. sThe
whole activity Of the Father, Son.
and Holy Spirit, since the fall Of man,
has been seeking those who are host.
2 2. The purchasing price. The mer
ehaDtmam sold all-impouerished 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 didSimpoyerish
himself, turned his back. upon 1.-The
heavenly glory (Phil. 268J to pur-
chase the one pearl OF great price BY |
his own spcesious blood (Eph. 5 rs
Pet. 1 :18, 19).
8. The pearl Of great price. This a
the church. The merchantmen Win
fnd other pearls Of valne, but ssthe
.peerlesssgepsset above, all others zH1ll
be the,ehureA switch heAhas purchased
with hispowns blood.
III. The Parable Of the praa Net
wv. ~. 50).
This gives US picture Of the con-
summation OF the Kingdom. No sDns,I
can mistake the meaning here. Note !:
]. The sea. This WORD. when used IN
20 dgurative ensetdenotes peoples and
multitudes (Dan. YEA. Rev. II 49,
2. The drag net The word met In
the authorized version Is properly
translated ssdragnet}r i
Z 3. The met drawn NO the shore when
full.
/, 4. The assortment. made by the
angels.
i 5. The destiny Of the bad fish. Or
wicked men.