Middletown transcript., 1921-06-18
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL ,
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' Lesson '
(By REV r. 3. FITZWATER. D. ~,
Teacher of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute Of Chicago.)
g. 1921. Western Newspaper Union)
LESSON FOR JUNE 19.
MAKING TIE SOCIAL ORDER
CHRISTIAN.

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GOLDEN TEXT-Inasmuch as ye have
done it unto one Of the least Of these my
brethren ye have done it unto me.-Matt.
6:so
REFERENCE MATER1AL-Acts 2: 81
q; 8: 4-S.
PRIMARY ToPIc-Pleasing Jesus by
Helping Others.
JUNIOR TOP1C-The Example Jesus
Gave Us.
INTERMEDIATE AND Senior ToP1>
Making All of Life Christian.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
christianity Transforming the Social
Order.
Again we say not Making the So
cia. Order Christian" if the committee
please. At least these texts selected
by the committee do not so teach, for
they have no bearing upon the Ques'
ton. Why two texts so widely sepa-
rated In meaning should be selected
to go together under the subject
named is incomprehensible. The
teacher should therefore ignore the
subject chosen and endeavor to bring
out the meaning of the texts.
!. Jesus in the Synagogue at Nsza.
reth (Luke 4 4:16-21).
l. His custom was to go to the
house Of God ". 16). He now had
come back to the town Of his boyhOod
days and entered the place Of worship
us was His custom.
2. Jesus reading from the Scrip
lures wv. 1919. He opened the book
at the sixty-first chapter Of Isaiah and
read the Scripture passage which set
forth His entire mission.
(D Character Of His mission wv.
Is, 19). (a Preach the gospel to the
poor. God has peculiar regard for the
poor, and the glory Of the gospel Is
that it comes to the help of the very
ones most in need. 1t puts q ladder
at the feet of man and enables him
to climb as high as his ability will per-
nit him. (b) Heal the broken
hearted. How many are the broken
hearted! (c) Preach deliverance to
the captives. Those VINO are in cap
tivity to sin and Satan. Christ can and
will deliver (John S:34-36). ld) Re
covering Of sight to the blind. Christ
not only can open the physical eyes
but the eyes Of the spirit as WELL
(e) Set at liberty them that are
bruised. Satan has been most mercl-
lessly bruising men, but the Mighty
One has come who can set them free.
(f) Preach the acceptable year Of the
Lord. This was the Year Of Jubilee
which looked forward to the glorious
millennial age (Lev. 25 1913, 5O-54).
(2) His endowment ". 1&. The Holy
Spirit came upon Christ for the ex-
press purpose of fitting Him for His
divine mission. Because of this en-
duement He cannot fail in His glo-
riOus work.
(3) His testimony wv. 20, Ply. Hav-
Ing completed the reading, He declared
that the Scripture had fulfillment then
and there in himself. This was crit
ical hour for the people. May it be
just as critical for the members of
every class where this lesson Is stud
led! May there not be rejection like
that which followed His testimony at
u. The Judgment Of the Nations
(Natt. 25 :34-4O).
The biblical unit here is verses 81
46. One cannot intelligently teach the
verses selected without their setting;
so it would be better to take survey
Of the whole.
This judgment should be carefully
from what is popularity |
called General Judgment" The Bible
speaks of different judgments. differ
ng in respect to the subjects, the
place, the time. and the results of the
Judgment. Note the following partic-
liars:
l. The Judge ". 3I. The Son of
Man in glory.
2. The time ". 31). 1t is when the
Lord shall come in His glory accom-
panied by His glorious retinue of an.
,els.
3. The place ". 3D. It will be on
he throne of His glory. This throne
will be most surely in the land of Is-
ael. The prophecy Of Joel, third
'hapter, and Zechariah ii :1-5 make 1t
o be in or near Jerusalem.
4. The people judged wv. 3245).
These people will be the living nations
lpon the earth after the church has
'een translated Il Thess. 4: 16, ID.
these nations are the ones to whom
he gospel of the kingdom shall be
reached just prior to the coming of
he Lord (see Matt. 24:14). The
reachers Of this gospel will be Jews
Rev. Z, Rom. 1D. These are the
.ord's brethren in the flesh as they
1ove among the nations Of the world
18th the startling message Of the news
f the Lords approaching kingdom.
ome nations will gladly receive the
and most kindly receive the
ingdom messengers, giving them
lothing, food, shelter, etc.; others will
eject them, thrusting them into pris-
n, etc. Here the former will visit
hese messengers Of the King and pro.
ide for their wants. At this time the
udge will separate the nations, plac.
lg the sheep on the right and the
oats on the left. The 'sheep" are
nose who gave proper treatment to
hrist's brethren; the goats" are
lose who maltreated and rejected His
rethren.
5. The issue Of the judgment ". 46:
|. 34-41). The sheep enter upon the