The Arvada enterprise., 1921-02-10
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 1a
LESSONS ON clrlzENsAIP. (May
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LESSON TExT-Matt. x:ls-4a
! GOLDEN TNXT-Thou shalt love the
Lord thy God with all thy heart, and
with all thy soul. and With all thy mind.
This 10 the first and great commandment
And the second Is like unto II, Thou shalt
love thy neishbor as thyseif.-MAtt. q:
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REFERENCE MATERIAL Matt. p:
1-3s: Mark l2:lS-l7, 1871: Luke O:ao-.6.
N-A: Rom. l3:l-lA: Phil. 3l7-.l
PRIMARY TOPIC-The Land We Love.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Our Country.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Getting Ready for Citizenship.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Christian Standard Of Citizenship.
I. The Tribute Money tvv. 1920.
The Pharisees and Herodians pur-
posed to entrnp Jesus and bring Him
into conflict with the Roman govern
ment, SO they came to Him with the
subtle question. rs 1t lawful to give
tribute to Caesar or not7" At this
time the Jews were CALLING under the
yoke of the Roman government. Some
even denied the right to pay tribute
to the government To have answered
this question by Eyes" or mo" would
have involved difficulties. To have an
swered yes" would have conveyed the
impression Of endorsement Of all that
the Roman government did. To hGye
answered mo" would have at once
brought Him into conflict with the gov
eminent. It is not an easy matter for
q Christian always to determine his
right relation to civil government.
Many minister has made a failure
Of his work because he tried to solve
the problem. Christ's reply to this
question. properly understood and ap-
piled, Is the final word on the sub
ject. Until the civil authorities de.
mand Of us that which II n violation
Of Gods law, we are bound to render
unto them obedience. 'Render unto
Caesar the things that are Caesars"
means the highest obligation. Since
enjoying His protection and cure 1t II
our duty to owe all allegiance to Hin.
to yield our lives to Him In service,
worship and praise. Every one who
enjoys the benefits Of civil government
In obliged to pay the taxes which
are necessary for the support OF that
government, and every one who re-
ceIves Gods favor In placed under a
; like obligation unto Him.
u. The Great Commandment IN the
Law (vv. 34-4O).
For the third time In one day the
Lord Is tried by hard questions. While
these questi0nerx were actuated by
wrong motives, we may he forever Eiad
that they put these questions to Him
because of the invaluable truth which
His answers set forth.
I. The first commandment (vv.34.
SS). 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 II the first and great com
mandment. This at once shows tina,
mans supreme obligation In to God
II is wrong TO evnluAte mans char
acter On the basis Of his morality o.
expressed In his relation to HIS fellow
, man.
. 2 The second commandment wv
S04O). The second commandment Il
like unto the first In that II centcry
In love. 1t In not said that II In equal
unto the hrst that would not be true
A man msy love himself, hut not M
premely. Ones love for his ncighbo,
, may be either too much or too little
, The measure vet IL love for self. W.
/ should love God better than ourselves
} He Is worthy Of Ali our affections snt
demands all. Love IL not mere emo
tiOn. but n supreme desire for the wei
fare Of another and \ willingness Il
do everything possible to secure thn
end. The command 10 love our neigh
, bOr IN Involved In the command to low.
, God. To pretend 10 love God is foIlJ
u We do not love our neigivbor. M
one does really love his neighb0r whs
does not love God To attempt Il
, establish y brotherhood among mer
without the recognition Of the Father
hood of God II utter nOnsense. Met
becOme children Of God by faith In
Jesux Chrust. II In true thst In th'
senae Of being Gods creatures all met
are Gods children. hut In the New
Testament sense men are only God''
children as they are In Christ. Beware
II the mnn who Ia constantly cryinI
far the brotherhood Of man and In al
the name time rejecting Jesus Christ
The only real way TO bring In ths
brotherhood Of man In tO preach Jesu,
: Christ unto the race and secure theil
. acceptance Of Him. We thus become
brothers In the real sense Of the term
; when We have God M our Father. All
obligation resting upon man are esn
bPaced In ths~1. two commandments
ThOse who conform their lives To them
arr Gods children md nre the very
hASt titIzpns