Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-04-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson lH.-Second Quarter, For
April is, 1911.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, John Xxx, LA
Memory Verses, IS, 1e-Golden Text
Luke xiv. s4-commentary Prepared
by Rev. o. NJ. Stearns.


by Rev. o. NJ. stearns.
We have the choice this week of
lesson on Joash. the boy king. or
resurrection lesson, and as next weel
we shall have another lesson on Joasl
we choose the Easter lesson for thi
week. The resurrection of Jesus from
the dead Is In many respects the great
est topic In the Scriptures. for IL Chris
be not risen preaching is vain. faith 4:
vain. there is no forgiveness OF sins
and no one is saved q Cor. XIV. IA. II
49, =
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. 1. 10
At present. as our great high priest.
He IS at 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 preat
King. should be a man was pIainl,
foretold In Gen. ri. 10; xxi, IS: Deut.
xviii, is; lisa. TX. 6. Z, and many other
places. That He should be a man
risen from the dead. an immortal man.
was also foretold In Gen. fill. 10; II
Sam. vii, IL. 16; lisa. TX, Z: lii. 10. IL:
Ps. xvi. TO-; xii, %. 81. %, and else
where. and forshadowed in Isaac. and
Joseph and Jonah as we'll as I'm the
two birds OF Lev. xiv and the two
goats of Lev. xvi
When He was on earth in His hu
initiation He repeatedly foretOld His
death and resurrection in such pas
sages as John II. 1921: Matt xii, 10:
xvi, 4. 81; xvii. %; XIX. 10; XVI, GA.
and yet even His own disciples did not
receive II, 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
eve all that the prophets have spo-
KEN" He also said TO the disciples i'm
the upper room that same evening.
All things must be fulfilled which
we're written In the law OF Moses and
n the prophets and In the psalms
me" duke xiv, %, 40.
He appeared at least ten times to
me or more of His disciples during
hose forty days between His resur-
ection and ascension from Olivet, five
lines on the first day, and our lesson
ellis or His first appearance, and that
vas TO Mary Magdalene ozark xvi. %.
We do not find that Mary OF Bethany
vas with the other women at the
omb on the resurrection morning. for
he seems TO have believed what He
lad said about His death and resur-
ection. and she anointed Him before
and for His burial Matt. XVI. u:
dark XIV. 81. The purchase Of spices
" the other women was an act Of
owe. but not OF faith, for had they
'elieved that He would rise again they
would not have purchased spices with |
which TO anoint His dead body.
AS soon as Mary Magdalene saw
hat the stone was rolled away from
he sepulcher she ran back to tell |
'eter and John, and they both ran to
he tomb. and both went in, Peter go |
ng first. and saw the linen clothes |
as when His body had been |
them. and the napkin that was |
bout His head wrapped together in |
place by Itself, and they believed /
hat He was risen and went away |
gain unto their own home. Mary. hav-
ne returned to the tomb, remained |
nd was SO intent upon finding the
ody OF her Lord that she had no eyes
ven for angels. and when Jesus Him.
elf spoke to her she supposed Him to
e the gardener, so binding is unbe-
ewing grief.
Not until He called her by name did
he recognize Him. One Of the pre-
lous words Of the Spirit to my soul
found in lisa. Kill, I, Fear not, for
have redeemed thee. I have called
hee by thy name; thou art mine"
low wondrously gracious of our Lord
D appear to Mary and speak to her
lille on His way to His Father (verse
D, and how wondrOus His words to
err, and through her to US, my Fa-
her and your Father, my God and
our God"
II we would only believe fully that
lie has made us one with Himself, a
art Of Himself, children of God and
lint heirs with Himself, it does seem
II our lives would declare that
esus lives.
Note the words with which He greet
q the disciples that evening and also
week later, peace be unto you
Ierses 10. n. 26. and remember John
", q; Jer. xxx, IL. See Him ask
lg them to handle Him and to thrust