Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-07
SUNDAY SCHOOL
.AALESSoM ~
BY BR1 rYNTCOrT

Lesson April ~. Mark S..r.J>
This lesson brinss us face 10 face
with the one great question That has
made and unmade empires and rs
stll today the most potent influence
In deciding the destiny and ta.s OF
the human race Whom do mon
say that | am 30 We are ul ire habit
Of dividing the world rehgiously into
four great groups Christian. Mo-
hammedan, pagan md iuttdcl Rut
there are many minor factions. VA
nations and qualifications Of each
OF these ideas To begin with mCSt
OF the religious crecds Of the E,r rid
either claim to hang TO Jesus himself
or 10 some imitator or prctendcr. TO
his power Tho greater part OF Asia
for instance, which we may class
as pagan, because they Worship
images holds to n creed founded and
explained by some great teacher. like
Ruddha, BrahmA, COnfucus and 20
roaster These with MohGmmcd
constitute "A bunch of spurious
Christs. If We may so call them. each
claiming some degree OF divine pow
er and each teaching n certain code
OF morals The Mohpmm rdans
plainly aver that Christ wax n great
teacher. but that Mohammcd wns
his superior. lnfidels really do nov
exist. or. at least, their numbers are
not worth mentioning. Their place
IN the scheme Of things r. mainly oc
Cupied by agnostiCs men who don Z
know--and these choose ratheg TO
cast doubt on Christ's divinity than
TO assert that there is no such thing
They have eno courage. but fight by
insidious attack.
All 81 these things hinge on what
the people say Of christ II is a.
question OF whether he Is "a good
man, which mono deny. that he was
n wise teacher and leader, which |
most al viii concede, or whether |
he IL God In flesh descended To earth |
TO interpOse FOR the, salvation OF n |
lost race We ns Christians believe |
that he was divine. but are we sure |
OF So n not. Il is time TO stop and |
examine our own hearts 10 SEQ what
is the matter. God Is not served by I
any halfway allegiance, by any .
doubling fidelity. He requires ourd
unconditional confidence, else We arc |
none Of his The world has been |
filled with men who rendered lip /
service 10 the Lord Of Hosts but
whose minds were either undecided 7
OF Indifferent as 10 the intimate con
cern Of their souls for tho message or
Cbrists lie The disciples know thar
the people iu their dav reglrd'l
Jesus as nm extraordinary person but /.
few ~ therI understood 'fc HI
siguificuncc OF the Mesiuhshlp and
It's meaning to lost man.
Peter solved tho question briefly
IN his reply Thou art the christ
He was not prouh"t nor ono risen
from the dead from tho patriarchs ~
old. but plainly and und"uiahly was
"God with rs but even Peter hhI
an idea that the savior must b" am
earthly King 90 carry out his pur-
pose ror ne was greatly offended
when he learned that ~" scheme
OF the Messiah involved TINT Jesus
must ne taken boy his enemies and
slain on tho cross His conception
vas triumph over enemies as % man
would look 1t H. not as God looked.
for in the plan uf God victory cam"
~ giving up lfc and mankind was
only saved hy the Sayioy giving up
sis ne aH q ransom.
Man. or us stumble over tho some s
point Nirtor 60 DO FASTING n"''
involve great sacrifice in tho making
II By bought with % price and ma. p
lrirc must ha roWmcnsurt'" VIII 7
he object 10 hc attained We "oIId q
-ather have an c1-'"r time "n ''r'h :
nd take our chances 1u % home ~ d
yl0r, than ~ isI" up tho cross or