The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-26
banqueting-halI was filled with guests.
A presumptuous Guest

banQueting-hall was filled with guests.
A presumptuOus Guest
Now the king came m to see the
guests; and among them he discovered
one who was not wearing a wedding
robe. ~
that you came in here without we'd
ding robe?'
1.-THE man stood speeches.. Then
the king said to the servants,
Bind him hand and foot and fling
him into the darkness outside: there
,gnashing or teeth
For there are many called, but
few chosen"
A Question about Tribute
Then the Pharisees went and
consulted together how they might en-
trap Him in His conversation. So
they sent to him their disciples
together with the Herodians; VINO
said.
Preacher, we know that you are
truthful and that you faithfully teach
Gods truth; and that no fear OF man
by mems wealth or rank. Give us
your judgement therefore: is it al
lowable for us to pay poll-tax to
| Caesar, or not?"
Perceiving their wiGkedness. Jesus
replied,
why are you hypocrites trying to
ensnare me? Show me the tribute
And they brought Him a shilling. =,
"Whose likeness and inscription,
| He asked, sis this?"
"Caesar's,' they replied.
"Pay therefore," He rejoined, what
is Caesars to Caesar; and what is
Gods to God"
ished; then left Him, and went their
way.
"A Woman who had had seven
Husbands
On the same day party of
Sadaucees came to Him, contendtns
that there is no resurrection. Ana
they put this case to Him.
Preacher" they said, "Moses en-
| Joined. IF a man die childless'~ his
brother shall marry his widow, and
raise up a family for hlm (Deut'
XIV. 50. Now we had among US seven
brothers The eldest OF them married,
but died childless, leaving his wife to
| his brother. So also did the second
and the third, down to the seventh
| till the woman also died, after survlV-
ing them all. At the Resurrection,
! therefore, whose wife of the seven
will she be? for they all married her.
The reply of Jesus was.
You are i'm error. through ignor-
ance of the Scriptures and or the
| power of God. For in the Resurrec-
ton, men neither marry nor are
women given in marriage, but they
| are like angels in Heaven. But as TO
! the Resurrection-ef the DEAD. nave
YOU never read what God says to you.
| Il am the God of Abraham. the GOD
i of Isaac, and the God of Jacob (Exod.
! iii. 81? He is not the God of dead.
! but af living men,"
/ All the crowd heard this, and were
filled with amazement at His teach
| ing.
I = A. Tnxr
Now the Pharisees came up when
they heard that He had silenced the
| Sadducees. and one of them. an ex-
FOUNDER of the Law, asked Him as
| test question,
Teacher, which is the greatest
! Commandment in the Law?"
Thou shalt love the Lord thy
Cod" He answered. +" with thy whole
! heart, thy whole soul. thy whole MIND
| (Deut. vi. 50. This is the greatest
! and foremost Commandment And
the second is similar to it: Thou shalt
! love thy fellow man as much as
myself (Ley. xix. 1s). The whole Of
the Law and the Prophet is summed
Dayfd's Som and 'Dayid's Lord
= While the Pharisees were still
assembled there, Jesus put question
| to them.
what think you about the Christ"
1 He said. whose son is He?
''David's." they replied.
How then" He asked. docs David,
taught by the Spirit. call Him Lord,
when he says.
THE Lord said to my Lord,
Sit at My right hand
Until 1 have put thy foes beneath
thy 1Ps. cx. ID
eff therefore David calls Him Lord,
| how can He be his SOM" No one
| could say a word in reply, nor from
that day did any one venture again
to nut a question to Him.
! Scribes and Pharisees denounced
Then Jesus addressed the crowds
and His disciples
ssTne Scribes," He said, "and the