The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-20
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INT ERQhTioNsL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR FEBRUARY rs.

H.. I-12--GOlden Text, MARX, At's 49,
Memory Verse B-Toprc: Forgiveness
III sin--ComnAentary.
I. The multitude gathers to hear
Christ Tvs. j, p. /. And again. AZ
the close OF the missionary tour in Cali
lee. Into Capernaum." (which was
His home or headquarters. AFTER
some days" Some days after the ieper
had been healed and the excitemenL
had quieted down 1T was noised."
Tue news spread very rapidly
the house" Either the house when
He occupied with His mother and HIS
brethren CMatt. ALB, or possibly thar
of St Peter When Christ is IN the
house, /. Good men will be attracted
to it 2. Bad men will be benefited ~
it. 5. Divine benedictfon will resi-
upon it. A. Benefcent ministries will
flow from it. 2. MANY were gath
cred" The audience included Phari-
sees and doctors of the law who had
come from the towns Of Galilee, Judea
and Jerusalem duke SD. They had
come to inspect and criticise this new
Teacher. 1t was like the gathering OF
Israel on Carmel to witness the issue
between Elijah and the priests of Baal.
"About the door, There was a great
concourse of people SO that the house
and court were both filed. Preached
the word" The doctrine of the Son
of God They had come partly to criti-
else and partly out Of curiosity, and
now Jesus seizes the opportunity to
preach the Gospel.
IT. A palsied sinner brought to
Christ Tvs. 8, Al. 8. Come unto Him.
Access to Jesus seemed impossible.
There were many obstacles in the way.
Should they have waited for conven-
lent season? No. They must force
their way to Christ. bringing one"
He was young for Jesus calls him son,
but he was full grown for it required
four men TO carry him. There are
many so weak and discouraged that
they cannot so to Jesus without assist
ance; we should always be ready to
help such. Sick of the palsy" /. It
takes away the sense of feeling. 2. It
weakens the will so that when men *
would do good evil is present with
them 8. 1t produces fixed condition
of evil, with intense suffering. Borne
of four" Each one holding a corner
Of the pallet or bed, which was mere
ly thickly padded quilt or mat. There
was cooperation in this work. One
could not have done it; it needed four.
In the union of hearts and hands there
is strength. A. THE press TT
seemed quite impossible for the crowd
to make an opening sufficiently large
for them to pass through. Uncovered
the roof. Luke say Through the
thing" Broken it up" Oriental roofs
were made of different kinds of mate
rial. Luke says they let this man down
through the ''tiling." They appear to
have broken up the thing or thin stone
slabs, sometimes used at this day
III Christ forgives sins Tvs. SD. 81
Saw their faith.v Many of the gifts
of healing and restoration were OBJ
tanned through the faith and prayers Of
the friends of the sufferers. See Matt.
S:13; Mark 5:36; John $50. Jesus
saw their faith. Real faith acts.
Christ always notices and commends
faith. Son" He spoke with tender
ness. Matthew adds, "Be Of good
cheer" "Thy sins are forgiven" iR.
W Our first great need is the forgive
ness of sins. Jesus rightly puts this
ahead Of the healing of the body.
6. Certain Of the scribes." The
scribes were the leaders of the nation,
the theologians. Reasoning in their
hearts, Our word dialogue is de-
rived from the same Greek word. Z.
sBlasphemies." "But God only They.
rightly understood that all sins are
sins against God, and therefore only.
He could forgive them. See Pisa. 81: A.
Nv. Christ heals disease Tvs. 8-12l.
8. Jesus perceived. Jesus knew their
thoughts Matt $40. When Bar Cocav
declared himself Messiah, the rabbins
quoted Isa lib, and examined him to
see if he could reveal the thoughts of
hot hoo xakes III cir
him. why reason YEP Matthew
says, Wherefore think We evil?" 8.
whether it IS easier to say" etc. Some
think that in these expressions Jesus is
merely asking which is the easier claim
to make. But He evidently means
more than that and uses the term ITO
say" with the farther thought Of do
ing" He then shows that He has the
power to forgive sins by at once heal
ing the palsied man.
10. That We may know" fsSon of
Man." This is the title which Christ
most frequently applied to Himself,
sometimes interchanging it with the
Son of God" This title is never APP
piled to Christ by the writer's of the
Gospels. Jesus appropriated to Him
self the prophecy of Daniel Matt. 26:
So, ca; Dan. 7:13]. 1t is applied to
Christ more than eighty times in the
New Testament. Power on earth"
They were thinking of God as being in
Heaven, and Jesus calls attention to
the fact that there is power on earth
now to forgive sins H. Arise
Here is the test. Christ shows His
ability to forgive sins by His ability to
heal.
-. HE arose. Before them all"
This thing was mot done in corner.s
Christ's miracles were performed in the
most public manner and were never
questioned by those who witnessed
them. Amazed" Luke adds. 1Thev
were filed with fear "Glorifed God.'s
They had a high degree of reverence
for God and We're filled with admira-
ton for His power and goodness. ION
this fashion" Christ's works are
without precedent. He acts independ.
entity and advises with no one. They
had seen three marks Of His divinity:
I. Forgiving sins. 3 Perceiying
thoughts. 8. Healing disease. The
works of Christ are astonishing the
world to-day. He is the same mighty
Saviour, and is still able to forgive.
Has Lived ia Three Ceptrvies.
Aunt Lorica Cox celebrated her
106th birthday at her home with her
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