The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-05-07
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
MAY s, 1860
By Rev. George A. Harper,
511 Avenue G..
Greenwood. Miss.
THE PEACEMAKERS

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THE PEACEMAKERS.
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MEMORY SELECTION -
Blessed are the peacemakers:
for they shall be called the
children of God. Matthew
SO. A blessing is pronounced
upon the peacemakers. Christ
is designated as the Prince of
Peace. All sons of God should
be like the Son of God. Since
He is a peacemaker, His breth-
rem are to be like Him. Christ
brings peace to the troubled
heart that accepts Him. Christ
came the first time to bring
peace to the hearts of sinful
men. In His second coming
He will bring peace to a
troubled world. The true and
enduring peace can only come
from Christ the Prince of
Peace. We become the best
peacemakers when we bring
men to Christ.
BLESSEDNESS OF PEACE
MAKING:
Blessed are the peacemak-
erS: for they shall be called
the children of God'-Peace-
makers are Gods children be-
cause they love and actively
pursue one of the fundamental
laws of which God governs his
kingdom. Peacemakers are
lovers of peace and obedience,
but they are more than just
lovers of peace in a passive
way; they actively engage in
bringing peace out of confu-
sion, seek to cultivate concord
and good will in their environ
ment and among those with
whom they live. Jesus said
these people are blessed and
that they are called the chill
dren of God, because they are
members of Gods family, hav-
ing in themselves the same
kind of spirit that he has.
ANGER FORBIDDEN:
aye have heard that it was
said by them of old time,
Thou shalt not kill; and who
soever shall kill shall be in
danger of the judgment :.
If a person maliciously killed
another, his life was commad-
ed to be taken for the life
that he had destroyed, but if
the killing was an accident or
unavoidable. then the penalty
was different. But | say unto
you, That whosoever is angry
with his brother without a
cause shall be in danger of
the judgment: and whosoever
shall say to his brother, Raca,
shall be in danger of the coun-
Gil; but whosoever shall say,
Thou fool, shall be in danger
of hell fire.. Whereas the rab-
bis had prescribed judgment
for murder, Jesus pronounced
the same penalty for being an
cry without cause. The term
Raca is Armaic for empty
and is probably equivalent to
our expression, worthless fell
low" or "empty-head." Muir
der is usually the results of
peace being broken somehow,
under any other condition it
would not be called murder
but manslaughter or some
such terms. The law of Moses
strictly forbade murder and
other types of homicide. The
guilty party was in grave dan
ger of losing his own life if |
apprehended and brought to
trial.
RETALIATION FORBID
DEN:
"Ye have heard that it hath
been said, An eye for an eye,
and a tooth for a tooth"-If
one person killed another's OK,
his OK should be killed in re-
tallation. If two persons fought
and one put out the others
eye, the first would have to
lose an eye also. The same
was true of the loss of a tooth,
or any other member of the
body, or any article of pos
session.
But | say unto you, That |
We resist not evil: but whose
ever shall smite thee on thy
right cheek, turn to him the |
other also" - There is a diff
ference between this kind of |
reaction and passive resis-
lance, for Jesus method car
ries with it q sort of love and |