The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-01-24
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOE
JANUARY 81.
Lesson Text: "Tho Great Conrc,-
sion," Math. xvi, 1926
Golden Text: Math. xvi,
10-Commcntary.

Is. "When Jesus came unto tho coos,s NJ
Cmsarea Philippi, He asked Hls dlscip,os
saying, Whom do men sny TINT I. the Son
Oh Men, ann! After feeding the 5000. wnlk-
ting on the sea and dlscoursinr about tho
bread OF life, Jesus went toward Tyre and
Sidon and healed the daughter OF a Svro.
phenician woman, fed 1000 md cautioned
HIS disciples against tho leaven Of the phari.
sees and Sadducees. or tho falls" teaching. OF
hypocrites and rationalsis. Then. HAVING
passed TO another section, lie asked tho
question OF this verse.
IL. "And they said. Some say Thor art
John the Baptist, some Elias. AMI other.
Jeremins, or one OF the prophets" Just ~
vnried are the opinions OF men now conc.rn-
ing Him, Tor while many hate HIN and turn
their backs upon Him many who profess To-
he His friends will not believe that He Is
God. and many more VINO confess with the
mouth that lIo Is Col rs well as man arc not
slow 10 saw that in some things. as a man,
lie was mistaken or spoke according TO the
mistaken notions Of His times, white others
who would not dare 80 sav any OF these
things will not believe that Ilc Is the coming
one to ait on Davlds throne.
10. "Ho saith unto them, But whom slv
go thnt amI' As Ear as we ara inliyidU-
ally concerned, the great question IL not
what Others think Of Christ, but what we
think OF Him, Tor every one ot US shall give
N'NpNhN W iAul~'iA W 'fpl Nhll. NV. IL :.
He will doql with each one separately AMI
personally, and the great question FOR me-
Is: "WhHt DO | think OF CHRISTI What is
He 10 mcI' What is my relation to IIimY
Is He my friend and Saviour. or 10 | act ~ II
1t was nothing TO mo whether lie ever lived
or not?
10. "And Simon Peter answered and said.
Thou art the Christ. the Son OF the living
God" By comparing verses aud oi
Math. H., we see that Tho Christ" IL synonv.
nous with ''thn King o. the Jews" By COM
pairing verses 30 and So OF John y. we see
TINT IN their eyes "tho Son OF Gol" meant
"oqull with God" so that Peters confession
meant at least thus much Thou ar; tho
King OF the Jews, tho Divine Man to 81, on
David's throne"
II. "Ani Jesus answered AMI said unto
him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bir-JoGa. Cor
flesh and blood ha;h not revealed II unto
thee, but Nv Father which IL Ia heaven, a"
Flesn and blood, or the natural man. cannot
reveal un'o US heavenly things, even ns IL il
written IN Cor. H.. ~, l3. Got only can
teach US OF lIimself by Hts holy Spirl.. but
He Is ready TO teach al, who are ready 20 be
taught.
ls. "And l say also unto thee that thou
art Peter, aud upon this rO,k will build
my church, and the -;t:es OF he'll shall not
prevail ng Iinst it," rhe Greek words trans
htot Peter" and "ro,k" are not quite the
same, for the word translated peter"
means BIT OF rock, u rolling stone, but the
word translated rock" means u cliff or
hedge. solid rock. The church was not
TO be- built upon Peter. u rolling stone. TUT
upon the solid rock, Christ, whom Potter
confessed TO be the Christ, tue Son OF Go J.
Notice that the church was no'. then, Luiis
nor being bulldcd, for lic SAIL IL Will build
My church,
10. "And l will give unto thoe tho koys o,
the Eingdom OF heaven, Gnd whatsoever
a A. ~ a. .l,u 1..,l 40
heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt lo1ss on
earth shall be loosed In heaien." We know
from Acts II. aud x that Peer was the first
OF all the apostles TO preach tho gospel both
10 jews ana gentllc-, and thus. He opened
tho door TO all, und this is the power o keys
As to the binding ami loosing, we know that
the same power was given to the church as
whole IN chapter xviii, ~. Every be-
llever " authorized 90 proclaim the gospel
(Rev. xii, I'D anI TO point the repentunt
sinner 10 the passages which declare him
loosed from his Sins Hnd tho impcn.tert TO
the passages which dccar, him still bOunl
ly his sins.
20. "Thon charged lic His disciples that
they should tell no m N that lie wi- Jesus,
the Christ He hRd conicsse TO the woman
OF Sumaria thW lle was the Messiah (John
iv, %, 2G) lIe bal 20 the Jews giyln many
proofs that He was their Messiah. aud they
only turned thcir tdcks upon Him. SO that
He will declare II no more. See chapter
xii, 1919. Ii tie truth l. not received when
simply presented, there is the danger OF the
truth being with irlwn and dclusion r..
cc!vea IN its stead III IAcss. H., 10, Ii,
Jesus Himself is the truth, and there Is none
other, for Goa can be known only IN and
through Christ.
q. "From that time forth began Jesus tc
show unto Has disciples howthl, lie must 80
unto Jrrusalum and suffer muuy things oi tue
elders and chief priests and scribcs ant be
killed und be ralsel again the third day"
SEQ the same iacts repeated 10y dim N chap.
tPrs xvii, %, %, and Xxx, Il, - AM notice
In verses "a, %, of our lesson chapter that
there Is no way to the kingdom but by the
cross and entire self rcaunclatiou. While
the kingdom Is delayed, postpone because
OF Isracgs election Of her King the heirs OF
tho King. the members OF His body, the
church. must bc content 90 bo treated as their
Master WIS and live rs Ho lived, not unto
Himself, but unto God.
20. "Ihen Peter TOOK Him anil began 10
rebuke Him, saying, Be II Tar from Thee
Lord, this shall not bee unto Thee rhe
margin says, "Pity ThysrlL" II is the
nature Of the natural man 70 pity ones self
rather thun deny self II IS too much tho
case with Christians also that they live unto
themselves, intulse themselves. please
themselves, rather than p!cl-r Him wlo
hath cal!el them, 30 that Got alone can tiI
whether they ARE Christians Nt all or not.
Christians should bea: Ia mind that 1--WE
who live are always delivered unto den,n
Tor Jesus sake, that the lie also Of Jesus
might bs made manifest in our mortal
flesh" 'that We should not hencelorth 1.-Two
unto ourselves, tut unto Him VINO died 10:
us and rosp again" or Cor. iv., II ~, l5).
30. "But He turned ani said unto Peter
Get thee behind Ne, satan. Thou art an
oflrnso unto Ole, for thou ssvorrst not the
things that be- OF Col, tut those that he OF
Inen." See what the Lori thinks OF plying
oneself. II is not from Coz, but from satan,
tho adversary OF Goi RUt man. Hc hatr-
the Christ life, .and If he clhno; destroy will
do all he eau 10 mini Ter II. "Not 7. but
Christ, who liyeih 10 me-" Is the true Chris.
tian motto, and only those who thus live can
lie glory TO God AMI q blessing 10 their
fellows II Is like man 20 got mad enjoy and
gratity himself; II IA like God TO give aud
minister unto aud make others glad. ''FoI
the Son OF Man came not TO be- ministered
unto, but TO minister AMI 20 give HIS life
ransom for many" C>lath. Xxx, S),-Lesson
Helper.