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July II. Peters Confession Matt.
l16, 1928.
The lesson verses this week con
tain many important talks by Jesus,
given his disciples. and us all. There
are host Of good verses, but in the
limit which must keep myself, 1
cannot do them all Justice. This be-
ing SO. will bring out the strong
points only.
Jesus had been some time preRh.
ing and men generally were begin
ming to make up their minds whom
He was. To test the disciples and
bring them to q distinct statement of
their conclusions as to His work and
person, He asked them Whom do men
men say that / am?" This brought
forth the information that men gener-
ally We're mixed In opinion, some
thinking Jesus John the Baptist risen
from the dead, others Elias or Jere-
miah come to earth again. Jesus
asked the disciples for their answer,
and Peter gave it, "Thou art the
Christ, the son OF the living Cod
This was the exact truth and Jesus
praised Peter for saying it. Later,
Peter found fault with Jesus because
of something He said, and then that
disciple was strongly rebuked. The
answer Of Peter should be that of
every person, for that man Of Galilee,
who spoke the words Of this lesson,
was the Son Of God. and by faith in
Him we all have blessed eternal life.
The words of this lesson are not
alone found in Matthew, but in Mark
8 and Luke 8, showing their import
ance. In the lesson verses comes that
mountain peak question of Jesus, the
answer to which lays bare what hui
man life truly is. Note well the
question, for it is as follows: What
shall 1t profit q man II he shall gain
the whole world and lose his own soul,
or what shall a man give in exchange
for his soul?" This question goes
right to the root Of the life Of each
person. What good. indeed, is it If
one has riches, fame. friends by the
hundreds, II, in the end, his life is
q failure in Gods sight? What in
deed are all worldly possessions, II
the soul or immortal part of us is
eternally lost? Why should one be
jealous Of men who have by wrong
methods gained great wealth, power or
influence, when these can be enjoyed
but few years. and then must be
given up for misery and woe?
The 9th verse says that Jesus will
come again in glory and reward each
person according to his works. This
being so. should we not try to have
our works right from the bible point
Of view? Is It not better to live q
humble christian life than to have
ease. comfort, ill-gotten wealth here,
and condemnation in the great be.
yond? In the record In Mark and
Luke, Jesus says that any who are
ashamed OF Him among the people
they meet at this time, will fnd Him
ashamed to own them IN the final
judgment. Jesus says that any per-
son who sacrifices his life for His
sake in this world shall be richly re-
warded. Life looked at from this
point OF view seems entirely differ.
|ent than from the usual standard.
! can bit urge all readers 4, meas.
ure their lives from Jesus standpoint:
to live for His cause; even II that
seems to be great sacrifice. The
rewards to the faithful ones will far
outshine anything. the present earth
can give. Let us be bold in testify.
ing for Jesus; let us measure our
lives by the true bible standpoint; let
US strive to hold fast to the thinga
which are eternal; let US not sell our
birthright to heaven for low pleas
ures. ease and luxury. but rather bear
hardness for the cause of Jesus, look
ing forward to that city whose maker
and builder is God.
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