The Jasper news., 1921-05-26
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By REV. r, B. F1TzwATER, D. D.,
Teacher Of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicago)
90. lszi. Western Newspaper Union)
LESSON FOR MAY 20
CHRIST PICTURES 4 REAL
NEIGHBoR.


LESSON rExT-Luke iO:D-s7; Acts .:
u-47.
GOLDEN TExT-Love worketh no III to
his neighbor. love therefore 10 the fulnil-
nfent OF the law.-Rom. 1870
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Prov. &:1e;
Matt %:s1-so; Rom 1880; ib:l, :; Eph.
l:26-S2
PRIMARY ToP1c-The Story Of Man
Who Helped.
JUNIOR ToPIc-The Good Samaritan.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Being a Good Neighbor.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Who Is MytNelghborf
.. Christ ouestionedetL Luke 10 1920.
!. BY whom ". 25). A certain law
yer. He was not a lawyer In the mod
ern sense Of that term; most nearly
corresponds-l to our theological profess
sors.
2. The purpose of ". 25). 1t was to
tempt jesus as to whether He was
really learned In the law; and also to
entrap Him, to show Him to be hetero-
dox.
8. The question ". 25). "what shall
do to inherit eternal lifef" Though
a lawyer, his theology was defective.
He thought eternal life was to be OBJ
tanned by doing. The very words he
used involve a contradiction. An In
herltance is not obtained by doing, but
by being.
4. Jesus reply wv. 2e-29). He cited
him to the law. This is the proper
place to send one who is expecting to
get eternal life by doing. The lawyer
answered well, for supreme love to
God and love to ones neighbor as he
loves himself is the sum total Of hu-
man obligation. "This do and thou
shalt live" But this is the very thing
he could not do Man needs Gods en-
abllng grace to love ct all so he stood
condemned by his own conscience en-
llghtened by the law. He set out to
trap Jesus, and now he Is caught In a
trap, and In order to justify himself
he said to Jesus, "Who is my neigh
bor1" The question is answered In the
story Of the Good Samaritan.
u. Playing the Neiphbor (vv. 30-3O.
In this story of the Good Samaritan
the question is shifted so as 10 make
clear that the supreme question is not,
"who is my neighborf" but "Whose
neighbor am IT.
To be a neighbOr is
Ito see those about us who need
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 "
83). Since Christ is the compassionate
One, all who have His nature will be
likewise moved when they see need.
3. Go 10 those In need ". 34). The
personal touch many times is more I'm
portant than material aid. 1t is easier
TO give money than personal aid. The
true neighbor gives both.
4. Bind up wounds ". 34).
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.
g. Bring to the Inn and take care of
the unfortunate ". 34), The true
neighbor is not spasmodic in his giving
help.
7. Give money ". 85). 1t costs much
to he a neighbor. Love is the most ex-
penslye thing in the world. 1t cost
God His only Son; 1t cost Jesus Christ
His life. May we go and do likewise
III. The Behavior Of the Early
Church (Acts 2:44-4D.
1. They were together ". Az. They
were together because they were hap
tized into the one body Of which Christ
was head by the Holy Spirit Il Cor,
12:13). The onesness Of the body
was symbollzed 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
2. Had a community Of goods (vv
A, 45). They sold their possessions
and goods and parted them to all
men as every man had need. This
proved that they we're under the pow
er Of the Holy Spirit. that is, that
the supernatural was being manifest
for 1t is not natural to abandon one'i
title OF possession.
3. They were filled with gladnesl
and slngleness Of heart ". 4o). Thos'
who were really born again have ns
ulterior motive. What they seem Il
be, they really are. Unsayed mel
and women are controlled by selfish
motives; they seek theis own. not an
others good. This they do while feign
Ing love Tor DINERS.
. 4 Prsising God and having favol
with all the people ". 47). Such un
selhshness gained the attention Of thu
people and induced them to yiels
themselves TO God, who added dahl,
/ s4icl oS A,,ora hain0 eaVed