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help win the world for Him. Long
afterward mon took note Of the fact
that they had been with Jesus and
learned OF Him." He made no mis-
take in His selections. for the recog-
milton given to Jesus today as the
worlds greatest teacher Is due to
and methods to men.
Christ was q pioneer in lines that
are recognised as the basis OF mod
ern pedagogy. He taught the world
centuries before the days Of the
the value Of the child. whom He made
the greatest in the kingdom. He
never cited an authority for His
teachings rs He considered His de-
cision sufilcient, as He repeatedly
said. Verify. verify. say unto you"
well said that imperial authority is
stamped upon everything He says,
His the dogmatism OF final and Abso-
lutte truth. He discourses on the pro-
foundest topics which can engage the
mind Of man. yet. in the light which
has shed upon HIS teaching. His i'm
measurable supremacy remains un-
challenged. Utterances which were
ELECTED by the passing events of
momentary experience have been as
enduring as the stars. Doctrines
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essential factors were uttered in the
most trivial conversation. His pro-
foundest teaching upon spiritual
worship was spoken to a harlot, and
yet He is free from those casutstries
which have buried the Talmud. the
Koran, the Vegas and the ZendaaVes-
tas forty fathoms below the memory
Of Intelligent men,"
When Jesus added seven to the
FIVE whom He had previously called
to follow Him SO that they could
learn how to become fishers of men.
by personal contact and experience
in His service. He opened UP to the
twelve the privileges OF personal fell
lowship. They We're not "unlearned
and ignorant men," but men Of prom
ise. They were men whose spirit
and character fitted them to be His
apostles. 1t has always been difficult
to find a Jew who was ignorant in
the modern sense, and certainly, there
was no ignorant Jew in Palestine in
that hour. Probably at that time
there were few provinces Of the
erous and widely diffused a culture
az Palestine. It was after He had
completed the twelve that He gave
them an inaugural address or ordl-
nation sermon that Is recognized to-
day as the worlds greatest .a,.n message, a, :
new light as He unfolded to them
the law of love.
Jesus reduced all laws to one. Thou
shalt love-" Jesus saw love as the
dominating power Of all life and the
fundamental basis for all laws. The
commandments proclaimed upon
Mount Sinai reveal the same spirit as
met the attack OF His enemies. who
claimed that He was opposing the law
Of Moses. by an exposition Of the
Mosaic requirements, which demon
strated that unity that the familiar
combination Of two Jewish laws. upon
which hung all the law and the pro
phets, possessed. Moses had taught
neighbor." NUT 1t was the Master
who expounded the legislation OF
Moses, SO that men could sec the
unity Of spirit which they demanded
so that men could fulfill all righteous
ness. should be controlled by the
Same motive.
Jesus claimed that He had not come
to destroy the law but TO fulfill II,
The Master insisted that there was
living principle or law of love in
side of US that had to be worked out
in the relations OF life. Moses had
taught them to love their neighbor.
L
preting neighbor to mean those OF
their own race. Jesus corrects this
Interpretation and extends its mean
ing to include loving ones enemies
In His parable OF the Good Samari-
tan Jesus interprsted not only neigh:
love reveals itself in unselfish service
for needy. God revealed His love 70,
His enemies when He sent Christ to
die for sinners.
1t 10 difficult, to analyise love-. Paul
divided 1t into various elements IN
his masterpiece. Jesus divides love
here into three parts: Do good. bless
and pray. We are to carry love be.
yond a sentiment into q service that
may result In winning our enemies
for Christ Our personal feelings and
desires, possibly for revenge. are to
be suppressed. because the one who
hates another wrongs hts own soul
While we return blessing for curse
and pray for those who despitetuily
law Of love to be pacihsts. We must
remember that Jesus himself used
force against the temple traders He
commended the centurion'S faith. but
did not rebuke his profession as
soldier. He advised one Of His dis
ciples to sell his garment and pur..
chase a sword. When We are called
upon to resist an enemy in battle We
should be prompted by love and jus
tice, being guided by the principles
stated In the Golden Text. "As "
would that men should do to you
do 70 also to them likewise"
Anarchists demandt their rights.
Socialists call for the performance OF
duty. Christianity gives out Of love IT.
kind. Jesus has made = distinction
between liking . person and loving
him Richards, whose marvellous sue
cess a. = missionary on the konge
Is one of the great triumphs OF the
cross. found that the program OF
Christ was practical. He allowed him
self to be deprived Of AL he possess:
which they asked for until he had
sacrificed his all. Tho Holy Spiri,
used his self-denial and sacrif1cia
service to open the hearts OF the
natives to the gospel. Every man who
lives and labors for the love Of the
the pattern given US In the Heavenl!
Fathers love to us. that the law OF
love is practicable in It's workings.
The Golden Rule 10 the law of life
It Is the foundation Of the success
that has marked tho Anglo-Saxon, ac'
cording to WI Ttng-Fang. It is the
practiced by nations. It would de.
stroy the spirit of revenge and re.
taliation that breeds wars. II we wish
a concise statement Of christ's gospe
which will cover every possible qurs'
tiop 1t Is contained in the Colder
Rule, which 10 the Golden Text OF
this weeks lesson. Christ not only
taught the principle Of love. but He
lived It. In our study this week W
have had opened for u window through
which we can see the mA9naninaitS y
|of our Lord, who revealed in His death
on tho cross His love for His enc
mics. Let US carry into our daily
life His law Of love for God and mar
by practicing the Golden Rule