The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1921-01-13
LESSON FOR JANUARY 1e
Gun AL FOR THE KINGDOM.

LD0o0N THXT-Matt. lS:ls-So
GOLDEN TExT-Thou shalt lovs thy
aslGhbeS - thysslf.-Matt. 1878.
RE1BRENCE AATERIAL-Natt s:lS-
Is; ,Da-u: Marx lo:ls-ls: l Tim 80. ~
PRIMARY ToPIc-yssus the childrsn's
JUNIOR roPlc-oain,ns BY oivins.
INTERMEDIARY AND SENIOR TOPIC
-4o1aY, . Help or . Hindrance.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-0ooeV aAA tAe Kingdom.
Our lesDon title u likely to be mis-
understood and therefore the teaching
0isapp,isd. Christ did not directly
- ~ Implication teach that eternal
~ eeald b obtained by parting with
peooo0oieas.
l. TN vsunS Man ". 49,.
Fee Q full view of The charactsrts.
~ G tAis man So Marx 10 :l7-00 and
Laks 1s:l3So.
L His virtues. ~ Courageous
(1ark 10:17). He was Of high stand
tAE-a rich yeung ruler Luke 18:l6.
~. 10 come to Jesus at this time
meant sstracism from the Jewish COM
0oowsaltA. (2l Earnest mark 10 :17).
He cane and knelt before Jesus. (S)
High aspirations ". 1e). He wanted
seesual LIE. Though much taken up
With Tie things Of this present life.
~ felt the need Of preparing for Q
iifs beyond. (4) Pious and moral
". 2o). From his youth up he pro-
Soooes to have conf0rmed to Gods holy
law. (6) Confidence In Christ ". 1G).
He believed that Christ could inform
hin q the good things" to be done
70 inherit eternal life.
Z His errors. ny About Christ
". 1O. He esteemed Jesus to be good.
but id not apprehend Him As God.
ca Concerning himself. He was SELF
righteous. He thought he was good
and could do something good. (8)
0oocssnlng eternal life. He had . de-
toctivs theology-he thought that
eternal life could be obtained by good
workA He did not know that the
snly way to get eternal life was to
receive 1t a. q gift from God (Rom.
S:23).
u. How the Lord Dealt with Him
Wv. 1922.
I. His Question-"Why callest thou
me goodT ". 17). His object In this
was to lead the young man to correct
apprehension rs to who He was. Be.
fore giving him a chance to answer.
He declared that only God was good,
- II to say. II am good and there
fore Cod" II He Is not God He 10
not good; for II He was not what He
protested to he He was an arch i'm.
poster. for He made himself to be
equal with God.
2. Jesus answer to the young mans
question ". 1920. "f thou wilt en-
~ into life. keep the command
msnts." Christ met him here on his
own ground, namely, that Of the law.
Ths law reveals sin-shuts the mouth
a tie self.righteous sinner from. 8:18.
0). II one insists on getting life BY
Going something, the law Is what must
b done. kept. This no one has ever
done. nor indeed can do, for the law
curses instead Of saves (Gal. 3:10).
4 Carist's command wv. q, 22). In
Crisis command to 60 and sell his
posaeasiens and distribute to the poor.
8o put His finger upon the weak spot.
6ls gsinG away sorrowful proves that
- was covetous and did not love his
aelShbor % himself. When he had
- make the supreme decision between
JeDus and his possessions he chose his
wealth and let Jesus 20.
ooI. The Relationship u the Rich. -
~ Kingdom wv. 1929.
I. II IL difficult for the rich to enter
ths Kingdom wv. q. 24). This din
Guilty lies not In the possession Of
HcheA for 4 man may possess great
riches and be an heir Of the kingdom.
Many Of the most useful men In an.
cioot and modern times have been
oea of wealth. but they like Abraham
chose u dwell 10 tents"-to believe
aad obey God ut any cost-lookinE ia
. city that hath foundations. The
dimculty lies In trusting In riches.
2. Entrance Into the kingdom IL pos.
slble, though difficult wv. %. 26). ~
It 70 possible for the grace Of God to
sanctify riches. The mighty hInderinG
influence may become great influence
for good In the hands Of regenerated
and consecrated soul. (2) II II possible
for the grace Of God TO open q mans
eyes that he may see his downward
course and repent. (3) 1t IL possible
for the grace Of God to change man
from self.seeking to self.sacriice. (4)
Il 10 possible for the grace Of God to
make men humble.
". Reward for Following Christ
(vv. 1880.
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 the world to come.
Nssd 70 d Born Again.
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