Lesson 5 · July 29, 1905
The Lord's Witnesses
Questions.
- 1.What great question is in dispute between Christ and Satan? . Note 1.
- 2.What claim does the Lord make as to the ownership of the world and all therein? .
- 3.Whom did Moses proclaim to the wicked Pharaoh as the rightful owner of the earth? .
- 4.What acknowledgment did King David make as to the ownership of the earth? .
- 5.What testimony does the apostle Paul bear in this controversy? .
- 6.To whom does the gold and silver belong? .
- 7.Who multiplies the gold and silver for man? .
- 8.Can the Lord, who gives food and raiment to man, also withhold the same? ; .
- 9.From whom does man obtain power to get wealth? .
- 10.How much do we bring into the world, and how much can we take away with us? .
- 11.How can we use the goods entrusted to our care here so that they will stand to our credit in the world to come? .
- 12.What position does a man occupy in handling the things of this world? .
- 13.Is it possible for us to make a theoretical profession of a truth that we deny in practice? ; . Note 2.
Notes
1. Satan disputes the right and title of Christ to this world. Just before the coronation of the Son of God, after the wicked dead are raised, true to his text, Satan's last effort to deceive is upon the same question of the rightful ownership of this world. "Yet true to his early cunning, he does not acknowledge himself to be Satan. He claims to be the prince who is the rightful owner of this world, and whose inheritance has been unlawfully wrested from him. He represents himself to his deluded subjects as a redeemer, assuring them that his power has brought them forth from their graves, and that he is about to rescue them from the most cruel tyranny."—. It is worthy of note that Satan causes the most of strife and carnage among men and nations to arise over questions of ownership, or title, to the things of this world.
2. On which side of this controversy do you stand, my brother and sister? What is your confession of faith and practice upon this vital question? The Lord has reserved to Himself the tithe of all the products of the earth, and of that produced by the mind or muscle of man, as a constant test and acknowledgment from man that Christ is the rightful owner of all. This Satan denies. This is a practical question that will decide the destiny of souls. Says Christ, "Whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father which is in heaven." .
Bible texts in this lesson
Luke 4:5-7 · Psalms 50:10-12 · Exodus 9:29 · 1 Chronicles 29:11-17 · 1 Corinthians 10:26 · Haggai 2:8 · Hosea 2:8 · Deuteronomy 10:17 · Deuteronomy 10:18 · Hosea 2:9 · Deuteronomy 8:17 · Deuteronomy 8:18 · 1 Timothy 6:7 · Luke 12:32-36 · Luke 16:12 · Titus 1:16 · 2 Peter 2:1 · Matthew 10:33
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