The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-08
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
lesson in the Interna tional Series for
April 10. l9O4-Peter Con-
fesses the Christ
THE LESSON TENT
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the way IT. asked IFS disciples. saying un-
70 them Whom lo men say that ann
= And they answered. John the Bsp-
list. but some sly. Elias. and Others. one
OF The prophets
p AID re saith unto them. But whom
SAP. - that Z amG Ana Peter answered.
ana Satin unto Him Thou ari the Christ-
a9 Ana IT, charged them that they
should tell no man o. Him.
81 And d., began % teach them that The
Son of Man must suffer many things and
Dc rejected 10 the elders. and Uf the chief
priests and scr.o.s ana oe Killed. and after
three days rise again.
u And lie spakt ttat saying openly And
Peter took Him ana began 10 rebuke "a ~.
SO But when re had turned about and
looked IN iils disciples Tie rebuked Peter.
saying. Get thee behlnd me satan. Tor
thvu saNorest NOT iLe things that be ~
God. bun tfe things that be- 81 men
"a a VI "a lie had called the
people unto HIN with HIS disciples 80.
lie said unto them: Whosoeyer VII
come after me. Jet him deny himself. and
lake ~ his cross and follow ne
- For whosoever VIII save his lie shall
lose H.. but whatsoever shall lose his lie Tor
my sake and the Gospe. ). the seine sha..
save H.
g. For wha; shall it profit man II he
shan gain Tie whole word. and lose his
own sOul2
81 Or what shall man give in exchange
fer his soul?
3 whosoever therefore shall be
ashamed Of me and OF my words in this
Adu.terous and sinfu! generation. OF him
also shall the Son OF Man be ashamed when
he cometh in the glory Of His Father with
the holy angels
GOLDEN TENT Thou art the CHRIST.
the Son Of the living God Matt 1916
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE LESSON
Feeding of Four Thousand Mark s. liz
fhariseez. etc. Demanding Sign.
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Warning Against Leaven u Pharlsees. !.
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Read also Matt. Is $50 q and Luke 3.
1871
TINE LATE summer. a % Wen into
the last year % Jesus life
PLACE -On the way between Galllee and
the region Of Caesarea Ph.Appi
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
who 90 men say that am" The
question shows that Jesus had been
thinking Of His past ministry and its re-
suits. He had come 70 the conclusion
that He was practically without reliable
following outside the disciple circle. and
that conviction Is the key % all tha fol-
ows in this memorable scene Bruce.
He knew that all the better classes were
hostile. He knew thar The common peo-
PIE felt kindly toward Him were glad
TO eat OF His bread arG be healed OF their
diseases. but-anyth more? He did
not think so And how about the Twelve?
He believed il was different with them.
bur at any rate the time had come TO talk
IL all over with them, and 80 He asks the
question John the Baptist So. Herod
MARX {. I'D Elijah Malachi a. 81
had preached that he saould return. One
OF the prophets" Matthew adds Jere-
miah. but notice that 10 one so much
as hints that anyone believed Jesus 10
BE the Messiah II was much 10 think
Him a good man and prophet. but not
enough
But who say We that am With
the emphasis on "ye" Think OF he i'm
portance Of the answer TO Jesus Peter
answere;h:" We are not surprised. IL
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 20 the Messiah Of popular
expectation and Of course would have
made trouble
The Son OF mar must suffer" Even
70 the disciples this news was a blow
and De kiiled." That the Arcinted One
tad to do His work al such cost to Him
sslf and then be cut OF by violent death
in the very midst 81 o. was almost un-
thiniabie 10 them "Spahe the saying
openly" He wanted the disciples to be
forewarned. IL would be test enough of
their faith even IL not taken by surprise
"Rebuked Peter" Who was spokes-
man for all get thee behind me SATAN"
The words Jesus is said 10 have used In
the wilderness temptation In both
cases lie was putting down real temnta-
ton. satan heurative In both. Thou
mindest not the things Of God" Peter
was tempting Jesus to avoid death by
avoiding duty: Yas thinking Of Messiah's
work from the human point Of view
IF 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
ID his cross" There can be no reserve
no limit 10 the principle II the service
Involves the giving up Of life itself Il
must be done-that is. II one would be
n follower Of Jesus. "Mhosoever would
save his life" etc. His life is himself
The person that is nirEardly OF himself.
his energies his service for others or
refuses 10 put them TO worthy uses.
wastes them. That life Is as coed as lost.
Shall save IT." Not shall escape
death but shall make life worth living.
and what doth ct profit a man. 10 gain
the whole world. II he fail OF this?
when he cometh:" Taken ,y some as
referring TO a spectacular physical re-
turn Of Jesus 10 earth for a glorious Mes
sianic rsirn. such as the jews expected:
others take ii as oriental imagery de-
scribing tho wonderful coming az The
winning Spirit OF Jesus into the world
This is the fatality OF an early
spring. II sets everybody in anticipa-