Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-08-22
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNlGS0IOOL
LESSON
CBy REV. p. y. FITzWATER. d, D.,
Teacher Of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicago)
Copyright. 1919. Western Newspaper Union)
LESSON FOR AUGUST "a
JESUS ANSWERING THE LAWYGR

JESUS ANSWERING THE LAWYGR.
LESSON TEXT-Luke 1o.25-37.
GOLDEN TEXT-As we have therefore
opportunity. let us do good unto all men.
especially unto them who are OF the
household OF faith.-Gal, 6;io,
ADDITIONAL ''ATERIAL-Gal. &C. ..
TO- James 2:l4-l6.
PRIMARY Notwithstanding kindness to
others.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Helping the needy.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-Our RESPONSE
billy for the welfare OF others,
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-The
Christian ideal OF brotherhood.
The subject chosen by the lesson
committee for today, based upon this
text, Is Social Responsibility When
we consider the real meaning Of the
text II Is hard to understand why the
committee chose such subject. How
ever, let us with open minds and
hearts study the text, for II In OF
great Importance. Christ's object was
to lead the lawyer Theological pro.
fessor) to understand the need OF God.
!. Eternal Life Through Obedience
to the Law wv. 25-2S).
l. The lawyers question ". 25). The
lawyer" was one who eXpounded the
Mosaic law. The nearest position cor
responding thereto In modern life is
the theological professor. His ques
tlon was not an effort to ascertain the
truth, but to entrup Jesus. He not
only had a wrong motive but defec.
tive theology. He thought that eter-
nal life could be secured by doing
obedience. He did not know that do
Ing" meant keeping the law In its mi.
nutest parts. which ia an utter impos-
slbllity for fallen men; that failure to
measure up to the least demand of the
law exposed him TO the curse of God
tGal. 3:10).
2. The lawyer answering his own
question ". 2D. Chrlst's counter
question sent him to the law. of which
he gave fine summary. Supreme
love to God and love to ones neigh
Dor as to ourselves Is the whole of
mans duty. II Is true ms Jesus said
This do and thou shUlt live" ". 2S)
But no one has ever kept the law
There Is none righteous, no not one
(Rom. 800. "All have slnned and
come short of the glory of God" (Rom
$3.50. "By the deeds of the law there
shall no flesh be justified in his sight
(Rom 3:20). "By the law Is the
knowledge of sin" from. 3 :20).
u. Being a Neiohbor wv. 20-37).
!. The lawyers question ". 29). He
evidently keenly felt the force OF
Chrlsts argument, for he sought &c
justify himself by asking, "Who Is my
neighbour" This inquiry betrays hi.
lack of that love which is the fulfill
ment Of the law (Rom. 10 :10). Love
never inquiries as to whom to love, but
where is some one who needs my
lover Christ convicted him ON hi;
own grounds.
2. Jesus answer wv. 30-37). He an
swered by parable In which certain
man fell among thieves on his way tC
Jericho and was severely wounded
While In this helpless condition q
priest passed by. not even coming
near; also Leyite, who was interest
ed enough to look on him, but moi
enough 10 help him. Finally n Sa
marian came where the wounded mar
was and. moved by compassion fol
him, bound up his wounds and brought
him on his own beast to the inn
where he was cared for ut the Samari
tan's expense. In reply to Jesus
question the lawyer declared that the
Samaritan was nelghbor to the unfor
tunate man; and Jesus commanded
him to go and do likewise ". 80. By
this Jesus showed him that the impor
tant question Is not. "WhO is my
neighbour" but "Whose neighbor an
IT. Jesus came seeking those tC
whom he could be neighbor. Those
who have his Spirit will be trying tc
be neighbors Instead of hunting neigh
bors.
Those who love God Supremacy will
MS they pass along the highways Of
life, minister to the broken and
wounded souls In the spirit of n neigh
boris love, regardless of nationality, re
llgion, character or color. May we
hear the voice Of Jesus saying, &c
and do thou likewise"