Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-01-14
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LESSON
LESSON FOR JANUARY 1s
OUR ALL FOR THE kiNcDoM.
BY REV r. b. FITZWATER, ID. DE-
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicago)
20. 1890 Western Newspaper Union.l

LESSON TExT-Matt l9:i6-9o
GOLDEN TExT-rhou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself.-Matt 1913
REFERENCE MATERIAL~-Matt sls-
Ills.
PRIMARY ToPIc--Jesus the Childrens
Friend.
JUNIOR ToPIc-Galning by Giving.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Money, a Help or Hindrance.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Money and the Kingdom.
Our lesson title is likely to be mis-
understood and therefore the teaching
misapplied. Christ did not directly
nor by implication teach that eternal
life could be obtained by parting with
possessions
!. The Young Man ". 16).
For full view of the characteris-
tics of this man see Mark 0:17-3O and
Luke is 1880
MARK 10:17). He was of high stand
ing--a rich young ruler (Luke 1918
23e.YTo come to Jesus at this time
meant ostracism from the Jewish COM
monwealth. -(2) Earnest mark 10:lD-
He came and knelt before Jesus (3)
High aspirations ". 16). He wanted
eternal life Though much taken up
with the things Of this present life.
he felt the need of preparing for a
life beyond. (4) Pious and moral
". 20). From his youth up he pro-
fesses to have conformed to Gods holy
law. (5) Confidence in Christ ". ICY.
He believed that Christ could inform
him of the ''good things" to be done
to inherit eternal life.
2. His errors. (1) About Christ
". 16). He esteemed Jesus to be good.
but did not apprehend Him as God.
(2) Concerning himself. He was self
righteous. He thought he was good
and could do something good. CD
Concerning eternal life. He had de-
receive theology--he thought TINT
eternal life could be obtained by good
works. He did not know that the
only way to get eternal life was to
receive 1t as gift from God (Rom.
e:23).
II. How the Lord Dealt With Him
wv. 17-22).
]. His Question-"Why cailest tnou
me goodg' ". I'D. HIS object In this
was 70 lead the young man 70 correct
apprehension as to who he was, be
fore giving him a chance TO answer.
ne oec'ared tnat only Sou was g9od'
as IL 70 say. am good ana tnsre-
fore God" II He Is not God He is
NOT good; TOT II ne was nor what ne
progressed 10 ne he was an arcn I'M
posfor' Tor he made himself TO pc
equai Win Sou.
z. Jesus answer 70 the young man
question ". H-zV). III tnou Wit en-
ter INTO IRE keep tne commann-
ments.' Christ met him here on MS
own ground namely. tnat of the law.
fhe law reveals sin-snuts the mouth
Of tne seii-righteous sinner thom 5:lS,
w. II one insists on getting Ire oy
uoing something, tne law Is wnatlmnst
De done' kept. Inis no one mas ever
uone' nor inoeea can 90, Ior tne law
curses instead OF saves tGai. 5;lOj. :
2. Cnrisrs command wv ~ ~. In
chrisrs command 70 go ana sell his
possessions and distribute TO the poor,
lie put his hnger upon the weak spot.
His going away sorroWfui proves that
ne wls covetous and did not love his
neighDor as himself. When ne had
to make the supreme decision between
Jesus and his possessions he chose his
wealth and let Jesus CO.
~. The Relationship Of the Rich to
the Kingdom wv. 2S-26).
l. II Is difficult for the rich to enter
the kingdom wv. Is. 24). This din
Guilty lies not IN the possession OF
riches, Tor man may possess great
riches and be an heir of the Kingdom
Many OF the most useful men in an