The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-07-22
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THE CHRIST BETRAYED BY AN AvAR1cIoUs SINNER
The next event is, Judas Iscarot goes those
cradle leaders and says What will you give me?" They
weighed him thirty pieces of sverabou eighteen dollars
as the price for betraying the Christ have had
experience with avarcous and women.
Judas Iscariot instead of overcoming his avarcious-
ness cultivated it and it grew, and he thief.
Judas Iscariot wanted the price of the ontmenforty
five dollars He wanted the money bag because very
likely he going to put few dollars of it into his
trousers pocket Oh how and contemplate he was
Thirty pieces of slver!!
Judas Iscario did betray Christ simply because
money, but because he mean. What the matter
with Judas? will tell you. He had been following the
Christ thinking that day Christ would establish
KINGDOM and he would be His Prime Minister. Judas
Iscarot thought he might get place of great honor and
when the Savior said We is only to be spit SCOT
fed at scourged and mstreated and cruce Judas sad
"There is nothing to be gained by being faithful to Him.
will try treachery maybe will get something that way
Judas is not the only that has sold the Christ There
people who have sold the Christ for money Some
have sold Him for little political job; for position
church board some in order to make their business
There plenty of Judases
DESTRUCTION INVITED BY WIFUL DISOBEDIENCE
Did you ever know that the word "Judas" is lovely
name? The fourth Of Leah named Judas when
Lord The Judas is lovely Judas Iscariot
did not to the devil in day. in week, month"; neither
do you Do know that twelve months before this day
Christ told Judas that he would betray Him? Christ wanted
him. Do you remember how Jesus the last time He
spoke to the harhearted Jews who had rejected Him.
ready them His protection then if they
would only to Him? They would not do it. He
ready at the table to win Judas back. Judas would not
despond but watched his opportunity to beray Him.
SCENE CHRIST THE SERVANT WASHES FEET,
YET LORD OF ALL
The next thing is the Passover Feast. The disciples
said Him. "Where wilt Thou that prepare for You to
eat the Passover? He sad go into the city to such
and say unto him. the Master saith My time at hand
That sign The moment that man heard the
words 'y time is at hand" he knew what meant and
his house open and His Apostles spent nearly
all of their last hours together There is where of the
most wonderful words that Jesus spoke uttered There
is where Jesus took towel and basin of water and washed
His Disciples feet tell you believe in washing feet
not but that feet washing is good thing
the Church. there is nothing else that will teach the
lesson of humility. When a will get down and wash
his brothers feet there is humility That the time for
reconciliation.
Then the Savior in order to humble the Disciples still
more it is written Where even come He sat down with
the Twelve, and they did ea-I believe it quiet
that you could have heard pin drOp-Jesus sad-"One
of you shall beray Me-" What would you not give for
picture of their faces at that moment Judas did not
word. Peter did not say "Is it that fellow there?
s that there? Peter apparently the spokesman
said along with the res 'Is it II" Judas did not say
word. Now notice what the Savior said "The Son Of
Man goeth is written of Him. Every word of God
shall be fulfilled Judas did not have to betray Christ
Yes The Son of Man goeth is written but there is
nothing in Gods plan incompatible with the free will of
man. Man is free moral agent Judas did not have to
betray Christ "But unto that man by whom the Son
of Man is betrayed 1t good for that if he had
never been born"
EVERY RIGHTFUL POSITION WILL CHALLENGED BUT Woe
TO THE CHALLENGER
whom the offence cometh" gets his schooling
traning-under Cod ofentmes when his heart is break
ing whom he has loved is the occasion of the
offence 1t would have been better for that who be-
trayed the Christ if he had been born Jesus said
Then Judas spoke up 1t to when he said that
Master it II? he must have been the personicaton of
the devil himself do not believe Judas asked that in
gentle voice. with tear in his and sadness his face
believe that Judas asked that question with devish grim
adding sin to SIM He did it with grim determination
Master is it II" He full of the devil He nerved
up the place where could betray the Son of God Jesus
simply repeated in His reply, what in Judas heart
"Thou hast said" That is all He said to him.