The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-01-26
PARDON AND HEALING.
LESSON ", FIRST QUARTER INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JAN. 27.


Verses IO-I2-Go!den Text, Psalms Gill.
3 Commentary by the lev. ID. III.
Stearns.
Compiled from Lesson Helper Quarterly, by per
mission of H. S Hoffman, publisher P.liia-
dclphia
|. And again He entered into Capcr-
naum." The joy of the lcper who had been
healed led him, notwithstanding the COM
mand of the Saviour, 10 blaze abroad the fact
of his being healed, and such multitudcs
locked to Jesus that be had 20 leave the city
and withdraw into the wilderness, where
Luke tolls He prayed Q.uke v, lGl, and
Mark says that even there they came to lllIa
from every quarter. CLARK l. 49, But now,
after some days, He returns to Capernaum,
and the news of His return is soon spread
abroad When lie went at one time into the
borders OF Tyre and Sidon He entered into an
house and would have no. man know it, but
He could not LIE hid CLARK vii, 2l1 How is
it that today lie seems to be bid in the homes
and lives of SO many who profess to have re-
ceived Him! Why is it not clearly manifest
that He is in US If indeed He Isl Lot each
ones heart reply
. And s:raiahtway many were gathered
together, insomuch that there was no room
to receive them.n In Luke Y, II, it is said
that there were Pharisees and doctors of tho
the law sitting by, which were come out of
every town Of Galilee and JGdea and Jcru-
salem; and the power Of the Lord WAS pres
EFT to heal them. But though there was such
power present, these Pharisees aud doctors
were not healed, for they had 10 idea that
they needed healing.
g. And they come unto him, bringing ono
sick of the PALSY, which was borne of four"
While these blind, self righteous PEarisecs
md doctors, who might be healed if they
only knew their need, are listening to HIS
wonderful words, here is a case for the mani
festation of His wonderful power--a case of
realized and manifest need.
4. They could not como nigh,
they uncovered the roof, they let
down the bed wherein the sick Of the palsy
lay" Lul,o V, -, says they let him down
through the thing, with his couch, into the
midst before Jesus. Here is zeal and deter
minat on sure to accomplish It's end if it TO at
ell possible to be accomplished.
5. 'Whcn Jesus saw their faith" With
out faith it is impossible to please God (Iicb.
xi, O., but confidence in uim does always
please Him for 1.-THE eyes Of the Lord run to
and fro throughout the whole earth to show
Himself strong in behalf OF them whose
I,
and how often we hear Him say, According
t. your faith" ''AS thou hast believed" APP
paroutly making the measure of blessing wo
enjoy to be just IN proportion to the meas
ure of our faith III him " hen we consider
the record ii Heb xi, and III the history of
tie kings OF Judah horeiied upon God, may
we l.ot with good reason ask ourselves, "Do
act rs if | had faith il God:'
''IIo said unto TIE sick OF the palsy, Son,
thy sins be forgiven thee" hIatc. TX, ,, says
that lie also added, "Bo OF good cheer"
What power there Is in a word of encourage
meat, and how many we might drop by the
way as we journey on if We were no. 50 sell
absorbed, but moro filled with the Spirit of
Christ, who went about doing good, so for
Getful OF self; and then how kindly He I'D
dresses the sick maa-no word of rcbuke
either to him or his friends because of their
seemingly rude intrusion and sudden inter
ruptiol Of His discourse, but a most kindly
and encouraging greeting.
G. The scribcs sitting there were reason
ing in their hearts, They were Lis ere
mics, they did not believe in Him, they knew
Him not.
T. who can forgive sins but God only?n
QI Cor. x, 5, margin) Why, of course 10
ono can, but here il this house, and in this
man, was God manifest III the fiesh and they
know it rot. There they sit criticising, con-
/ demning, sitting in Judgment upon Him who
VIII one day be their judge, but now desires
to be their Saviour anl their King. VIII
they not say in that day, "Oh, if we
had only known1 Wei, if they had only
compared the words and deeds and well
known history of this man with the tesci-
mony of their prophets they might have Jeen
Convinced that this was lie of whom the
prophets spakc.
S. Jesus perceived in lis spirit that they
so reasoned within themselves" Some ono
has called this mind reading extraordinary"
and indeed it is. How could He tell what
they were thinking about in their heartsl
Just for the same reason that lie could for
( give sins, because He was God. OF Him it
/ Is written, Thou undeTstaadeSt my thought
| atGr off. There is not a word on M tongue,
| but 10, o Lord, Thou Enowest l. altogether
! Qs. cxxxix, ., d; ald lie Himself has said,
II know the things that come into your
mind, every one OF thera.n C1zek xi, 81
| 0. whether is it easier to say to tho sicl,
OF the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to
/ say, Arise, and take UP thy bed and walkl'
| Either would require more than human
! power, and either result would prove Him
more than man; and yet n physician might
! heal by skill and medicine the disease, while
only God could forgive sins; and in this case,
sin being evidently the cause of the disease,
tie cause must be removed if a euro would be
effected as 20 the words used, it was as easy
! to soy the one as the other but there rlust be
! the power behind the words.
10. The Son Of Man hath power OF earth
/ to forgive sins" Now if only God can for
| give sins, WHO is this Son of Man, In tie
ffrl-t T., i
dominion, and al things put under Him. In
| TIE Holy Spirits commentary upon Ps. viii.
il Heb. ii, we fad that this Jesus is the Son of
iIan; and in [ Cor XIV, where lie is called
the last Adam, it is said that lie must reign
! till Ho hath put all enemies under His feet.
! ard that the last enemy to be DESTROYED is
! death. Then in Dan. VII, Is, we are told
that it Is after the Judgment Of the IA
/ tons, and the destruction of the BIAS
/ pLening Antichris5 that the Son OF
Man IS to receive His kingdom and dominion
over all tho earth which shall never be Go
stroycd. This Son of Man. then, is the man
/ holy, E2TillCss urdeiileI and separate from
sinners, who by virtue of lis perfect no mess
1 Is qualified TO he n sin Offering, Tie sinners
! substitute; and VINO by virtue Of His sacrifice
/ soon to be coasummated is authorized to TO
/ claim the forgiveness Of sins to all who como
| hurbly to Him; and who because of tie CO.
miaioa given unto Him Shall cleanse this
whole earth from every result Of Adams sin,
of which thorough cleansing these miracles
of healing are but foretaste
! II. Il say unto thee" In tie days Of
Moses and the prophets it was The LORD
/ spalc," or Thus saith the Lord" but here is
the Lord Himself, His glory yelled, but His
| power AMI majesty flashing out from tho
body of His humiliation; what shall it be
When when we SEQ HIM in His glory, and
having become like Him, shall he commits
/ stoned to administer with Him the a1IGirs Of
Ills kingdom.
l.. Immediately he arose, took NJ the bed.
and v'4.t forth before them ALL" a thorough
work, quickly done, and manifest 10 al.
Better rTi,oo Ever.