St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-10

Jesus in coming. e,>s
THE drowning man does not need
d. some one to teach him to swim;
Wis desperate condition requires some
One to save him. And the dying sim
ner does not need someone to show
him how to live in this life, but Sa-
viour to cleanse him from all sin and
make him fit for Heaven. After he Is
saved he is ready to learn how to live.
This old world since its foundation
and the placing of man upon It had
been busy with reformation, and when
Jesus came 1t needed not reformer,
s but a Saviour; not one who would Inn
4 prove conditions here and there, but
one who could cure the plague spots
and cleanse from all sin. Jesus went
about doing good; wherever He went
His hand was outstretched to help. He
was benefactor and philanthropist,
i but that was not the supreme need OF
those about Him, and that was not His
supreme mission. There were ten
lepers cleansed one day when they.
= met jesus AS tucy WSuI AcJOAC1u6
and clean back 70 their homes and
friends they knew Jesus as q great
benefactor. but only one of. them re-
turned to find Jesus the Saviour, and
Ito learn that greater work was the
cleansing from the, leprosy Of sin.
Jesus did not come. into the world to
cure the diseased and crippled Of the
little land of Palestine. but He came
with worldwide mission Of saliva
ton for the sinner. The miracles Of
healing, the kindly ministries. the
ateaching and preaching were incl
dental to the greater work Of saliva
tion. The miracles proved His Divine
origin; the good deeds which He
wrought revealed the depth Of love
and sympathy which He felt for suf-
fering mankind; His preaching and
Reaching opened up Gods truth and
made plain Gods wonderful plan Of
Salvation; but It was only when He
went upon the cross and became
sacrifice for sin; It was only when HE
who knew no sin became sin for US
that we might become the Righteous
mess of God in Him." it was only
when He died that He might deliver
the human race from death, that He
realized His supreme mission to the
world. This is faithful saying and
worthy of all acceptation, that Christ
Jesus came into the world to save
sinners"
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n EFT us get this great fact fairly ana
Il squarely before cur hearts and
minds. Let Jesus asSaviour ct the world
all your whole vision, and then you
will be able to appreciate and under
stand Him in His varied relations to
the world. it was not until the disciples
came to have a clear understanding OF
Jesus supreme mission to the world
that they could understand Him, or
realize their part in that great mis-
sion. Why was it that when Jesus
talked to them Of His coming death on
the cross they rebuked Him and de-
clared that it should not be? Why
was it that Peter was so earnest and
vehement in His opposition to Jesus
Main statement that He must De
killed and raised the third LAY that
Jesus had to turn upon him with the
terrible rebuke: Get thee behind me
Satan; thou art an offense unto Me;
for thou savorest not. the things that
be of God. but those that be OF mem!
Why was it..that upon the mountain
top of TRANSPORTATION amidst the glo-
RES revealed there the three disciples
wanted to build tabernacles for Jesus.
Noses and Elias that they might ma
4 permanent dwelling place there
why was it that there were jealousies
and disputings among the disciples as
to who should have the chief place IN
the kingdom which Jesus came to es
tablish? Why was 1t that the disciples
went with their linens and spices %
the tomb to embalm their dead Lora
Why was it that even to the very last
day of Jesus presence with them a1Iel
His resurrection, when they wels
eathered on Onvet's brow. and ne oe-