The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-06-07
INTERNATIONAL.
SUNl6YS0lO0L
LESSON
(By f. o. SELLERS, Acting Director OF
the Sunday School Course Of the Moody
Bible Institute)
Copyright. 1917. Western Newspaper Union)
LESSON FOR JUNE 10
JESUS CRUCIFlED.

Pilates Judgment hall. Pilates weak
kneed subservience to custom and the
cry of the politician is one of the black
est pages in history. His scourging of
the man whom he, himself, declared
innocent, Is practically without parul-
lei. After the hooking and the scourg
ing, PLATE said unto the people, Be
hold the man" ". 81, and later in sar-
casm he said to the same people, "Be-
hold your king ". 14). 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
1920. 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 n sorrowful pro-
ceSSiOn which moved itself along the
Via DOlorosa" (the Sorrowful Way),
consisting of the Roman soldiers, the
tottering, physically exhausted man of
Galilec, and, Luke adds, Borrowing
women" They took him to the place
of a skull, hill about sixty feet high,
at the foot of which was the rock
hewn scpulcher 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 We're
crucificd the robbers, which was an
n>-iI off To adj n Shnnn
well rs n Salutary warning 10 the Pass
over pilgrims. Over the cross plate
wrote Il title on a wooden tablet. Fol
lowing the usual custom, this was
nailed ut the head of Jesus, setting
forth his crime. The words it bore
We're, Jesus of Nazareth, King of the
Jews" as though PLATE would take
malicious revenge upon the mob which
had made him perform n deed he had
sought to avoid. Literally this sign
meant "rhis man is the kinglicst of
MI Jews, and see what they have done
to him." In response to Pilates qucS-
tioning Jesus said, 81 am the King of
the Jews" PLATE knew that he was
innocent, and sought to let him 20 free,
]
Jewish authorities, he yielded to their
demand for his blood, and became Il
party to the murder of the Son of God
Men today take Il part in his cruel
fiXion rather than surrender wholly
| to him, and pay the price OF open con
| fcssion. "Thcy cruciiicd him." How
! these words laid the pride of men in
the dust. Human nature is the same
today rs 1t was two thousand years
ago when the worlds bi,tercst hate
was wrcakcd not upon n bad man but
upon the best man, the perfect man,
the Goldman. The pain Jesus sui.
! fcred on Calvary was no Imagination.
| He suffered 1t all for us Elsa. 50 :G) =,
| but the physical suffering was not the
most severe agony he bore OPS. 60 30 !:
Matt. - :iG). The cruciiiXion of Jesus
was part Of the eternal purposes of
Gods love and redemption.
II. The Worlds Darkest Hour wv.
23-3O. Each OF the Gospel writer's re-
| fers to the part the soldiers took in
casting lots for his garments. They
were unconsciously fulfilling the
prophecy Of Psalm %: rs, and 1t was
from their number that one Of the SUI
premc testimonies to the character of
Christ came (Sce Matt. - :54. The
! first three evangclists tell us OF the
throng Of pilgrims who passed along
the highway from III" north, close ut
hand, and who wagg"d their heads In
imitation and mockcry OF the agony
| OF the one who was being cruciiicd.
But there were others who were spec
| tators Of this event, II group OF Christ
| lovers ". 25).
at Is finished" These are remark
able words. He had finished his suf-
| fcrlng; he had h"ishcd that for which
he came into the world when he be-
| gan his ministry; he had finished the
mission f0i which his father had sent
| him into the world: he had finished
and fulfilled the prophecies concern
ing his suffering md death: he had
completed the work Of the redemption =;
the ntopcmcnt was finished, and Sa-
tan's power was finished; the Mosaic
law WINS finished rs far ns It's claims
upon the believer were concerned
| u,om. 1914; Col. . 10: Eph. 2:lj and
1G). Outwnrdly It seemed TO be Sa'
ian's supreme hour. II wns the worlds
dnrk"st hour.
The seven last words. These would
be IN Interesting study for any class.
| % Father forgive them for they
! know not what they do" t2) "Todny
! thou shalt be with me In Paradise"
t3) "Woman, behold thy son; "a "My
| God. my God, why hast thou forsnkcn
mcT 90 II thirst" Co ~ Is fin.
ishcd;" ca Father into thy hands !
commit my spirit" Christ hal power
| to lny down his life. He had power 10
'nkc II M again, but he laid II down.
submitting 10 "A burial In the tomb.
| At TINT moment note the effect upon
the mnlcfnc'or, upon the centurion. up.
on the elements Of cloud md sky, up.
on the veil OF the temple, upon III"
| people md upon his friends. What II
| ia" effect of this story upon yourself,
t"nchers, and upon those who nrc l!s.
/ tcDing To your instruction.