Arizona republican., 1919-12-14

Golden Text-"God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16.
 THE LESSON TEXT.
 15. And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Now that disciple was known unto the high priest, and entered in with Jesus into the court of the high priest; 16. But Peter was standing at the door with out. So the other disciple, who was known unto the high priest went out and spake unto her that kept the door and brought in Peter. r. The maid therefore that kept the door saith unto Peter, Art thou also one of this mans disciples? He saith, I am not. IS. Now the servants and the officers were standing there, having made a fire of coals; for it was cold; and they were warming themselves; and Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself. 19. The high priest therefore asked Jesus of his disciples, and his teaching. 20. Jesus answered him, l have spoken openly to the world; l ever taught in synagogues, and in the temple. where all the Jews come to- gether. and in secret spake I nothing. 21. Why askest thou me? ask them that have heard me, what I spake unto them: behold these know the things which I have said g. And when he had said this one of the officers stand ing by struck Jesus with his hand saying. Answereth thou the high priest so? 23. Jesus answered him, If have spoken evil bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me? 24 Annas therefore sent him bound unto Caiaphas, the high priest. 25. Now Simon Peter was standing and warm ing himself They said therefore unto him, Art thou also one of his dis ciples? He denied and said I am not 26. One of the servants of the higE priest, being a kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, saiths Did not l set thee in the garden with him? 27. Peter therefore denied again: and straightway the cock crew. 25. These things therefore the soldier: did. But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and hi! mothers sister, Mary the wife of Clop- as, and Mary Magdalene. 26. WheI Jesus therefore saw his mother, ant the disciple standing by whom he loved he saith unto his mother, Woman. be hold, thy son! 27. Then saith he t the disciple, Behold thy mother. AnC l from that hour the disciple took he unto his own home.
 INTRODUCTION.
 | The wonderful prayer in the gardel had shaken all heaven and angels hat ' +o If
 ferer, Jesus. He had risen and looked
 out toward the ci y and as he looked he saw a band of men led up the hil toward the Garden. He looked agail and recognized his betrayer, Judas, an'
 he started toward the band and likel,
 met them at the entrance of the Gar
 den. Judas steps forward and place the Kiss upon the brow of the doome Christ. We say doomed, because ther
 was no other way to save the worl only through his death, and this kis
 sealed the doom of Judas for he wen
 to his own place.
 It is not strange that some bad pro fessors creep into the Church, sine one in the twelve even in Christ's ow
 disciples. was false. The Chuch wi go forward in spite of her unworth
 members. Some people are determine
 to be controlled by Satan, even if the
 have the best and purest company o
 earth If Christ with all of his good
 ness and love could not completel
 reform the life of Judas and save hin
 We as Christians should not becom
 discouraged if we fail to have a puri
 flying influence on all whom we com
 in contact. Bad men will always fin
 an opportunity to sin, bad men ma
 sometimes as did Judas, carry ou
 Gods plan, but that does not grant tn
 right to do wrong.
 THE TRIAL BEFORE THE HIGl PRIEST.
 Reading the Gospels side by sid we will, with care and study see ho
 all they tell us falls accurately int , it's proper position in the general nal
 rative, and shows us a siN-fold tria , a quadruple decision. a triple aC quittal, a twice repeated condemnatio l of Christ our Lord. We soon perceiN
 that of the three successive tria I which our Lord underwent at the hand I of the Jews, the first only, that befol f Annas, is related to us by John; u V second, that before Caipahas by Ma X thew and Mark; the third, that befol Q the Sanhedrim, by Luke alone. NJ i is there anything strange in this. sint ' the first was the practical, the set Q ond the potential, and the third Il 1 actual and formal decision, that ser q tence of death should be passed upC