The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-04-17

In order to understand His e so far as it is possible
for the mind of to grasp and understand it. it
sary to view Him from many different standpoints
1t we had other record of His utterances than that
the so-caed Sermon on the Mount we should have very
inadequate idea of the Christ.
On the other hand if had other Inspired record
than the Twenty third Chapter of the Gospel according
Saint Matthew should have very inadequate idea of
the Christ
It is impossible to Judge any man by looking at him
from only sandpoint impossible to judge any
by hearing him deliver only address, is impossible
to know until after you have touch with him
in public and in private many different
ions calculated to draw out of that all that is good and
noble, and true.
If had nothing than the simple story recorded
in the Eleventh Chapter of the Gospel according to Saint
john would conclude that the predominant if the
only trait of the Christ tenderness and overwhelming
sympathy for those in trouble.
Jesus loved Lazarus and Martha, and Mary and when
He stood with them at the tomb of Lazarus it is written
that Jesus wept'
Jesus Christ, md Son of Man
The Son of God though He was He was also the Son of
Man. and to emphasize undu the Divinity Of the Christ
is to lose sight of His humanity and to emphasize unduy
the humanity of the Christ to lose sight Of His Divinity
The proper view to take to regard the Christ being
kened to God on the one hand and to the other
Referring again to the twentythird Chapter of Mat
Jesus the Christ terrible characerone of the
terrific that stood upon this earth; for man.
matter how gifted his pen, how vivid his imagination
or how accurate his reasoning faculties how skfu in
orator could stronger language than that of the Christ
recorded in the Twenty-th Chapter of Matthew.
If study all of the life of the Christ that is written
and handed down to us, we can understand Him.
He tender-mOre tender than a mother; He
kind He loving; He compassionate; and He had
great pity for the sinful the SICK and the suffering
And yet He was terrible; He the most terrible
Man that rod this earth before His look hypocres
whered before His scathng words sinners made
rembe and those who would not repent made to wall
and gnash their teeth and long for His DEATH and the
Scrbes and Pharsees and the Sadducees satisfied
until they had accomplished His death.
In order that you may understand the Scriptures that
quoted will you to turn to the Gospel according
ter the seventeenth Where wilt Thou that pre-
pare for Thee to eat the Passover"
The Apostles who loved Jesus dearly little realized
the meaning of the awful coming events which casting
their shadows tickly around them.
They had not been able to understand the Words of
Jesus the Christ that they would to Jerusalem
that He would be delivered into the hands of wicked
and be shamefuy reatedbe spit upon, scourged, and
crowned in mockery.
During His short earthly Jesus had paraken of
many Passover Feass How long before He realized that
Passover Feast would when He Himself should be
the Lamb do not know. That God did conceal from Him,
until the proper time things connected with His mis-
sion is quite probable.
The wheels of Time have been going around, and the
day is approaching for the regular Passover Feast but in
that Jesus could not participate for He could not be that
Lamb that slain and parake of the regular Passover
So when the Apostles approached Him and asked,
wilt Thou that we shall prepare for Thee to eat the
Passover? they did not understand This Thurs
day night that Jesus the Christ ate ancpatoy Passover
jesus Many Warmhearted Friends
The instruction, by Jesus the Christ to His Apostles
has been very interesting to
Some great, big knd-hearted individual loved the
Christ intensely that Jesus could to His Apostles
go into the city to such man. and say unto him, the Mas
ter SAITH My time is at hand will keep the Passover at thy
house with My diciples."
Unless Jesus had been very familiar terms with the
this would have been great breach of all the rules Of
propriety.
Oh the Savior Who had not where to lay His head knew
what He meant when He said that if forsake houses
and lands and father and mother for His sake they should
receive an hundredfold in this life.
There many places where they would take the
Savior n,-such the home of Mary and Martha and
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to eat the Passover.
Now will you just this morning that house, and the
large upper room and the table in the midst OF the
with the benches around where they recned and them
Staying the lamb, following out the direction specifically
given in the Mosaic economy given by Cod and then
the Savior and those Apostles gathering around the table
ing his head on the Saviors BOSOM
The Savior loved according to merit so must you
and must it impossible do otherwise and be Just
God loves all humanity but He loves the obedent and faith
full more than the disobedient.
"He that hath My commandments and keepeth them,
he it is that oveh Me- and he that oveth Me shall be loved
of My Father and will love him and will make Myself
known unto him."
How many of you claim that love this morning? 1t is
privilege to do and you claim if you only will
live for it.
And then there Peter; and there Judas. Just
let your minds all that transpired in that little
room, and see those Twelve Apostles.
The Call of Apostles