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ftp 4 the stouffyllu tr1wne tlwrsy ftbmtr 12 1959 business machines office supplies mom the stouffville tribune telephone 152 or 153 painting and decorating have your decorating done now cheap winter rates painting paperhanging book now for spring exterior painting sunday school lesson jesus qcbstioxed abolt the great commandment temprance lsson lor february 15 mirk 1228s4 golden text and to lore call r ilms phone gormley 5310 or markham 607 ltles of worship for a very good reason a person may engage in the outtvarti forms and cere monies of religion while his heart is far from god he may make a show of his burnt- offerings although inwardly he him with ail the heart and is loveless toward god he may with all the understanding be doing without loving on the and with all the oul and other hand if he truly loves the with all the btrensth and to lord and as a consequence his love his neighbour as him- j neighbor he will rejoice in the self 1 more than all whole observance of outward ordin- burntofferings and sacrifice a nces which magnify his god mark 1233 he will be both loving and do- the lesson as a whole ing i approach to the lesson j verse by verse which is the first command- mark 1228 and one of the i mem of all scribes came and peiceiv- i this is the third in a series ing that he had answered them of questions addressed to our well asked him which is the lord the first was political first commandment of all mark 12131t the second was matthew states that the scribe doctrinal verses 1827 this is was a lawyer doubtless es- in the sphere of morals verses pecially versed in the mosaic 2854 while the first two ques- law by first he meant pre- lions were obviously cunning eminent or primary isee thus question seems sincere the great in matt 22361 the scribe was indeed tempting jews djvjded the pentateuch body fender repairs duco dulux refinishing estimates without obligation w g garrett and son main street stouffville ont phone 265 christ matt 2235 but in the sense of proving his ability to answer wisely else the sav iour never would have told him that he was not far from the kingdom of god mark 1234 note the patience with which the lord jesus replied to all three questions he could read the hearts of his enemies like a book yet he was willing to listen to their queries whether they were sincere or not and answer them with dignity and calm composure in each case his reply is a masterpiece of insight and logic no wonder his opponents desisted from this form of attack see mark 1234 the dual command to love god and ones neighbor is ab solute and totalitarian it in volves heart mind strength and will nothing must be with held no half measures will do god demands all our devotion and enjoins us to complete sac rificial love for our neighbors such love is indeed more im portant than whole burntoffer ings and sacrifices it should of course result in worship which glorifies god but it isj more than the mere external- into 613 prohibitions and pre cepts verse 29- jesus answer ed him the first of all the com mandments is hear o israel the lord our god is one lord literally the lord our god the lord is one this oft- recited hebrew formula quot ed from deuteronomy 64 af firms the strong monotheism of israel some jews looked upon the recitation of its words as a guarantee of entrance into par- ariise christ gladly affirms a magnificent truth even though it was often misapplied in his day verse 30 thou shalt love the lord thy god with all thy heart all thy soul all thy mind all thy strength this is the first com mandment the quotation is from deuteronomy 65 it is not enough to believe abstractly in the unity of god the be liever must be knit to god in the bonds of total love note the repetition of all his affections emotions mind and will must all be lovingly focus ed upon the lord verse 31 the second is like thou shalt love thy neigh- i bour as thyself none other i commandment greater than these literallv the second is this christ quotes leviticus 1918 the pharisees gladly as- sented to the first of the two commandments theoretically thev acknowledged the neces sity of loving god but this sec ond commandment so pointed ly emphasized by the saviour must have stung their con sciences christ does not advo cate selfove as such he insists that one show toward his neigh- bor as much care concern and interest as he shows toward himself no combination of com mandments can possibly trail- scend these two verse 32 the scribe said master thou hast said the truth there is one god there is none other but he i the scribe was both respectful and sincere literally his reply i begins of a truth master i thou hast well said one must know that god is and who he is before he can truly love him this necessity was clearly reflected in christs words the scribe sensed its im- portance verse 33 to love him with all the heart understanding soul strength and to love his neighbour as himself is more than all whole burnt- offerings and sacrifices the scribe understood correctly the need of total love for god and genuine love for ones neigh bor his omission in the greek of with all the soul was not disagreement but a mere ab breviation his reference to burnt offerings and sacrifices shows that our lords words had found their mark the lawyer agreed that no ritual of any kind is a substitute for love of god and man see 1 sam 1522 mic 668 verse 34 when jesus saw- that he answered discreetly he said thou art not far irom the kingdom of god no man after that durst ask him any question discreetly is intelligently the scribe had taken the initial steps toward the kingdom he understood the totalitarian nature of gods ba- sic commands sincere as he was he would quickly discover his inability perfectly to obey these commands and thus he would be compelled to realize his need of a saviour gal 3 24 the questioning ceased be cause our lord had demonstrat ed his divine ability to answer not only clearly but also with convicting power the heart of the lesson