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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Feb 10, 1904

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 30, No. 6.

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A HELP

By Editor

To Sunday-School Students

You will find helpful suggestions in almost every lesson for the next six months in the

"Desire of Ages"

The following is a selection from its comments on the lesson text for February 21:—

"The spies dared not answer Christ in the presence of the multitude, for fear of involving themselves in difficulty. They knew that He had spoken the truth. Rather than violate their traditions they would leave a man to suffer, while they would relieve a brute, because of the loss to the owner if it were neglected. Thus greater care was shown for a dumb animal than for man, who is made in the image of God. This illustrates the workings of all false religions. They originate in man's desire to exalt himself above God, but they result in degrading man below the brute. Every religion that wars against the sovereignty of God defrauds man of the glory which was his at the creation, and which is to be restored to him in Christ. Every false religion teaches its adherents to be careless of human needs, sufferings, and rights. The gospel places a high value upon humanity as the purchase of the blood of Christ, and it teaches a tender regard for the wants and woes of man. The Lord says, 'I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.'"

"When Jesus turned upon the Pharisees with the question whether it was lawful on the Sabbath day to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill, He confronted them with their own wicked purposes. They were hunting His life with bitter hatred, while He was saving life, and bringing happiness to multitudes. Was it better to slay upon the Sabbath, as they were planning to do, than to heal the afflicted, as He had done? Was it more righteous to have murder in the heart upon God's holy day, than love to all men, which finds expression in deeds of mercy?"

"In the healing of the withered hand, Jesus condemned the custom of the Jews, and left the fourth commandment standing as God had given it. 'It is lawful to do well on the Sabbath days,' He declared. By sweeping away the senseless restrictions of the Jews, Christ honored the Sabbath, while those who complained of Him were dishonoring God's holy day."

"Desire of Ages" is a beautiful volume of 866 pages, in which the lives of Christ and His disciples are used to make perfectly clear the principles of practical Christianity.

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