Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-15

INTO GalIcc, into "a mountain where Jesus
had appointed them. II. And when they
saw him, they worshipped him; but some
doubted. Is And Jesus came and spake
unto them, saying, All power is given unto
me in heaven and in earth. 10. Go we there
fore and teach all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost. 20. Teaching them
10 observe all things whatsoever have com
iuanded you, and 10, am with you always {;
even unto the end of the world. Amen.
/ GOLDEN TENT. - The Lord gave the
word great was the company OF those
that published it.-Psalm 6S IL.
The time of the lesson was before May
Is, the date of the ascensi NJ and after
A ril 10Th when Jesus met the disciples
on the rst day of the week following the
meeting on resurrection Sunday. The
place was doubtless a mountain in Galilee,
thought by sOme to have been the llo ms
OF llattin. the Mount o. Beatitutes, where
Jesus delivered his wonderful sermon.
While the disciples were waiting for Jesus,
they, as their custom was, occupied the
time In fishing, and here Jesus appeared
10 them the seventh time. Very soon after
this the great commission was given.
Y. Is. The eleven disciples went away
into Galilce, per command Of Jesus: went
away from Jerusalem, to meet him in Gal
lice, at an appointed place, although The
place is not sta ed in the record. 1t was
doubtless IA well-known locality TO Jesus
and his iii ,cipleS and very likely at this
place, per annGuncem, convened the
300 at once. " There were many believers
in Galilee, a0d yet the wonderful mani
feStations of Jesus were more than
their faith vas able to grasp; ''some
doubted. The eleven had seen irwin
chile pro is of the risen Jesus while
in Jerusalem. - ever were men less
credulous," and they dill not believe
I'm risen Christ until convinced by
material and spiritual evidence. The
ap. aranCe of Jesus very naturally awak-
cncd fear there Is something awful in the
mystery OF death and The rcsurrec ion.
/ Those who believed in him worshipped,
but did not dare approach; Jesus came
and Spake unto them"
V. Is. All power is given unto me in
/ heaven and i'm earth The ing ish lam
guage contains no ade luate e luiyalent Tor
the word rendered power. 1t embraces
the ideas OF both power and autho.ity. -
Abbott The power and authority which
had In his humanity been circGmscribed
was now, since the resurrection, again his
as at the beg ming with the Father. Power
of love, power of life. power OF control
! power OF pardon, power OF comfort, power
OF omniscience, power OF omnipOtence.
/ y; wer over ali spiritual influences and
mott es over over the world. 10 guide
/ all nations.
V. 10. GO We therefore and teach all
nations The days of ish NJ on Galilee
we e ended. and The Gays Of waiting: the
/ time for action had come Go ~ The
] frus II IL
wait 10 he called. 1t is not ''open the
church door and say come - While
those means may be helpful. the COM
mand is "go, and it is still N force.
Christian teachers and preachers often
complain that goddess people will not
come to listen and thus be bene tied.
! True, but have you, christian teacher,
o eyed the command 'go
I'VE gr ally need an English word
/ Ills jbie disciple all natio. To dis
ciple a person to Christ is to bring him
| into the relation of pupil to teacher TAX
! ing his yoke OF authoritative instruction,
| accepting what is true because he says II,
and submitting to his requirements be-
! cause he makes them. '-Br0adHs. The
command implies that christianity is a
universal religion-not merely. one of
the religions OF the world it is inc
! religion for al nations and all peoples. The
| implied truth is emphasized that the
religion of Jesus Christ Constitutes the
secret o. true civilization among all
nations: hence that christian missions Is
| the m ther Of civiliza ion. -foboN. The
church is not obedent so long as one
,ation is without the Gospel. The com
mission is broad, not given to few, but
| 10 the W ole company OF five hundred and
-.
aud in every cline, go until every lost
soul has learned of the Christ the way of
/ life.
The broad church IS the missionary
church, the narrow ch rch is that which
sees only its own needs and aids only its
own enterprises Having taught the
Word having been received, refuse not
others the privilege Of following their
Lord and Master in baptism. Thus III
one way are believing disciples 10 come
ut from the world and confess Christ
publ ely: ayow,ng a legiance TO Jesus and
his disciples by as>ociating themselves in
all christian example and work May
not Ii e christian life at home, without
making profession in baptisnH' Not
If you would o'ey the last injunction Of
your Lord and Savior.
THE Father, the Son, and Hol, Ghost. =
Jesus own expression to give the idea of
the triune God. The Father who creates;
the ON who redeems; the Spirit who
sancu C..
V. 20. Tea hing t EN- to observe all
things. The work is not done when one
has repente of sin. sought forgiveness
and been baptized. in fact the christian
lie Is then but ust begun. There follows
the life long training the lifelong learn
ing o. all the doctrines, OF reveat on and
their application in the affairs OF life.
The follow ne are a few of the ter
steps In tie christian Life Observe the
memorial supper this do in 'membrance
OF me. Follow peace with a / men, and
holiness" lie "ferNent In spirit serving
the Lord. " cleanse yourselves from all
flthiness of the flesh and spirit erfecting
holiness In the fear # God " 'Have your
conversation honest and having done
these things which are commanded Il
you, say, we are Improbable servan s:
we have done that which was our duty
TO do, for - odliness is rofitable unto
all things having promi OF the Ii g that
now Is a.d of that which Is TO come. ~
"Have no fellowship with the unfruitful
works OF darkness, but rather reprove
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