The Jasper news., 1920-12-02

fNlOLDEh IHAN~-ETeL nov luN0ElA o.
cause OF evil-doers.--Pp. 8.i.
ADDITIONAL MATER1AL<~0hk sie-l0
PRIMARY TOPfc--lesua' Story About
Good Seed and Bad Seed.
JUNIOR ToPEc-The Story Of the wheat
and the Tarea
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
wheat and Tares.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
How the Kingdom OF Heaven Grows.
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The parallels OF this chapter set
forth in n graphic way the condition
OF affairs 10 the interval between
Christ's going away and His coming
agniu.
!. The Parable OF the Wheat and
Tares (vv. 24-3O. CT. 30-43).
1. The Sewers. "a The Son Of
Man ". 37). He is the One who sows
the good seed. The field in which they
are sown is the world. (2) The Devil
". S9). He IL in a peculiar sense
Christ's enemy. He intensely hates
Him, and with relentless energy Is
striving to defeat His purpose In say
ing men. While men slumber. he sows
tares among the wheat.
q The growing crops. They are
not easily distinguished while growing.
but the effects produced when eaten
are quite different. The wheat Is
wholesome, but the tares produce i'll
ness. The chief danger in the tares
lies in their resemblance to wheat. The
chief danger Of the devil is that he
strives TO initiate God.
8. The harvests. There comes a
time when the fruitage Of the growing
crops shall be gathered For the tares
there Is a furnace Of fire where there
shall he waiilng and gnasIing Of teeth.
The righteous shall he gathered into
the Lords garner md shall shine forth
as the sun IN the kingdom Of the
Father.
u. The Parable OF the Mustard
Seed (vv. 81, 32).
]. Its important beginning. II bn-
gins as the least OF all seeds and grows
to be the greatest among herbs. The
parentage and humble circumstances
of the King greatly perniexed the peO-
Pile. That twelve unlettered fishermen
should be selected as His royal adj
eisers is still more amazing. The proph-
ct said concerning Him that lie
should be desplsed, rejected, forsaken.
2. It's vigorous growth. From very
small beginnings the influence Of the
Christ has gone forth so that there 10
no power or influence so great as that
Of Christianity.
3. Its lodging capacity. The birds
which find Judgment In the tree do not
represent the children Of men which
find safety and salvation in the church.
Birds constitute no part Of the tree.
The bird is something foreign to and
Independent OF the tree. The branches
increase the growth of the tree, but
birds are Injurious and burdensOme to
It They are predatory-waiting to
pluck the tender buds or to prey upon
the ripened fruit. The effect OF such
lodging is evil. blIghting and spelling
| to the tree.
~. The Parable Of the Leavened
Meal ". 33l.
/. The meal. Meal has a wholesome
and nutritious effect. II wns used in
one Of the sweet-savor offerings, which
typified Christ (Lev. Gaia. II. W; II
was food for the priests (Lev. @ 1917
r. VI; Abraham had Sarah knead
a cake out Of three measures of meal
for the angelic messengers (Gen
Is :0); Solomon's royal table was pro.
vided with meal Il Kings :22l Elijah
was fed upon q cake made OF meal
| III Kings 4:41); Elisha used meal rs
an antidote for the poison of death IN
the pot I'll Kings 4:38-41).
2. The woman. The woman is moi
the head Of the home, hut its admins
traitor. Her responsibility is TO take
the bread provided by the head. pre-
pare and distribute~it 10 the children
In Scripture we find false doctrine he
ing taught by a woman (Rev. 2 :20)
Dealing with doctrine Is forbidden Il
woman Il Tim. 2:12). In Tim. ais
II Tim. 2:l7. IS; IS. 4; II Pet. 2:I-S
we find that apostasy will be brought
in through false teachings within
the ranks OF Gods people. Tn,
meaning, then. OF the parable Is tina
the true doctrine. the meal given fol
the nourishment OF the children Of TN
kingdom III Pet. 2:2; l Tim. 4:o)
would officially be corrupted by falls
doctrine. The chiidren's food is cor
rupted by the mother.
! g. The Ieayen. In Scripture, leayel
Is invariably a type OF evil. Let tn
, following examples sufice as proof
~ All through the Old Testamen
ieaven Is a continual and unvaryinl
type OF eva eek i2:1b; Lev, 2:11l