The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-28
JESUS THE MESSIAH.


JESUS The MESSIAH.
latsrna1onal Sunday School lesson Sbs
March Q, 1889.
Especially arranged from 8. y. Quartsriy.t
LESSON Tsxr-Nark 27.8S; e:1..
GOLDEN THxr-Whosoever will come after
Ne, let him deny himself, and take up his
cross and follow Me.--Mark 1884.
CENTRAL TRUTH-Those who would reign
with Christ in Heaven, must follow Him
on earth.
TrMB-Summer Of A. d. 29 Several
months after the last lesson.
PrAcs-On the way from the See Of Call
lice to Cesarea Philippi, % or 80 miles TO the
northeast; which was named after the EN-
peror Caesar, and Herod Philip, who en-
larged the city
JEsus--32X years old, in the third year of
His ministry.
PARAILEL ACCOUNTS IS 1928; Luke
0:lS27.
INTERVENING HISTORY Mark 8 4to S:28;
including Matt. IA TO 16 :12, and John 6;1-7L
1NrRoDuCrroN-Whil the disciples were
engaged in the missionary tour described in
our last lesson, John the Baptist was be-
headed March, A. d. 29), and the disciples
returned TO Jesus and to Capernaum. Jesus
sought retirement with His disciples, first
near Bethsatda, then in the region Of Tyre
and Sidon aDd now again in the vicinity Of
Cesarea Philippi.
HELPS OVER HARD PLAcEs-27. Went out.
from Bethsaida and Galilee. He asked. in
order to lead them thus to the truth. 20.
John Ehs Bdptist: lately killed by Herod.
Eltds: Elijah, the promised forerunner Of
the Messiah (Mal. 4:5). 80. Thou art tM
Chrtst: Peter saw through His humble cir
cumstances, and recognized the Messiah.
30. Tell no man: it was not time yet; for u)
some would make HIM king. (2) others op-
pose Him all the more. 81. Teach them:
show them the real nature and work Of the
Messiah. 33. Get thee behind me, Satan: not
that Peter was Satan, but his suggestion
was from Satan. "a. VIII como after Ne:
be My disciple. Deny hfmsclf: put Christ
and His kingdom before his personal profit
and pleasure. He must give up whatever is
wrong and whatever will prevent him from
serving Christ and doing good. Take up
His cross: the cross was the symbol Of
death. Christ did His duty, and saved
men, even though it cost Him death on the
cross. 80 must we. 85. Saue his ltfe: life
means the blessedness and pleasures which
give value to life; saue hts ltfe means get
pleasure or profit at the expense Of right or
religion. Shalt lose Il: shall fail of his end !;
shall lose eternal life. which is the true life.
Real life must grow out Of pure and holy
character. He that loses this may gain tenn
porary pleasure, and that only, but must
lose all true and lasting blessedness. 88.
Adulterou: unfaithful to God. OF HIN shall
the Son of man be ashamed: because he has
proved himself unworthy of Christ. Conscth
IN the glory: at the day Of judgment, His Sec
ond coming. 1. Seen the Kingdom Of God
come: fully established, and showing its
power. This was by His resurrection, and
by the day Of Pentecost, and was completed
at the destruction Of Jerusalem forty years
later, when the old dispensation passed
away, and the aew was firmly established.
John lived till after that, and all the disci.
pies till after Pentecost.
CoMMENTs-When Christ began to sho w
them that He must suffer many things,
Peter thought that He was very much mis-
taken, and began to rebuke Elm. This
called forth stinging rejoinder from the
Lord. Then Christ went on to tell them
that they were fundamental principles OF
His kingdom. Not crown-wearng SO much
as oss-bearing was to distinguish those
who wanted to be His disciples in this
world. To lose your life was to save it, and
All the rest Of the lesson, from verse "a on
IS solemn warning to men, uttered by the
Saviour. It will apply as well to us IL
these days as it did to the men who sur
rounded Him and listened TO Hi
words The Master saw that mer
were in great danger Of making 9
fearful mistake In their relative esti
mates Of the Importance Of seen and unseer
things. The temptation to sin forthis pres
ent world was overwhelming. The lust O
the flesh, the lust Of the eye, and the prid,
OF life had led men into horrible hypocrisies
50 that, trying vainly to serve God Ont
mammon at the same time, they had lost al
true religion. Pharisees, scribes and peo
rle all supposed that they were making
good bargain, and that all would end well
Jesus tries to undeceive them and maxi
them understand that any pretended reliR
iDus life which did not involve cross-bear
ing and self-denial was vain and fraudu
lent. He assures them that II any on
makes the enjoyment Of this life his chic
concern, he will lose the life to come. ant
that if any one desires the Masters servic
20 earnestly as to be willing to lose this lif
Tor it shall gain the eternal life beyond
what we might call problem in spiritua
arithmetic: "What shall it profit man
he gain the whole world and lose his owl
soul, or what shall man give in exchanR
for his soul3"-Rev. A. f. Schauf1er.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
/. No opinions are 30 important as righ
views about Christ.
2. The true church is built upon IN ator
ing Saviour suffering for the sins Of th
world.
8. Christ tells US the trials, as well as tt
joys, Of His service.
4. We are to renounce the world as ma
ter, but to use 1t as q servant.
8. "Chrst's cross is the sweetest burde
ever bore. It is such burden as wing
to bird or sails to ship"
6. At how small price some sell the
souls.
: z. There is certain triumph for Christ
kingdom, and hence for all that are Christ
. The Poor as Glvors.
! It is true that, the moro man gives, II
more he has; but it is not true that Il
more man has, the mora he gives. The 81
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