The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-21

hlled with people, and such crowd about
the door that no one can come near mark
H., j, ~ and jesus is preaching the Word
unto them. just what He talked about we
may infer from His discourses, which are
more fully recorded; let each one search and
see.
There were Pharsees and doctors of the
law sitting by, which were come out of every
town of Galilee. and Judea, and: Jerusalem,
SO that here was gathered n contention of all
me leading and influential religious people of
t6e land' and they were being addressed by
this humble carpenter of Nazareth upon
topics with which they ought to be very fa-
miliar, and of which the wonder i'm their eyes
was that lie should know anything.
And the power OF the Lord was present TO
heal them" But they had come for no such
purpose; physically they were not sick. and
spiritually were they not perfect aud did not
all people look 10 them for wisdom aud lightP
why should 1t be written that there was
healing Tor them? The answer is fully given
in the eight woes OF Matt. xiii, where the
Great Physician describes their case as He
saw it. But they arc deaf and blind, they
VIII not hear nor see they come seeking no
iaVors from Him. and they go as they came
deriving no benefit from tho power Of the
Lord.
Is. And, behold, men brought in bed
man which WAS taken with a palsy" Mark
says that four menaeazrisll. him. Hisitrpuble
was paralysis he was utterly holpless all mn
done, not thing could he do for himself.
And they sought to bring him in. and IN
lay him before Him." They realized their
friends helpless condition, they were sorry
for him, they believed Jesus could heal him,
their sorrow for him took a very practical
turn and they determined to bring him to
Jesus.
49, They went upon the housetop, and
let MN down through the tiling, with his
couch, into the midst before Jesus" Tho
discouragemcnts were many and great. It
seemed simply impossible to get their friend
10 Jesus, and it would not be strange if some
OF tho four urged a return hoping for an
the four had the right spirit, the spirit which
laughs at impossibilities and cries: "It shall
be done The way to the fiat housetop was
not blocked and this grand soul says: If
we can't get there ill tho natural way,
through the door, we'n get there in an un.
natural way, through the roof" When we
attempt to come tn Jesus or bring any one
else to Him. how often we encounter what
seem to be insuperable hindrances, and how
but theirs is the right way
~. And when He saw their faith, He said
unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee"
Ihe great people present may have felt like
very decidedly to this rude inter
laughed in their hearts at the meeting being
thus disturbed; but the quiet calmness and
dignity OF Jesus would ovcrawe them, and as
all was still again, the helpless man lying OH
his couch i'm their midst, these mos: timex pect-
Ell words fell from the preachers lips: Man,
thy sins are forgiven thee" AS the skillfui
physician seeks carefully the source of the
more manifest symptoms, the seat of the dis
ease, and attends to that knowing that il the
cause is removed all will be well, so Jesus
goes at once to the cause of all sickness and
suffering and death, and i'm the case of this
man grants him first his greatest need, the
forgiveness of his sins At the same time He
indicates TO the Pharisees their need
q. Who is this which speaketh blasphe-
mics; Who can forgive sins but God alone%'
Thus these sn-Sick Scribes and Pharisees be-
gan to reason in their hearts. not knowing
that God Himself stood in their midst and
uttered these words.
-. Jesus perceived their thoughts (R. ",
said unto them: What reason We
in your hearts," They must have been
startled at having the thoughts of their
hearts thus told out before ali, and one would !
think that this would convince them that
Jesus was more than man.
23. whether is easier to say Thy sins be
forgiven thee: or 10 say, Rise up and walk
Each was equally easy to God manifest in the
;iesi', out from their standpoint simply to
he same power of God as to=grant forgivC-
ness of sins, and would not have led thep 10
accuse Him of blasphemy. I'd: d:TenlQveSthe
;ource Of the: iaknlS Wa! ceftai9 sBpre
liicultthan t5 rehibye some Of the qstsard |
'ymp 4 Tie 'Phaiisses tlieh ind arc !
we'll content TO let Inc inward 'rottenness eeh-
inue if0nly the sepulchre is kept well whitaS |
washed, but Gods way is. give lifs iyherf !
here has been death and cleanse the tomb OF |
is foul contents.
'arth TO. forgive sins" And Hs SMsili,; ttzhve +
hem to know it. But who :isi Gjs Sphjof ,
Nan: fhisis the first time; wefatd -thsS Sfitle |
N this Gospel, but we shall find it about |
went y-five times as we &c on. 1t is at least
hrty' Lines in Matthew, fourteen times in,
Mark and ten times in john 1t seems to be
'ur Lor'd's fatorite title OF Himself. and is:
oumll outside of the Gospels only in a ctsyii. ,
6: Heb. H., 6; Rev. l., 13; xiv, IA. or the
iigl1ty times He uses it in tho four !GospslE,:
ection and future glory about thirty
lines and that reminds us Uf PS:i
IN; 4. Xxx, ~; Dan. vii. 13. where the Son
" Man Is the one to whom dominion ON
'afCh Is given. lie has power TO iemsye SIN
mu sickness and does It even now inthe case
If individuals. lie removes sin rs to; its con-
cnucnccs and power from every one who |
ruly seeks Him. He removes sickness and
whenever il is for our good and His |
glory, but not until the resurrection will He |
,iro His people bodies forever free FROM all
nit1nity, The time will como when He shall
iave removed from the Garth forever all |
races Of sin and the curse; and He shall Ap.it !
Is Son of Man, DaviFs Son. Abrallam's Son,
n association with redeemed Israel and the
,loriiied church ~: :,
p. And Immediately he rose up before
hem, and took up that whcrcon hc lay,
md departed to his own hous:, gloriryins |
'od. The Word of the Son 0? Man, God |
manifest in tile 1esh, did it. IIcforgaye hts'
'i,is; lie healed his body. We. woirld,' Hs'h.,
'ule, have healthier bodies if we had healthRsA
1uls,: .prfer. hearts, hearts lin Which, .tlie;jj
Word of God dwelt richly. '''' - ''N''''
%. Amazed gloriled God-fiIled with
sYs or sfe o SrSFPfffh 81 ffho 'fnSs INV bfy 5SSsy
Rev. xxi, Il, l0,. andffour hearts looking !
ip 10 iiim IN chihllike faith should say "Ab, !
Lord God. Behold Thou hast made fhe /
heaven aud the earth by Thy grca power and |
stretched out arm, and there is nothing too |
'aid for Thee der. xxi, III, VIC too would |
'e amazed AT the results Of faith and should |
1e compelled TO glorify God every day because
II the strange things we would see The
'mpty would be filed but the rich and self
atiSiicl would still 90 empty away The
'"rd gives us To see our paralysis that wc
nay IN our hclpfulncsS come aud cling to the
Vi iOnty OD. I acco,, yJol,,o.