The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-02-10

Lord thy God with all thy heart and
With all thy soul. and with all thy mind
This is the first and great commandment
And the second IL like unto II. Thou shrit
hove Thy neighbor as thysclf-Mau y
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REFERENCE MATERIAL Matt y
Ia Marx u i3-i7. p 81, Luke " ~ o.
I, - Rom lg.l-it. Phil ana
PRIMARY TOPtC-The Land We Love
JUSIOR TOPiC-Our Countr,
IN-rERMEpIATE AND SENIOR TOrIC
letting Ready for Citzenship
NuUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
CHRISTIAN Standard Of Ciuzcushp
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The Tribute Money Wv. l522)
The phRriseps and HcrodauS pur.
posed 10 entrap Jesus and bring Him
into conflict with the Roman govern
m,nt 50 they came To Him with the
subtle question. us II lawful ~ give
tribute Ia Caesar or notT Al this
time the Jews were CALLING under the
yoke Of the Roman government Some
even denied the right 10 pay tribute
10 the government To have answered
this question nv yes" or no" would
have involved difficulties To have an.
impression Of endorsement Of all that
the Roman government did To have
answered mo" would have nj once
brought Him into conflict with the gov.
eminent II II not an easy matter for
n Christian always To determine his
right relation 10 cIyll government
Many q minister has made n failure
~ his work because he tried "a solve
the problem christ's reply 10 this
question. property understood and an.
piled u the final word ou the sub.
icct until the civil authorities de
mand ~ ~ that which Is n violation
~ Gods law. we are bound 10 render
unto them obedience Render unto
Caesar the things that are Caesars"
means the highest obligation. Since
ENJOYING His protection and care II IL
our duty Ia owe all allegiance 10 Him
10 WELD our lives to Him IN service
worship aud praise Every one who
enjoys N. benefits 81 civil government
IL obliged tn pay the taxes which
ARE necessary for the support Of that
government. and every one who re-
criyes Gods favor II placed under a
Ike obligation unto Him.
H. The Great Comm sndrnent In the
Law wv ~ iO).
For the third time In one day the
Lord II tried by hard questions while
these questioners were actuated nv
wrong motives. We may be- forever glad
that they put these questions To Him
because OF the invaluable truth which
His answers set forth
I The first commandment VIVA
3Sl. Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart with all thy
soul, and with all thy mind" This
means that supreme and undivided
love to God Is the first and great com
mandment. This at once shows that
mans supreme obligation IN 10 God
II II wrong 10 evaluute mans char
Scter on the basis Of his morality as
expressed In his relation to his fellow
man.
> The second commandment wv.
~ 4O) The second commandment Is
Ike unto the first In that II centcrs
In love II II not said that II Is equal
unto the first: that would not be true
A man may love himself. but not SUI
pr"m"ly. Ones love for his neighbor
may he either too much or too little
The measure set is love for self We
should love God better than ourselves
"" II worthy OF al our affections and
demands all Love " not mere emo
tion. hut supreme desire for the vel.
fare Of another and "a willingness 10
do everything possible 10 secure that
end. The command 10 love our neigh
h"r is Involved In the command to love
God. To pretend Ia love God II folly
II We do not love our neighhor No
one does really love his neighhor who
does not love God. To attempt to
establish brotherhood among men
without the recognition Of the Father
hood of God II utter nonsense Men
become children Of God by faith In
Jesus chrust II il true that In the
sense Of being Gods creatures all men
are Gods children. hut In the New
Testament sense men are only Gods
children a. they are In Christ Beware
of the man who Is constantly crying
for the brotherhood Of man and Is at
The same time rejecting Jesus Christ
The only real way 10 bring In the
brotherhood Of man Is TO preach Jesus
Christ unto the race and secure their
acceptance Of Him We thus become
brothers In the real sense of the term
when We have God Us our Father All
obligations resting upon man are EN-
braced In these two commandments
Those Who conform their lives to them
are Gods children aud are the very
best citizens.
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