New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-11-26
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER %
HOW JESUS THE KING WAS RE.
CElvED.

LESSON TEXT-Matt. II and IL
TEXT-Come unto me all ye
maj labor and are heavy laden, and | win
give you rest.-Matt. u:2S.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Luke ,:ls-
~: w:iS-lS. q, p; u:l4-2G. y. 81.
ToPIC-The KIM Deeds OF
Jesus. VI
Of Jesus.
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
-ehoosing Jesus as Our Teacher.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADIuT roprc
Of Jesus. '
Inc teacher should keep I'm mind
the progress Of thought I'm Matthew
and present these lessons accordingly.
IN chapters 8 to Z We have the laws
OF the Kingdom; chapters s and 0. the
niehty works to demonstrate the
Kings ability to administer the affairs
OF the Kingdom; chapter 10, the prop
agation of the kingdom through the
sending forth of the twelve; chapters
III and II, how the kingdom was re-
ceived.
!. -Four Glasses Of Hearers (ch. III,
j. Perplexed hearers like John tho
Baptist I'll :2-11). John believed hat
Jesus was the Christ ". p, but was
somewhat perplexed as to the name
or the establishment of the kingdom
In the Old Testament predictions there
were two lines In the Messianic
prophecies; the one set forth Christ
as the suffering one. as in Isaiah SO,
ana the other, as the invincible Con-
queror. as in Isaiah 63. Indeed. in
isaiah COL, 2 we have the two ad.
vents In one view (see Matt. 3:lO-lc).
He said that the AK Is laid unto the
root OF the trees and that there was
10 be a separation Of the chaff from
the wheat and a burning of the chaff,
but now the King was occupied mere
~ with the opening OF the eyes of the
blind. etc. John saw Christ as the
u who would remove the sins of the
people by the shedding of his blood
(J0hn 1:29), but he failed to see the
interval between the time of his suffer.
ings and the time Of his triumph.
Since this interval between the first
n second cOmings-the nature of the
age In which we live-was not known
until Christ revealed 1t In the parallels
or the thirteenth chapter, we do not
wonder at Johns p~erplexity. Johns
faith was not failing him, neither did
he send this deputation TO Jesus for
the sake of his disciples. He was a
true prophet and a faithful man, but
was perplexed.
2. Violent hearers III :12.19). These
willing to receive the kingdom
according to their own way, but were
unwilling to conform to its laws. They
1t with violent hands. Christ
told them that before the preaching
Of John the Baptist, the prophets and
law were the sources of ascertain
Ing the Divine will, and that II they
would receive John, he would be the
Elijah to lead them into the kingdom
age. Elijah is to appear Immediately
the coming of Christ In judg-
ment (Mal. 4:5, 81. and direct the
hearts Of the people to the King. Their
were closed to everything but
heir own carnality. They would not
repent when called upon to repent by
John. o rejoice when called upon by
Christ to rejoice wv. 1910.
8. The s~tOut-hcarted unbelievcrs
III :2O-24). In Chorazin, BethsaIda,
Capernaum, Christ had done most
II his mighty works, but the people
deliberately set their hearts against
lin and his message. 1t was not for
ack Of knowledge and opportunity
hat they we're unsaved, but for their
'urpOseful rejection Of Christ. Tyre
md Sidon, Sodom and Gomorrah were
He'd with immoral ~profigates and
dolaters, but they will be more toll
rably dealt with In the day of judy
nent than those who wIlfully reject
)hrist.
4. Hearers who are babes in spirit {
IL :25-30). There were some among !
hose who heard Jesus with childlike ]
aith, who believed that Christ was the '
fessiah, and they opened their hearts {
receive him. Christ invites those }
no have the babe-llke spirit to come I
} him. and to all who come to him
nd receive him he gives rest. ]
%. The Antagonism Of the Kingdom. {
IN. 12). I
In chapter IL we saw the shameful J
of the Jews to their King. y
! this chapter we see positive and !,
tier antagonism manifesting itself .
him. They are not only with Z
1t a heart for him, but do their best c
destroy him. The immediate &C. u
lsion of their wicked determination -"
as Christ's relation to the Sabbath. :
ecause the hungry disciples plucked u
IN and Jesus healed the withered G
md on the Sabbath day. they sought .
destroy him. They accused him Of u
ing In league with the Devil. Jesus y
It'll un~answerable logic showed them u
at they had ~blasphemed against the !"
oily Ghost, and were therefore guilty
an objectionable sin. They did not
the miracle but sought to account "a
r 1t without owning him as the Mes y
IN. -.
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