The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09

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| Especially Arranged from q =. Quartcrlxl
LESSON ron OCTOBER ~. 1891
GOLDEN Tcxr.~And l. n I BE- lifted IA, fror.
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crSrnAL rRurn Christ cruciaed a ~.
wisdom and power Of God for salvation
TINE Tuesday. April 4 4. u. a. Several
weeks after the last lesson and three days be-
fore the crncil1ion.
Place Jerusalem In tho outer court Of he
temple
JEsUs. -Thirty-thrce and ouehalf years Ola.
~ the close Of Ills ministry.
INTERVENING STony.--C Contained IN Matt.
.oS 70 s3sD; Mark io;s - te:ss; Luke mn
to3ia; ana John HES 20 ia:i9
CInCUNsrANCEs MANY things we're croudei
into tho few weeks after tho raising Of Lazarus
Jesus hid returned 70 Jerusalem. and was ia
the court Of the women. where the treasury
boxes were Mark bad. when the Creess
sought TO see Him
HsLp~ ovER HAND Px.AcEA-p Greeks
That came up 20 worshtp:" proselytes. who
adopted part Of the Jewish religion. q. See
Jesus" in q private interview. like Nicodemus.
- The hour - that the Son Of man should b.
glorined.- b. His death and resurrection.
His cructfixion and atoncmcnt were necessary
20 His work u saving men and causing tho
kingdom Of Heaven 70 come. which was His
giofy. IS He that loveth his life" etc: ~
lose them %. -What shall sag" read the
NEXT sentence ~ . question. Shall sas.
Father. save me from this houry-' the hour II
Hts death agony. No. for his whole mission
he'd been preparing for this hour * Il have
-. giortfied it, by.all lie had done for the
Christ Ina sending Him 20 the earth. IN Ito
power OF working Miracles etc 81. Now .
the Judgment Of this world. 4" the hour that d.
rerminc~ the conflict between cool and evil,
and By which evil - condemned 10 overthrow
s.. Lifted up from the EARTH on the cross
--wil draw all men unto Ne" or toward Sic.
Christ crucihed was and Is the attractive pow
Or. drawing men 20 Himself. '.All men, net
merely all nations. people OF all ages but al
men II docs not moan that everyone would
become Christian. for tho facts at that very
time refute such an idea; but He was attractive
70 human nature, even those who we're or
posed were drawn They hated the light but
they could not help looking ~ H. And In tho
end the Whole world Will DC drawn 20 caris,-
81 We have heard out Of the law" the Old
Testament Scriptures Sec Pa s9:35; ii0:i;
Isa 90: Dan. 1913. II; for the Scriptures from
y hich they had heard
LESSON COMMENT.
These Greeks were Gentilcs- II Il
only fair 70 suppose that they were
truly religious and thoughtful men.
They were at Jerusalem at this time
~ oA>@Aiist4t AtAs Jus put iS'~@. Etir
lcsire, Is indicated IN their request:
: we would see Jesus. was not fora
passing glance. such as sight-scers give
- the kings Of this world. They wanted
Al interview. We think we are war
-antcd in supposing that they had
heard Of Him, and had heard Him Him
elf, IN Ills public uttcranccs at the
east Eut IN that mixed multitude
hey had no chance for sober questions
md quiet conversation and for this
hey longed That which many Jews
'orn and bred care nothing for, they,
'entiles and aliens BY birth from the
commonwealth Of Israel. sought These
aen were the first fuifilimcnt OF the
rords Of Jesus; They shall come from
ne west, and shall sit down
the xingiom 81 God luke 1920.
And !, Il DC lifted up from the earth,
I'LL draw all men unto Me-" So said
csus What strange uttcrancc!
Lifted up meant "crucified. and the
~ said. Cursed IS every one that
angcth on tree The cross was tho
vnbol OF ignoniny and shame. What
H. gailovs Is 70 us that the cross was
the Jew. a crucihed Messiah was 70
&c jew = contradiction IN terms What
e>us said. therefore, amounts really
this When 4 am crucified. then
IA draw all men Strange paradox,
at thirst crrciiied has more power
ian Christ working miracles and that
arist dying accompiishes more tnan
mist nving. thirst crucined Vas
me jews "a stumbling block, and
nso inc ureeks robustness and yet
esus said that ''crucihed' lie would
I've more power than uncrucified.
ms prediction OF Jesus = justified by
CTS. After Jesus death, more Jews
ere drawn unto Him IN one day than
Z nad drawn BY the three years Of His
lnistry on earth
- THIS drawing power Of the cross
rs=sistibLe? Alas: no. II Is very
rong. Inc Holy spirit has - pre-
nsed Thirst cruclfied 70 men that the
CO o. society has been changed
iiiions upon millions have felt it,
'ver and gladly yielded 70 t. But Il
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