The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-25
FORGIVENESS AND HEALING.


Especially arranged from = ,. Quartcriy.J
LESSON Text Mark 2:i-l2.
GoLDKS TExr-Who forgiveth all their
Who healcth all thy Diseases
CESrRAi. TRuTH-Jesus Christ forgives
the sins OF all who come TO Him In faith.
TiME-Summer Of A. u. %. some days
after the last lesson.
PLAcr-Thc city Of Capcrnaum in Cali
lee.
PARALLEL AccorsTs-Matt. 9:i-s; Luke
5:ls-26 Jesus between 81 and 80 years old.
Near the middle OF His ministry.
IxTnoprcTiox-No long after the heal
ing OF the lcpcr, in our last lesson, Jesus
returned TO His home IN Capernaum,
where the miracle OF to-day's lesson was
performed.
HELPS OVER HARD PLAcEs-1. Entered
Cdp<rnaum: on the return from His nrss
tour OF Galilcc In the house. either His
own home Matt. Alb or that Of Peter. :.
The irord; the word Of message from God
g. SICK Of nc pd,sy: palsy Is short for par
aiusis. disease Of the nerves which do
stroys the power Of motion or Of feeling,
or both.
Tho palsy Is disease which dcprives the
part affected OF sensation or the power OF
motion, or BOTH according as the sensory
or the moter nerves, or both,
are attacked. A fearful form OF
this disease is known in Eastern
countries. The term palsy, or paralysis, Is
used by the ancient physicians IN much
wider sense than by our modern men Of
science. II included not only what we call
paralysis, which IS rarely very painful, but
also catalcpsy and tetanus, l. 9 cramps and
lockjaw. Cataer~v is caused by contrac,
ton OF the muscles in the whole or part OF
the body. and is very dangerous. The ef
fects upon tho parts sezod are very violent
and deadly. For instance, when person
is struck with il, il his hand happens 70 be
extended, he is unable to draw It back.
The cramps in Oriental countries Is fear
full malady and by no means infrcquent. II
is caused by the chills OF the night. The
limbs when seized by 1t remain immovablc,
sometimes turned in and sometimes out, in
the same position as when they were first
seized. The person afflicted resembles
man undergoing tho torture, and cxpe-
riences nearly tho same exquisite suner-
ings. 4. Could NOS come nigh unto Him FOR
| the press, or crowd, which filled not only the
room but the court or area around which
| the house was built. The crowd extended
| even into the street They uncovered the
| roof: the common houses, such as this prob
| ably was, were low, with fiat roofs, covered
r~~---
from the street to tho roof. What these
four did was not uncommon In the East.
The bed: A small mattress, or blanket, per-
haps, upon low light frame. B. Their
faith; the faith OF the man and his friends.
Jesus saw their hearts, and they proved
their faith by overcoming difficulties Thy
sins Ls forgiven: his first need and desire
@. Serbs leading men and teachers among
tho Jews These had come up from Jcrusa-
lem and elsewhere luke SID 10 see what
Jesus was doing. Z. BiasDhemies: evil
speaking Of God and religion; acting as II
He could do what God only does. ..
Whether is Easier 10 say: not which is easier
to do, but to prove the truth OF what you
say As, for instance, it is not as easy "a
speak Chinese as French, but II - easier
for ono who is ignorant 70 say that he can
speak Chinese, for few could detect his pre-
: tensions; but multitudes could detect his
, pretcnsions to French. 10. But that " MAJ
knor: by Divine act which they could sec
He proves the reality Of the other Divine
act they could no; see
= CoMxESTs-This sick man received from
Q the Saviour t,ro gifts. His body was healed
}. and his sins were pardoncd. Which Of thes
|. two gifts did the multitude appreciate most
Was il not probably the gift OF healing
That they would sec with their bodily eyes
II was something tangible. All through tn
life of our Master on earth, men rushes
after Him to receive bodily healing. They
came from afar for this purpose, and q
:. times the crowds were so great that the.
: t,amplcd on each other in their eager haste
!. for this kind Of blessing. Now ask again
what was the chief crrand that brough
!, Jesus from Heaven to earth! Did He COM
:. mainly TO heal mems bodies, or feed the
\ stomachs with loavcs and fshesi To asl
this question Is to answer II. he came y
!. seek aud save lost sinners. That was Hi
4 chief errand ON earth. His healing OF tn
!. body was only kind OF type Of His large
healing OF the soul. II any one had askc'
: Jesus that day which gift was the greater
the bodily healing or the pardon Of sins
a can we doubt for one moment what Hi
answer would have becni And /
!. now, after 1900 years, this healed maj
could come back from the other world, AM
y we should ask him which OF the two gift
q he received that day was the moro valuable
n can we doubt what he would answcri 70
I, bodily blessing Is for . few years at IN
!. most, but soul healing brings blessings 70
y eternity. Alas that the people OF those day
did not realize this. We nowhere read Q
J. their rushing to Jesus for pardon an
4. purfy. No crowds surrounded Him, say
ing: what must sw do % be saredf' SO u
: day, men would travel far for tempora
y blessings, who would not spend half .
e hour in seeking Gods forgiving grace.
whcn these four friends came for tn
sick man, how strange II would have bee
had he said: .Oh, lei me alone! am re
enough OF az 4 am. Besides, there are plenty 3
e people rho are rorw than ann Yet this
le exactly what many sinners do and say whe
n their brothers or friends want TO talk
them about Jesus, and carry them TO Hi
! in prayer. They rcpcl them and say: M
: let me alonci am Us well rs many whol
y l see around me. l am satisfied with m
b, condition. The great difference bctwec
" this palsicd man and the sinner Is, that J
n knew he was sick, while the sinner thinks !
y Is we'll Not until the sinner confesscs th'
he needs Saviour Is there any hope 4
him. Rcr A. n. Scha.Dier.
o. PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
N !. 1t Is a great blessing 70 have Jesus
w our homes.
~ q Sin is like paralysis-a weakness
"a will. deadncss OF conscience, hard TO cur
ending in death.
. D. The only hope Of cure Is going TO Jes
~ Christ