Washington telegraph., 1921-04-15
IMPROVED UMTORN INTERNATIONAL
SUNDNSUOOL
LESSON
tby REV A. B. FITZMATEH. ID. D.,
Teacher Of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute OF ChICagoD
90 1891. Western Newspaper Union)
LESSON FOR APRIL II
BIBLE TEACHINGS ABOUT WORK

LESSON TEXT-Mark 6I-3. John SIT;
II Thess 3.6-l3
GOLDEN TExr-Not slothful in busi-
ness. fervent in spirit, serving the Lord
Rom. 1911.
REFERENCE MATERIAL,-Ex gO.s-u,
FfUN. 22.-s, - l9, 3l.lO-N. Eph. AS.
PRIMARY TOPIC A child Who
Helped.
JUNIOR TOPIC-The Ant and the Slug
gard.
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
Workers and Shlrkers.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Labor Problems.
Work in relation TO God has diff
ferent meaning than in relation TO
man. In relation to God it means
continued activity directed to some
purpose or end. In relation to man II
means manual labor.
|. Mighty Works Wrought by Jesus
(Mark GID.
As Gods Obedient servant, Jesus
energetlcally gave himself up to His
work
!. Teaching in the synagogue ". p.
This He did on the Sabbath day. He
could let no opportunity to do good
pass.
?. The result of His teaching wv.
2, 81. O) The people We're astonished.
In their astonishment they asked
questions: (a) From whence hath this
man these things? 90 What wisdom
is given unto Him? (c) Is not this
the carpenter? (d) Are not His sis
ters with US? That His wisdom and
power were superhuman, they could
not doubt. The only answer to their
questions is Christs absolute Deity.
(2) The people were offended ". 81.
Not being able to answer their own
questions and to believe their own
! eyes aud ears, they rejected Him.
| This rejection was not because they
| knew Him too well, but because they
knew Him not at all. Ills country
men judged Him by His brothers, sis
ters, and father. and therefore failed
/ to know Him
u. MY Father WorkeSh Hitherto,
and Work" John 5:l7).
Jesus had on the sabbath day
healed an impotent man. They sought
to kill Him for this good deed, and
when He linked himself with God in
this they more earnestly sought to
kill Him. They tried TO kill Him be-
cause He made himself equal with
God. The special points of equality
with God were:
/. Giving life to the d7ad No hu-
man being has ever been able to raise
another from the dead. The Jews
rightly Interpreted His claim to being
able 10 raise the dead as n claim to
Deity.
.. Judging mankind. 80 human be-
ing Is wise enough to juGge fis fellow
being. Christ's claim to be The judge
of mankind they Interpreted TO be His
claim to Deity, and they were correct.
~. The Man Who Will Not Work
Should Not Eat UI Thess 3'6-13).
There had developed among the
Christians at Thessalonica tendency
to idleness. Some were neglecting
their lawful earthly callings--aven to
the extent that they were becoming
charge to the church. From the con
] text Vi lilt 1 utN@alNllluil tIlfAlNn II
would seem that this serious condi-
tion was the result of wrong views
concerning the second cUuipg Of
Christ. Such as this is wholly wrong
and absolutely contrary to the signiti-
canoe Of "the blessed hope The at
titude Of those possessing 81 intel
ligent view of the Lords cOniig as
taught by Christ and the apostles, is
earnest attention to the present duty.
OCCUPY till l come" is Christs
charge. Speculative star-gazers have
brought this precious doctrine into
disrepute. Unceasing fidelity TO all
the responsibilities of the present is
tile correct attitude of those who are
waiting for the Son from heaven. To
correct this wrong, Paul
/. Asserts his authority to com
, mand ". %. This authority was
, given him by Christ
, .. Commands them to withdraw
from those who thus walk dlsorderly
. ". O..
3. Pauls example wv. 7-9). Paul
pressed with great catnestness the
doctrine of the Lords return, and yet
consistently continued in his lawful
calling In order to not b0 Chargeable
unto them he labored with great
earnestness night and day.
4. Those who will rot work should
not eat ". 10). This is the right
principle upon which to base all works
! of charity. Il Is the efficient cure for
pauperlsm. The right economic order
, has as its foundation principle: Work
. in order to eat Tl1s should apply
= to all classes. rich and poor
, .. Busybodies exhorted wv II, 12).
Idle men and women always become
: busybodieS. Paurs eNhOrtation Is that
: they with quletness work and eat their
own bread.