Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-11
Jesus Defines to Enemies the Christ.
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ANTAGONISTS SEEK'T0 ENSNARE HIN
Pharisees, :Saddueees and Herodians
Send Representatives to 'Embarrass
tt4im4onee Again He Lays Down the
Law for:Afi*ManIsind by Which SAL
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STUDY lOTs 'lne Couilll6 sioutuay IolloNS .
very, closely upon ,the.l lesson OF two
weeks ago. In factit occurred shortly
after, to be exact, on Tuesday, before
the death of Jesus on the. following
Friday. Jesus, YOU feeall, in our lesson
of two weeks ago had overturned the
tables of the money:chqngers and had
run out of his Fathers house those
people who made profitable thing OUT
of selling doves at. a high price to those
who had come therein to make sacri-
flee. if;
Those people were exceedingly mad
with Jesus because of his action. and
they Immediately got in touch with the
Pharisees, the Harodians and the Sad
ducees for the purpose of plotting how
to destroy him. Let US read the Scrip
ture lesson for Sunday, as found in the
Gospel according to Matthew, 22:15-
22, 34-40, and then we will proceed with
further discussion of the lesson:
The Scripture Lesson.
Is. Then went the Pharisees. and
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him in his talk. S5 i
1S: And they sent out unto him their
disciples with the Herodians, saying,
Master, we know that thou art true,
and telcheSt the way Of God in truth,
neither careSt thou any, man; for
tnou reyaTdest notfhe peison Of men
H. Tell US therefore, What thinkest
thou. Is t lawful ~ give tribute unto
is. But Jesus perceived their wick
edness. and said, Why tempt ye me, ye
hypqcrites?
l9. Show me the tribute money. And
they brought unto himp penny.
90. And he saithsunto them, Whose
is this image and superscription
q. They said unto him, Caesars.
Then saith he unto them, Render there
fore unto Caesar the things which are
/. Caesars. and unto God the eithings that
are Gods.
%. When they had heard these
words, they marvelled; and left him.
and went their way.
"a. But when the Pharisees had
heard that he had put the Sadducees to
silence they were gathered together.
50. Then one of them. which was
lawyer asked him question, tempting
him, and saying. ..;
,36. Master, which is the greatest
commandment in the law?,
81. Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, and with
all thy mind.
mandment
39. And the second Is like unto it,
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy;
self.
40. On these two commandments
hang all the law and the prophets.
Three Great Parties.
At the time that Jesus lived as a
man on earth, my friends, there were
three great parties among the Jews.
These parties were the Pharisees. the
Sa,iducecs and the Herodians. The
Pharisees were the most orthodox Of
the Jews, holding to the strictest re-
ligious ceremonies and traditions. They
always held the fiercest opposition to
the rule of Rome and they were very
popular because Of their stern nation
alism.
The Sadducees were distinguished
from the Pharisees largely by reason of
servative' in theologys and welcomed
foreign thought. Practically all of the
chief priests were Sadducees, while
most Of the scribes We're ,Pharisces.
According to Hastings Bible Die
tionary, THE Herodans were appar-
emily political party, and desired the
restoration of the national kingdom un-
der one or other of the sons of Herod.
Their alliance with the Pharisees in
opposition to our Lord was not due to
religious or political sympathy, but to
the recognition by both parties that
Jesus was their greatest common foe
The. Reason for Hatred.
The reason for all the hatred and
envy and malice displayed by the Jews
of all three parties, my friends to-
ward Jesus, is explained in that last
sentence in the quotation from Hast
ings. The three parties were rotten 10
the core. All was ceremony and out
ward religious form with no real re-
ligion. Civic and religious affairs
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when Jesus came were III a chaotic
condition.
>Jesus came preaching his doctrine OF
peace on earth and good will toward
men. He came healing as well as
teaching His friends and associates
were among the common herd," so to
speak. AS he went over the land his
popularity and power increased. His
name was on every tongue. The mul-
titudes everywhere talked of the Great
Teacher. His was u logic and teaching
that was not to be confoundCd. There
was no comeback. Jealousy and envy
filled the hearts Of the Pharisees. the
Sadducecs and the Herodians Ihe!
saw their power waning. They saw
their future hopes and ambitions
blighted This Prophet--this great
teacher bid fair to become not only tho
most powerful man in all Palestine, bu'
in all the world. They had a right tt
be afraid, looking at it from thell
point of view.
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