The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-12-06

Jesus, fhe Great Teacher, Mat.
thew l3:24-3s, 1854
BY RALPH ROGERS
Great teachers have always been
recognized with high honors.
Among the great philosophers,
Plato and Aristotle stand out pre-
eminently above most others and
in the field of ethics and politics
Aristotle still stamps the thinking
of leaders in either field. At one
time he had a thousand men at
his disposal, scattered throughout
Asia and Greece collecting material
for his natural history. Political
and natural science began with
him. H. G. Wells lists him as one
of the greatest men in history.
II is strange that n. q. Wells,
the historian and one who doss
not confess TO being . christisn,
should place Jesus rs the great.
est man in history. Perhaps h
is because Jesus Introduced Q
different kind Of teaching and an
unusual message. He said, "Sssk
ye first The Kingdom Of ced,"
and whatsoever will save his
life shall lose IT," This was re-
velvfionary since kings and en-.
perors had become great In pre-
portion to their ability 10 take Of
This worlds goods. The message
Of giving has wrought . psrman.
ent change in The lives and think.
ing Of millions Of people follow.
ina The Great Teacher. Drawina
his Illustrations from HE simple
life Of the people, Jesus message
was universal in character with
no limitations Of time Or place.
This Great Teacher seevmvlssed
nothing for himself, He built W
no temporal empire 10 tumble
down and erumbIe with fime, bvs
he did start men thinking and fhs
world is different because of his
message, with oil HE Vigor and
vitality that has persisted aftss
him.
The lesson today reveals the
great Teacher largely because Of
his message. Jesus was preaching
from a boat as q pulpit on the
Lake Galilee. The people were
pressed closely about him TO get
every word. There is no involved
theology which generally leaves
one cold, but in the three para.
bles he is talking about their own
and the lesson re
mains in their minds and has been
the source Of material for the
Sweetest Story ever told.
He says, "The Kingdom d
heaven is likened unto a man that
sowed good seed" The Kingdom
Of God is the rule Of Cor in the
hearts of man and exists here and
now, not in the faron fture. After
the multitude left the disciples
asked, explain to US the parable
Of the tares in thhe field" The
lesson explains that the "Sower''
Is thhe Son of man and after the
wheat is sown the enemy sows
the tares which Is the bea. ded
darnel, a poisonous grass hardly
distinguishable from wheat but Is
easily separated when it comes
into ear. It can be seen that If
the tares were harvested with the
wheat and made into bread Il
would have been poisonous. For
that reason, when the grain ID
ripe and more easily separated,
the tares are pulled up and burn
ed.
A question naturally arises n
our minds when we see 50 much
evil in the world, why does ced
allow ell this? Jesus is net pre-.
pounding . theory 20 account fer
This when he says ian enemy
hath done this" because II is not
according 10 The perfect will 81
God. This Is simply Cod's way
Of dealing with evil while we
might destroy good md prodVe-
rive grain by trying 10 GET rid
Of the evil in eur midst. The
healthy corn has nothing 10 fear
from the evil. The truth will M
be DESTROYED by HE orror mat