The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-28

Je~ux the Messiah-Luke 0;lb-sss
ARRANGED from Ps.oubets Notesl
Cof.nxS TExT.-This Is my oeioveo So"s
h,ar We IIlm.--l.uke 3.3s.
Tur srcrros includes the last nino
months OF the great Galiican ministry:
descrlbcd IN e.i-5p and the interspes
events from the other Gospels. as iono"
i The missionary work 81 the Twelve ~.
&c Matt l0.i-s.. ureaching the MessiA''S
Winter and spring Of A. ID = -.
. Iohn the Baptist beheaded. vs. To
Matt N.i-i2 March. -. a.
r-eedsnr the 5000. VS.. i0-lI, Matt: ~.
Marx G. John 6. Power and Proof OF tne
Mcssiah) Aprl 49, -.
peters experience. healing the dauShyer OF
~. svrorhen.cian woman. the ueai az
\ durnl, man 400 Jed sMatt IL ana ~ p.'nu
man OF BethsAida MARX s.2--2vl. may anu
June. 100000, ~, ~.
xa-.5 Matt. rs.ls-.s. Mark : .2-. 81. tkeve-
lation 81 the Messiah) summer
q The transit Enirn .ion. VS. ISIS tuett.
Mark ". tAnother Revelation OF the
Mes. ''ua o The 54s lunatie child vs. "-sa'
Z zion. by q child. Va "
." repfrsiss sm..
"a 81 -sy a-rurrn.
riEssoS sDfrs.
II IL We y 30 read ovtr the whois bho
% Christ 10 gain a general view OF the
work of Chri " during this p@riod. IL
brings us TO the close OF the Caliiean
ministry. which extended from Jan
nary. A. u. rs. 10 September. a. ID. 20.
Teaching and wor King miracles filed
the time full. There was great in
crease in the number Of disciples. There
were several special new Developments
in tie founding of the kingdom. such as
the Selection of the Twelve. the Sermon
On the Mount, and Teaching by Means
uf PARALLELS. Today we come to an
other milestone Of progress Jesus be-
gins to unfold more clearly to Ills dis
ciplcs His true nature an the Messiah.
lie mus; make atoncmcnt by His death.
Thus only can lie found the new king
dom and fulfill Ills mission as the Mes
siah. Lest this strange and incompre-
Lensible view OF the Messiah should
stagger their faith. His true. transcend
rnt nature was revealed in the trans
fguration ard proved by many mira
cles of grace and power. -
In every great crisis of His work
Jesus spent much time in prayer. And
now we find Him in prayer. A great
burden was upon Him. His great Cali
lean ministry was nearly past; q few
months hence His crucifixion would
bring the elimination of Ills work; tho
hostility OF the jews was growing
stronger and more INSCRIPTIONS; His
own chosen disciples were still unpre-
pared for the great responsibilities that
were TO rest upon them. The human
nature of Jesus wanted close commun-
ion with His Heavenly Father.
1t was under these circumstances.
the conversation with His disciples by
asking: Whom say the people that
/ ann The question seems to have
been asked that Jesus might correct
the views of the disciples. But the re
sponses elected no satisfaction. and He
asked another question: But whom
say We that am?" And Peter answer
ing makes what is sometimes called tho
great confessions: '.The Christ of God.
Jesus replies: blessed art thou" be
cause thou hast opened thy heart to tn
truth. because thou hast such firm con
fidence in such a Saviour. This truth
was revealed to him by the Heavenly
Father. No mere thought and argu
ment could have done it.
Then Jesus charged them to tell nj
man. ", can imagine two good reasons
for this. I) II the apostles mot YET
fully schooled in the doctrine o.
Christ'struc nature and work. preached
ii now. they would be certain to preach
n hrI fol -
conception of the Messiah as king. They
were not yet ready for this great teach
ing. Tumult and rebellion against thu
Roman government might result.
Now comes ali unsupported revelation
concerning tho Messiah. with the dis
tinct announcement of His coming re
fiction. crucifxion and resurrection
The statement that Jesus must die waa
: n great shock and disappointment r
: the disciples: 50 much 50 that Petel
{ (Matt. 1927 openly rebuked his Mas
= ter for saying it. The fact Of His dcatl
: so astonishcd them and absorbed theil
: attention that they passed over, almos
+ without notice. the prophecy OF Hi
. resurrection. which they could not un
y derstand. The picture of the Messiah
i in the prophets. as great and gloriou
q King. could be realized only by mean
Of the suffering and death Of the Mes
siah. which seemed to the disciples =
destroy the picture.
The TRANSPORTATION which follows
i soon after this revealed to the disciple
!. the divine and glorious mature Of j
= sus. the reverse side of the picture q
the suffering Messiah.
IN verse 81 Jesus applies to His di'
ciples the principles on which He mus
y Himself carry out the work Of the Me
4 siah ns He had just revealed them. II
. way 70 the crown il through the eros
For "What il . man advantaged, IL
'e gain the whole world and lose himself
The gain II temporal, the loss il ete
- mel. Vice versa, IL il eternal gal
- through temporal loss. II he 'lose B
10 life for my sake"