The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-15
IMPROVED UMFoRN INTERNATIONAL
NNGYSGI0OL
LESSON
(By REV. +. b. FlTZWATER, d. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the
Moody Bible Institute Of Chicago.)
Copyright. 1913. Western Newspaper Union.
LESSON FOR JUNE 16
THE SON OF GOD GIVING HIS LIFE
A RANSOM FOR MANY.
LESSON TExT-Mark 15:1-47.

DC; John 19:16-42.
PRIMARY AND JUNIOR T~OPIC-Jesus
gives his life for others.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-The suffering
Savior.
SENIOR AND ADULT ToPIC-Christ
dying for our sins.
The grand climax of the years les
sons thus far Is reached in this one.
If the significance of the cruclfxion is
not apprehended, all the lessons thus
far are meaningless. 1t is not a mat
ter of learning lessons taught by a
great teacher, or initiating the example
of a great and good man, but of ap-
pretending the vicarious atonement
made by the worlds Redeemer. Christ
saves, not by his ethics, but by his
shed blood. His death was purposeful
and absolutely voluntary.
|. Jesus Arraiened Before PLATE wv.
1-15).
In the early morning, after the mock
trial before the high priest, they bound
Jesus and delivered him to plate.
They act freely in this according to
the evil desires of their own hearts.
II. Jesus Crowned With Thorns wv.
1929.
Knowing that Jesus had been con-
demned for claiming to be I~srael's
king, they in mockery crow him with
a wreath of thorns, and salute him
king of the Jews" Not only this, but
they smote him on the head and spit
upon him and went through a process
of mock worship. The crown of thOrns
typifes the curse which he bore for
mans sin.
III. Jesus Crucified wv. 21-41).
]. Led away to the place of crucifix-
ion wv. 1929.
At first they compelled him to bear
his own cross, but when physical weak
ness made this impossible, they COM
PEELED Simon the Cyrenian to bear it
for him. 1t is beautiful to note that
the son of this Cyrenian who bore the
cross of Jesus came to believe Oh him
(ROmanS 1G :13). Because of the
scourging and cruel i~ndignities heaped
upon him, they actually were obliged
to pear him to Golgotha. His face was
marked by the thorns and cruel blows,
so that there was mo form or comeli-
ness" lisa. SO ~. All this he endured
for us. He drank this bitter cup to its
very dregs and refused to drink the
wine mingled with myrrh," which
would have deadened his pain. He
went all the way in his sufferings.
.. Gambling for the clothing of the
Lord wv "a, 25).
Having nailed him to the cross they
gambled for the seamless robe under
the very cross where he was dying, and
in their heartless cruelty they sat
down to watch him die (Matt. 81 1863,
3. The superscription ". 26).
1t was customary to place over the
victim on the Cross the name and
crime of the offender. Though PLATE
did this in mockery to veX the Jews,
the title was absolutely true. He was
indeed their King. They had long
looked for him, and now when he came
they crucified him Though he wore Il
crown of thorns in derisiOn, he will
come again wearing a crown of glory,
and before him all shall bow. God
hasten the day!
4. Between two thieves wv. %, 2S).
This added to his shame. His identl-
fication with two robbers was the full
fillment Of the Scripture-'Numbered
with the transgressors."
3. The dying Savior reviled wv. %
32).
nNhfr raufIfn~ u-na nnnnna1 In hvT
he p~assers-by, the chief priests and
the thieves who were crucifed with
him. In this nameless agony and
shame they tainted him by bidding
him come down from the cross, and de-
risively saying, "He saved others, him
self he cannot save" They uncon-
sciously uttered a great truth. He
could not save himself and others, so
he chose to die to save others. Halle
lujah, what a Saviour!
6. Darkness upon the land ". 33).
This was at MONDAY. So shocking
was this crime that nature threw
around the Son of God a shroud to hide
him from the gaze of q Goddess COM
pany.
z. The cry from the Cross wv. "a
81.
What awful anguish when God laid
the worlds sins upon his beloved Son !!
When the price was fully paid. Jesus
dismissed his spirit. No one took his
life he gave it up. His death was I'M
like that of any other.
8. The rent veil ". 3S).
This symbolizSd the giving up Of his
life (Heb. 10:20).
8. The centurion's confession ". 89).
10. The lingering group of women
wv. 40, Az.
They who had lovingly ministered
to him in life were waiting to see
where they could bury his precious
body.
~. ChrIst's Burial wv. 42-47).
Loving hands now take the precious
body and lay 1t in Joseph's new tomb.
This man who did not consent to the