The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-09
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%. . . Lesson
CBy L. Q. SELLERS Ill
the Sunday School Consshs D.
Bible Institute) Of ID
eCopyrlEnt. 1917. Western y.v,
LESSON FOR JUNE
JESUS cRUcIFlsn

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auon OF that dark, despicab. i
Pilates judgment hall. pU.,.v
kneed subseryience to cus,os
cry OF the politician is one Of
est pages in history. His 81
the man whom he, himself ii
innocent, is practically wi,h.'I
lei After the knocking and n.
ing, Plate said unto the N.Y.
mold the man ". 81, and lats
casm he said to the same Deo,
hold your king ". 1A !,
should emphasize at the beriD,]
all through this lesson tb,I
suffered anu died for the sin,
men, ours as well as those Of
day.
|. The crucifixion Of J.s,
l6-22). 1t was about nine al
the morning when Plate gave
nous order that Jesus shous
Gifted. 1t was indeed a sorrOv.
cessiOn which moved itself 81.
Via DOlOrosa" (the Sorrows
consisting of the Roman sOlS.
tottering, physically exhauss
Galilee, and, Luke adds. aSQ
women" They took him to A.
of n skull, a hill about sixty ~
at the foot of which was N
hewn sepulcher in which his IA
later laid. The place was a
Hebrew "GolgOtha," the Arsu.
skull. Calvary is the Latin 4
same. On either side Of hin
crucitied the robbers, which Y
evident effort to add to his d,
well as a salutary warning to Il.
over pilgrims. Over the eros
wrote title on Il wooden table,
lowing the usual custom. M
nailed at the head of Jesus
forth his crime. The words \
were, Jesus of Nazareth, KIM
Jews" as though PLATE would
revenge upon the mob
had made him perform a deed
sought to avoid. Literally ths
This man is the klngid
all Jews. and see what they have
to him." In response to Pilates
Jesus said, ~ am the X
the Jews" PLATE knew that b
innocent, and sought to LET him d
but, rather than incur the hatred
Jewish authorities, he yielded b
demand for his blood, and becj
party to the murder of the Son Il
Men today take a part In his I
ixiOn rather than surrender
20 him, and pay the price of opal
'essiOn. "They crucified him"
.hese words laid the pride Of Nd
he dust. Human nature Is the
.Oday as it was two thousand /
lgo when the worlds bitteret
vas wreaked not upon a bad mar
ipon the best man, the perfect {
he Goldman. The pain Jesus
cred on Calvary was no imagins
he suffered it all for us lisa.
'ut the physical suffering was 90
most severe agony he bore Cps 81
1att. q :46). The crucifixion Of
vas part of the eternal purpOsz|
iod's love and redemption.
u. The Worlds Darkest Hou
3-30). Each of the Gospel writnl
ers to the part the soldiers tef
asting lots for his garments.
we're unconsciously fulfilling
Of Psalm % rs. and !
rom their number that one Of IN
rene testimonies to the charadB
'hrist came (See Matt. H:5D.
rst three evangelists tell Us
hrong Of pilgrims who passed
he highway from the north, d@
and, and who wagged their hes
initiation and mockery of the
{ the one who was being cru
tut there were others who wers
itors of this event, a group Of Y
,vers ". 25). Joseph, Mars
and, had doubtless died long ,
he sister here spoken Of was
bly, Salome, the mother OF JobA
yangelist. Mary, the wife OF Ciea
no was the mother of James tm
nd of Joses and also Mar
alene, the grateful one. Jesus
e upon this company, remen'
lie coming loneliness Of his ~
nd her lack of protection. ~
John(, the evangelist, he te
,mmits the mother to his keepir
!, 27). OF the two malefactors
lnging by his side, one gave m
, to the Christ. The other died y
pentant. To the one who Wn
infant. Jesus made ready ansss
i'd held out a loving promise Of ~
Sc.
st is finished" These are REM
lie words. He had finished DID
ring; he had finished that Tor ~
came into the world when De
n his ministry; he had fnisnea :
ssion for which his father nao
N into the world; he had nm
d fulfilled the prophecies conc.
? his suffering and death; be ;
mpleted the work of the redempo.
3 atonement was finished, ana
rs power was finished; the -
v was finished as far as It's q
on the believer were concen
ON. 1914; Col. 2:13; Eph. I'D
!. Outwardly 1t seemed to De
Is supreme hour. 1t was the woi
rkest hour, but in that hour, IN
the cross. struck the death KNEE
BON and ,pnp bic yniOhtipcf vic