The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-11-20

DldClIS llGSll COl III YIN
columns of the paper last week, the
publishers were unable to print the
Sunday school note on the lesson OF
the coming Sabbath. In view OF the
fact that many of the young people in
the country are reading the column
each week and cutting it out to secure
testament about Christmas time, Civ
en- by Mr.. Meyers, we publish what
was omitted last week.
Nov 1.-THE Great Question-Mark
s, 27-3S and 81.
The lesson for this week has food
for thought sufficient to take a page
more of the newspaper. Some OF the
most important truths of the bible
are found in this lesson. First came
the talk OF Jesus with His disciples
and Peter in particular Jesus asked
them as to whom they truly thought
Him to be. Peter replied, "Thou art
the Christ, the Son of the living God"
Jesus made much Of this answer de-
claring that the conviction and under
standing of this truth came to Peter,
not from this earth, but from God
HIMSELF. He then said on this truth,
that He was the Son of God, should be
found in His church on earth and moth
ing in the end prevail against it.
1t might be said right here that it
is necessary for every one who is a
christian to feel declare and know
that Jesus was the Son of God. There
are many differences OF opinion and
beliefs in the various churches OF the
world, but there is one basic truth
which every truly christian company
must believe and declare, and it is,
that Jesus was the Son of God. 1t
will not do to think Him great man,
Q remarkable religious teacher. There
must be more than this to make true
christian. The statement of Peter
must be ours also. Later in the les
son Jesus says that whosoever is
ashamed of Him before the world such
will He be ashamed of when He comes
in glory at the end of the world.
Jesus goes on to tell His disciples
that He must suffer and die and rise
again. This does not suit the ideas
of Peter, for the future of the Son OF
God and he found fault in what Jesus
said. Then came reprimand or.
scolding of Peter and he is compared
to Satan and told to get away from
sight.
There are many now who do not
want to follow Jesus to final joys.
thro -ssh suffering. They shrink from
the hard work and try to reason out
an easy way to serve God, one hav-
one no self sacrifice. Jesus in the
thirty-fourth verse of the lesson plain
~ says that any who will follow Him
must take up their cross daily. He
adds that any who lose their lives for
His sake and that of the gospel shall
have rich reward.
We next come to one of the most
striking questions of the bible and to
it we ask special attention. Jesus
asked, "What shall it profit man If
he gain the whole world and lose his
own soul?" and again, What shall a
man give in exchange for his soul?'
Coming right down to the plain truth
of life the greatest thing we have to
do is to save our immortal souls. 1t
is we'll enough to strive after the
things which give worldly ease, COM
fort and seeming good time." but
there looms up the question, what does
all this profit if one loses his immortal
soul for all eternity? This question
cannot be presented to the mind in
too strong a manner There is moth
ing which in truth compares in value
with the immortal spirit within us.
The part which Jesus came to save
with His sacrifice on the cross. l want
to urge most strongly all readers to
ponder the question of Jesus and to