Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-04
international gesso't,
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON vi, SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, MAY 12.

copyright, 1901, by American Press Association.l
16. "Then the eleven disciples went
away into Gaiilee, into mountain where
Jesus had appointed them" On the
night before His crucifxion He had said
unto them, After | am risen again |
will 90 before you into Galilee," and the
angel at the tomb on the resurrection
morning said, Behold, He goeth before
you into Galilee: there shall ye see Him
(Math. XVI, 80; xviii, .. 1t does not
seem difficult to arrange as to the order
of events His first six appearances. but
the other four or FIVE or six seem not so
easy either as to the number Of them or
the order. The assurance that He did
appear many times is the important
point, or, as in Acts j. 2. 3. that He show
ed Himself alive after His passion by
many infallble proofs to the apostles
whom He had chosen, being seen Of them
40 days, and we are glad also to know
the chief topic of His conversation when
He thus appeared, that He was ever
speaking of the things pertaining to the
kingdom of God. There can therefore be
nothing more important for US to know
than the kingdom Of God and how to en-.
ter it and to bring the same knowledge to
others who have never heard. All things
concerning. the kingdom and all the
blessings connected with it are made sure
to every believer since Christ is risen.
but apart from His resurrection there is
no blessing for any one u Cor. XIV. l4-2O).
1t should be our aim so to know Him and
the power Of His resurrection that we
will be wholly dead to the things Of earth
and wholly alive to all that concerns Him
(Phil. iii, 10; Col. iii, 1-4).
II. "And when they saw Him they
worshiped Him, but some doubted" To
see Him and still doubt is worse than
Thomas, for when he saw he believed,
and our Lord said it was blessed to be-
lieve without seeing. But what shall be
said of those who see and yet do not be-
| lieve, who have heard the gospel but
| fail to believe it, who know about the
love OF God and the gift Of His dear Son.
but do not receive Him. and live rs if
there was no kingdom of God and no
need to give any thought to these
| things? Better never to have heard than
to hear only to reject and despise. 1t
will be more tolerable for those who have
never heard. As to those who accept
| Him as their Saviour. but doubt so many
things concerning Him and His kingdom.
there is possibility Of their experiencing
Cor. iii. Is. Blessed are those who
worship Him in spirit and in truth, for
the Father seeketh such to worship Him,
and we must he careful to worship no
one and no thing but God alone John iv.
% %. Rev. xix. 10. xii. N-
IS. "And Jesus came and spake unto
them, saying. All power is given unto Me
in heaven and in earth" He is the Lord
Jehovah, and David said to Him. "Thine.
o Lord. is the greatness and the power
and the glory and the victory and the
majesty. for all that is in the heaven and
in the earth is Thine" II Chron. xxx. III.
Jeremiah said, "Ah, Lord God, behold
Thou hast made the heaven and the earth
by Thy great power and stretched out
arm, and there is nothing too hard for
Thee" Uer. xxxii. 10. He Himself said
| to John in Patmos. Behold. | am alive
| for cvermore. amen. and have the keys of
hell and of death" (Rev. i, 1S). In Hag.
| ii, 8. We read that He said. "The silver is
mine and the gold is mine" In John iii,
35; V. %. "The Father loveth the Son
and hath given all things into His hand:
''He hath committed all judgment unto
| the Son." With such assurances a.
these one might we'll cry: Oh, to know
Him, to belong to Him. to live with Him.
to be His servant, to have His favor;
what bliss, what rest. what JOY it would
be to be the friend of such a one! But
can it be for such as we are. and how
can it be? Just receive Him, for the
gift of God is eternal life. and that life is
in His Son. and he that hath the Sou
hath life lJohn i. II: Rom. vi. %: join
v. II. l2).
49, "Go We therefore and teach all MI
tions. baptizing them in the name Of thu
Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Ghost" The margin says. Make diSci
pies or Christians Of all nations We
can only understand this by comparing
all that the Spirit has said through oul
Lord or others upon this matter. Com
pare Mark xvi. Is. lG; Luke xiv. 41-49
Acts i. :. and learn that the good news
of the forgiveness of sins through JeSu'
| Christ is for every creature and is to bt
proclaimed by those who are redeemed
and anointed by the Holy Spirit that on
of all nations may be gathered the elec
company who shall reign with Him II
His kingdom tActs XIV. IA; Rev. v. .. lO)
The margin of the verse we are now
studying and which we have quoted doe:
not, in the light Of these other passages
give any authority for the suppositioT
that the gospel was ever intended il
this age to bring the world to Christ or
as some say, convert the world. The
parables of the sower and Of the whea
and tares are directly opposed to th'
thought Of such consummation. 1t il
a great thing to have the mind Of Cos
and to be with Him in His purpose rath
er than to have purposes Of our own
however good. and ask Him to be witt
us. EIe asks, "Whom shall | send, AM
who will 20 for us?" lisa. vi, 81 and i
we 90 for Him it must be wholly on Hi
business and under His management, o
we cannot expect to see and experience
His power. for power can be had only ol
His lines We are here to give the gos
pel to all in the name of the blessed
Trinity and baptize all who receive tn
Lord Jesus in that blessed name.
20. 'Teaching them to observe al
things Whatsoever l have commande'
you, and, 10, l am with you alway, evel
unto the end of the world. amen y
we saw in last lesson. believers are to b
taught, to be fed with the milk and mea
of the word. All who receive Christ ar