The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-05-02
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
uesson In the 1nternatiQnal Series
for May 8, 1eO1-Jesus and
a Peter.
Prepared by H. c. Lenington.1
THE LESSON TEXT

is. So when they had dined Jesus saith to
Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas. lowest
thou Me more than these? He saith unto
Him, Yes, Lord; thou knowest that !
love Thee. He saith unto him. Feed My
lambs.
16. He saith to him again the second
time, Simon, son of Jonas, lowest thou
Me? He saith unto Him. Yea, Lord; Thou
knowest that I love Thee He saith unto
nim, Feed My sheep.
II. He saith unto tim the third time.
Simon son of Jonas, lowest thou Me?
Peter was grieved because He said unto
him the third time, Lowest thou Me? And
he said unto Him, Lord, thou knowest all
things; Thou knowest that / love Thee.
Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
Is. Verify, verify, / say unto thee, When
thou vast young, thou girdedst thyself
ard walkedst whittier thou wouldest; but
when thou shalt be old. thou shalt stretch
forth thy hands, and another shall grid
thee, and carry thee whittier thou wouldest
not
49, This spake He, signifying by what
death he should glorify God. And when
He had spoken this. He saith unto him.
Follow Me.
20. Then Peter, turning about, seeth the
disciple whom Jesus loved following
which also leaned on His breast at supper
and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth
Thee?
p. Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord
and what shall this man do?
Y Jesus saith unto him, If l will that he
larry TIL l come. what is that to thee?
follow thou Me.
GOLDEN TEXT.-Lovest thou Met
John 21n7.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The lesson properly includes all of
the twenty-first chapter of Johns
Gospel. An analysis of the chapter
follows:
The Disciples Go a-Fishing. .........v. l.
Jesus Appears to Them..............v. AIS
restoration OF Peter. r..................V. 1875
The Disciples Go a-Fishing. .-Tiber-
ius is another name for the sea of
Galilee. BY this time the disciples had
returned from Jerusalem to meet
Jesus Matt. 1887, 16) in Galilee. Evi-
IDENTIFY they had gone about their or
dinary occupations. In the little
company of this lesson there were
Peter, James, John, Thomas, Ma
thaniel and two others whose names
are not given. On Peters proposal
they all entered a boat to spend the
night fishing.
Jesus Appears to Them.-Morning
came without a fish having been
caught. Jesus stood on the shore. In
the dim daybreak light none recog-
nized Him. Then He hailed them, and
inquired of their success. Then He
suggested they cast their nets on the
other side the boat. It is said that
men standing on the bank or cliff can
tell the presence of a shoal of fish
by the color of the water, while fish
ermen close to the shoal will often not
nnfipa than
gestion of Jesus a very natural one
and explains why the disciples did not
recognize Him sooner. They did as
He suggested and their net was filed.
Then John, looking again, recognized
that 1t was Jesus, and told Peter so.
Ihe 1mpetuous Peter immediately
swan ashore, the others coming in
the boat and taking care of the fish
they had gathered into the net. Jesus
and the disciples breakfasted together
there on the shore.
Restoration of Peter.-It has been
noted by one of the writer's that Peter
had denied his Lord beside a fire of
Goals. 1t Is now beside fire of Goals
that he is fully restored as a fisher
OF men. Immediately after breakfast
Jesus turns to Peter with the uues-
tion: Lowest thou Me more than
these" 1t will be seen that this whole
incident is counterpart to another
incident which occurred Just before
the crucifixion. Peter had boosted
III all shall be offended in Thee, will
never be offended" Jesus recalls this
boast in the words ''more than these"
Peter did not directly answer the
question; he simply said: "Thou
knowest that l love Thee" Then
Jesus said: Feed My lambs" Lambs
mean the young, and feeding them
would he teaching them of spiritual
things. Three times was this repeat
ed. AS Peter denied Jesus three times.
so three times he now was asked to
declare his love for Him, and three
times admonished to his Christian
work He was not only to lead the
young (lambs), but also to guide the
older ones (sheep). One writer re-
marks: Feed His lambs would be a
proof of Peters love, and the means
OF increasing his love, and also the
assurance from Jesus of restored
confidence and favor, since He would
intru5t these tenderest ones to his
care"
After being restored to his place as
faithful disciple OF Jesus, the Lord
pointed out that Peters boast would
yet be followed out, and that he
would follow his lord even unto
death Tvs. IS, 1917. Then Peter
thought of John and asked concern
ing his work, and if he, too, should
die for the cause. Jesus answered
that Peter was to do Peters work,
not Johns. A significant touch is
given this narrative as John indi-
Gates concerning the story that got
abroad that he (John) should not
die that there was an emphasis on
the "if" of Jesus: "If I will that
he tarry till 1 come, what is that to
thee" So we are all to go on
with our own peculiar work, meet
our own tate and do all with an eve
single to the glory of God.
Rams Horn Pointers.
Beneficence Is better than beneyo-
lence.
There is always a tree for every
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