New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
NNDMSGlOOL
LESSON
by REV. L. h. FITZWATER, D.. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
downright. 1919. Western Newspaper Unionl
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER %
REVIEW: JESUS OUR SAVIOUR
AND KING, OR PARALLELS
OF THE KINGDOM.


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
grades the subject of the church, not
ing its membership, ordinances. wor-
ship. and service. A better way would
he to study more fully the parallels of
the kingdom as set forth in Matthew
10 :44-5O.
/. The Parable of the Hid Treasure
". 14).
The usual Interpretation of his
parable, making Christ the hid treas
ure for which n sinner must give up
everything in order to buy his saliva
tion, must be rejected for the follow
ing reasons: % Christ is not hid
den in a field, but has been lifted up
and made n spectacle to the world.
(2) Nobody has ever been obliged TO
buy the world in order 10 get Christ.
(3) Salvation cannot be purchased,
for it Is Gods free and gracious gift.
4) No warrant is ever held out to a
Elan 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 1875 a we
are told that Israel, the chosen people,
forth in different places and ways
(Deut. 1868; 14:2: 26:lS; 80 g, 81.
When Christ uttered this parable the
ten tribes were already concealed from
human observation, and as to the rest
of Israel il was a prophecy OF that
which was Ia follow. The kingdom as
tC 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
tJohn 3:16).
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 nor than
silver and gold and the treasures OF
the earth q Peter ! IL, 10; lisa. 53).
u. The Parable Of the Merchantmen
Seeking Goodly Pearls wv. As, 46).
|. The merchantmen. He Is ac-
lively engaged in search for pearls.
In this search he discovers one pearl
OF great price. This merchantmen
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-
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 did impoverisl
himself. turned his back upon the
heavenly glory Phil. 2:6-s) to pur-
his own precious blood (Eph. 5:25:
Pet. ! :1S, 1O.
3. The pearl Of great price. This Is
the church. The merchantmen 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.
~. The Parable Of the Drag Ne,
wv. AZ. 50).
This gives us n picture Of the con.
summation of the kingdom. No one
mistake the meaning here. Note
J. The ~ This word when used in
a figurative sense denotes peoples and
multitudes dan. 7:3, Rev. l7:l5).
.. 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.
3. The destiny of the had fish. OF
wicked men.