The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-12
CHNlST'S DOCTRINE.
IatssostioAai suadAy-Schsol Lssssn ~
January ~, 1850.

went into the synagogue on tho osoUStu
day Luke 4:l6
GENITAL TRuru-Jesus and His religion
are full OF blessed words and works for all.
TIME-April, May, A. ID. IS, A year and
five months after the baptism OF Jesus,
PLAcE-The northwestern shores OF tho
Sea OF Gahicc chiefly at Capcrnaum.
PARALLEL AccoUNrs-Matt 5; l4.l7; Luke
4: 3l4l.
INTERVENING HlsroRY-The temptation of
Jesus MARX /: l., IS; Matt 4 I'D. Jesus
returns, February, a. ID. -, from the VIII
dcrncss 10 bethabara, Ia John (lohn ! 10
Az. Thence He goes TO Galilee tMarch), at
tends the marriage at Cana. Returns 10
, Jerusalem TO the passover, April ., n. ID.
81, and spends the summer and early au-
tumn preaching in Judca (John -. Goes
back TO Ganlcc, passing through Samaria
John 4; AZ tDeccmbcrl, breaches and
heals umany. John the Baptist imprisoned;
goes to Jerusalem to passover, March ~,
A. ID. IS John -. Returns TO Galuce luke
4: IA breaches AT Nazareth and ~ rejected
there duke f. l632l and then goes to
Capernaum, where lie makes HIS homo
(Nlatt, 4: l2l0. Calls foar disciples to DO
HIS constant attendants MARK /. 1920.
oDUCruN-MarK passes IN silence
over nearly u year of the nfe OF Jesus,
chiefly because tnat year was spout largely
in Judca; amt Peter from whom Marx re-
ceivcd muJh OF his Gospel, was not the
constant attendant OF Jesus TIL the time Of
our present lesson. We have to-day sp6cl-
mems OF Jesus method OF bringing men
INTO HIS Kingdom.
HELPS OVER HARD PLACES-Jcsus next
spends the last part OF year aud half IN
GalI.ee II. CuerRdtm: a city on the
northwest coast of the Sea II Galilce,
supposed to have contained 10000 inhabtl-
ants. SyHGJOJac; place of assembly, like
our modern church. - TdrgM dGUsr-
itH He spoke ID one who knew all things,
for lie did know. ScrlJly! the learned pco-
pie of the Jews. %. El,cl.al SpTiG called
unclean, because He made the man unclcan,
unholy, vile, in body and soul. -, HO!d WY
peace: the testimony OF bad spirit would
injure a good cause. Even the truths =
| liar tells are thought to be lies. 26. Cr.sd
| 1pih u LOnd go.e1: an iuartlculHtc cry, not a
word Of speech, which Jesus had forbidden.
| q. What HeO dOctrun. rather, tedchtHy; re-
| ferring TO both matter and manner. Aud
they do obey HIM: His miracles added au-
thorlty to His words. 20. FOrttWdh: i'm
mediately. 30 Sick Of Jelsr Luke says,
! a great fever; they were common at Caper-
naum on account Of the marshes. 81. She
nlili,tered. showing that the cure was in-
Simultaneous and complete. 90. AteVen: they
came then % as tho pleasantest time for
the sick; (2) the nows had just got around !;
! 90 their Sabbath ended at sunset, and the
people felt at liberty to go abroad and do
any needed work "a. Heaed mdny: show
| ing the divine mission Of Jesus, to heal, to
| help, to comfort, 10 save. D.prs: various.
CoMMENTs-Jesus led very busy life
for the three years Of His public ministry.
SO busy was He, that at times He and His
disciples hardly had time for their meals.
His Sundays were no exception to the gen
eral rule, and of these we have u specimen
in the lesson for to-day. In the morning OF
that day He entered into the synagogue,
and there found man who had an uncean
spirit The evil spirits that possessed the
man led HIM to cry out and beseech the
Saviour to let him alone. At this, Jesus,
in compassion, rebuked the evil spirit, and
| commanded him TO come out o. the man. In
rage at TINS command, and yet powerless
to refuse the spirit tore the man violently,
and came out OF him. At this the people were
amazed, and the fame OF the Master was
spread abroad in all that region. As soon
as they came out Of the synagogue, they
went to the house Of Simon Peter, whose
mother-n-law was very sick; and Jesus,
| taking her by the hand. rebuked the fever,
| and in an instant she was perfectly healed
| Of tho disease, so that she got up and be-
! gan to wait on her guests. This caused tho
| people Of that neighborhoOd 10 bring to the
| Master all those who were in any way sick,
| and He healed them all. So great was the
number OF those VINO thus came, that we
are told that the whole city was gathered
around the doors OF Peters house. But this
| was probably not the only time when the
Master was thus busy, for there were many
| people that were sick, and 1t is probable
that on many day He was as busy as He
could be from morning TO night IN minis
tering to their bodily wants.
The most prominent point in this lesson is
| the healing power of Jesus. There is no re-
! corded instance in which any sick person
applied to Him for healing in VAN. In one
or two instances he delayed granting the
request, as in the case Of Lazarus and tho
! Syro-PhGnician woman But IN every IN
! stance the delay was for beneticent pur-
| poses. To other requests Jesus sometimes
! gave fiat denial, as when he was asked
by Carping Pharsees for sign, or when
! James and John asked for places Of extra
| ordinary pre-cminence in His kingdom, or
when man wanted him to turn civil Judge,
! and decide case between his brother and
| himself But whenever poor stricken hui
mainly turnCG TO Christ for relief it always
| found his heart and hand ready TO admin
| lister it. So not in Gallice alone, but Wher-
| ever He went, blessings of healing flowed
| from His gentle hands There were thou
| sands in that land who could bear witness
/ to His healing power, since for three years
/ He went about doing good No earthly
| monarch ever made such progress "
/ through his realms. Some, indeed, have
! given money abundant.y when they have
/ journc,ed in state through their dOminiOns,
| but none was ever able TO awaken such a
! continued chorus Of gratitude as this man
/ awakened, Like abundant rain 10 the fam
/ ished sons of the desert, 80 were Christ s
/ deeds of mercy to the suffering sons Of man.
/ In all this He doubtless had two aims in
| view. FIRST, to give relief TO the suffering
/ but the second and more important was to
| show them by real object lesson, that
( what He did for their bodies was but a type
! of what He was ready to do for their souls.
The healed man, the restored woman, would
/ all the more readily listen to the words Of
/ life that sprang from His lips. And even II
/ nine lpuprS ont of the ten went away nm