The Bossier banner., 1911-04-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson III.-Second Quarter, For
April 16,. 1911.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, John Xxx, lis.
Memory Verses, IS, 16-Goiden Text,
Luke xiv, 3-commentary Prepared
bv Rev. D. M. Stearns.

lesson, anu us HcAl WeeA
we shall have another lesson on Joash /
we choose the Easter lesson for this
week. The resurrection of Jesus from
the dead is in. many respects the great
est topic in the Scriptures, for if Christ
be not risen preaching is vain, faith is
vain, there is no forgiveness OF sins,
and no one is saved Il Cor. xv, II, II.
18).
His great atonement includes His
perfect life in a mortal body, His death
in our stead bearing our sins, His res
direction from the dead. all of which
may be included in the saying. THE
precious blood of Christ Il Pet. j. 1y-
At present, as our great high priest,
He is ut the right hand of God. for
us. and He will come again to receive
His body. the church, and to set up
His kingdom of peace and righteous
ness on this earth.
That the Messiah of Israel, the great
King, should be man was plainly
foretold in Gen. iii, 10; xii, IS: Deut.
xviii, IS; Isa. tx. 6, Z, and many other
places. That He should be man
risen from the dead. an immortal man,
was also foretold in Gen. iii, 10; II
Sam. vii, 13, 16; Isa. ix, {; lii, 10, IL:
Ps xvi. TO-: xii, %, p, %, and else
where. and forshadOwed in Isaac. and
Joseph and Jonah as well as in the
,;v.1s of
goats of Lev. xvi
When He was OH earth in His hu-
initiation He repeatedly fOretold His,
death and resurrection in such pas
sages as John ii, 1921; Matt. xii, 40;
xvi, 4. 21; xvii, %: Xxx, 10: XVI. G4,
and yet even His own disciples did not
receive it, for in verse 8 of our lesson
| we read that even Peter and John
knew not the Scripture that He must
rise again from the dead" He said to
| the two with whom He walked to
| Emmaus, who were so cast down be-
cause Of His death, and so disappoint-
| ed because He had not redeemed Is
rael. 30 fools, and slow of heart to be-
lieve all that the prophets have spo-
| ken" He also said to the disciples in
the upper room that same evening.
"All things must be fulfilled which
were written in the law of Moses and
in the prophets and in the psalms
concerning me" Uuke xiv. %. 40.
He appeared at least ten times to
one or more of His disciples during
those forty days between His resur-
rection and ascension from Olivet, five
times on the first day, and our lesson
tells Of His first appearance, ard that
was to Mary Magdalene Mark xvi, 81.
We do not find that Mary Of Bethany
! was with the other women at the
tomb on the resurrection morning, for
she seems to have believed what Tie
had said about His death and resur-
rection, and she anOinted Him before
hand for His burial Matt. XVI. -
Mark XIV, 81. The purchase of spices
by the other women was an act OF
! love, but not Of faith, for had they
believed that He would rise again they
! would not have purchased spices will
. which to anoint His dead body.
AS soon as Mary Magdalene saw
that the stone was rolled away from
the sepulcher she ran back to tel
Peter and John, and they both ran t.
the tomb. and both went in, Peter so
+ ing first, and saw the linen clothe:
: evidently as when His body had beeI
t in them, and the napkin that was
: about His head wrapped together i!
n / hvv
:, that He was risen and went ava.
u again unto their own home. Mary, hav
. ing returned to the tomb. RENAME;
and was SO intent upon finding tn
body of her Lord that she had no eye
even for angels, and when Jesus Him
self spoke to her she supposed Him t
be the gardener, so binding is unbe
lieving grief.
: Not until He called her by name dit
she recognize Him. One of the pre-
), cious words Of the Spirit to my sou
Is found in Isa. xiii, l, Fear not. fo
n I have redeemed thee. l have GALES
o thee by thy name; thou art mine.
How wondrously gracious of our Lcr
:, to appear to Mary and speak to he
e while on His way to His Father (vers
IL 10, and how wondrous His words t
her. and through her to us, "NIy Ia
= thcr and your Father. my God an
q your God"
It If we would only believe fully tina
e He has made us one with Himself,
It part of Himself, children of Gcd an
joint heirs with Himself, it does seer
= as if our lives would declare tha
!, Jesus lives.
Note the words with which He gree
ed the disciples that evening and ais
a week later, "Peace be unto you
fverses 10. 81, 2G, and remerlbs' job
xiv, 81: Jer. xxx, II. See Him ash
ing them to handle Him and TO thrus
= the hand into His side and see Hi
"a eating broiled fish and honeyconab b.
is fore them that they might see til
), reality of His resurrection body G.;ll,
n xiv, 3943;; John Xxx, %. Hear III
|e word to Thomas and to us. BE nc
; faithless, but believing. Bles.
Y ed are they that have not seen IN
vet have believed John Xxx, q, %
Then lay to heart His words to the,
: and to us, "As my Father hath ser
:, me, even so send you" N-erse 2n. an
'. may we be such Spirit filled believer
In all that is written that We shall j
ID things glorify Him.