The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-19
Sunday School
Lesson
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
FOR FEBRUARY GOTH
Scrintnrn Math. 25i13

men getting at a clear understanding
Of most of the rules is TO put our
selves in the other fellows place and
that will cause us to understand this
lesson. The servant in the house.
One of the wise virgins--one OF the
foolish--the oil seller. "Then"-no-
now. This whole thing is in the fu-
ture. One side of it is the most
beautiful and the other one of the
most solemn of all the sermons Jesus
preached when on this earth.
1t is all so simple--yet so terri
BILE in it's suggestions. This lesson
refers to the second coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ. Ten Virgins =
type of ten Christians-they were all
good, as some would put it, but some
were not good enough.
The separation did not come be-
cause five We're bad-but because they
we're foolish. A B. Simpson left us
song, title MY Lords Best" Won
derful thingi Especially the last
verse that | would like to give here,
but lack space.
I've never held a meeting but I've
found a church, so to speak, within
CHURCH were part wise and a part
foolish-as in this lesson.
The five were wise because they
lad oil and oil here is type of the
holy spirit whom the Lord is SO anX-
ious to give. See Luke lib.
But, says one, don't every one re-
ceive the Holy Spirit at Conversion?
work of the Holy Spirit is to convict
the world-sinner-of sin--John 1G,
III, 10 Tnhn & 81
and "A.
The gift of the Holy Spirit is for
the child of God-John 20:22 and
Acts 1876. Jesus said to his disciples
(Acts 1:S): After the Holy Ghost is
cCme upon you shall receive
Lever to witness for me"
| How do | know that all ten were
Christians? Because a dead slime.
i is not in the race with the Christian.
Sinners shall not stand in the con-
gregation of the righteous. They
shall go away into everlasting pun
ishment-Math. 25:46.
This lesson is not question of sal
walton, but reward to the child of Cos
for his service.
They all slept.
Can't you almost see them-one
after the other nodding-like men o!
today who believe in the next coming
of our blessed Lord, which may be
any moment, but they don't show il
i'll their business life at all. They al
had vessels-the body, to carry tn.
oil; in fact, they were all alike in eV
cry respect except in this one thing
How foolish, indeed They that were
ready, not they who were getting
ready or were going to get ready, ant
the door was shut. In this shut dool
lies the tragedy of this sermon. ThC
door had been open to them-but nov
it was shut. The foolish had lost out
Paul said Qst Cor. 9:24-2O: ST keel
under my body so l can run to viii
the prize"
The greatest of all prizes known tt
man. The door of mercy had been op
en- to them but now it was shut-nC
more opportunity for service to them
The door keeper dare not open tn,
door.
Saved as by fire. list Cor. 3:15
And let no man take thy crown. -
Rev. 3:11.
They went to buy
A good thing to do, but every shol
is closed and the fate of this foolish
five is going to be the fate of all wht
are not overcomers when Jesus come.
yes, and to all such at death. Unit
that time there is the pleading of tn,
Holy Spirit and forgiving Savior
and the help of Christian fellowship
but there comes an end to that as the
spirit-filled life and salvation must b,
had on this earth-Mark 2:10.
To make it real plain: So many
Christians follow Jesus like Peter
away off! They don't commit crimes
but they are so full of the mo harms
things that don't edify our blessed
Lord, but rather hinder or upset, as il
Heb. 1871.
The prayer and communion will
show the state of oil. But the other
half of the church l have referred to
only need to know his will and they
are right there. They are stripped ir
the middle of the road in the race
yes, they make mistakes, but they
overcome by the blood of the Lamt
and their testimony. REV
1911. The question every time is
What shall we do-drag the sancti-
fled down to the lower or seek to lift
up the lower?
J. M. BERWICK.