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THE K I N G ’S BUS I NES S
FEBRUARY 18, 1921 LESSONS ON CITIZENSHIP (May be used with Temperance Application).
Golden Text: “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” Mat. 22:37-39. LESSON TEXT Mat. 22:15-22, 34-40. (Read Mat. 23:1-39; Mk. 12:13-17, 28-37; Lu. 20:20-26, 41-44; Rom. 13:1-14; Phil. 3:17-21.)
which -are Caesar’s; and unto . God the things th at' are God’s. (22) "When they had heard these words, they marvelled,, and left him, and went their way. (34) But when the Pharisees had heard th at he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. (35) Then one of them, whch was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting^ him, and saying, (36) Master^ which is the great com mandment in the law? (37) Jesus said - unto him, 1Thou shalt love- the Lord thy . God with all 'thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. (38) This is the first and . great' com mandment. (39) And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, (40) On these two command m ents hang all the law, and the prophets. men of Israel, and were held in con tempt by a large circle of the people who believed in and supported Him. They were the Separatists. The Sad ducees were another party much smaller in number. They supported the priests and were especially loyal to the High Priest. They were the aristocratic party, and had great influence with the Sanhedrin. The Sadducees were the Protestants, standing by the Pentateuch. This party secured the arrest and con viction of Jesus, and after the fall of Jerusalem became extinct, while the Pharisees became more numerous and aggressive. The lesson falls naturally under two heads. (1st) Is it lawful to give trib ute to Caesar? (2nd) Which is the greatest commandment? (1) MAN’S RELATION to the STATE. Subjection to rule and authority is inculcated by God in His. instruction to parents. Children who are not .taught to obey their parents will never make
(IS) Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they m ight entangle him in his talk. (16) And they sent out unto him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know th at thou art true, and teachest the way of God in tru th , neither barest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men. (17) Tell us therefore, W hat thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? (18) But Jesus per ceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? (19) Shew me the tribute money. And they brought him a penny. (20) And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and super scription? (21) They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Ben der therefore unto Caesar the things Outline (1) Man’s Relation to the State. (2) Man’s Relation to God. (3) Man’s’Relation to Man. Introduction Following the Parable of the Hus bandmen and the Parable of the Mar riage Feast, in which He arraigned the Pharisees and Sadducees, they spught earnestly to entrap Him LESSON in His messages in or- EXPOSETION der to convict Him. T. O. Horton ' “They took counsel.” Imagine the picture of these spiritual rulers, heads together, led of Satan, knowing that they had no case against Him, but determined to find some way to bring Him to the tribunal for trial; seeking to ensnare Him by something He would'say which they could twist, as does a lawyer on a cross-examination, into an accusation. Their questions were directed with the purpose of incriminating Him. The Pharisees were the political lay
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