Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-17
HOLD TO .rHE WRONG IDEALS"
Rev. MIR. ROchO Points Out Errors
Mnde by ChrIslians of All Ages.

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At the First Baptist church yesterday
morning, the pastor, Rev. v. C. Roche,
preached an interesting sermon on the wrong
ideals of Christians, taking his text from the
error of the two disciples who had no faith
in the story of the resurrection and making
the application to modern followers of the
Master who have built up wrong ideals of
Christ.
Introductory. Rev. Mr.. Rocho described the
scene at Emmaus on the occasion Of the
visit Of the two disciples after the tragedy
at Calvary. The men and women OF all
classes were discussing the event, an event
which revealed God and determined the
destiny Of mankind. The two disciples were
Christian men made heavy Of heart by their
own ideal. They were apparently returning
to Galilee, their intention being not to in
quire after this Christ, the accounts OF His
resurrection being considered by them as
idle tales. They lacked the courage to con-
fer together and with others and decide upon
what was the proper action for Jerusalem at
such a juncture. They waited until they
had left the city and the thropgs and then
they talked the matter over and reasoned
together. And while they were talking to-
gether Jesus drew near them as a stranger
and walked with them and they knew him
not. Their wrong idea Of the Messiah pre-
vented them from recognizing him. Mems
wrong ideals are the curses Of their lives
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false ideals Of Christ, themselves and the
world.
The wrong ideal, said the speaker, ex-
cluded the disciples from a present good.
Christ was with them, his form before their
eyes, his voice ringing in their ears, and yet
they did not know 1t was Jesus. He had
not appeared in the form they had expected.
Their ideal was wrong. The effect of the
wrong ideal made them sad. Jesus, a
stranger, noticed their sorrow and spoke
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voked their serious discussion and they, In
reply told the story Of the cruc' fixion OF
their Master. They had hoped for a resur-
%rection, when Jesus would appear resplendent
In glory and power as he had been humbled
and disgraced three days before. They were
disappointed, as they had not seen Christ
return to earth In accordance with the ideal
plan they had for His resurrection.
The disciples were perplexed and chagrined
by reason Of their wrong ideal OF Jesus.
They had taken no stock in the report of
the resurrection as 1t had really taken place.
They said the angels in announcing the .resur-
rec,ion of Christ would have made the an
ncuncement to the apostles and not 10 the
women at the sepulchre, as women were easily
imposed upon. They did not believe the
statements of the women who had received
The word of the arising of Christ, but thought
it was a woman's fancy that had led them
to make the statements. True. some OF the
apostles had been to the sepulchre and found
1t empty. They saw no Christ and were
disappointed. They had expected Him to
appear to them in person, and as He had not
they had given up hope OF ever seeing Him
again. All of their hopes were nailed to His
cross and buried in His grave. In the
progress OF divine government facts will be
ever coming up that will battle and distress.
Our religion must not be a religion of our
own opinions. Our religion must be drawn
from the blessed book. As followers Of
Christ 1t will be well for us to be often
found I'm conference upon these vital subjects
of Chrlst's life. death and resurrection.
Christian men are made happy by Christs
light. He reproved them for their slowness
to believe in the writings of the prophets,
for the series and succession of events as
settled by prophecy are no less certain and
inviolable than those settled by Providence.
Christ gave them the light of His truth.
1t had been promised and II was proper that
He should manifest His justice and do honor
to His law
As the disciples walked on their way with
Christ. the stranger, He explained TO them
the scriptures from Moses down. He showed
them that the crucifixion was the really APP
pointed way to His glory. and that 1t had
been decreed that the Messiah must first
suffer and then reign, that he must go by
the way OF the cross to reach His crown.
He showed them that the scriptures pre-
dicted a Messiah who corresponded exactly
with the Jesus OF Nazareth, Of whom they
were talking. Christ gave them the light Of
His fellowship and presently their eyes were
opened and they knew Him.
Christ opened the scriptures. He then
completes the work by Illuminating tho mind
and causing the scales TO drop from the
eyes Of the doubters and unbelievers, the
men and women with wrong ideals. 1t
is today az 1t was in Christ's day. If any
one would see Jesus he must accept His
way. Christ will be revealed unto men In
His own time and way. IL IL the false
ideals Of Christ and Christianity that keep
US and others from serving Him. We must
set aside our personal will and preeonceiyed
ideas and instead accept those duties offered
by our Lord, Jesus Christ. To be exultant
in faith We must live in close fellowship.
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