Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-14


doubted. lS And Jesus came and spake
unto them, saying, All power is given unto
me IN heaven and in earth. 10. Go ye 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
TO observe all things whatsoever have COM
manded you; and, 10, am with you always;
even unto the end of the world. Amen.
GOLDEN TEXT. - The Lord gave the
word great was the company of those
that published it.-Psalm 6S:1l
The time of the lesson was before May
is, (the date of the ascensicn) and after
April 10th, when Jesus met the disciples
on the first day of the week following the
meeting on resurrection Sunday. The
place was doubtless III untain in Galilee,
thought by some to have been the HONS
of Hattin, 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
to them the seventh time. Very soon after
this the great commission was given.
V. l6. The eleven disciples went away
into Galilee, per command of Jesus; went
away from Jerusalem, TO meet him in Gal
lice, at an appointed place, although The
place Is not stated in the record. 1t was
doubtless well-known locality to Jesus
and his disciples, and very likel, at this
place, per announcement, convened the
$500 at once. " There were many believers
i'll GaIilee, and yet the wonderful mani
festations of Jesus were more than
their faith was able to grasp; 'some
doubted. " The eleven had seen invin-
chile proofs of the risen Jesus while
in Jerusalem. -, ever were men less
credulous," and they did not believe
in a risen Christ until convinced by
material and spiritual evidence. The
appearance of Jesus very naturally awak-
ened fear; there is something awful in the
mystery OF death and the resurrec ion.
Those who believed in him wOrshpped,
but did not dare approach; Jesus 'came
and spake unto them. "
V. Is. All power is given unto me in
heaven and in earth. TIE English lam
guage contains no AIDE iuate equivalent for
the word rendered power. 1t embraces
the ideas OF both power and authority. -
Abbott. The power and authOri Y which
had in his humanity been circumscribed
was now, since the resurrection, again his
as atthe beginning with the Father. Power
of love, power OF life power of control,
power OF pardon, power of comfort, power
OF Omniscience, power of OmnipOtence.
power over all spiritual Influences and
motives over over the world, to guide
all nations.
V. ~. Go We therefore and teach all
nations. The days of fishing on Galilee
we ended, ard the Gays of waiting; the
time for action had come-"GO. The
first word mean aggressiveness. 1t Is not
wait to be 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 in force.
Christian teachers and preachers often
complain that goddess people will not
ONE to listen and thus be bene tied.
True, but have you, christian teacher,
oleyed the command, Ego ,
we greatly need an English word
disjti' disciple all nations 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 it,
ana submitting to his requirements be-
cause he makes them. "-ByruoH The
command implies that christianity is a
universal religiOn-nOt merely, one of
the religions OF the world-but il is -"
religion for all nations and all peoples. The
implied truth is emphasized that the
religion of Jesus Christ Institutes the
secret o. true civilization among all
nations: hence that christian missions Is
the IN Their of civiliza ion.--i9, ar. The
church is not Obedient so long as one
nation is without the Gospel. the COM
mission is broad. rot given to a few, but
TO the wi ole company of five hundred and
the entire church militant in every age
and 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 church 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 in
one way are believing disciples to come
cut from the world and confess Christ
publ ely; avowing legiance 10 Jesus and
his disciples by asst ciating themselves in
all christian example and work. May /
not Ii a christian life at home, without
making a profession in baptism o" Not
if you would '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 ION who redeen.s: the Spirit who
Sancti es.
V. 20. Tea hing 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
life is then but ust begun. There follows
the lifelong training, the lifelong learn
ing OF all the octrines, Of revelat on and
their application III the affairs of life.
The following are a few of the ter
steps in the christian life, Observe the
memorial supp er this do in remembrance
OF me. Follow peace with a men, and
holiness" he ''fervent in spirit serving
the Lord. - cleanse yourselves from all
filthiness of the flesh and spirit rerfeeting
holiness in the fear # God. +" "Ilave your
conversation honest, and having done
these things which are commanded
you. say, we are Improbable servants:
we have done that which was our duty
to do, " for goodness is Profitable unto
all things having promi Q of the lie that
now Is ard of that which is to come. "
'Have no fellowship with the unfruitful
works of darkness, but rather reprove
them.
The encourage rent is all that could be