The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-04-29


his disciples. CD Hereafter in the
heavenly world he would know more
Of the heights and depths Of its mean
ing
5. Thou shalt never wash my feet
Tho negative is the strongest form
possible. Peter had not yet learned
his lesson. His first refusal, the out
burst OF generous impulse, could be
explained and passed over But this
second one was self-righteous and
proud, as if he knew better than
Jesus what ought to be done; "and
was forthwith met by the swift re-
buke of Jesus IF wash thee not,
thou hast no part with me-" Cannot
share my kingdom. my character, my
work; must be prepared to leave the
room, and the company Of disciples.
.. Not my feet only, but also my
hands and my head" II the washing
meant having part in the work and
character Of Jesus, and being with
Jesus, he could not have enough OF a
cleansing so precious. In spite OF his
errors his heart glowed with love TO
his teacher He had begun to learn
his lesson.
10. "He that is washed" etc. We
gain a clearer idea of il when we read
Il in the revisions. which take ac-
count OF the different Greek WORDS
used for wash. Louo, to wash the
whole body, bathe and nipto, to wash
a part of the body. He that is
washed (bathed) needeth not save to
wash his feet" THE daily use of the
bath rendered it needless to wash
more than the feet, which were soiled
with walking from the bath to the
| supper table '-Dods. And ye are
clean" "He knew that at bottom
hey we're good men; he knew that
with one exception they loved him
= and loved one another: he knew that
as whole they were clean, and that
this vicious temper in which they at
present had entered the room was
but the soil contracted for the hour.
/ But none the less it mrst be washed
on And he did effectually wash it
on by washing their feet. =.
From a group Of angry, proud, re-
scntful men they we're in five minutes
changed into a company of humbled,
meek, loving disciples Of the Lord.
They were efectually cleansed from
the stain they had contracted. ''-Dods.
But not ALL" He recognized that
Judas did not have the clean nature
represented by bathing.
H. For he knew who Chin that
should betray him." This shows tnat
Jesus was referring to moral cleans
ing. Jesus knows that his children
who are cleansed by the new heart
who are his sincere followers, are yet
often soiled by walking through the
dusty ways Of life. and that they need
daily to pray Forgive US our tres
passes"
V. The Teaching Of this Object
Lesson.--Vs. 1914. ~. was set
down" The word means reclined, as
was customary at meals. Know ye"
Have ye understood the deeper. spir-
itual meaning?
13. "Ye call me Master" Teacher,
with the definite article, the teacher.
And Lord One who has authority
over you. You accept my instruc.
tions, and obey my commands.
IA. IF then The Is emphatic
Eye also ought to wash one another's
feet" Apparently this is what they
had just been unwilling to do when
they first came in
Why This Fault Was Related Of the
Disciples. Because it was true. The
picture Of the disciples would have
been incomplete, and have given a
false impression, If only the good had
been told And this is one mark Of
the divine authorship OF the Gospels
Men would naturally have concealed
the faults Of their saints and heroes
for the good Of the cause" as the
artist painted Alexander tho Greats
portrait with finger over the scar
on his face.
The Deadliness of Ambition In.
stead Of Love. $50 far as you desire
to possess rather than to give so far
as you look for power to command in
stead Of to bless; so far as your own
prosperity seems TO grow out OF CON
test or rivalry Of any kind, with other
men or nations. SO long are you
serving the Lord Of all that is last and
least. the last enemy that shall be
destroyed. death; and you shall have
deaths crown. with the worm coiled
on 1t, and deaths wages, with the
worm feeding on them "-Ruskin
Modern Painters, Vol. ". Peace.
Following Christs Example Of Hum
BILE service. It is only by realizing
that this act of Jesus was not an as
sumed humility, but the performance
Of real and needed, but disagree.
able service for the comfort of 9th
ers, that we can rightly understand
| the lesson Jesus intended to teach.
He that serves others; he that does
the humblest service in order to re.
lieve their wants. or cleanse their
souls from sin; he that forgets him
self and seeks no honor. no high
place. but only to serve and to help,