The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-22

l..Nst. A&Xs>tYa / rim, only can he
,lNtpR't SnQ.~i-2 founI the new king
(V~HEIp * va i. don, and fulfil his
{ >SNNil.MfN V mission as the M"s-
9 YW/NI siah Lest this
strange and iucom
yrchcnsibc view Of
the Messiah should stagg"r their faith, his
true, transccndcnt nature was revealed IN
the transformation and proved by many
miracles of gr@Cc and power. we see IluH
how much was needed iha' the Ia''h "a '''
disciples should be "ncouraE'd' as III gu,
last lessen. IN" chapter S''''''l H"'"''
be searched for those lac'S anu ""'",
Whlch reveal 10 us 'ic Nv ""'', 90"
work OF 'h' M'"h'a", a''" '''' 'o0''o' ' ~
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H. And 1t came to pass, as ne was "'''''
praying, MS "'H'lpI'H VERY M''' "''''' 49,,
ne asked men, saying W no''' Gay vas
people mat am
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'hflSt OF Goa
81. Anil he Straitly charged 'h'i'i' an"
commanded them to tell no man bat
thing;
~ Saving. The Son Of man must sIltel
many things, and be rejected Of the elders
and chief priests and scribcs, and be slain,
and be raised the third day.
% Ara ho soid 70 thom all If any man
will como after mo Lot him DENY himself
and takc I'm his cross daily and follow me
| ., ..,,.o. ,.;,i ,.,,.o bie life shall
49,, -. 49,, ,,,h,s.oo,.or viii ,oso his life for
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ea'" '''' ""o,. "'' w.
VI VIC '"'' away , -.
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me ana oil my Wor"S' Oh MN Sn''' Nv '
OF man De aSiahleu' "ht', ~, ','''
III ms own glory all" III us "''''' '"
or the molly Angels
] u But tell you OF uu'h, '''i' ~
some standing here, which Shaii not 'aH''
of death. till they see the Kingdom OF 20"
Some explanations to the text are a
follows.
Note that there can be no high and noble
character without daily self-denal. VINO
socver makes self first is necessarily meal
and low Hence God has made life 1uil o
opportunities to deny self for others
"Take up his cross daily" not merely o,
special occasions % TIE cross is thu
symbol Of doing our duty, even at the cos
of the most painful death 1t is the en-
blem, not of mere suffering, but of suffer
ing for the sake of Christ and his gospel
(O Each one must take up his owh cross
(N He must take IL HIp voluntarily. acCcp
it, not merely endure what is laid upol
him. This is what changes the cross int
q glory. "rhe cross for lnc cross, never
bat the cross for the Lord, always. q
The cross is a test. 1t is the lthurcl'
spear, which tests whether we are dlS
ciples in deed and in truth. or only seeker
after the loaves and fishes. And ioiIoN
me-" To follow Christ is to take him 10
our master, our teacher, our example; t
believe his doctrines, to uphold his cause
to obey his precepts, ana to do it thong
it leads to heaven by the way of the cross
1t is not merely to do right, but to do righ
for his sake, under his leadership, and &C
/ cording to his teaching An old mysti
:. once said a true word: Never run afte
q cross, and never run away from one.
o. For what is a Imam advantagcd
) What profit does he gain? Some have sal
that this regarding Of profit and reward
, only another form of seltiShnesS 81
, selGshness is the seeking our own good q
the expense or injury of others. To see
what Is nroIitable is not seItishness, bl
wisdom. 1t is simply folly to throw ava
[ life or pleasure, or wealth, for no Soo'
, whatever. The wise man wants to kn0
what good will come Of it to himself {
others. Only fool will have no regal
, TO profit. If, an ''if'' that is never realize
4 but even if he gain the whole world, a
the pleasure, the wealth, the sources
. ENJOYMENT, the honors, the blessings tn
world can give and lose himself, MS III
his health, his power of enjoyment, II !
(. is racked with pain, or tormehted VIII
remorse, if he loses his character ms II
tegrity. his love OF Cod and AFTER sho
enjoyment there is nothing leit Dul e'erli
1 misery In the process OF gaming ne "a
= lost the power to enjoy his gains. or
cast away, rather, forfeit himsell, lorle
y his soul, which is given up for the SAKE