Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-01-13
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LESSON FOR JANUARY 16
OUR ALL FOR THE KINGDOM.

Z LESSON TBxT-Matt iS:is-9O
III GOLDEN TExT-phou shalt love thy
aeiSfbor as thyself.-Matt 1919.
| REFERENCE MATERIAL-Aatt 6:l9-
MS
/ PRIMARY ToPIc-Jesus the childrens
/ Friend
HI JUNIOR ToPIC-Gainirs by Giving.
/ INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
r-Money. a Help or Hindrance
II YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Money and the Kingdom.
| Our lesson title is likely to be mis-
understood and therefore the teaching
misappIied. Christ did not directly
nor by implication teach that eternal
life could be obtained by parting with
possessions.
II !. The Young Man ". 16).
| For full view of the characteris-
tics of this man see Mark 10 1870 and
Luke 1S 1880.
| l. His virtues ~ Courageous
mark I'D. He was of high stand
fng-a rich young ruler Uuke 1918,
23}. To come to Jesus at this time
meant ostracism from the Jewish com
monwealth. (2) Earnest MARK 10:1O.
He came and knelt before Jesus (3)
High aspirations ". 16). He wanted
eternal life. Though much taken up
with the things of this present life,
he felt the need of preparing for
life beyond a. Pious and moral
". 20) From his youth up he pro-
fesses to have conformed to Gods holy
law 90 Confidence in Christ ". 16).
He believed that Christ could inform
him of the good things" to be done
to inherit eternal life.
| 2. His errors. ~ About Christ
". 16). He esteemed Jesus to be good,
but did not apprehend Him as God.
O. Concerning himself. He was self
righteous He thought he was good
and could do something good. CD
Concerning eternal life. He had a de-
fective theology--he thought that
eternal life could be obtained by good
works. He did not know that the
only way to get eternal life was to
receive it as a gift from God fRom.
e23).
II. How the Lord Dealt With Him
wv. 1929
/. His Question--"Why callest thou
me good?" w. ny. His object in this
was to lead the young man to a correct
apprehension as to who lie was. Be
fore giving him a chance to answer
He declared that only God was good
as if to say, q am good and there
T. 10, oil fe
not good; for If He was not what He
professed to be He was an arch i'm
poster, for He made himself to be
equal with God.
2. Jesus answer to the young mans
question " 1720) eff thou wilt en-
ter into life, keep the command
ments." Christ met him here on his
own ground, namely, that of the law
I The law reveals sin--shuts the mouth
/ of the self-righteous sinner (Rom. 3 10
20) If one insists ON getting life by
doing something, the law is what must
be done, kept. This no one has ever
I done, nor indeed can do for the law
/ curses instead of saves (Gal. 3:10).
3. Christ's command wv. 81, 22). In
/ Christ's command to 20 and sell his
! possessions and distribute to the poor,
| He put His finger up~n the weak spot.
/ His going away sorrowful proves that
he was covetous and did not love his
neigh5or as himself. When he had
/ to make the supreme decision between
Jesus and his possessions he chose his
/ wealth and let Jesus go.
! Ill. The Relationship Of the Rich to
the Kingdom (vy. 23-26).
1. 1t is difficult for the rich to enter
the kingdom wv. %, 24) This diff
Guilty lies not in the possession of
riches, for a man may possess great
riches and be an heir of the kingdom.
Many of the most useful men in an
cient and modern times have been
men of wealth, but they like Abraham
| chose to 'dwell In tents"-to believe
and obey God at any cost-looking to
a city that hath foundations. The
difficulty lies in trusting in riches
/ 2. Entrance into the kingdom Is pos
/ sib1e, though difficult wv. 25. 26). "a
| 1t is possible for the grace of God to
sanctify riches. The mighty hindering
influence may become a great influence
for good in the hands of a regenerated
and consecrated soul. (2) 1t is possible
for the grace of God to open a mans
eyes that he may see his downward
course and repent. (3) 1t is possible
for the grace of God to change man
from self-seeking to self-sacrifice. az
1t is possible for the grace of God to
make men humble.
w. Reward for Following Christ
wv. 27-30).
Those who turn their backs upon
their kindred and possessions for the
/ sake Of Christ shall receive an hun
! dredfold in this life and eternal life
In tho world to oop,o