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ment. Furthermore, In all four of the lists there seem" to be three dis tinct groups of ' four each, and each of. these groups Is headed by a cer tain apostle In each list. In the first group» we have Peter, James, John, An drew. In the second group We have Philip, Bartholomew, ¿ Ma t t h e w , Thomas. In the third group "there are James the son of Alphaeus. Thaddeus, Simon the Cananéan, JudaS Iscariot. The student should hot be disturbed because the names seem to vary in certain cases. Many men in that day had two names. The man n a m e d Batholomew in all .four lists is un doubtedly Nathanael; Matthew Is thus named in the four lists, but he was also called Levi. Therefore, we should not be surprised t6 find that one man is named Thaddeus in two Of the lists, and Judas the brother of James in the other two lists. Also Simon the Cananean is named Simon .the Zealot in two of the lists. But “Zealot” is simply Greek for the Aramaic name “Cananean.” : 3. "Blessed are ye poor; for yours is the kingdom of God" (Lk. 6:20). Beginning with this verse, we find it is easily apparent that throughout the remainder of thé chapter we have material very similar to that in the Sermon on the Mount as recorded in Matthew 5 to 7. But the wording is different and much is omitted. This has disturbed some. But we should understand that these are not two variant reports of the same discourse. They are two different discourses ut tered upon separate occasions. The discourse in Matthew was given on a mountain (5:1).- The one recorded; by Luke was given “in the plain” (6:17)., Therefore, there is no need for the har- monizers to try to work out a “hàr-, rpony” of the two. Nor is it necessary for us to believe that the writers haye given Us only the general ideas ex pressed in their own words and not thç very words of Jesus.. Our Lord undoubtedly preached the same ma terial upon many occasions, varying the form of expression, lengthening or abbreviating the material, to suit the needs and occasion.- How foolish to suppose that Christ,‘having once de livered the remarkable precepts of the Sermon on the Mount, thereafter never referred to it again! Even mod em preachers sometimes repeat their sermons, poor as they’ are. But His words were the very bread of life. Golden Text Illustration M atthew 5:16 A simple blackboard outline may be used effectively to illustrate the shin ing of the Christian’s “light.” ■A larg
with Its rhys, representing the Lord Jesus Christ, the Light of the world, able to give light, heat, life, |and guidance. But when the Sun is away (replaced on the diagram by a full moon) the reflected light, comparable to the Christian’s light that is derived; solely from Christ, is able to light the world’s darkness. An additional help ful analogy may be drawn from the fact that an eclipse of the moon’s light occurs when the. world comes be tween the sun and the moon which is the light reflector. Similarly, an eclipse of the Christian’s light-reflect ing power occurs when the things.of this world are allowed to come be tween him and Jesus the Light of the -world. The moon has no light in itself; It must merely be in right relation to the sun to reflect light. Thus the Christian’s ability to let his light shine for the glory of the Father is solely a matter of his relation to Christ the Light of the world. The Christian has absolutely no illumina ting power in himself.—From a black-. board lesson by Dawson E. Trotman. -Follow the Leader M ark 3:13-19; L uke 6:12-19. MEMORY VERSE : “For thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me” (Psa. 31:3). APPROACH: Years ago we used to play a game called “Follow the Lead er.” I wonder whether you have ever played it? One person was. selected could climb up on the roof of a barn and then watch all the frightened little girls try to climb up. after you. Do you think you* would like to play “Follo^ the Leader” ? ■ DIYISIOrv were a boy, you LESSON STORY: Well, you cah play it if you are a Christian, for, to a certain-extent, the Christian life is following the Leader. It isn’t exactly, for thé Lord Jesus is more than just i our Leader—He is our "Saviour first of all. He came to die for our sins, not just to show us how to live. But whèn we have taken Him as our Saviour, then Hfe says to us, just as He said to Peteç'that morning beside the boat, “Come and follow Me.” If we follow. Him, He will not be like the little boy and tease us by taking us into impossible places. He is a good and kind Leader. When we to be “it.” He Couid do anything or go any p l a c e he wished, and every one else must fpl- low him. It was a •great deal of fiin to be the leader artd to see how many hard things you could make the ■others do. If you
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