The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-01-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson X.-Fourth Quarter, For
Dec. II, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text OF the Lesson, Matt. Xvii, 1o-oU
Memory Verses, Al, 42-GoIden Text,
lisa. lii, documentary Prepared by
Rev. D. M. Stearns.
We have come to the last scene in
the greatest event in history, and we
can scarcely do more than read it and
write it. Yes, we can believe it firmly.
and our hearts can say: "All for me
for my sins. He was wounded for my
transgressions. bruised for my iniqul
ties. He hath redeemed me from the
curse of the law. being made curse
for me-" Since the death of Abel all
that have lived on the earth and have
passed off 1t have, with but two excep-
tons. gone by dying; but. of all the
millions upon millions of deaths, there
never was one like this. OF all the
others each died because of sin. for
there had been no death if there had
been no sin. But this man had no sin
He knew no sin. He died for our sins.
All others had to die-they could not
help 1t. This man laid down his life
Of his own accord. No one could take
it from Him John <, II. 1S). All 9th
ers were ordinary morta1s. but this
man. lived before the world was. He
talked with Adam and Eve. with
Enoch and Noah and Abraham and the
patriarchs, with Moses and Joshua and
10 al a
things. He was God manifest in the
flesh He still lives, and He will come
again. and all who have ever lived
must give account to Him. Let us re-
member these things as we mediate
upon Him.
In the lesson of two weeks ago we
left Him. before PLATE. accused by the
Jews as an evildoer and by them de-
livered to the Roman governor to be
put to death. He had passed a sleep
less night-a night of the most cruel
abuse at the hands of His tormentors
1t was now early morning. and PLATE.
persuaded that he was an innocent
man. had made five attempts to release
Him. for be knew that for envy the
chief priests had delivered Him Verse
ISL. 1t was the custom to release a
prisoner ut this feast. one whom they
might select. and he suggested that he
should release Jesus who is called
| Christ His wife had sent him mes
sage urging him to have nothing to do
with that just man. for she had SUI
| fered many things in a dream because
| of Him. Meantime the chief priests
and elders were perusading the people
| to ask for the release of a very wicked
man. notable prisoner called Barab-
| bas. murderer. So when PLATE made
his seventh and last attempt to release
Jesus and asked whether 1t should be
Jesus or Barabbas they asked for
Barabbas. Listen to Peter after Pente-
cost concerning this I'VE delivered
Him up and denied Him in the pres
ence of PLATE when he was determined
to let Him go But We denied the Holy
One and the just and desired muir
derer to be granted unto you and
killed the Prince of Life" (Acts iii. 49,
15). When plate asked. what shall
| do, then. with Jesus who is called
/ Christi" their united and persistent
cry was. LET Him be crucifed!' Pi-
late then took water. and washed his
hands before the multitude. saying: II
am innocent of the blood of this just
person. See We to it." Then they cried
His blood be on us and On our chill
dren" verses "a. 25). So PLATE. willing
to content the people. released Barab
bas, scourged Jesus and delivered Hin
to be cruci6ed.
What can any follower of Jesus ex
pect in world whose highest civil and
religious authorities so treated the Scr
of God? 1t is the same evil world
Religion. so called. has no more use
for Jesus Christ than the Jews had
for Him beyond lifting their hats tt
Him for the sake of politeness. and the
devil is the one who is really worship
ed. and he is the father of lies and !:
murderer. Stay. if you cah, and see
what followed as the Holy One is de
livered to their will After being
scourged the soldiers strip Him. put OF
Him a scarlet robe. crown Him Will
thorns. mock Him. smite Him on The
head. spit upon Him, remove the robe
put His own clothes on Him and leat
Him away to cruelty Him. At frs
He bore the cross; then they. compelled
Simon the Cyrenian to bear it. And Sc
they go forth. two malefactors lee
with Him to be put to death. grea1
company following and some wailins
women. to whom he spake som.
weighty words. They reach Golgotha
and quickly the cruel work is done
The Son of God is crucified and a It'll,
placed over his head in Hebrew, Greel
and Latin. Jesus of Nazareth, tn,
King of the Jews" That was about .
a. ~ on the most awful day that eartl
ever saw. They reviled Him us n,
hung there bearing my sins The,
rallied on Him. they Knocked Him. unit
about noon the sun shone no longei
and there was darkness over all tn,
land until about p. M. when He criet
with a loud voice and said. Father
into Thy hands l commend my spirit,
and He was gone. The earth quaked
the rocks rent graves were opened
and In the temple in the city the vel
which separated the holy place from
the most holy was rent in twain from
the top to the bottom Consider al
the Scriptures fulfilled by these events
Give heed TO His seven sayings from
the cross and in the first three se