The Jackson herald., 1910-08-18
JESUS NEARING
JERUSALEM
Sunday School Lesson for Ass. Il, 1910
Specially Arranged for This Paper

GOLDEN TENT.-''The Son OF Man
came not TO be ministcred unto. but to
minister. and to give his life a ransom for
mnpy."-Matt. 92s
TiME.-March A. ID. 30. In the last
month OF Jesus ministry. After the
rntsing OF Lazarus tJohn ~.
PLACE-perea, beyond Jordan.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
An Example. The Splendid Hero
Ism of Christ.-Vs. 1919. The COM
pany of disciples led by the Master
we're now drawing near to Jerusalem.
Jesus with clear vision OF all that
was before him, was moving steadily
on, with majesty and heroism." to the
terrible scenes OF mockery. rejection,
and crucifixion. which we're close ut
hand
The heroism Of Christ was the
greater because
He was perfectly able to escape the
pain and death to which he was go
ing.
Thinkest thou" he said to Peter.
that ] cannot now pray TO my father.
and he shall presently give me more
than twelve legions of angels." Matt.
&c: 53) They guarded his spirit from
falling. but he chose to go to his death.
Therefore doth my father love me.
because lay down my life. that
might take II again. No man taketh
II from me. but lay II down OF my
self. I have power TO lay II down, and
I have power to take II again" John
1917, lS).
He gave himself for the greatest
and most worthy cause in all history.
A Warning. Two Ambitious Young
Men.-Vs 20.23 Who wish to be
heroes. but set out in the wrong way.
However at length they became great
er men and greater heroes In Christ's
way. than their highest dreams at
this time.
90 The mother of Zebedee's chill
| dren. Not little children. but sons.
/ From comparing Matt. 27:55. sc. with
Mark 1910. 1871. II appears that her
name was Salome. The sons we're
| James and John MARK l0:35l. Ac-
cording to Mark, the sons came ma
king the request for themselves. This
agrees with Matthews. for she came
with her sons.
The Request and Its Motive. What
wilt thou?" II was best for them to
spread out in the clear light tneir
secret thoughts and hopes. Such a
statement is often more than half q
cure. Grant that these my two sons
may sit. the ope on thy right hand.
and the other on the left. In thy king
dom" That IL. in the two chief places
OF honor. The first place OF honor
was the right hand OF the sovereign; |;
the second. the left hand
'Ye know not what ye ask" They
knew not the greatness OF the favor
they asked-how blessed beyond their
highest dreams K was TO sit on the
right hand OF the Son OF God, how
radiant the glories OF that kingdom
were TO be.
Are ye able to drink OF the cup
that | shall drink off" Have you
counted the cost7 Can you pay the
price?
They say unto him. We are able.
The language OF assurance somewha,
overweening. for II was the assurance
not wholly Of faith, but partly OF ig
norance OF themselves and OF the fu
ture. They fed with the other dis
ciples, I'm the night OF the arrest.
Jesus showed them the only true
way. and turned them from the path
they thought led to the desired good
but which led them away from the
goal. They drank the Lords cup
Judas alone took the wrong way
and utterly failed OF his hopes.
True Greatness. How to Make tn,
Most OF Life.-Vs. 24.2s. And wheI
. the ten heard 1t, they were moved
with Indignation" This shows tha
they had the same feelings as the two
brothers.
II is our own faults that we mos
condemn when We see them mirroreC
in others. The selfish think others arr
selfish; the fretful think others are II
bad temper. They were all in on,
boat. They all alike needed the in
struction which Jesus proceeds I,
give.
But Jesus called them unto him.
Their controversy in the last vers
had been carried on aside and apar
from Jesus. "Ye know that the prince
of the Gentiles." |. O., this is the pla,
in the worldly kingdoms. In dstint
tion from his spiritual kingdom. "E,
ercise dominion over them" Lor
1t over them, exercise tyranical an
arbitrary power Not for the good c
the governed. but for the advantage c
the rulers themselves, as the FTenc
|, king said. voicing the old idea c
1 kingship, II am the state"
' The Need Of Opened Eyes---V
1884, There is not room to ents
upon this section of the lesson In d.
tail; and to do so, even If We coul,
would detract from the great lesso
we have been studying.
Jesus and his disciples have crosse
the Jordan and reached Jericho G
= the way to Jerusalem.
MT.