New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-11
suffered for sins once, the righteous for the I'M
righteous, that lie might bring us - God"

AUTHORITY AND TENDERNESS OF JESUS.
.. The Extent of His AuthoIity.-This has its
grounds In the dignity of His person. lie was God
manifest in the flesh. There is evidence oftls here in
connection with His assertion OF His authority. Ills
omnscicncc proclaims His Godhead, and the history
affords striking example. In His direction TO His
disciples concerning the circumstances under which
tney snou.d mud the colt, lie enters into the most
minute details, and are informed that they found
even a. lie had said unto thcln.' As our GOd ana
saviour. lie has right TO us, to all we possess, and
disciple, were 10 make to the inquiry OF the owner
o. the and her colt WAS, rhc Lord hath need
Of them No other reason was offered for the re-
mQvai Of the anmas~ No other reason was needed
When tightly estimate relation to the Lord
10 give up all TO Him. Nor shall we find the service
a drudgcY, If we Weld ourselves and OR all promptly
and heartily. There IS an unspeaSaby blessed privilege
Mi"ppt up IN the truth thaI IN thc prosecution Oh
His work In the world the Lord hath need OF" the
least Of the most ordinary Of our powers, the most
obscure oi our hours, the most Commonplace o. our
days. lie can use rs and Ours in His triumphal
entry into the hearts and home, Of men.
,. The tenderness of His compassionate wcpt
over the doomed city. lie who best comprchends
the misery wrought by SIN most commscraies 1t an.
Never ala the bosom Of mother tIrob with tender
ness over dying child rs Ills compassion yearnS over
pcrlshlng men. The trumphal entry is not simply
Lord has been doing in the world since; what
lie is doing now. He comes. having salvation"
power that healed the love that uttered Itself com
plecly in death. > manifested by Him I'm His work
4. The spirituality Of Chrst's Klngiom.-Wc have
seen that It was nccdnl for Jesus. on the eve OF Ills
passion. 10 assert li- Me~-ianc Kng~hIp. II Is now
10 De noted that he is careful 10 do I'm such way
rs Ia Illustrate III" prophet, description Of Him as
"loNly' aud give, no encouragement - the Jewish
misconceptions concerning tn Mc,.mnc Kingdom. lie
rode Int" Jerusalem accepting the homag" Of the multi
tudc. and Tins declared Himself King But there should
be no earthly p0mp nor any suggestion Of material
grandeur and force. and therefore blooded ftccd.
with rich cap2ri~Ju and insignia Of ROYALTY. should
carry Him. a colt III" foal Of an ass" should at
once testify To the royalty Of III, claim and the spr-
liualliy of IN" Kingdom lie 10 set mp. 80 the
liinc" oi Peace entered tn" city I'm that should
forever emphl>H" Ills own teaching. blessed the
meek. for th"y shall inherit The earth" The clrcum-
stances were Intended 20 can Of His follower, from
10" vain notion ~ material Kingdom OF worldly
p'mp ana power. pur Lord seemed 10 consider II Of
10" hrt Importance that Ills people should know that
Ills Kingdom was not ~ this world hut was purely
spiritual In the Srictcet Of the word II wa
necessary for Him "a assert Himself King Hence
lie does 50 here. as later ~" dd 10 Irate. Dut IN
both cases lie l. concerned that the true nature Of
HIS Kingdom should J." understood.