Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-10-22
LESSON FOR OCTOBER rs
JESUS AND JUDAS.

LESSON TExT-Mstt. 2s:l4-2s, 47-5o: q
t-10.
GOLDEN TEXT-Woe unto that ma
through whom the Son Of Man Is be
trsyed. Matt. 26:42 r. v.
No literature has Q more terrible
story than that of Judas. Matthew
gives US perhaps the fullest accoun
OF bis last acts and the part he had II
those final hours Of the suffering ant
death Of Jesus.
Mary's act Of amounting. by Jesui
commended, and by Judas condemned
caused the latter to fare forth for hi
final act of faithless infamy. Con
trasted with the odor OF her good deed
we here have the stencil Of an evil
deed.
!. The Bargain, w. 1925. ~ The
Price, w. 1416. Disappointed In bis
hopes that Jesus would establish an
earthly kingdom wherein he should
hold a high position. stung by the re.
luke Of w. 1913 (cf. John l2:4-S) and
moved by cupidity. Judas hurries to
the enemies of Jesus (see John Is:
I'D. He saw no further opportunity
to profit through holding the bag"
John 1929, and SO got what he could
from the rulers. He estimated his
worth at 30 pieces of silver about sew.
snteen or nineteen dollars, OF the
value Of a slave; see Ex. 21:22 and
Phil. al. also the prophecy of Zechar-
lab 11:l2-lS. Hate, envy, disappointed
ambition. and cupidity drove Judas
with relentlessness In his final act Of
infamy. Verify. Whatsoever q man
soweth. that shall he also reap" Gal.
81. (2) Tho Penalty, w. 1925. As
We read the various accounts Of that
tragic last night We note that being
warned and singled from among the
other disciples In no wise moved Judas
to repentance. The conspiracy, see
Matt. 26:1-5, 1915, had been consum.
mated before that last meeting in the
upper
Must BE Born Again.
Even grace cannot rave US in our
sins. All OF his gifts. his nearnsss to
the Son Of God. his knowledge, first
handed. of those marvellous teachings
OF Jesus. did not grip his heart. Head
knowledge alone never saved anyone.
1t 10 not enough eve to be numbered
among the disciples. There must be a
new creation, We must be born again,
John 3:7. In verse "a we read the
final warning and John tells US (13:27)
that following these words he Is com.
manded to go out quickly"
u. The Betrayal, w. 1850. There
are four stages in this episode: a. In
the house Of Simon at the AMOUNTING Of |
Jesus by Mary; (2) The one Just con. !
sidered and which took place In the
upper room" In connection with the
Passover feast; (3) The third IL the ,
subject Of '"is paragraph. and took
place In the Garden following the
events Of last weeks lesson. This
has been painted so often as
to be familiar to US all. The Son of
Man. the advancing apostate disciple,
The mob; what al appalling scene.
Judas had probably led first to the
house whence he had left Jesus. Find.
ng Jesus and the disciples had de.
". 30) he knew where, In all
he would find the Master.
t was~a familiar resort for Jesus and
lis disciples. John 1872. 8. Judas had
'ften sat under these s ,me olive trees
md listened to him who taught as
lever man taught" 1t was also q
'lace4 sacred to prayer. How things
re changed. Judas had allowed Satan
o enter his heart John 1927, see also
'ames- 40 and with eager feet he
'rosses'the brook Kedron, past the
disciples and into the presence. of
Iesus to betray him with q kiss.
The Final Stage.
III. NE Went and Hanged Him.
oil" 27:3-10. The fourth and final
tage 10 reached when, seeing that
10 condemned and about to be
xecuted, Judas. filled with remorse.
arried back the 80 pieces Of silver to
be chief priests and the elders. What
n exhibition Of hypocrisy they evt-
enced. not to take the price Of blood.
orsooth! Judas did not really repent.
he word here used for repent" Ia
Rthsr that he suffered remorse, and
hat does not necessarily involve re-
enhance as we all know. Had he
ruly repented he would not have
ansedn himself and he would have
cen, saved even a. the repentant thief
as saved.
There 10 no necessary contradiction .
this and the account given In 4,
ctsl:s. III he hanged himself In the
leld Of blood and the rope broke the
,count given in Acts would naturally
The Teaching. As We recall these
nal things in the life of Judas I'VE
stiremember that they are not the
aginninss OF his detection The de-
Shipment Of the Hives OF Judas and
eter are profoundly different Both
oked for q temporal kingdom and
9TH !were out Of sympathy with the
achinss OF Jesus - to the necessity
his DEATH. One, for >peFsonAlsgaina
aud-thsA other. for self.pro-
ction. deniedShiaL Lord. When Judas
w Jesus condemned he too saw the
ID Of his dreams the same a. Peter. :
that-hour hs'committed- suioide;S an
4 Of c~owsrdice Of the worst kind.
A TEXAS WONDER. 4