The Arvada enterprise., 1923-01-25
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By REV. p. D. FITZWATER, D. D.
Teacher Of English Bible IN the Aoody
Bible Institute OF ChicAGoJ
Copyright. 1854 Wssesrn Newspaper unsoa
LESSON FOR JANUARY %
THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS

all things to en1oy.-l Tpn. VIA.
REFERENCE MATERlAL~Psalm +s:s-
%; II Cor. S:l-9; Tim. 617-0.
PRIMARY TOPIC-story OF Rich MAN
and Beggar.
JUNIOR TOPIc-The Poor Rich Man
and the Rich Poor Man. .
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Penalties of Selishness.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Right Use Of Wealth.
In this lesson we are afforded
peep into two worlds where we see
disclosed extremes Of character and
conditions. No more graphic picture
could be drawn showing the CONTRAST
of two lives. These lives were intend
ed to be representative. The rich
man descends from the highest pima
Gle. Of worldly enjoyment to the
depths of endless misery. The poor
beggar ascends from utter wretched'
ness and misery to the loftiest heights
Of blessing.
| 1. contrastsd Lives wv. 1920.
/. The Rich Man w.. 1917. He lived
in a mansion secluded from the com
mon people. He was clothed In COST
ly raiment; his outer garments were
Of purple and his inner garments OF
fine linen. He fed upon the richest
food that could be provided. His sin
was to selishly indulge his appetites
without consideration for others.
2. The Beggar wv. 20. 2D. He was
laid at the rich mans gate with the
hope of getting at least the crumbs
from his table. The dogs Of the street
were more kind to him than the rich
man. Lazarus means "God Is help.
indicating that godly life shone
through his poverty. We learn from
these contrasted lives that worldly
condition is no sure test Of a mans
state In the sight Of God. Rich men
are not all wicked or selfish. and not
all poor men are godly.
10. contrastsd Deaths and Funerals
". 22).
l. The Beggar.. He-wAs- found dead
and his body hurried of to a pau.
psrk grave. No notice was taken Of
1t by the world.
2. The Rich Man. He also died.
His gold could not bribe the messen'
ger Of DEATH. Doubtless a costly
funeral was held. attended by those
who moved In his class Of society.
Death Is the common end to which all
clnsses must come.
~. contrastsd osssinlss ". 23).
l. The Beggar. He was at once
carried by the angels into Abraham's
bosom. The souls Of believers are es-
pecially cared for at the hour Of
death. 49,.
2. The Rich Man. Though he had
an elaborate funeral he lifted up his
eyes in hell, being in torment. When
the veil Of futurity il lifted We see
that the positions Of these men are
reversed. The poor man was In the
company Of just men made perfect.
because Of his godly life while on
earth, and the rich man IL stripped
of his purple and fne linen and cast
into hell with all wicked men. because
while on earth he only lived for selfish
ends.
". The Reality and Fixsdnsss q
LIE Beyond the Grave wv. 24-Sl).
!. The Cry for Mercy ". 24). Dives,
which IL the Latin name for rich
man." was now willing to claim rela.
tionshlp to Abraham. He was keenly
conscious. and the appetiteS which
controlled him while on earth were
still with him. Instead Of q means
Of qualification they were now an in.
strument Of torture. Part of the tor.
ment Of hell will be the cravings Of
appetite and lust. with no means Of
their qualification. .....
9. Abraham's Reply ". 25). This
reply cast the matter back upon the
mans memory. He said. "Son. re.
member" The lashinRs Of a guilty
conscience will he most real In hell.
3. Their Fixedness ". 20). Human
destinles are fixed BY the choices dur
ing the life. When one passes out Of
this life he enters into an unchange'
able state and condition.
4. Gods Word and the All-suhicient
Light wv. T-S1). Dives now request
ed that Lazarus 90 on an errand ol
mercy to his brethren. He regarded
the testimony Of . spirit Of more
value than the Word Of God. Many
today are more willing to trust thu
rappings Of q ghost than the surs
Word Of God. Abraham declared thai
Gods Word Is sufhcient-that thos.
who reject Moses and the prophets
would not repent though visited By
one who had risen from the dead
The greatest miracles will not a6ec'
the hearts Of men who reject thu
Bible.
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