The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-03-19
Sabbath. School

NOTES BY X. S. HOLMES.
Lesson XII March 20, 1910.
A PARALYTIC FORGIVEN AND
HEALED.
(Matt. 9: I-I3.)
Golden Text: The Son OF Man
bath power on earth to forgive sins"
Matt. 9: g.
Blessed be God for the Golden Text.
Millions know it is true. Are you one
Of that vast company?
The sweetest thing in the world is
bhe sense OF forgiven sin.
THE LESSON.
vs.. 1. Back to Capernaum. Reject
ed by the .Gergescncs. lie was never
there again. They suffered double
loss. Loss OF the swine. Transgres-
sion OF national law caused that. Loss
oi the Saviour Covetousness caused
that. Back to his own city. He was
beginning to be familiar WIN rejection.
No wonder his heart broke after
while.
VS.. 2. Always ready to have some
thing done for them. Men brought a
sick friend, a palsled man, carrying
him on rug. 1t is plain that they be-
ieved Jesus could cure him, for it is
said he saw the faith. Could these
have been disciples of Jesus? Do you
suppose this man became one?.
What they desired was his bodily
cure. Jesus, because of their faith
went much further than his body. He
hea.ed his sin-stained SOU. Think of
1t. This first exhibition OF his forgiv-
ing power was due to the faith OF
lew friends that a man could be cured
oi paralysis. Has your faith ever
been sufficient to bring forgiveness to
i friend:
Notice how tender Jesus was "Sln
ke of good cheer Term OF endear-
mcnt was that word son" No one
Knows how mich good kind words do.
Many think the paralysis had been
caused by sin. (D jesus cured the
cause. ~ He restored the wrecked
body. He was great Saviour. Was?
tie is. Is now.
a place where there were no critics?
Such men crlticise God. Remember in
Tcnnysons Northern Farmer, how
the old man said:
Does God a mo;ghty knaw He's doc
in
y takin' o mea?"
The Scribes the law copyists, men
who ought To- have known what the
Messiah would be and what he would
do they criticised among themselves;
talking perhaps i'll whispers; shaking
their heads and grumblmg; thinking
VI not speaking.
5. 4. Jesus saw these scribes Saw
thcIi shaking their heads. Saw their
SEQ us. knew they were crit:cising.
Pcinaps nc asked them what was the
cause ol their dissatisfaction. What
ever his means oi obtaining his knowl-
edge, he knew what they were think
ing. And here is the startling fact: he
knows yet whal mer, what we, a;c
thinking.
vs.. 5. Why criticise; " hich is cas-.
Ter to say That was poser. One
sentence Is a. easy to speak as all
other. Balance one gainst the other.
Thy sins be forgiven" Thy body is
hea.ed Which j. easier to do: Can
| heal his body Ii can [ have di-
vine power. Ii | have power to rid
body OF disease, have / not also power
to rid a soul oi disease:
Nss. o.. luuk now. | will prove
hat | have one power by showing the
other. \ on cannot sec a man SINS
leave him. \ on can see him walk.
Lock nov. "Malk." He spoke to the
man. The man walked iIc left II
ans behind him. He took his rug
away. uu cannot see Il mans sins
leave him. But YOU can see man
leave his sius. he proof oi forgive
ness is plain \ man who was a sin
uer becomes saint. That is proof
OF the double power al CHRIST.
vs.. s, The nlutiluGc saw, feared.
gIorlied God. Notice they recognized
that the power came IRON God By
aud.-by the t'parisccs sand. The power
sUmes from the prince oi devils. Hate
hau not yet gone So far.
But the pcupc aid not call Jesus.
Son OF God. God had only given the
power to a man but where was ever
such a man: Once more We think oi
elders verse:
III Jesus Christ were Il man.
Md only d man say,
| would ceaNc To- him oi all mank nd
md cleayc to him alway'
Friend OF sinners, Friend oi sui
tcrers. This was he is he yours:
Is the Saviour who loves you. yours"
vs.. g. Matthew, who wrote this
Gospel, could not have been very far