The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-04-16
April 18th, 1910.

Copyright. 1910, by Rev 7. S. Linscott DID,
The Question of John the Baptist.
Matt xi:119.
Golden TeXt-But the witness which
| have is greater than that of John:
for the works which the Father hath
given me to accomplish, the very
works that I do, bear witness of me,
that the Father hath sent me- John
v:36. Or. W
ID Verse 1-Jesus appears to have
taken great pains to instruct his
twelve disciples. but why did he not
cave them TO be instructed wholly BY
Gods Spirit?
CD In the case of preaching, OF
prayer. or testimony, does God pro
pose for us just to open our mouths
and he will fill them" or that we
should be as thoroughly and humanity
prepared. as if there were no God?
CD Does thorough preparation fol
Christian work, show lack of faith. OF
strong faith in God? Why?
(4) Verses 2-3-Why did John ask
this question as to whether Jesus
was the Christ?
go What if any reason is there to
believe that John was now wrestling
with doubt. as to the truth of what he
had been preaching concerning Jesus
CD What would you say concern
ing a man of God teaching spiritual
truth, in one period. which he knew
to be true, and subsequently having
grave doubts of the very truth OF
which he had been so sure?
CD Does any kind of doubt on the
part of holy man, necessarily imply
sin, or show weakness?
49, Is doubt a necessary part Of
Gods training or not, for men Of
strong character and important work
90 Verse 4-Why is a man bowed
down with sorrow, and crushed with
disappointment, not in a condition to
properly weigh evidence of spiritual
truth?
00o Jesus said, GO and show John
again those things, ETC." Is evidence
of spiritual truth made more forceful
through being repeated on different
occasions, and whether or not, why
was it necessary to repeat to John
what he had already heard?
11) Why would it not be a bless
ing to the people if minister repeat
ed his most effectual sermons?
f12) Verses 5-6-Jesus laid stress in
that day upon his miracles, coupled
with the fact that he preached the Cos
pei to the poor, as the proof of his
Messiahship, but what is the supreme
or chief proof to-day? (This question
may have to be answered in writing
by members of the ciub.)
13) Even suppose the miracles OF
Jesus should prove to be historical
myths, would that detract In any
measure from the grandeur Of his
character or the greatness OF his
work?
(14.) Verses 7-8-What influences
caused John to live such a plain. OF
rigorous life? (See Matt. iii:4. ct seQ.)
(15.) Take for example two men,
one devout, the other goddess. one liv
ing in a richly furnished home and
dressing in good clothes, the other
living in plain home and wearing
coarse apparel, which of the two is
more likely to be the goddess man
and why?
(16) What was the difference in
the mode of the life of Jesus. and that
of John the Baptist?
u7) Verses 9-11-What we're the
minimum qualities essential to being
prophet, and in what particular did
John exceed these?
f1S) In what did the greatness Of
John the Baptist consist, from the
standpoint of Jesus?
(19D II Jesus had in mind a great
er" and a greater" then in what
two senses is this word used by him
here?
(20) Verses 12-15-What is relig
ious violence" and what is the "a
ture of the force" which captures
the kingdom of heaven?
(21) Verses 1919 What caused
them to denounce John for qualities
the absence of which in Jesus they
also denounced?
Lesson for Sunday, April gath, 1910
Warning and Invitation. Matt. ii:
20-3o.