Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-08-14
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90. 1894 Western Newspaper Unenl
Lesson for August IL
JESUS cLEANses THg reMpLe

LESSON TExT-John 2siS-2s.
| GOLDEN TEN1--'Nfy house shall he
called the house o9 prayer" Matt,
| 2i:13
PRIMARY ToPlC-Jesus Loves His
| Fathers House,
JUNIOR ToPlc-Jesus and the Tenn
pie Traders
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR tor
IC--Right Conduct in Gods House.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Reverence and Care for Gods House.
i Jesus Attending the Passover
". 49,.
He went up 70 Jerusalem very often
to attend the various feasts. Begin-
ming at the age Of twelve this custom
was habltuaT With Him TO the end of
His ministry Tie was under the law
and therefore He oheyed II (Deut.
1910 but primarily He went up be-
cause 1t was His Fathers house. II
Is important that all people from their
youth up should make the attendance
upon the house OF God hablt Of their
lives.
II. The Temple Deflled ". 14l.
For the various sacrifices In the
temple many oxen, sheep and doves
were needed Many persons came from
distant parts of the land; therefore, 1t
was impracticable to bring their snc-
rifces with them, NO they brought
money and bought the animals needed.
This privilege the Lord had granted to
them (Deut. IA .2fc6) This exchange
was necessary, but when evA men
used II as an opportunity for gain II
became an oifense before God If
Christ were to come to many OF our
so-called houses OF God today He
would find them polluted In just as ag-
gravating way. His purging the
temple courts shows the need OF
purity and order In all matters con
nected with divine worship.
~. Jesus Cleansing the Temple
(vv 1910.
], Driving Out the Merchants and
Animals ". 3D. Being the Lord Of
the temple, the very Messiah who
should come to His temple, He had the
right to cleanse II, to drive out those
who polluted II. II is not said that
He used the scourge of cords but, at
any rate, II was the symbol Of au-
th0rity.
2. His Command ". 16). Make
not my Fathers house an house OF
merchandise" Merchandise Is legiti-
mate in it's place. Any use Of the
Lords house other than to worship
L.. -. ,aJ1n ala
Of merchandise to pollute IT. There.
In great danger Of a worldly spirit In
truding into the domain Of religion.
Men who unite with the church for
temporal interests, men who come to-
the house of worship with worldly
matters uppermost In their thought,
ministers who serve as professionals,
men who bring their lll-gotten gains to
help further the work of the Lord. In
fact all who do not behave properly
in the Lords house. are defling II and
therefore all such must meet His 1udg-
ment ~#
g. His Zeal ". ~. He was 40
completely dominated by the passion
10 do the will Of God that He unre-
servedly gave Himself to His work.
This was according to the prophecy,
"The zeal OF thine house hath eaten
me up We should take His act M
nm example 10 ns IN the divine service
and manifest commendable zeal This
reform did not prove permanent. A
few years later He cleansed II again.
This shows how quickly the human
heart Is under the control Of sin. The
only permanent reformation is that
which is wrought In regeneration. The
new birth Is necessary.
w. The Jews Demanding a Sign
wv 1920.
They demanded Of Jesus that He
show His authority for such behavior.
He told them that the only sign that
would be given WIS His death and
resurrection. Destroying the temple
and raising 1t up in three days refers
to His crucifixion and resurrection.
The resurrection is an unalterable
proof of His divine sonship (Rom.
1:-4). Jesus came forth from the
grave of His own power. The Jews
did not want sign They were only
finding excuses for their wickedness.
Men today who are demanding proof
Of Christ's divinity do not really wish
the proof but are only trying to find
excuses for their sins. Jesus had the
ability to Justify His ways before God
and man. After the resurrection the
disciples remembered the words OF
Jesus on this occasion. This shows
that no sowing Of the truth shall
eventually fail. This ought TO he
great comfort for Sunday school teach
ors and Christian workers.