The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-23
tcopyrgnt. iss. by Joseph b. Bowles,

Ccopyrgnt, 1916 by Joseph b. Bowles,
Golden Text: The Son OF Man
hath power on earth 10 forgive sins"
Mark 2:10.
Lesson: Mark 2:l-12.
And they came into Him bringing
one sick OF the palsy. which was borne
n four. And when they could not
e)me nigh unto Him for the press.
hey uncovered the roof where lie
was; AMI when they had broken 1t
up. they let down the bed wherein the
sick of the palsy lay, When Jesus
saw their faith, lie said unto the sick
of the palsy. Son, thy sins be for
given thee. But there we're certair
of the scribos sitting there. and rea
'oning in their hearts: Why doth
this man hu5 speak blasphemies?
Who can forgive sins but God only.
And Immediately when Jesus perceived
IN His spirit that they so reasoned
with themselves. He said unto them:
Why reason We these things in your
hearts? Whether is II easier to say
to the sick OF the palsy. Thy sins be
forgiven thee; or 10 say Arise. and
take up thy bed and walk? But that
ye may know that the Son OF Man
hath power on earth 10 forgive sins.
(He saith 10 the sick OF the palsy)
Arise. and take up thy bed. and 90
Thy way int thine house. And in.
mediately he arose, took UP the bed,
and went forth before them all"
Sickness a type of Sin.
Throughout the Scripture there Is
recognized Z ,ery intimate connection
between sickness and in. Leprosy
Is typical or sin In its beginnings.
growth and consumna alton. Palsy.
Ike sin, paralyze5 the faculties o.,
man: natur0l blindness is symbolic OF
the spiritual blindness caused BY sin.
In 4 spiritual tense people may have
eyes and sec not; ears and hear not.
The Pals.ec Man Is a Type of the
Sinner.
The sinner has ,err..ln faculties
which cannot be used un,., he is cured
OF the disease Of sin, Sin bhshts the
spiritual eye~ight. deasens spiritual
hearing; darkens the understanding
50 that it cannot grasp nor under
stand divine things. Sin paralyzes
the faculties Of the soul. The sinner
Is as helpless TO walk in the way OF
Gods Commandments IS this palsied
was to walk the streets OF Pales-
tine. Paul. that deep student o, hu.
man nature. said: Il know that in
me dwelleth no good things; for II
viii is present with me. but how 10
perform that which Is good | hnd not
The good that | would. do not
What a confession OF human inability.
Sin and Sickness Closely Connected.
While II IS not true that in every
sickness IS the direct result OF a
sin committed by the one az
yet the Bible distinctly teaches
that ofttimes such is the case. Jesus
His disciples in the case OF the
man born blind CJohn 81 that this
sore affection came not because OF any
sin on the part OF the blind
man Nevertheless by addressing his
spiritual before his physical condition
by saving first. Thy SINS be for
given thee and afterward: Rise.
take up thy bed and walk" the Master
distinctly taught US that in this case
least las well as in John 81 the az
iiction was the result OF some par.
sin. "Sin no more lest a worse
hing ONE upon thee words like
.hese epphatically set forth TIE close
between sin and disease.
How Can Sin BE Forgiven
How can punishment for sin be
iyerted? II has been said that there
ire three ways. First. inasmuch as
suffering and punishment is the result
II sin. Jet US stop SHINING. and then
We shall cease suffering. That sounds
veil. But Il Is cold. comfortless logic.
Who can stop SHINING: where Is the
nan IN all the earth that doeth FOOD
md sinneth not. This IS law without
owe. Secondly. II is acknowledged
hat there Is sin and there Is punish
nent for sin, but then God is kind.
owing, and compassionate that He will
ay 20 MS at last. We'll. il is truo
'ou have been pretty bad. bat | will
ook over II, come right into Heaven.
That is love without law. II this were
real status Of the case. Heaven
would not be a place long secure from
he attacks OF sin. Unless holiness
nd Righteousness be the center OF
iod's throne. safety and security can
ever be It's circumference.
Forgiveness Through Christ.
There remains just one other way
T forgiveness. and that is the true
iay. There is sin. and there is pun
and condemnation for sin
God has laid all our sins on Christ.
bore them in His own body on the
Forgiveness then is by faith in
redeeming sacrifice Of Christ. we
ave forgiveness through His shed
lood. Here Is law and love combined.
nus allowing God 20 be just and the
OF the sinner who believes IN