Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-08-17
TIE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson VIII.-Third Quarter, For
Aug. Il, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Texi of the Lesson, Matt. Xxx, 1874.
Memory Verses. 25-27-Golden Text.
Matt. Xxx, 2S-Commentary Prepared
by Rev. D. M. Stesrns.
This lesson may lie summed up I'm /
two great truths. His humiliation and /
His COMMISSION for the blind. Both |
james and John and their mother were |
as truly blind as the blind men by the |
wayside. though not in the same meas |
ure or in the same way. The men by |
the wayside were blind to things tenn
poral. the others in Il great measure TO
things eternal. Again for the third or
fourth time Jesus, on His way TO Je-
ruSalem for the last time. predicts His
death and resurrection. events which
were ever before Him. for He was set
apart for this before the foundation Of
the world q Pet. t. 20l. Both in the
law. the prophets and the psalms 1t
was many times predicted and typifcd
Of Him from the time when He Him
self provided redemption clothing FOR
Adam and Eve 10y the shedding or
blood (Gen. III, 21). And after His reSur-
Scriptures to His disciples duke xiv.
1927. 44-4S. But until the Spirit came
at Pentecost TO dwell in them they did
not seem able to receive the teaching.
It Is one thing to have the Lord Jesus
Christ as our teacher. and "Who teach
eth like IIim?" dob XXXvi, 22). but il
is necessary to have His Holy Spirit
in us in order that the truth may grasp
us in power and be lived out i'm us.
We must remember that the SufIcrings
preccde the glory. but if we suffer
with Him we shall be giorifed tOgeth-
er. The greater part Of this lesson is
found In Matthew and Mark. but the
hrst portion. which we are now CON
sidering. is found IN Luke also. The
account by Mark is the most full. and
he tells us that the disciples were
amazed and afraid. We also will often
be amazed and afraid at many things
unless filled with and taught by the
Spirit Luke says they understood
none Of these things Duke xviii. 3il.
The request OF James and John. ci-
Their directly or through their mother.
or both. that they wight sit on His
right and left hand in His kingdom
led 10 His question. Are We able 10
drink of the cup and be baptized with
the baptism" Yes" they said. I'VE
are able" Poor humanity, How little
We understand IT, Things heavenly
are so far beyond US. and things earth
ly are too much FOR us. and as TO our
own hearts they are deceitful and dcs-
perately wicked. But He who knows
us thoroughly loves us in spite of all
our weakness and wickedness and is
able and willing to make new crca
lures Of US II we will but let Him
Again He teaches that humility Is true
greatness and that even He. "the Sol
, OF Man, came not TO be ministere'
? unto, but TO minister, and to give lii
life a ransom for many" (verse 2S). /
is written in Psalm Xix, 6. Z. The,
that trust in their wealth and boas
themselves in the multitude Of thci
riches-none Of them can by an
means redeem his brother. nor give {
God a ransom for him." But it IS ais
written in Job xxxiii. "a, Deliver hil
from going down to the pit; hav
found n ransom" And again in Tin
Ii, 5, 6. The man Christ Jesus gay
Himself a ransom for all. TO be test
fed in due time" His great atom
ment is sufficient for the whole worl,
but 1t becomes efficient only for tho,
who truly receive Him. 1t is only 4
that hath the Son who hath life
In order that He might become
ransom for our sins He humbled Hi
self from heaven, from the glory whi'
He had with the Father before Il
world was, to Bethlehem and NaZ
-, reth and Gethsemane and Calvary. |
y who had no sin and knew no sin hun
bled Himself to bear our sins and 81
tc. fer for them in our stead. lie "
made sin for us that we might
n made the righteousness Of God in III
~ III Cor. V, 2n. We can write II, re
10 1t. talk about II. but we cannot co
''O prehend II. He does not ask us
but He does ask us so TO believe
. that we shall in gratitude to Him Ii
life of ministry unto Him in VIII
~ ever way He may appoint-nOt THU
- ing anything Of ourselves or seek
- anything for ourselves. but living j.
~ to show Him TO others ny u life
80 loving ministry.
IL According TO Matthew lie hca
y two blind men as He departed n
y" Jericho, and Mark gives the name
~ one as Bartlmacus. Matthews two
IL cluded Marks one. so there Is no
X. crepaucy In these accounts. Luke s
y in chapter xviii. 35-43. that He heale
~ blind man as lie entered Jericho
80 theu adds In xix. !. that lie cnte
Z,