Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-12-02
TIE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Christ Cruciaed--.Joi,n 1osf7-30 = Men-
orr Verses 1910.

Especially Arranged from s. S. Qnartcriy.J
LEssoS ron DECEMBER o. 1881.
GOLDEN TExr.-For Christ also hath once
suffered for sins.-i Pet. 3:ia
CENTRAL TRUrH.-Christ crucined - tho
wisdom and power OF God for the salvation of
man
TINE Friday. April Z. A. ID. 30 from nine in
the morning tiii three in the afternoon.
PLAcE-Caivary (Golgotha). Just outside the
walls OF Jerusalem. on the northwest
PARALLEL AccouSrs.-Nfatt.3 81 :3e- ~; Mark
l5:22-2s; Luke 23:3346
HELPS OVER HARD PLAcEs.-CD On the way
10 tho cross w. ~. And He bearing His
CROSSE" each victim was accompanied by four
soldiers. Jesus bore His cross rs long as He
could. and then Simon. from Cyrenc in Africa,
was compelled TO help Him. A great multi
tudc followed "Golgotha:" Hebrew for
skull" Calvary is from the Latin for skull
The place was knoll in the shape of n skull.
(2) The Crucinxion Tvs 1922. Jesus was
but q short distance from the ground. 20 He
BREW" etc; the three chief languages there
spoken (3) Tho First OF tho Seven Words
from the Cross. Father. forgive thcm.''
spoken while Jesus was being afixcd TO the
cross duke $3.50. az. The Four Soldiers di-
vide the Garments OF Jesus Among Themselves
Tvs. %. 80. Soon after nine o'clock. 90. His
eoat;" long tunic or undcrgarrnent.
e. The Scripture. =. fulfllcd;r Ps. 2a:la
C0 Mo,keries Around the Cross Matt.
X.
version OF the Pcnitcnt Robbcr luke
29:So-43). Toward noon ca The Mother Of
Jesus and Other Women Tvs. 25-aO. Toward
noon 25. Ellis mothers sister," Salo.ne, the
mother OF John "Cleopas:" rather Clopas, the
same as Alphes, the father OF James the less
C) Darkness Over All tho Land Matt 27-i5).
From twelve TO three o'clock. 90 The Closing
Scenes Tvs. $500. About three o'clock
81 "All accomplished" the same word
as finished ". so. His whole work was done;
all that the Scriptures had foretold, all neces-
sary for redemption. Scriptures" Ps.
o9:2f. 60 Vinegar" common sour wine for
the soldiers TO drink. 30. "It is flnished:''
what was finished, His life on earth. His lifc's
work. the cup OF suffering the atoncment for
the sins OF the world. tho old era and dispense
tion, the prophecies Of Scripture. uo) Ac-
campaigning Signs. Earthquake. veil of the
temple rent and graves opened.
SUBJECTS FOR FURTHER STUDY - Cruel.
hIion- : Calvary = The title. - The women
around the oross.-John and the mother of
Jesus.-"It Is finished" signs
The atonement.
LESSON COMMENT
From nine o'clock until twelve and
from twelve o'clock until three Christ
hung upon the cross, patient, uncom-
planning, suffering, dying-a spectacle
for men and angels to weep over Dur
ing those six hours of agony He spoke
seven times. All of these utterances are
significant, but to three of them we de-
sire to direct special attention.
A PRAYER ON THE CRoss.-A PRAYER
for Himself? No, but for those who
were mailing Him fast to the tree.
Father, forgive them, for they know
not what they do" Truly, to pray for
these men was Divine. 1t is a comfort
ing thought that this prayer was an
swered, for later on we read that they
exclaimed: Truly this was the Son
of God" Matt. 27:54). 1t seems as
though the hearts of the centurion and
his fellows were touched with Divine
power, so that when He died their faith
sprang up in spite of His death and tri-
umphed in the darkest hour of the
worlds history.
HIS PROMISE ON THE CRoss.-Two
thieves hung near Him that day: Both
began disappearing Him. At some time
during the morning one of them was
touched, repented, prayed. At the
time he uttered the words: Lord, re-
member me when Thou CONTEST into
Thy Kingdom" he seems to have been
the only soul living whose faith had not
gone out in utter darkness. The one
bright ray at that awful scene streamed
from the cross of that repentant thief.
For his prayer shows three things: ()
that he believed Jesus was Lord; (o)
that he believed Jesus was going into
His kingdom! (3) that Jesus had power
to bless him from the kingdom to WI ch
He was going. To this prayer Jesus
answers by a gracious promise: ITO
day shalt thou be with Me in Paradise ("
The AWFUL Cry ON THE CRoss.-
About three o'clock in the afternoon,
after three hours of silence and of
darkness, the air was suddenly rent
with an awful cry. For with a great
voice Jesus cried: my God, my God,
why hast Thou forsalSen Me?" What
depth of soul-agony gave birth to that
cry, no one will ever know. 1t was not
bodily suffering that evoked it, but in
tense spiritual anguish. Hints may be
gathered from passages like that in
Isaiah 1910: Yet it pleased Jehovah
to bruise Him; He hath put Him to
grief" and Peter 2:24, where we read:
who His own self bear our sins in His
own body on the tree" In some mys-
terious way, the sins of the world rolled
- 90 TIC iiuiiH ana Ine
light even of Gods face seems TO have
been withdrawn from the we'll beloved
Son. There and then it was, that He
made atonement for our sins, and paid
the ransom for our souls. Not the
teachings, but the sufferings, of Jesus.
are our ransom. Not the life of Jesus,
but His death, has opened the way of
salvation for you and for me. The
prayer for the soldiers, and the promise
to the thief, gain their power and eff.
cheney from the suffering which evoked
the mighty cry of agony that day.-Rev.
A. II. Schaufiler, ID. ID.
LESSONS FROM THE CROSS.
1. The steps of the repentant thief;
Q) acknowledgment of his sins, (2) con.
fession that Christ is innocent, (3) faith
in Jesus, 90 prayer, (5) assurance OF
eternal life in Paradise.
2. Verses 90, %. The height of nm.
s7ifishness is TO remember others
needs even in the hours of gre attest
agony.
8. Christ crucified Is the wisdom and
power Of God for the salvation OF men.
He is the only solution Of the question
how God can be just and true. and yet
forgive all who repeN and believe.
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