The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-01-25
THE auNDAY SCHOOL.
inter national Lesson for January 81. 1908
I'll. Great Confession Matt. i1;.;-.3.

| Inter raj ionai Lesson for January ~. 1908
--Th.srca Confession Asatr. 1s.S-.3-
lSrec,ally Arranged from i'ciorOei's Notes.i
CoLrrS TEXT Thou ART the Chrlsi, the son
or thc living God.-Aatt ~ ia
1IME.-~Dmmrr Of a. u. ~ few weeks
astcr tho last lesson. and about nine m0utAs
before iha cruclL >ioa
I'LAcr--ca the way 20 the Norrt ~ trans
lcurat0n. IN tho region around '.rsArca
phllippl Tbs city was situated TWENTY-FIVE
or thirty miles northeast Of the sea q G-llcc.
near the head waters ~ the Jordan. about
four sa.lcs east 81 Dan. the mediterranean town
~ Palestine proper. II wa, ~ the foot OF the
lofty lcriaon IAnc thousand feet high IN the
most picturesque part OF Palestine. II was
pauied after CUsar and ilcroi Philip.
JtsUs-Ahout thirty -two and onc-haH years
oil. In the third year % his ministry.
THE .NrrUvrSlSG STORY After tho dis
course srssin.. from The inirc.c ~ the loavcs.
many 81 Tie followers of Jesus foraook m
John d.61-.n. Then cmissarcs from Jcru~a-
Ion approached lin for dAsrc--Grciag tie ira
d!tlons q tho elders Matt i5:l-soi Thu oI-
position IL CABLES had thu> grown SO s.roNg
that Jesus went away into the vie nity II Tyre
ana Saon aal otscr regions around fialiiSs
Matt 10 - 10 1919. healing and trarhirS.
Leaving tic sea ~ Gal.lcr. they lourn'ycl
nor,hwarl INFO the rcglol oicTsarea rhl.ippi
ana On Che Way the words 81 to-days lesson
werc Spleen
THE NV Erocu This Journey marks q
turning point Cr new era IN the education OF
tho L!seirlcs- Jesus reveals % them more
rlcarl, Ills nature Ls the Messiah. and fer Tire
ngs; t.ac shows ;hesa the necessity OF Ills SUI
fcrlls and dcata-arst by las teachings and
the 4 hy tho TRANSPORTATION scene ..c also be-
gins the organized ehurch-lays the first stones
Of the structure upon the great bedrock ioan-
L..tlon
LESSON NOTES
That Jesus is the Messiah Becomes
Al ~ -, -.
US. 1917. 10. When Jesus came
in Ills journey from Ecthsaida north
ward along the road east Of the jor-
dan Mark 5:2a.) Unto the coasts" re-
gions or borders. ''of Cesarea Philippi."
We learn from Luke 9:ls that this
new era or epoch began in prayer alone
with His disciples. "llc asked Ills dis
ciples" Ills object seems 70 have been
70 draw out the faith of His disciples.
and 10 reveal 10 them more
fully His nature and His redeem
ing work He would put and
have thcm put into definite form
wha, they had been gradually
learning from His words and works
that lie was indeed the Messiah, the
Son Of God Whom" in modern Eng
lish who rs in Il. ". do men say that
/. the Son Of Man. amp The son OF
Man was a title lie frequently applied
t. Himself see Dan. .:l5-ifl. but il Is
never applied TO Him by the apostles.
II cxrre ssed His human. visible side.
lie would know what they had found
the popular impression 10 be concern
ing lin. how far they understood His
nature and Ills work. IL. Some say
John the Baptist" returned 10 life.
Among these was IIcrod Matt. 1l:l-2).
..Sumc. Elias" l. e.. Elijah. the fore
runner Of the Messiah. who had
wrought some great miracles, and had
turned the tide OF the ration from
heather worship 70 the true God. And
Others. Jercmias.' the Greek form ~
jeremiah. Jeremiah is placed first.
because in Jewish canon he was placed
first among the old Testament proph-
cts" and was regarded rs among the
greatest. Perhaps. also. because of
the character of his preaching. ming
ling donunciat:on with hope. ''Or one
of the prophets" |. G.. that one Of tho
old prophets is risen again" Luke y:l9l.
Note that this variety Of opinion
shows that the people were thinking
and discussing. but had come to no
certain beliefs. None Of them speak of
Jesus as the Messiah. for His appear
ancc was in TOO great contrast with
their expectations Is. But whom
Or. ". who say We that ann" OBJ
serve ''yc." plural. and by position in
the Creek exceedingly ernphatic-in
contrast with the discordant popular
opinions. The question is addressed TO
all and Peter answers as their spolSes-
man, just rs he does in many other
cases. IL. And Simon Peter an
swcrcd' His original name was
Simon or Simeon. Peter was an addi-
tional name conferred by Jesus to cx-
press his nature and work in the church
lJohn i: ~. ~. Simon Peter was ono
Of the quickest TO perceive truth. and
the rcadicst to utter it. Jesus qucs-
ton was like a match To powder, and
the convictions within him. condensed
in compact form. burst ont from the
fullness Of his heart. Thou art the
Christ the Anointed One, the Mes
siah Christ" is the Greek and Mes
siah" is the Hebrew for amounted"
Amounting was the method by which
kings. and sometimes prophet. were
set apart for their work. The Son Of
the living God" The son Of God in the
, highest sense. which could be asserted
of no other being. God is here styled
living God. because lie IS the author II
all life and existence: hence. sclf-cx-
istent. eternal. The Son of the living
God was one who partools 81 tina. liv-
ing. self-existent and eternal nature.
! l.. Blessed art thou" Because thou
hast opened thy heart TO the truth;
: because thou hast broken from tho
bondage of Jewish prejudice and world.
6 ~ vision; because thou hast such firm
confidence in such Saviour. Faith,
I knowledge Of Christ as the Son If God
: almighty to save and infinite in love; a
: heart in which truth finds natural
soil; a character in harmony with
Jesus; broader outloolxs into truths