The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-06-08
PETERS GREAT
CONFESSION
Sunday School Lesson Tor June l0.l906
Specially Prepared fer This Paper.

LESSON TENT Matt. lsls-2S; Mem
or verses e. 81
GOLDEN TENT-"Thou art the Christ
tie Son OF the Living God."-MatL 1916.
TlME.-AutUmn A. ID. -. soon after
tn last lesson
PLACE-About g miles northeast of
tho Sea ~ Gallce.
SCRIPTURE REFEEENCEs-- Foun-
dation stories. q Pet 2.l-i0. see Cor.
s.iV-i1. Rev. 2i.ig. ~. lisa - .i6. IL. Eph.
s2 etc The word church. Matt.
Il n; Acts a.. 5;il. 1850: Rom. 1875. Eph.
-i-y- Heb 1928. Rev. 2.i. etc. "Hadcs''.
Acts 30. 81: Luke lob: Matt 1888. Rev.
lis. etc. Dlstingus al il from "Gchenna".
Matt So JAS So etc. Cross-bearing.
Matt IL. 81. s.. Gal. 6.4. Heb. 49,, Rom
t.t. Cal 49, etc
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
y. -. When Jesus came" When in
his journeying in northern Palestine
he reached this point. Where he came
from. is not stated. The coasts
CpartsD. The near villages. ASKED
his disciples" When he was walk
ins with them after season OF prayer
duke 9.lSl.
v a. Some say John tire Bap-
list Herod, probably also his court.
held this opinion Some Elias" Eli
jah had been translated q Kings .:
IL. and there was among the Jews
an expectation. founded on the proph-
ecy Of Nal as. that he would return.
'Jeremias." jeremiah One OF the
prophets" Some other one OF the an
Client prophets
V. Is. Whom say ye?" The empha-
SIS should be placed on We. What
others think Of Christ is a matter OF
lit,le moment to US. compared with our
own opinion Of him.
V le. simon Peter answered" He.
as the most ready speaker of the com
pany. spoke for all Thou art the
Christ" He declares the firm convic-
ton that Jesus IS indeed the Anoint-
Ell One. promised by Cod Christ" is
the Greek term. Messiah" the He
brew word: both meaning "Anoint-
ed" The Son" Not merely a son.
a member OF the human race. bur the
Son-the true Son az corresponding ex-
actly in character with the Father;
one with God
V. l.. Blessed" Happy
V. IS. Thou art Peter; upon this
rock" To appreciate the nice play Of
words, ve must recollect that Peter
means rock. Jesus had added Peter
TO hi7 previous name Simon. giving in
the na-le a divine prophecy that the
tickle. vacilla;iAg nan would. in time.
be transformed into a rock-like char
acter. In this great confession. we see
this new character manifested. Upon
this rock viii build ny church. .
Faith in Jesus as the visible express
sion Of Gods character, is the rock
upon which Christ builds his church.
In various places in Scripture. as here.
the church is spoken of as a building
OF which Christ is "the chief corner
stone. the apostles and prophets ''foun-
dation stones"
V. -. Keys OF the kingdom" This.
as part of the commission, relates not
70 Peter alone. but 70 the company OF
apostles. Jesus thus gave them au-
thority TO teach the truths OF his king
dom
v 20. "They should tell no man "
II would be better that all should learn
10 know and value Jesus for his real
worth. until AZ length. like the apos-
ties. they came 10 know for themselves
that he was the Christ.
v 81 From that time forth. .
Jesus had given early hints Of his SUI
ferinCs. but from this time he began
10 tell plainly that the way to his
I kingdom was the way OF love-of CON-
plete self-giving 49, "
I " %. Get thee behind me. Satan. "
Jesus finds Peter being used by the
prince of evil, that old enemy who mad
\ presented the same temptation to him
I in the wilderness. when he offered 70
give him the kingdom without the
4 cross. IL he would fall down and wor-
ship him.
V. a. "If any will come after
me" Be like me. let him deny him
self" Forget himself in living for God
y and fellow-men. And take I'D his
\ cross" Be ready in this loving spiri,
10 suffer and die for Others, as have
chosen to do.
V. %. "Whosoever will" Whoever
determines to make this his ars,
aim. Save his life" Secure ease and
4 pleasure during the present life. shall
lose H." Shall lose his higher spiritual
life: lose the blessedness Of self-giv-
ing: self-giving is living.
V. &c. Gain the whole world" OBJ
tain all the satisfaction that can Dos.
sibly flow from the possession OF
wealth and worldly distinction.
V. 81 For" This great balancing
OF accounts is lot mere figure o.
sreech. but will actually occur.
+ V. %. Some not taste death.
till they see kingdom" The fui-
fllment Of this has by some been an
piled TO the scene OF TRANSPORTATION.
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