The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-11-20
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER q.
JESUS AND PLATE.

LESSON TExT-Luke 23:1S-25. See also
Matt, I:11-31.
GOLDEN TEXT - PLATE saith uato
them, What then shall I do unto Jesus,
who is called Christ?-Matt. 27:22 r. V.
The false witnesses MARK 14:55-59)
did not help to formulate charges
against Jesus. These rulers did, how
ever, make three accusations. duke
1922 (a) "Perverting the nation
turning it to error, (b) "forbidding to
give tribute to Cassar"-treason, (see
Matt 17:24-2D; and (c) that he
maketh himself Christ. a king
e. e., his Messianic claims. Plate
". 14) seems to have dwelt upon the
first as only worthy of consideration.
!. Jesus and plate, w. 1919. This
incident demands that we study care
fully all that the other gospel writer's
have recorded. We have seen the ac-
cusation recorded by Luke Matthew
and Luke tell US of Pilates, question,
Art thou the king of the Jews?" and
of the answer of Christ claiming that
he was. Matthew records the silence
of Jesus to the accusations of the
chief priests and to Plate at that
time. Luke gives us the account of
Pilates perplexity, how Jesus was
sent to Herod and Of Pilates second
report to the Jews. Matthew tells of
the offer PLATE made to release Barab-
has or Jesus and of the message from
Pilates wife.
Trial a Mockery.
The trial before Annas and Caiaphas
was hollow mockery. The Sanhedrin
was fierce in its denunciation and to
add disgrace and to impress PLATE
that Jesus was dangerous, they led
him into his presence. PLATE soon
saw the emptiness Of their charges,
and as we have suggested, dismissed
all save that of "peryerting the ma
ton" The Roman government keenly
watched for incipient rebellions. After
examination he declares, Il find no
fault in this man" He did not. how
ever, dare incur the hatred and vio-
lence>Cf Jerusalem mob, and so he
temporizes. The fiercest light of crit
icism declares Jesus to be impeccable,
yet men temporize. After the dis
graceful and degrading treatment
Jesus received before Herod, he again
stands before PLATE, and this time he
is again declared to be innocent of the
charges preferred against him. This
is the turning point of this worlds
greatest tragedy. PLATE should have
let him go, and would have had he
not been a venal judge. HE who hest
tates is lost" is amply exemplified in
this case. PLATE was in verse case
and one where it became less easy
to do right, whatever his inclinations
(Acts 3:13) may have been, by not
acting resolutely at this point 1t was
easy for this weak-willed man then to
yield to the determined wills of the
enemies of Jesus, V. "a r. v Plate
found no fault in Jesus, neither did
Herod ". 15), yet PLATE compromis-
ingly SAYS, nothing worthy of DEATH"
hence the suggestion that he be chas-
tised and released This is typical of the
temporizing, compromising, tickle poll
ticians. These words at once sug-
gested to the Jews a custom of hav-
ing released unto them one whom they
whose at this period Of the year, and
they cried out, Away with this mans
release unto us Barabbas." 1t was
thus that these, his accusers, repre-
senting the nation, denied the holy
and just, and desirable a murderer"
Acts 3:14.
PLATE Tried to Save Christ.
Ii. .Insus and Rarahhas Wv on.oh