The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-01-19
Lesson for January %
JESUS AND THE LAW


JESUS AND THE LAW
LESSON TEXT-Mark 2:1S-3:6.
GOLDEN TEXT-Think not that I
am come to destroy the law. or the
prophets. l am not come to destroy
but to fulfill.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Doing Good on
the Lords Day.
JUNIOR TOPIC-How to Use the
Lords Day.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
&c How Jesus Obeyed the Law.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-Jesus Declares the Higher Law.
I. Jesus and Fasting wv. 1929.
/. The questions asked ". 1S).
The scribes and pharisees seeing
Jesus eating with the publicans and
sinners, raised the question as to why
He did so. When Jesus heard their
question He Meclared, "They that are
whole have no need of the physician,
but they that are sick" Another
question was then asked as to why
Christ's disciples did not fast when
the disciples of John and of the phar-
isees did fast? John the Baptist was
now in prison, therefore his disciples
were mourning for him.
2. Christ's answer wv. 19, 2O).
In explanation He raised the ques-
tion, "Can the children of the BRIDE
chamber fast while the bridegroom is
with them?" He then declared that
as long as they have the bridegroom
with them they cannot fast. The time
will come, however, when they would
fast. He is now away. Fasting,
therefore, is appropriate.
8. New wine in old bottles wv. q,
22).
The bottles mentioned here were
made of skins of animals. In the fer
mentation of the wine there was eX-
pansion which stretched the skin. 10
put new wine in the bottle after it
was stretched would cause it to be
rent asunder when fermentation TOOK
place. The same thing in principle
would be realized if new cloth were
used on old garments. The teaching
designed was to show the foolishness
of imposing old customs on the new
age.
II. The Disciples PIucking Ears of
Corn on the Sabbath Mark 2:23-2S).
l. The charge made against the dis
ciples wv. %, 24).
Perhaps they were on their way to
the synagogue to worship when they
plucked the ears of corn. For this
act the pharisees accused them of
lawlessness.
2. Jesus defends them against the
charge wv. 1929.
% He cites precedent wv. %, 2G).
He showed them that the very law
which they charged the disciples with
breaking recorded the fact that David
the great king of Israel had gone into
the house of God and eaten the bread
which should be eaten only by the
priests
(2) He shows the nature of Sab
bath law ". 2O.
The Sabbath was made for man,
therefore its right use is to be deter
mined by the good o! man. The laws
Of honesty, truth, purity and love diff
fer from the law of the Sabbath and
there is no circumstance or condition
under which they may be departed
from.
(3) Jesus is the Lord of the Sab
bath ". 2S).
h. trfa ~ vUhon
creation was finished, therefore He
had right to use it as it pleased
Him for mans good.
III. Jesus Healing a Mans Withered
Hand on the Sabbath (3:1-6).
1. The place-the synagogue ". ~.
Jesus example shows what He did
on the Sabbath. He went to the
place of worship. The presence Of
the man with a withered hand gave
Jesus an opportunity to administer a
rebuke to the pharisees.
2. The pharisees watching ". p
They knew that Jesus would be in
terested in this helpless man. They
surmised that some work would have
to be performed to heal him.
3. The man made an example ". 81.
Jesus wanted the case to be open
TO all, so He commanded the man to
stand forth where all could see him.
4. The question asked ". a.
sis it lawful to do good on the Sab
bath day, or to do evil, to save life.
or to kill?" He made the issue clear;
He plainly showed them that to fail
to do good, to show works of mercy,
to save life, is to be guilty of wrong
doing, even Of murder.
s. The man healed ". 81.
Christ healed him by speaking the
Word, so they could not accuse Him.
G. The result (vv. 4, g..
The pharisees were silenced. There
was no ground upon which to accuse
Him. But since their hearts were
bent upon His destruction they sought
how they might put Him to death.