The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-09-26
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNlNS01O0L
LESSON
rEN. r B. FITZWATER, D. D.,
asn Sacher OF English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
SCopyrieht. 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-
terihlned by the grade of the class.
for the Primary the review should
| center In the topic, Jesus and the
Chlldren the Junior Choosing
Jesus as Saviour" Intermediate. "Ac-
ceptlng Christ's Program for Our
Lives for the Senior and Adult
grades the subject of the church, not
ing its membership. ordinances, wor-
snip and service. better way would
be to study more fully the parallels of
| the kingdom as set forth in Matthew
| 13:44-5O
|. The Parable of the Hid Treasure
| ". 14).
The usual Interpretation of this
parable, making Christ the hid treas
ure for which sinner must give up
everything in order to buy his saliva
ton, must be rejected for the follow
ing reasons: ~ Christ is not hid
den in a field, but has been lifted up
and made a spectacle to the world
| ~ 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 a
| man to conceal his religion after 1t is
obtained.
1. The field. This is the world
| ". 3S). Fortunately this landmark
has been made by Christ himself
q The treasure. In Psalm 1876 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; 1913. 81.
When Christ uttered this parable the
ten tribes We're 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 it's 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
(John 8 :16).
None but the Son of God had such
resources to buy the world.
A. The purchase price. This was
the precious blood Of the Son of God
which is worth infinitely more thar
silver and gold and the treasures ol
the earth Il Peter l :13, 10; lisa. 53)
| II. The Parable Of the Merchantmen
Seeking GoodIy Pearls wv. As, 49,
1. The merchantman. He is &C
lively engaged in search for pearls
In this search he discovers one pear
of great price. This merchantmen
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 impoverisf
himself, turned his back upon tht
heavenly glory (Phil. 2:6-S) to pur
chase the one pearl of great price by
his own precious blood (Eph. 8 :25;
Pet. ! :1S, 19).
8. The pearl of great price. This Il
! the church. The merchantmen viii
find other pearls of value, but the
peerless gem set above all others viii
be the church which he has purchased
with his own blood.
Ill. The Parable of the Drag Ne
wv. At, SOY.
This gives us a picture of the con
summation of the kingdom. No on,
can mistake the meaning here. Note
1. The sea. This word when used il
figurative sense denotes peoples ant
multitudes (Dan. 7:3. Rev. II 7:15l.
2. The drag net. The word met" il
the authorized version is properl.
translated "dfagnet"
3. The net drawn to the shore wheI
full.
4. The assortment made by th'
angels.
5. The destiny of the bad fish, o
wicked men.