Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-11-27
THE SUNDAY sCHoo7
THOUGHTS WORTHY OF GA, :.
REFLECTION. CALM
a Pleasant. Interesting. and ,n..
Lesson and Who're 1t May BE sa',se
Learned and Concise Rav,s. 'und-A
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Christ Before PLAT.

Christ Before Plate.
The lesson for Sunday, Nov. 90 m,u
found in John 10: 1-16. ~ may be
INTRODUCTORY.
The lesson on the trial NJ C,
abundant opportunity for that s9 gives
appeal which the teacher should personal
himself or herself, by the terms Of the teel
ton held. free to make. The , .ne posi-
condemnation OF Jesus by his uni a, away
self-crimlnating judges is to be- ' hnsa and
close home to the human haost brought
And this is the question which nv. o.day
pers1stently into the mouth of each % .tself
"What shall do then with Jesus ,s anu all
called Christi" N' which Is
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
Then. The preliminary jewish exau,.
ton and a good portion of the Row. A''ina-
have already passed.-Took jesus Jesus" W vflal
no implication here Of force in the +,, With
-scourged. Here, however, all Iia a I'M,
lence. "'' Is Vlo-
Crown of thorns. Rather, crown t,o.
thorns or out OF thorns (ex.).-Put on HIM him
exact: arrayed him in purp]e oa,l more
tmatiOn). et'neht
And said, Tischendorf throws ~ .,
words, they came to him. The more u. INC
curate and expressive rendering won,d h az
they kept coming to him and saying. 1I M,
hands. The Greek is. They gave him s shelr
or cuffs. The Bible Union gives tho 1 zap
pier translation here. See Variations "ap-
Went forth. Better, to suit the dramatic
center Of action, came forth.-Fortha w
strong word out (exo). That is, awaS
let him go.-No fault in him. One s ~ 70
expressive enough, in the Greek: altar hI,u'
meaning crime, or cause for indictment
Then came. Same word loosely rendered.
went in the verse before.-Crown ~
thorns Slightly different from that used
in verse g. Here it is thorny crown ~.
thorn-crown, corresponding precisely VIII, W
purple robe which .ollows-Behold ,ba
man. Our King James rendering omttin9
the comma, is plainly wrong. The wors
man is not the object Of the verb Ssa
Variations. So the Greek Of Tischendorf
Officers. Better, attendants /. e.. in tho
temple. Not as much military as minis
terial. Same as appear at the arrest, John
IS: 3.-Cried out. strong onoma1onoA
etc term, Enthusiastically him. Rather
Cruelty. Or, as meaning the same, the
cross! the cross!-Take ye him. Tho
strong accent is on the We. The Revision is
preferable: Take him yourselves; precisely
as in the Greek.
We have. The we is emphatic.
Son of God. Better Son OF God, the omitted
Not in the original.
That saying. Rather, this word (toutop
ton logon. More afraid. Not at the facr
or claim Of Christ's sonship, but over the
existence of a Jewish law, for which 50
long it did not interfere with Roman
statute. he was bound according to the
liberal policy OF the empire to have some
respect
Speakest thou not unto me? Or, Com
verseth thou not with me? Indicating
willingness to assist him in escaping what,
he no doubt, counted a mere provincial
charge. Power. Better, authority--To
cruelty. Placed second in Tschendorf: re-
lease, first See Variations.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
PLATE therefore took Jesus and scourged
him. Therefore! Why. "thercfore?n y
find in him no fault at all,n PLATE had
just been saying. Why, then, this scourg-
ing. "Not this man, but Barabbas!" the
people had cried in answer to Pilates
proposition of release. Then again, a:iy
scourge Christ. unless it were in prepare
tion for the crueler infections OF the cross:
But Pilates subsequent query indicates
another purpose. 1t is evidently an inten.
tional compromise. PLATE had, iii least,
forensic conscience. He does not wish tic
go down on tho court records as condemn
ing an innocent man. But it is the cast
rather than the person that here trouble.
him. He does indignity to the man 10 save |
himself. He cares more for his reputation |
than for Christ There are others like him |
No fault in him. 1t is the Judgment Of
Christ's own day. 1t is the sentence of all (
~
The strictest searching in Pilates court re- |
vealed no transgression of the laws OF ma. |
tionS and no infringement OF the rights o! .
men. He was guiltless. The closest resur-
vey of character and career to-day re-ccht |
the word, innocent! But it is not the per- |
ception OF ChriSt's sinleSsness that saves
Otherwise PLATE would have been saved,
and Rousseau and Renan would speak the [
mind Of Christ 1t is the acceptance and
appropriation Of that sinlessness, the put
ting on of Christ's spotless robe of righteous
neSS-thiS only availS. Alas, PLATE there
is fault in thee
Behold, the man. There he stands clear
and distinct He is thrust out upon the
background of Jewish hate, of Roman self
ishness, of human depravity. Conspicuous
| he stands in the full arc OF the world
! vision, placed there, as it were, unwittingly
| by heather ruler. True it is that all life
| all history, all events Of nature and society
have but awaited to bring the Christ int
prominence The projection of the man OF
| Nazareth. Now what will you do with hni
Behold him. now, "the man;n to DO accept,
| ed or rejected. Tomorrow the judge
| Then what will he do with you?
Tho pavement. 1t is the basal rock oil |
human depravity. Here men must come
or else to the rock Of refuge. They must
take their stand either as friends or enc
mics of Christ. They either crown or cru
| city. PLATE was a long time coming to IT.
In common with mankind, he resisted self
! commitment But he came. The Jews SAID,
"we have law, and by our law he ought
to de-" That did not move PLATE. He|
bade Christ speak for himself, and was
heard in silence. Yet even this does nov
| bring him to the fatal judgment-chalr'
But. at last. the willy Jews cry out. "Thou1
art not Cesar's friend" And now he Isl
brought to the full avowal of himself. anal
has drawn on the judges cap. Sell
seeking; here we all fall, save grace
! abound.
We have no king but Cesar. Terrible
words! Terrible for their truthfulness'
Since that day the Jew has literally had mol
king but Caesar. And a tyrannical ana
cruel king he has proven. Here was al
choice sadder indeed than that Of ola1
which displaced the benign Samuel anu
took the naughty Saul ale will take your
fields and your vineyards inc
tenth of your seed your men-ser-
wants and your maid-servants and you,
goodliest young men and ye shai'
be his servants. and We shall cry out IN
that day because of your King which Se
shall have chosen you." Even SO, Israel.
1t has been sad bondage for the sons o. ,,
Jacob through the centuries. When shal !
Zion return and the Lamb again reign
Hasten it. o Lord, for that day is our day