The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-27
!. Concerning Marriage wv. 1-12).

the PhariseeS temptinSly put TO Chrlst
brought forth teaching which exhibits
marriage in its true light.
/. Marriage should not be degraded
by divorce wv. 1-5). Marriage was
instituted by God and was intended
to be indissOluble Moses suffered di-
vOrce, limited and regulated it. Its
existence indicates the coarseness and
perverseness of man. Its real cause
is sin. Perhaps the most outstanding
evidence of the blighting effects of
sin is seen in the increasing number
of divorces.
2. Marriage Gods primal law wv.
6-S). The ideal law of life for the
subjects of Christ's kingdom is mar
rage. This is proved by the funda-
mental fact of sex. God made them
male and female" ". g.. The union
of the male and female natures is
physical, mental, and spiritual. In
marriage the male and female natures
are mutually They
twain shall be one flesh: so then they
are no more twain, but one flesh
". 81.
8. Marriage has Gods sanction
". 81. When God created Eve and
brought her unto Adam. he declared
that man should leave his father and
mother and cleave unto his wife and
that they shall be one flesh. God per-
formed the first marriage ceremony.
4. Remarriage of the divorcer is adult
terry wv. 1912. The marriage rela-
ton can only be dissolved by death
and sin. Marriage is for life. Divorce
for other than marital infidelity does
not give the right to remarrage.
u. Concerning Children wv. 1916.
The union of the male and female
natures according to Gods primal law
Of marriage, lays the foundation for
family life. The normal issue of such
union is children. 1t was fitting that
Jesus in connection with the divine
law of marriage should set forth his
estimate of children. Christian men
and women will regard children as the
property of the Lord and will esteem
1t high and holy privilege to train
them for him. Observes:
l. Children brought for the touch
of Jesus ". 13).
2. Parents rebuked by the disciples
for bringing their children ". 13.
8. Jesus reply wv. II, 15). u.
a. Suffer the little children to
come unto me, and forbid them rot:
for of such is the kingdom of God"
". 14).
b. "Whosoever shall not receive the
kingdom of God as little child, he
shall not enter therein" ". 15).
4. Jesus action ". 16). He took the
children up in his arms and blessed
them. Where Christ rules, childhood
is sacred.
~. Concerning Riches wv. 17-3D.
1. The young rulers question ".
17). This young man was in earnest.
He came running and kneeled to
Jesus. He was young man with a
lovable personality. Jesus loved him.
While moral, earnest, and courageous,
he had a defective theology. He
thought that eternal life could be
obtained by good works.
.. Jesus reply wv. 1920. He put
his finger on the weak spot in the
young mans life. He knew that pos
sessions gripped his heart, revealing
the fact that he was a covetOuS man, a
yiolator of the tenth commandment.
8. Lacking one thing, and yet lost
wv. 81, 22) When the Lord pointed
out to him that the love of money was
the defect of his life. he chose wealth
rather than Christ, and perhaps parted
company with the Lord forever
4. The peril of riches wv. 23-27).
Jesus said, How hardly shall they
that have riches enter into the king
dom of God" Discerning the aston
ishment of the disciples he said fur
Their, How hard is it for them that
trust in riches to enter into the king
dom of Godw The difficulty does not
lie in the fact that man possesses
riches. but that riches possess him.
Wealth is mighty power and in itself
is good. It will provide bread for the
hungry, and send the Gospel to the
ends of the earth. 1t is short step
from the possession Of riches to trust
ing in them.
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