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THE K I N G ’ S B U S I NE S S
OCTOBER 24, 1920 WHAT THE KING REQUIRES. Golden Text: “ Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Mat. 5: 48. LESSON TEXT Mat. 5: 1-10, 43-48. (Read Mat. 5; Lu. 6: 27-38.)
(1) And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him; (2) And he ^opened his mouth and taught them, say- v mg, (3)' Blessed are the poor in spirit! * jirs kingdom of heaven. (4\ Blessed are they that mourn: for they: shall be comforted. ■ (5) Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.- (6); Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. (7) Blessed áre the merciful: lor they shall obtain mercy. (8) Blessed th^NPSTe heart: for they shall see ■ \ Blessed are the peacemakers: fot ‘ fey «hall be called the children of God (.1C; Blessed are they which are perse- cuted-for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (43) Ye have Theme: EXTRACTS FROM THE MOUNTAIN SERMON Outline: (1) THE LORD’S LAWS FOR THE BLESSED LIFE, vs. 1-12. (2) THE LAW OF LOVE PERFECT ED, vs. 43-48. Introduction. Read the whole chapter and note that we have included the 11th and 12th verses. There are eight beatitudes, verse 11 being a reiteration of verse 10. In V. 10 He speaks of those who endure persecution, and in v. 11 He speaks of those who suf- LESSON fer from persecu- EXPOSITTON tion. T. C. Horton The first ten verses are spoken to the multitude. In verse 11 He seems to be addressing personally the dis ciples, and speaks in the second per son. , Paint the picture: The multitude;
heard that it hath been, said, Thou shall S a t “ y neighbour, and hate thine enemy. . But 1 say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you: do good to Them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and per- secute you; (45) That ye may be the chil dren of your Father which is in heaven: or.. hie _ maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the lust and on the unjust. (46) For if ye love them which love you, what re ward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? (47) And if ye salite your otherl?” ,i0nl3rV what d<3 ye more ‘ ban ?431 Re v»°*l,n0tf even rhe Publicans so? H fcsS ye therefore perfect, even as your rather which is m heaven is perfect. the mountain; the opened mouth of the Master and the marvellous message which isstfed from His lips. . Contrast the laws given on Mt. Sinai with those here; these beatitudes are the unfolding of the other— the flower of the Law; the refinement of the Law; the soul of the Law. There is no “ Thou shalt” here; there is no imperative. We are not told what we must do and what we must not do, but are given a revelation of what we must be. If we cannot keep the letter of the law, how then can we keep it in the spirit? If by the law is the knowledge of sin, then by the Sermon on the Mount is the conviction of sin and the utter helplessness of the sinner. But, thanks be to God, it is but a step from this Mount to Mt. Cal vary, and there He bore the guilt of a broken law for us, and thus the right eousness of the law is fulfilled in us, not by us, who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit. Note in Vs. 13-42 the illustrations which the Lord uses to illuminate His sermon.
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