The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-05
Sunday School
Lesson
Scripture, Math. 22:1-14.
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
FOR FEBRUARY 9TH

We have people who believe that
some people are born to 20 10 hell
and some to heaven, and they call
that predestination-but that IS ia
talism.
The marriage feast Jesus sci he
fore us in this lesson, was intended
for his own people and they were bid
den. Yes, and it was fore-ordalned
tha1 they should enjoy all Of it, Read
NIath. 21:43-- The kingdom of
God shah be taken away from you
Some years ago an old cOlored man
said to DR. Chapman: Some times
think Id like to be Presbyterian
but / cant stand for their election
he doctor said = was. at It loss to
know what next to say. when another
old colored man said: Why UlPss
your soul, that is no trouble ut al
You see the devil was voting for my
soul and the lord Jesus was voting
for my soul and one day | cast my
vote and that settled the election
Can my reader imagine any Of the
people hidden to this feast blaming
the king for not being a part of he
company who enjoyed it, This feast
] 10 d ~ pc VI the 81 tdL ltttSL VI S.ilNb
4 ton. Man sinned. Fell in need OF
Savior. God the Father and our Gre
ator sent prophets, then u Savior;
later the ministry. See Acts 7:52 and
I Is so; and John 15:20. The
servant is not greater than Lis
Lord > They rejected all And so
many today have no use whatever for
Jesus and the minister, except in the
case Of marriage or funeral.
Jesus always associated his king
dom with happiness as does all who
know what il is and The emblem Of
righteousness is the wedding robe.
There are no secret griefs gnawing at
q pure heart--all such fhaStly things
are worn by passion, fear, selfshness
only the sanctified mans head is
annointed with the oil of joy. Jesus in
this lesson is the son; the church his
bride; the union OF God and man; 9nd
as one has said THAT is as natural
as love and as supernatural as God.
BY bringing thus the fullness of
God into human life, Christ has be
come the true bridegroom of men"
Think of man rejecting such a Place
SO free offered him. We hear it said.
II is rejected because of the confusion
Of sects. That is not true, When n
fellow gets a good look at his lost
condition, all the sects the devil will
ever make will not keep him from he
Savior of the sinner.
The love of God will not slight The
least soul.
Some killed the messengers; some
only made light. The only sin that
can take a man to hell isrejecting
Salvation.
I Our highest reason ought totell us
that our last door of hope is shut in
our face when we do. Yes, and L
does. | don't read in so many words
but l believe the chief cause of men
rejecting is that it is so simple and
free. 1t is ever in the thought of man
to DO something. Oh, if he could
buy it. If those fellows in our lesson
could have taken something-bu you
see it was all there. They say to I've
been baptized, confirmed, belong to
church. [ help keep up the church.
Undertake to give your fruit away
and they won't take it; they think it
& trick. Twelve people-each one
! IL Olii d uIlItl cit COuHlIS anu edCu U
them i'll special work, said in the
Y. NJ. c. A convention at Spring
| field, Mass, some years ago: Il never
knew God Was love until Mr.. Moody
came to our country.
You see he had a savior they want
ed and he had found Il people who
heard his call. So the messengers
went again and found a willing peo-
pie. The first We're unwilling to
come but the messengers We're al
ways willing to 60 hence the we'd
ding was furnished My reader may
turn down the call, but the Christ of
God is going to see the travail of his
soul and be satisfied. But one with
no wedding garment How is that?
Why you see, for years he'd been on
he street corners telling about pay
ing his debts, etc, but now he'd
found a place where that didn't go.
The free gift of God was the Sal
walton of my soul. l paid my debts
before because | had to do so or
get in trouble. Now | pay because |
love him and want to win others to