try to understand the actual content of our lords twofold emphasis on love the relation ship between the two areas of love the reason for summariz ing the commandments in this way and the challenge of the teaching to the human heart total love toward god and man is twoedged positive and negative inclusive and exclus ive the entire person must love god and neighbor this is positive and clearcut it in cludes the whole being one must not love halfheartedly nor with only partial strength nor with mental reservations all must be laid on the altar of loving devotion but this posi tive ideal has its negative as pect if all of a person loves god and neighbor unloving thoughts and desires are there by excluded there is no room lor unwarranted impatience an ger and hatred if my entire being is devoted to god no space is left in my heart mind or will for that which is base unloving or godless love for god and man are closely related notice three im portant truths first love for god is primary it comes first one cannot truly lov his neigh bor in disinterested fashion un less he loves god with all his heart second love for god is productive it issues in love for man the logic is true love for god involves confidence in his word and leads to saving faith in his son the holy spirit then takes up his residence in the heart he produces his fruit part of which is love third love for god is proven by love for ones neighbor study 1 john 420 21 our lord summarized the commands of god by emphasiz ing love because love is in truth the fulfilling of the law rom 1310 if a person is truly gov erned by love he will not light ly dishonor his god or cause his neighbor distress romans 13810 deals with this theme the absoluteness totality and finality of the command to love is a stirring challenge to faith neither the scribe nor any other human being apart irom christ has ever perfectly mea sured up to the command who among us has loved god and his neighbor completely our sav iours words are a magnificent ideal but apart from the gos pel they would cause us to des pair they summon us to per fect love but reveal our imper fection they make us realize our sin and desperate need of a saviour titey point us thus to calvery where our sin prob lem was settled and where new life and victory in the holy spirit were marie possible news from box grove de soto if you want luxury and adventure this is your kind of car this brilliant new de soto and look at the wonderful ideas that help make it so the finest combination of agile highspirited v8 gopower and safe smooth stoppower ever mounted on a single chassis fingertip driving ease for the controls you use most torqueflite automatic drive new de soto heating system inspect the fresh new fashion and features that are de soloonly then ask the price we promise to turn your head de sotoward if you want the toughest bestlooking truck for your kind of job put a new 59 sweptline dodge to work for you and 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the tractor it will create an overload condition for the trac tor engine resulting in prema ture wear and breakdown high maintenance costs and a poor job of work if equipment is too small for the tractor the result is waste of fuel and highspeed operation with its effect on safety as well as replacement costs if a farmer has a relatively small acreage it may be more economical to have it farmed by custom arrangements rather than by buying an expensive piece of equipment for the small acreage a piece of equipment should be used as much as possible dur ing any particular season of use thus it is better to use a ma chine for 100 hours during a year than for 10 hours a year for 10 years machines deterior ate to some extent when not being used through exposure to weather and corrosion and they may become obsolete over a period of a few years with a new machine becoming avail able which will do the same job more efficiently there are thus many factors to keep in mind when buying farm equipment and all of them should be considered be fore any purchase is made feb 5 there were about sixty folks from the village at the com munity skating party held last thursday evening by the com munity club at cedarena the weather was just cold enough so that the threatened drizzle drifted down as a sprinkle of powdered snow to make for one of the best skating nights of this cold winter even the few- parents who were out agreed that it was a most enjoyable evening farm forum this week was at coakwells the next meeting is- scheduled for the haines residence the february meeting of the box grove wa will be held thursday evening feb 5 at the home of mrs coakwell project for the month is bags bags for pyjamas laundry clothes pins or what you will a reminder that the womens world day of prayer service will be held at 730in the box grove united church on friday feb 13 the service is inter denominational and everyone is welcome including the younger folk part of the service is to be taken by the girls of the ex plorers group who will also be singing under the direction of miss robin armstrong hope that judy stofford does nt miss her tonsils too much now she finally parted com pany with them over the week end after a weeks postpone ment due to a cold brenda sissons who was supposed to have hers out with sister sa- mena last week also caught a cold and had the day postponed congratulations to mr and mrs don taylor nee marie lecman on the birth of their daughter 6 lbs 10 or deborah marie born last wednesday morning at scarboro hospital birthday greetings this week to mary sissons who will be 9 years old on friday iq v tttdsks a ijn q ilcosbect postal i v jj u 4dtss- boi i he povst office w9pocick363bw6x9ex3 parkside christian youth centre second anniversary banquet monday feb 9th 1959 at 7 pm speaker rev ken campbell special music for tickets phone stouffville 204 w4 or 223w j dodge trucks stop in and testdrive the valuepacked dodge the loxoriofls and spirited de soto or a 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