The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-03-03

PRIMARY TOPIC showing OUT Love
for Jesus
JUNIOR ToPIC-Giving Out Best
INTERN EDiATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Our Best for CHRIST
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Libcfality Of Love.
D. The Jewish Authorities Plotting
the Death OF Jesus wv l-jl
l Christs Fourth Prediction of His
Death Wv, I. - lie. with divine
insight. predicted not only the fact
OF His death. but Its time and man
ner Death was no surprise to Him
For this He pre.eminently came into
the world uieb 2.lD. lie calmly
walked ~ 10 death
=. The Authorities Plotting wv. so.
Ia secret cuncla,e they were plotting
how they might silence His voice 10y
putting Him Ia death u was the III.
VINE purpose that lie should go to
death They VA their wickedness were
plotting To- do that which the divine
plan had ordained. They try by sub.
iility Ia take aud Kill Him. Their
plan was tn do this after the Pass
over feast lest there be an uprising
among the people. Satan. through
his couspirators was trying to hin.
der the offering Of the sacrincial Lamb
nj the appointed time.
~. Jesus Amounted by Mary Of Beth.
any wv q. ~.
For the Identification Of Mary see
John I2:l.s and Mark 1913 This
amounting occurred when Jesus was at
meat IN Simon's house Mary had
the keenest spiritual apprehension OF
all the disciples. BY sitting at His
feet in loving fellowship she obtained
grasp Of truth which none OF the
other disciples did She saw that His
body was 10 he broken and that His
precious life was to go out. She en-.
tered Into fellowship with His suffer.
ings and the joys OF His resurrection.
This Is shown In this wonderful sym
bollc act of bringing her most precious
possession and layishing II upon Him.
Knowing that no loving hand could
minister to Him In that dread hour
she did this service In loving anticipa-
tion. II was the highest expression
Of love. Genuine love takes no ac'
count Of COSTS not calculating.
~. The indignation Of the Oisei
Piles wv. :, %.
The utter baseness OF the disciples
In Ia strange contrast with Mary's
love Judas Iscnriot IN the leader. but
the whole apostolic company are LED
over. The spirit Of fault finding Il
very contn glous The one whose hear RI
Is filed with base purposes can offeI
such plausible reasons for things tina
whole company can be swept on
their feet. not perceiying the real pur
pose underlying II all. The real ihinl
that hurt Judas was the losing OF tn,
money which the ointment might have
been sold for. not that he cared fol
the poor.
~. Mary Defended by Jesus wv. 10
l3).
Jesus would not allow His most ap
preciatlve disciple 20 lie under the cen
sure. so He came TO her rescue
Though all the disciples censured her
lie had nothing but the highest praise
N We can hut have His praise. wha
need We care for the censure OF men
lie bestowed upon her the very high
est praise possible when lie said. Ssh
hath done what she could tMarl
II:s) In this defense Jesus teaches
according to Doctor Erdman:
| That no gift to Him can he toe
great II made In grateful love ". lO)
"She hath wrought Il good work OF
me"
2 Care for the poor aud other du
ties which are Of y Tpetual obligation
may give way before an opportunit!
for service which cannot recur ". 10
"The poor ye have with you always.
Sometimes even charity Is not tn
highest expression ~ Christian dero
tiOn.
4 Jesus appreciates the meaning
and motive of our service ". l2. Ill
estimates them AT their highest posi-
bile value and interprets them In III
light of Ills own love and knowledge
lie declared that the ointment poure'
upon Him was preparation OF Ill
body for burial.
4. The influence of an act OF Chris
tian service will never cease w. l3)
The example of Mary is still filling III
earth with the fragrance OF loNin
service. Through this act of uncalcu
Iating love Mary's name has becom
immortalized.
As the result OF this defense Juda
is so stingingly refHked that he hhs
tens away to betray his Lord.
For the Rich Man.
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