Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-06-09
INTERNATIONAL.
SUNIl5NSOOOL
LESSON
CBv T. o. SELLERS. Acting Director Of
the Sunday School Course Of the Moody
Bible Instituted
Copyright. 1917, Western Ncwspape Tnicn.)
LESSON FOR JUNE 10
JESUS CRUCIFlED.

W G are COIllpllCu 10 omit q consider
alton of that dark, deSpicable trial in
Pilates judgment hall. Pilates weak
knocd Subservience 10 custom and the
cry of the politician is one of the black
est pages in history. His scourging If
tie man whom hc. himself, declared
innocent, is practically without p"rui-
LEI. After the hooking and the scOurg-
ing, PLATE said unto the people. Be
hold the man (y. -, and later in Sar-
caSm he said to the same people, BE
hold your king" (v. ~. Teachers
should emphasize AT the beginning and
all through this lesson that Jesus
suffered and died for the sins of all
men, ours as well as those of his own
day.
|. The Crucfixion of Jesus wv.
/ 1922. 1t was about nine o'clock in
the morning when PLATE gave his infa-
nous order that Jesus should be cru
Gifted. 1t was indeed a sorrOwful pro-
cesSiOn which moved itself along the
via DOlOrOsa" Che SOrrOwful Way,
/ consisting Of the Roman soldiers, the
t'NN'AA ms lillN NiNtAiF man u
Galilee, and. Luke adds, "sorrowing
women" They took him to the place
| Of n skull, hill about sixty feet high,
| M the foot of which was the rock
! hewn scpulchor in which his body was
later laid. The place was called in
/ Hebrew "Golgotha," the Aramaic for
skull. Calvary is the Latin for the
same. On either side of him were
! CruCificd the robbers, which waS an
evident effort to add TO his shame as
well as salutary warning to the Pass
over pilgrims. Over the cross PLATE
wrote Il title on Il wooden tablet. Fol-
lowing the usual custom, this was
nailed at the head of Jesus. setting
forth his crime. The words it bore
were, Jesus of Nazareth, King of the
Jews" as though PLATE would take
malicious revenge upon the mob which
had made him perform 4 deed he had
sought to avoid. Literally this sign
meant This man is the kinglest of
all Jews and see what they have done
10 him." In response TO Pilates Ques-
tiOning. Jesus said, II am the King of
the Jews" PLATE knew that he was
innocent, and sought 70 let him go free,
but, rather than incur the hatred of the .
Jewish authorities, he yielded to their .
demand for his blood, and became a !
party to the murder Of the Son Of God. /
Men today take q part in his cruel /
ixion rather than surrender wholly .
to him, and pay the price Of open con- /
fessiOn. "They crucified him." How .
these words laid the pride Of men in .
the dust. Human nature Is the same .
today as 1t was two thousand years
ago when the worlds bitterest hate
was wreaked not upon a bad man but
upon the best man. the perfect man,
the Goldman. The pain Jesus sUf- .
fered on Calvary was no Imagination.
He suffered 1t all for us lisa. 800,
but the physical suffering was not the
most severe agony he bore Fps. 60 20;
Matt. 81 :46). The cruc;hxiOn of Jesus
was part Of the eternal purposes Of
Gods love and redemption.
u. The Worlds Darkest Hour wv.
23-30). Each of the Gospel writer's re-
fers to the part the soldiers took in
casting lots for his garments. They
We're dnconsciOusly fulfilling the
prophecy of Psalm 90 Is, and 1t was
from their number that one of the su-
preme testimonies TO the character of
Christ came (See Matt. q :54). The
first three evTngelists tell us Of the
throng Of pilgrims who passed along
the highway from the north, close at
hand, and who wagged their heads in
Imitation and mockery of the agony
OF the one who was being crucifed.
But there were others who were spec
tatOrs of this event, a group Of Christ
lovers ". 2J).
ut Is finished" These are remark
able words. He had finished his suf-
fering; he had finished that for which
he came into the world when he be-
gan his ministry; he had finished the
for which his father had sent
him into the world; he had finished
and fulfilled the prophecies concern
ing his suffering and death; he had
the work of the redemption
the atonement was finished and Sa.
tan's power was finished: the Mosaic
law was finished as far as its claims
upon the believer were concerned
from. 1914; Col 2 :13; Eph. 2:15 and
16). Outwardly it seemed to be Sa.
tan's supreme hour. 1t was the worlds
darkest hour.
The seven last words. These would ,
be an interesting study for any class.
~ Father forgive them for they
know not what they do" (2) To-day
thou shalt be with me in Paradise"
(3) Woman, behold thy son: "a ''AIy
God, my God, why hast thou forsaken
me-" (5) Il thirst (6) ut is I'm
ished;" D Father into thy hands |
commit my spirit" Christ had power
to lay down his life. He had power 70
take 1t up again, but he laid it down,
submitting TO q burial In the tomb.
At that moment note the effect upon
he malefactor, upon the centurion. TN. I
IN the elements Of cloud and sky. nm.
IN the veil Of the temple. upon the S
PEOPLE aud upon his friends. What Is I
he effect Of this story upon yourself, Z
ealhers, and upon those who are is. !
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