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MAY 29, 1921 M AK ING T H E N E IG H B O R H O O D C H R IST IA N Golden Text: Love w orketh no 111 to his neighbor: therefo re love is th e fulfilling of th e law. Rom. 13:10. LESSON TEXT Lu. 10:25-37; Ac. 2:44-47. (Read Prov. 25:18; Zech. 8:3-5, 16, 17; Mat. 25:31-40: Mk. 12:28-31; Rom. 13:8-10; 15:1, 2; Eph. 4:25-32.)
com passion, on him , (34) And w en t to him , an d bound up his wounds, p o u rin g in oil an d w ine, and se t him on his own b east, and b ro u g h t him to an inn, a n d to o k c are of him. (35) And on th e m orrow w hen he departed, he to o k ou t tw o pence, and gave them to th e host, an d said un to him , T ake care of him ; and w h atso ev er th o u spendest more, w han X come again, I w ill rep ay thee. (36) W hich now of th ese th ree, th in k e st thou, w as n eighbour un to him th a t fe ll am ong th e thieves? (37) And he said, H e th a t shew ed m ercy on him . T hen said Je su s un to him , Go, and do th o u likew ise. (44) And a ll th a t be lieved w ere to g eth e r, and had all th in g s comm on; (45) And sold th e ir possessions and goods, and p a rte d th em to all m en a s every m an had need. (46) And they, c o n tin u in g d aily w ith one accord in th e tem ple, and b re a k in g b read from house to house, did e a t th e ir m ea t w ith g la d ness and sin g len ess of h e a rt, (47) P ra isin g God, an d h a v in g favour w ith a ll th e people. And th e Lord added to th e ch u rch d aily such as should be saved. th e Gospel of grace in one of th e most beau tifu l of all th e Gospel stories. I. THE GOOD SAMARITAN. Outline (1) A Lawyer’s Question, v. 25. (2) A Legal Answer, vs. 26-28. (3) A Heart-Searching Question, v. 29. (4) A H eart-Satisfying Answer, vs. 30-37. II. THE GOOD SAINTS, Acts 2:44-47. Devotion to th e Lord and to Each Other. (1) THE LAWYER’S QUESTION, v. 25. _ The lawyer is simply a scribe whose duty it is to tran scribe th e law and also to expound and teach it. As a class they were cold, calculating, self-seeking hypocrites, thoroughly instructed in the law.
(25) And, behold, a c e rta in law y er stood up, an d tem p ted him , saying, M aster w h a t sh a ll X do to in h e rit e te rn a l life? (26) He said unto him , W h at is w ritte n in th'e law ? how re a d e st th o u ? (27) And he a n sw e r ing said, T hou sh a lt love th e L ord th y God w ith all th y h e art, an d w ith a ll th y soul, and w ith a ll th y stre n g th , and w ith a ll th y m ind; and th y n eighbor as th y se lf. (28) And he said un to him , Thou h a st a n sw ered rig h t: th is do. nnd th o u sh a lt live. (29) B u t he, w illin g to ju stify him self, said un to Jesus, And who is my n eighbor? (30) And Je su s an sw e rin g said, A c e rta in m an w en t dow n from Je ru sa lem to Jericho, and fell am ong thieves, w hich strip p ed him of his raim en t, and wounded him , and departed, leav in g him Half dead. (31) And by chance th e re cam e ^down a c e rta in p rie st th a t w ay: an d w hen he saw him , he passed by on th e o th er side. (32) And lik ew ise a L evite, w hen he w as a t th e place, cam e an d looked on him , a n d p assed by on th e o th er side, (33) B ut a c e rta in S am aritan, as he journeyed, cam e w here he w as: and w hen he saw him , he had In troduction The them e of “Making a Neighbor hood C hristian,” is a little far fetched, h u t th e passages chosen make a fitting them e for study, and one can construct th e ir own them e ou t of them . We have chosen one which we th in k fits fairly well. Theme I. The Good Sam aritan, Luke 10:25-37. II. The Good Saints, Acts 2:44-47. A fter th e seventy were sen t forth, as recorded in th e first verse of th is chapter, Jesus H imself followed as He had promised. His face is set toward Jerusalem . He passes LESSON through, or near Sam- EXPOSITION aria, and is met by a T. C. H o rton scribe who propounds th e question which af fords our Lord an opportunity to present
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