Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-10
for the 8ul1s Circle.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XII, SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JUNE Fl.

Text of the Lesson, Luke xiv. 38-53-Mem-
ory Verses, 4B.4s-Golden Text, Luke
xiv, s4-Commentary by the Rev. D. NJ.
stearns.
SO. "Peace be unto you" Thus spake
Jesus as He stood in the midst Of the dis
oiples as they we're gathered together IN
Jerusalem on that first evening after the
resurrection. He appeared first to Mary
Magdalene, then to the other women, then
to Simon and to the two who walked to
Emmaus and now to the disciples with
these comforting words. They might pos
sibly think Of His words the night before
the cruoifxion, "Peace leave with you;
my peace I give unto you" (John xiv, 2O.
"He Is our peace, and mind staid on
Him has perfect peace (Eph IL, IA; lisa
XVI, 81.
81, ss. "why are ye troubled, and why
do thoughts arise In your heartsP" They
were frightened when they saw Him, and
He asks, "Why9" for If they had believed
His own words, or II they had believed
the women who had seen Him that day,
they might have shouted for Joy, saying:
"Here He Isl Here Ia our LordP Why
are we troubled when He says, "Let not
your heart be troubled" and "See that ye
be not troubledp" John xiv, 1, 81; Math.
xiv, 6.) Why do thoughts arise when His
thoughts to US are all thoughts OF peaosf
(Jer. xxx, H.
80. "It is myself" "Jesus Himself"
oversees Is, S6)). "This same Jesus" (Acts
/, 11). "The Lord Himself Il Thess. iv,
16). 'His own self" Il Pet. II, 24). How
can we think of death, or some great event,
or even the Holy Spirit, as being the same
as "the Lord Himself" What the differ
ence was between the body Of flesh and
blood In which He died and this body OF
flesh and bones in which he now was we
shall know some day when our bodies
have become like His (Phil. Ill, 21). We
are sure that His resurrection body was
material and tangible, and in 1t He could
walk and eat. Ours shall be like His.
4O-49. "He showed them His hands and
His feet" And there they would see the
prints Of the nails, evidence that He was
the same Jesus who had been crucified
and that this was the same body that Jo-
seph and Nicodemus had carefully laid In
the tomb. 1t Is not likely that the resur-
rection body will need to eat, but we will
in that, as In other matters, be able to
"Do as occasion serve US" to the glory OF
God.
A. "All things must be fulfilled which
were written in the law Of Moses, and In
the prophets, and in the Psalms, concern
ing Me-" On the way to Emmaus He
expounded unto them in all the Scriptures
the things concerning Himself worse 81.
May we remember that all the Scriptures
concern Him, and that all things must be
fulfilled. If one should ask in what man.
ner the unfulflled parts are to be fulfilled,
let the answer be, exactly after the fashion
Of the words already fulfilled.
45. "Then opened He their understand
ings that they might understand the Scrip
lures" Inasmuoh as He Is still the very
same Lord Jesus, why not trust Him to
open our understandings to understand
the Scriptures; ask Him to read the book
with us, and by His Spirit instruct usi
When we count upon Him, He will not
disappoint u.s. for He has given us His
Spirit to guide us into all truth, and who
teaoheth like Him (John xiv, g.; xvi, IL;
Job xxxvi, 22).
46. "Thus it is written, and thus 1t be-
hooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from
the dead the third day." Every detail Of
His sufferings and resurrection, as record
ed so fully in Ps. xii; Isa. lii; Ps. xvi,
and elsewhere, was fulfilled to the letter.
When we stand upon what Is written, as
1t is written, we are on safe ground, but
the least adding to, or taking from, or al
tering or weakening or handling deceit
fully Is all forbidden.
A. "And that repentance and remission
Of sins should be preached In His name
among all nations, beginning at Jerusa-
lem." This is why He suffered and died
and rose again that He might obtain
eternal redemption for all who will accept
Him. Up to the time Of His death the
preaching was limited, with rare excep'
tions, to Israel, but after His resurrection
the command Is to all nations In all the
world and to every creature. The message
now is that through this Man is preached
the forgiveness of sins, and by Him all
that believe are justified from all things
(Acts xiii; x1xviii, 80; (, 43).
48. "And ye are witnesses OF these
things" A witness Is one who Is sworn
to tell the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth, and he must tell
only what he knows to be so, not what he
thinks or supposos or imagines. In Isa.
xliii, 10, 10 we read, aye are my witnesses,
saith the Lord, that I am God" They
had heard His voice, had seen His works
and were qualified to bear witness that he
was the only true God. The Lord Jesus,
by His life and words and works, bore wit
ness to the Father, and now we, by our
lives and words and works, are to bear
witness unto Him that he has saved US,
and that He keeps us, and that He will do
the same for all who believe on Him.
40. "Apd behold send the promise OF
my Father upon you, but tarry ye IN the
city Of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with
power from on high" They had received
the Spirit, they had been with the greatest
of teachers for over two years, perhaps for
three years, but they needed special en-
duement of the Spirit for service. There
fore He said, "Ye shall receive the power
of the Holy Spirit coming upon you, and
ye shall be witnesses unto me" (Aots l, g.,
margin).
80, 81. "While He blessed them He was
parted from them and carried up into
heaven" So Enoch and Elijah were
taken up, body and soul, and 80 all the
saints will be taken at His coming. When
He came as q babe to Bethlehem, He
brought blessing to the shepherds, to
whom the angels told the glad tidings,
and now, as He leaves the earth, 1t Is with
blessing upon His disciples. Wherever He
went He brought blessing. He Himself Is
the sum and substance Of all blessing.
Therefore we may we'll sing, "Blessed be
the God and Father Of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who hath blessed US with all spir-
itual blessings in the heavenliness IN
Christ (Eph. /, 81.
SO, So. Continually in the temple,
praising and blessing God" They re-