The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-12-31
Sunday School
Lesson

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history ont OF va, ions sources. was
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Rarely Considered
ON lesson for this week shows us
Jesus in the midst of his teachina
ministry. The passaec Given for our
consideration is one which is rarely
considered and. on the surrace--
not in its inner meaning would
seem to be somewhat irrelevant to
people living to-day. Therefore. Il
may be well for us to recall that
it is Jesus who is speaking tie
words we are studying.
The multitude, although some of
them had been following Jesus for
row almost three years and the
rest had heard OF and often seen
tho miracles performed ~ him. they
were still insistine that he give
them Sian from Heaven to prove
that he was the Son OF God the
long promised Messiah Who was to
come Jesus declared to them that
70 further sien would be given
item, other than the sion of Jonah.
ter as jonah was a SIGN unto tie
Ninevites, so also shall the Son OF
man lie ga si9nl to this generation
Jesus reference here to Jonah.
while our text does not 50 indicate,
is parallel to that in Matthews
Gospel Matt. 10 39-4n. IN which
he was referring to his resurrection.
which was soon to occur.
DR.. Geldenhuvs. III his commen-
tary ON LuNc's Gospel says Jonah
was, SIN to tie Nineyites. sJeJ
cause he appeared there rs one sent
by God alter having been mir
aculously saved from the great fish
cas- it were raised from the dead
as proof that he was really sent by
God. So also Jesus VIII, by his Ee.
surrection. prove con clusiVeiy that
He has been sent by God as the
Christ, the promised Redeemer."
Jesus even calls the attention OF
the people to the great faith Oh the
Queen OF Sheba (the Queen OF the
South, who, from the ends OF the
earth, spared no trouble on eXpcnae,
to coTe to hear the wisdom Of
Solomon lie declares chat a Greater
man than solomon was now III their
midst. and they refuse To hear and
believe him. Even the Ni,.e lies
world conGe IN these people, fol
they heard the preaching of Jonah
we're conN icted OF THEN sins and
rerrented, but they. e,en though
one greater than Jonah was il
their midst. would nor hear him but
hardened their hearts in mbelicf.
New Truth
Having answered his iticS. Jesus
turned to a new truth, trying to
win them from their fal7e views
Jesus worGs remind ITS Of portion
o. the Sermon on the Mount. as
recorded in Matt. 5: 10; 6: %. %
In these passages, Jesus IS trying ts
impress upon his hearers the ne
ce5Sitp for sincerity OF life and
purpose Jesus realized that the
people had tecn led to believe that
THROUGH formal worship, they could
absolYe Themselves of sin This led
to hypocrisy one oil the tninoS
which Jesus denounced with ter
rible severity.
Does Jesus rCfe enye 10 the eye
intrigue you? Have you realized
what an important part the eve
pldys in ones life other than the
fact of sieht? Tire human eye is
capable OF recording facts as trey
are with remarkable precision and
yet the Individual sees only what he
on She wants 80 see A Communist
and Capitalist, visitine Russia il
the same aloces at 'he amc tiiut
apparently soe tn- saline TRIMS H1o
vet. tncir iepJts a;e lE.elv TO DC
absolutely different Tu.k.n s.iL
"Sceine falsely f. woisc tnar blind
ness A man vino is too dim-5igated
TO discern tic road from tie ditch
may feel which is when. Out i tins
ditch appears ma1ft silly to him e.
bs the road. and the road. 20 be to
ditch. what shall becJAe OF him}
In answer ~ ire ui ii ms oil
the Phai1soes. Jesus pointed 70 TIE
need ior sincerity lii reii Jon. TGi.
need is apparent today just as mucr