The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-06-02
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON K, SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JUNE Z.


Cor. Az, 2O-Commentnry Prepared
By Rev. u. VI Stcnrns.
ifoVHrlt, 1905, by American Press AssOciltiOn.l
We have come to our last lesson In
this gospel, In which We have been
spending nearly six months, and while
the lesson verses are but few we are
asked to read the last two chapters.
In Xxx, 81, we have the reason why
John wrote this gospel, that we might
believe that Jesus Is the Christ, the
Son Of God, and, believing, have life
through His name" We called at
tentiOn 10 this In the first lesson, and
after these months Of study It should
come with more power. lie came to
give life and life abundant, and there
Is no life but In Him, as II Is written
ole that hath the Son hath life, and
he that hath not the Son Of God hath
not life" q John V, ~. II Is the risen
Christ who gives life, for by the resur.
rectlOn from the dead He was with
power declared 10 be the Son Of God
Rom. 1, a.
The word believe" Is used I'm some
form over ninety times, and In chapter
(, y, Il Is shown 10 signify receiving"
Him We have been taught through
out that believing does not mean see
ing or feeling. aud now in the end we
have His great word. Blessed are they
that have not seen, and yet have be.
lieved' Xxx. 90. one OF the strangest
things IN all the resurrection story IS
that even John, whom Jesus loved.
who also leaned on His breast at sup.
per knew not the Scripture that lie
must rise again from the dead Xxx, 2,
o. xxi. 2ll and that He had 10 upbraid
all the disciples with their unbellef and
hardness " heart because they refused
20 believe those who had seen Him
after lie rose from the dead MARX
XVI. no.
In these two chapters we have three
y tlF ten or more appearances after
Ills resurrection. concerning which Il
is wBttcl that Gle showed Himself
alive after Ills passion by many IN.
fallible proofs. being seen Of them
forty days and speaking OF the things
pertaining 10 the kingdom OF God"
Acts T. 81. In all the appearances He
showed Himself and IN His discourses
lie eXpoundcd Scripture and opened
up the Scripture and opened their I'M
dertnnding that they might under
stand the Scriptures concerning Him.
self duke XIV. -. %. 30. 30, 44-l0.
Mary Magdalene was the first 20 see
Him MARX xvi. ~; then on that same
day lie seems 90 have been seen on
four other occasions by the other won.
on. by Peter. by the two who walked
90 Emmaus. aud 10 the evening by the
ten, Thomas being absent In our les.
son chapter we read that Mary Mag
dllsns. having found the tomb empty,
ran 10 tell Peter and John. and they,
having come and seen FOR themselvc.
the empty tomb. went away again %
their home. but Mary remained at the
scpulchcr weeping and was 80 intent
upon finding the body of her Lori that
slc had neither eyes nor ears for even
holy angels. aud when lie Himself
/ spoke 90 her she did not know Him
but supposed Him to be- the gardener
She loved intensely but grief because
u unbclIet blinded her
The love N God j. the greatest thlnl
We ever heard Of. bat on our part low,
4 not always the greatest thing. foi
without faith q Is impossible 10 pleas,
Him Heb II. 81. and IN Mary and %,
other women who bought the spice.
We see how bl.udly aud fru.tlcssly low,
apart from faith may act. Faith. which
/ worLcth by love. j. the true method OF
serving God aud one another. The per
fct picture {, work Of faith. labor Of
love and patience u hope lGal v. q. n
| I Thcss 49, Ills nrst resurrection
word H.. "Why wcypyst thouj Whom
scykyst thouy Aud lt Is good won
fDr every weeping. dlsconsol6tc one, 5,
als1 q lis wuui 10 the disciples tina
same evening "Why are yc troubled
aul why DO thoughts arise IN you
brlrisg" duke xiv. JSl lie Himscl
Is the vmcly Tor ull trouble and sor
Nw " heart even us lie said. "Lc
not your heart be- troubled. believe God
believe me" lie called her by nam,
and that seems 10 have opened he
lwrs, We uc reminded " lsa. Ain, !
"Ilr not. Tor have redeemed thee.
have called thee by Thy name; tho
uri mine" See also ~. xXXlli. ~.
/, Much has bcyn said AMI written a
TO why lie refused TO allow Mary {
touch Him when a little later on N
same ihon.ng lie allowed the othC
women TO hold HIN by the feet an
wruhip Him Matt xviii Oh. az
colicnt 20 ucocpt Ills own rcason give
IN few woriN For I am not D,
asynicj To nay Father" and 20 bcllcy
that between che time % Ills mccilu
Mary and the other wpmca lie ha
asCniCd aud vturuci. The ritual q
tie grcat day Of atoncmcnt explain
why she could not touch Him an n
had asccadcd.
The last verses OF our lesson tell 9
It's appearance that evening to n
disciples ne they were assembled wit
closed doors Tor fear OF the Jews. y
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