Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-04-06
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson in the Interna tional Series for
April 10, 19O4-Peter Con-
fesses the Christ.
THE LESSON TENT.
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Into the towns OF Caesarea Philippi: and by
the way lie asked His disciples saying un-
10 them Whom do men say that 1 ann
y. And they answered: John the Bap-
tist; h"t some say, Elias. and others, One
OF the prophets
say ye that ann And Peter answereth
anu saith unto Him: Thou art the Christ.
so And He charged them that they
should tell no man OF Hin.
81 And lie began to teach them that the
Son OF Man must suffer many things and
De rejected OF the elders. and OF the chief
priests and scribes. and be killed. and after
three days rise again.
j. And He spake that saying openly And
Peter took Him. and began to rebuke Him
u But when He had turned about and
looked on His disciples. lie rebuked Peter.
saying: Get thee behind me. Satan: for
thou savorest not the things that be OF
God. but the things that be OF men.
~ And when lie had called the
people unto Him with His disciples also
lie said unto them: Whosoever will
come after me. let him deny himself. and
take up his cross and follow me
in For whatsoever will save his life shall
lose IL: but whatsoever shall lose his life for
my sake and the Gospels, the same shall
save it.
81. For what shalt Il profit man. IL he
shall gain the whole world. and lose his
own soulI
81. Or what shall a man slye in exchange
for his soul?
y. Whosoever therefore shall DO
ashamed OF me and OF my words In this
adu'terous and sinful generation; OF him
also shall the Son OF Man be ashamed when
he cometh I'm the glory OF His Father with
the holy angels
GOLDEN ENT.-Thou art the Christ,
the Son OF the living God.-Matt 1916
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE LESSON.
Feeding OF Four Thousand Mark s: 10
InariSteS Demanding IN
..........................M Mark Sill, L.
warning Against Leaven OF Pharisees,
etc... .............. Mark S:l3-2i
Blind Man Healed. Mark S:22- %
iettr confession. ............. Mark S:g1-SS
1921
TIME.-Late summer. A. ID % Well int O
the last year OF Jesus, life.
Pl.ACE.-On the way between Galilee and
the region OF Caesarea Philappl
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
WHO do men say that | am" THE
! question shows that Jesus had been
thinking of His past ministry and its re-
suits. He had come to the conclusion
/ that He was practically without reliable
following outside the disciple circle, and
that conviction is the key to all that fol-
| lows In this memorable scene. Bruce
He knew that all the better classes were
hostile. He knew that the common peo-
pie felt kindly toward Him. were glad
to eat OF His bread and be healed of their
diseases, but-anything more? He did
not think so. And how about the Twelve /?
/ He believed IL was different with them,
but at any rate the time had come 10 talk
II all over with them and so He asks the
question. John the Baptist" So, Herod
mark 8: 1s). Elijah" Malachi a: 81
had preached that he should return. "One
of the prophets" Matthew adds Jere-
miah. But notice that no one so much
as hints that anyone believed Jesus to
be the Messiah. II was much to think
| Him a good man and prophet, but not
enough
But who say ye that ann" With
/ the emphasis on "ye" Think OF the i'm
/ portance of the answer to Jesus. Peter
answereth:" We are not surprised: II
was like him. Thou are the Christ"
| Christ In Greek; Messiah Hebrew; both
mean Amounted Tell no man" The
| announcement would have been under
stood 10 refer TO the Messiah of popular
/ expectation and of course would have
made trouble.
The Son of man must suffer-" Even
10 the disciples this news was n blow
And be killed." That the Amounted One
had to do His work a such cost to Him
self and then be cut off by violent death
in the very midst OF II, was almost un-
thnkable TO them. "Spake the saying
openly" He wanted the disciples to be
forewarned; It would be test enough OF
! their faith even If not taken by surprise.
"Rebuked Peter" Who was spokcs-
man for all Get thee behind me, Satan"
The words Jesus Is said to have used In
| the wilderness temptation. In both
cases He was putting down real tempta-
ton: Satan. fgurative In both. "Thou
mindest not the things Of God" Peter
was tempting Jesus to- avoid death by
avoiding duty; was thinking OF Messiah a
work from the human point OF view
'1f any man would come after me-"
That is. become my follower Let him
deny himself" Not for the sake Of deny
ing himself. there is no virtue in self
denial per Sc; but for the sake OF living
for his fellow men and for God Take
up his cross" There can be no reserve
10 limit TO the principle. II the service
involves the giving mp OF life Itself. II
must be done-that is. II one would he
follower OF Jesus. "Whosoever would
save his life" etc: His life "a himself
[ The person that IS niggardly Of himself
his energies. his service for others. or
refuses to- put them 10 worthy uses
wastes them. That life is as good as lost
Shall save e." Not Shall escape
I death " hiit shall mako Iffa worth Ifvfpo,
! and what doth II profit a man, 10 gain
the whole world" II he fail OF this?
when he cometh:" Taken by some as
/ referring to a spectacular, physical re-
turn Of Jesus TO earth for glorious Mes
\ sianic reign. such az the Jews expected !;
I others take It as oriental imagery de-
scrlbing the wonderful coming Of the
/ winning Spirit OF Jesus into the world.