The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-29

Qsa. lii. 7-1O). the middle dan. tx. 2s). and
the later prophets Czech. Kill 10 BY that
method He would be perfected (deb. ii. 1O).
and would enter into His glory. luke xxi.
26) suffering. dying, rising Messiah was
the theme of the Old Testament, and was
destined to become the theme or the New
Testament. (Acts xiii. -: / Pet. /. ID
FOLI.OWING.-This new teaching OF
Jesus concerning himself was calculated To
repel the little band chosen 10 present His
their minds Ires,Imablv some Questioned
their place and work. For how shall one
follow another who Acknowledges that he
must come 10 n violent death? Perhaps
Jesus discerned or anticipated such refiec-
tons. At least, ufe answers the queries.
These men must share His fate. They
must deny themselves, take up their cross
His disciples to save their lives. would
lose them. This He had previously said.
He repeated it duke xiv. 26. 20, more than
once. Oohn xii, Is, go He is putting the
law of His kindgofn, hard then TO receive.
but destined ultimately TO be elevated into
doctrine QI Tim. iii, ~, and proclaimed I'm
distant parts Q Cor. XIV. CD, the law OF self
sacrifice. That law was directly opposed,
of life. as a period of self-seeking ana
pleasure. Oh Tim iii, -
PROFIT-A measureless gulf yawned be-
tween Jesus and His disciples when these
last words were uttered. He had declared
what to them was not only q mystery.
but also hopeless representation of the
selves. He destined to die by cruel hands
they destined to follow on and lay down
their lives for His sake! And. to
clared to be the way to His glory and to
their salvation. To bridge over the dim
Guilty and regain His control OF His fol-
lowers Jesus advances to the subject OF
personal profit. Suppose instead OF what
He pictured they could gain the world.
what profit II they the Jose then souls rs S Asss
their minds from temporal to heavenly
things, that they might make a choice
QIeb. XII, 25). To some extent He must
thereby have conveyed to them a slight idea
of His mission as Messiah and their rela-
ton to Him Rev H. 100, as well as the
reward at His coming Matt. XIV, 3D.
that Jesus had said up TO this point He,
the Messiah. must suffer. die and rise again.
His followers must in like manner be sacrl-
their reward in His kingdom. We can put
these three propositions together and find
comfort beyond the tn Sch 9 bey we're %
spoken must have had some confusion or
ideas requiring further instruction When
NAV ma" have been asked or IL may only have
struggled in burdened hearts that dared not
utter their fears. How that question has
distracted the church. How many words
of Scripture have been distorted and man
gled to confirm preconceived opinions! How
many in all centuries have stood a-uptoe,
Vet the Master himself gave all that needed
TO be known concerning the time Verse 20,
saving that some there present should live
to see it. y(John xxi, %. 2aD. That statement
was sufficient TO hold these men In loyalty.
They could afford to wait little while.
CONCLUSION. = We have reached the
heart of the Christian system. jesus came
TO be the Messiah, the king. As preliminary
TO the setting up of His kingdom He would
Law down His life and take again. John
X. ID He would become victorious by first
suffering defeat. He would invite men to
Him in the same spirit and bid them tri-
umph as He did. gaining their lives by sac
rificing them. OF such, and such only from.
viii, 81, He would build up a Kingdom. the
beginning OF which should be made in the
lifetime of those about Him. kingdom
which should never end Dan- Nv. y, in
which blessings snnumerabe should be
granted to its faithful subjects. Such
statement might seem TO worldly wise men
but the mad utterances OF one bereft of rea-
SON And yet the kingdom has come. The
King is on His throne. He counts His peo-
pie by hundreds of millions. They are
Iowa! beyond most ab1ect servants OF the
mightiest potentates OF earth. That king
dom spreads. To Him shall every tongue
confess" phil. IL, I'D.