The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

1.-THE dull crushed acceptance OF
their plight. We need to be told to
take up our bed and walk. We
need to be doing the works Of God
instead of whining away the time
while others carry the load through
the heat Of the day. 1t is the hope
less, the respondent who need en-
|couragement. ''Inasmuch as We do
lit unto one of the least OF these,
I'VE do it unto me-"
When the healed man was ask
ed by the enemies of Jesus as to
who had cured him, he did not
know. Later Jesus found the heal
ed man in the temple and said,
Behold, thou art made whole; sin
no more, lest a worse thing come
unto YOU" Could it be that all
sickness is due to sin? Did Jesus
know that with renewed health and
Ivigor this weak and stupid man
might indulge in some folly that
would be worse than sitting in the
shade for thirty-eight years in mis-.
cry and useleSSneSS? There could
be worse things happen to him
But the benefaction bestowed! OF
this drab personality brought Je.
sus into open and declared host
Ility with the religious leaders.
The Jews believed that only Goo
could forgive sins and since Jesus
had told the man to take UP his
bed and walk, it was contrary Il
the teaching of proper observance
of the Sabbath. A sick man coulC
be carried on bed or couch since
| the bed is secondary, but the mar
could not in accordance with the
law, carry a bed on the Sabbath
In fact there was a division O
opinion at that time whether a MAJ
with a wooden leg could walk OF
the Sabbath since he would be- car
trying a wooden leg. Others con
tended that he would be within thu
law since the leg is really a par
I0f the man himself. 1t was suci
foolishness that iDfuriated Jesus
His idea was to do the works O
has Father who sent him.
In considering the ethical teach
ling on any matter We should no
!. be especially interested in rules
and Jesus never laid down rules
Some people want kind of rail
Iway timetable on which every pos
lsible journey is detailed and in
formation as to what we should
do at every stage of the way. We
find nothing in Jesus teaching Civ
ling definite instructions as to whai
should be done such as an idea
form of government. These thing:
have changed and viii continue tC
change, yet some say the teach
lings of Jesus are obsolete. Any Sc
of rules, constructed however Gle
verify for a particular day, will b,
lo1t-of- date with the passing gener
alton. The principles laid down BY
Jesus viii last to the end OF time
ITO keep these principles In SprE
lone may have TO break the lettel
Ilof the law in different situations
This may be folly since man ha:
always blundered on but He ha'
promised the Holy Spirit TO guide
Jus and so long as we apply HI:
principles we can find work to d.
flor God in his kingdom.
i The Rev. Humphrey Walz tell
lof his experience one winter whel
he developed persistent hacking
cough. He blamed it on the wea
Their and germs. He tried cOugl
drops, syrups, Browns mlxtur'
! gargleS and everything he coult
think of. The sunshine of sprint
and summer gave him no relief
He went to the hospital and afte
a thorough examination the doc
tor told him there was nothing or
ganically wrong. Il was then tina
he realized that there must b
something spiritually amiSs. Whel
tod that be should listen TO, a
vel as preach, his sermons he dis
covered that be had been over
Iburdened with what he called ICON
IScienfiouSneSs though il was real
liy lack of faith. He says, tht