Middletown transcript., 1921-05-28
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
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' Lesson '
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
l0 1921. Western Newspaper Onlon.)
LESSON FOR MAY 20
CHRIST PICTURES A REAL
NEIGHBOR.

NEIGHBOR.
LESSON rExT-Luke 1O25-s7; Acts ;:
H-47 o..
GOLDEN TEXT-Love worketh no IL! 10
,is neighbor: love therefore Is the iulnA-
ment of the law.-Rom. 1910. go.
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Prov. @'io'
Matt 25:31-4O; Rom. 1850; lo:A' q 1pA'
1852. ,ron
PRIMARY ToP1c-The Story OF Man
Who Helped. !
JUNIOR ToPIC-The Good Samaritan. |
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOP1C
Being a Good Neighbor.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT Aof ~
Who Is My Neighbor?
l. Christ Questioned (Luke 10 :25-29).
1. BY whom ". 25). A certain law
yer. He was not a lawyer IN the lnou-
ern sense Of that term; most neaiV
/ corresponds to our theological prole'-
| sOrs
2. The purpose Of ". 25). 1t was 70
tempt Jesus as to whether he was
really learned in the law; and also "
entrap Him to show Him to be netefo'
dox.
8. The question ". 25). "What sna!i
I do to inherit eternal life2' Though
a lawyer, his theology was detectlVe'
He thought eternal life was 10 De Wv
tained by doing. The very Woros ne
used involve a contradiction. An III
heritance is not obtained by doing Dut
by being. oa
4. Jesus reply wv. 26-29). BE citeo
him to the law. This is the proper
place to send one who is expecting u
get eternal life by doing. The lawyer
answered well, for supreme love u
God and love to ones neighbor as ne
loves himself is the sum total OF hu-
man obligation. "This do ana tnou
shalt live" But this is the very tning
he could not do. Man needs Coos en-
abling grace to love at all; so ne stooo
condemned by his own conscience en-
lghtened by the law. He set OUT 10
trap Jesus, and now he is caught IN
tran, and in order to justify himselr
he said to Jesus, "Who is my neigh
bor?" The question is answered In the
story of the Good Samaritan.
II. Playing the Neighbor wv. 1880.
In this story of the Good Samaritan
the question is shifted so as to make
clear that the supreme question Is not'
"Who is my neighbor?" but "Whose
neighbor am IT.
To be a neighbor is
l. To see those about us who neeo
help ". 33). We should be on the
lookout for those in need Of help; and
love is keen to discern need.
2. Have compassion on the needy ".
33). Since Christ is the compassionate
One, all who have His nature will be
likewise moved when they see need.
8. Go to those in need ". 34). Inc
personal touch many times is more I'M
portant than material aid. It is easier
to give money than personal aid. The
true neighbor gives both.
4. Bind up wounds ". 3D.
5. Set the helpless ones on our beasts
while we walk ". 34). Willingness to
deny ourselves in order to help others
is proof of the genuineness of love.
6. Bring to the inn and take care OF
: the unfortunate ". 3D. The true
neighbor is not spasmodic in his giving
; help.
Z. Give money ". 35). 1t costs much
to be neighbor. Love is the most ex-
pensive thing In the world. 1t cost
God His only Son; it cost Jesus Christ
His life. May we 60 and do likewise
III. The Behavior of the Early
Church (Acts 2:44-4O.
l, They were together ". AZ. They
were together because they were bap-
tized into the one body of which Christ
. was head by the Holy Spirit Il Cor.
12:13). The onesness of the body
was symbolized by the breaking of
bread. Such unity is only possible
to believers in Christ, that is, those
regenerated by the Holy Ghost. To
get unity, therefore, in the neighbor-
hood we must get people to be saved.
e 2. Had a community Of goods wv.
: a, 45). They sold their possessions
S and goods and parted them to all
p men as every man had need. This
II proved that they were under the pow.
n er of the Holy Spirit, that is, that
D, the supernatural was being manifest
" for it is not natural to abandon ones
I title to possession. A neighborhood
cannot be made Christian by getting
: people to practice these things: rath
- er when it is made Christian these
: things will follow as evidence that
:. divine transformation has taken place
:. The Holy Spirit can thus unite around
= Jesus Christ members Of all nations
and constitute true brotherhood.
"a 8. They were filled with gladness
se and singleness of heart ". 46). Those
If who were really born again have NJ
E. ulterior motive. What they seem tt
k be, they really are. Unsaved mer
in and women are controlled by selfish
motives; they seek their own, not an
others good. This they do while feign
ing love for others.
4. Praising God and having favol
with all the people ". AZ. Such un
selfishness gained the attention Of thl
= people and induced them to yiel(
~ themselves to God, who added dali,
~ such as were being saved.
= Those In the Grave Shall Hear.