The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1921-03-10
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON IN FULL DETAIL
THE LORDS SUPPER
By C. Russell Shetterly

BY T.. Russell Shetterly
The International Sunday School
lesson for March 18th is Matthew
26:20-3O.
The story of the betrayed of Jesus
arouses in US all feeling of indig-
nation and disgust towards the un-
fortunate Judas. To think that one
of Jesus closest friends, one of the
chosen few who were privileged to
live in such intimate touch with the
Divine, should give His Friend and
Master up to be crucified, and that
for 80 small pieces of silver! And
today, after 1900 years have passed
since that cowardly betrayal Of His
Friend, the name of Judas can revive
only one thought regarding him, that
he vas a traitor to Jesus.
What q solemn lesson to US is the
life of Judas. 1t makes one think Of
those lines from Shakespeare, "the
evil that men do lives after them; H.
good is oft inferred with their bones"
Here was Judas, undoubtedly one of
the finest types of men, or Jesus new
er would have chosen him to be one of
His disciples, and one act of weakness
on his part has caused his name to
be disgraced, and everywhere and al
ways when one hears the name of
Judas 1scariot. he thinks of it only as
a synonym for TRAITOR"
We see evidences on every hand of
how one mistake or act of wrong do
ing may forever mar a reputation
that has been built up carefully and
substantially through noble and
h~S1
Benedict Arnold, great army officer
of Revolutionary times; there was
Aaron Burr, one of the keenest and
most able men that America has
known. The people of our country
have forgotten the service that they
rendered, but the memory of their
misdeeds still fingers on.
1t is possible for one who has
strayed from the straight and mar
row path to again come back and live
useful and an honored life. But
the scar of our past wrongs can new
er be entirely blotted out from the
view Of the world, although it may
more or less successfully be covered
up. But as Josh Billings, well-known
moralist of former days, said, t" a
broken reputashun il like a broken
vase; it may be mended, but always
shows where the break was"
We are all prone to sin and make
mistakes, but there is one sin that
is worse than all the rest; to betray
Jesus. And yet that is what we are
most of US doing all the time. Those
who do not have that close and per-
sonal knowledge of Jesus that be-
longs to the sincere and earnest be-
lever, see Him only as He is reflect
ed in our lives. When we fail to en-
deavor to live according to the stand
ards set by Him, just to that extent
are we betraying Him, and in that de-
gree we are traitors to His cause.
Moody was right when he said that
"a Christian is the worlds Bible; in
many cases revised version is need
ed"
To the objectionable sin of betray-
ing Jesus into the hands of His enc
mics, Judas added the sin of hypo-
crisy. To the objectionable sin of
betraying Jesus into the hands of His
enemies, Judas added the sin of hy-
pocrisy. Jesus and His disciples were
gathered together in an upper room in
Jerusalem, celebrating the feast of
the Passover. 1t was the evening be-
fore Christ's crucifixion. and they
were dining together for the last
time. While they were eating, Jesus
broke the news to them that He was
about to be betrayed by one of their
own number. The disciples We're fill
ed with sorrow and fear arose in
the heart of each one that he might
be the guilty one. So they began
to ask as it l, Lord?" And Judas
himself tried to act the part of an
innocent disciple, and he too asked as
it 1, Master?" Jesus answered,
"Thou hast said"
1t was at this point that what is
called the Lords Supper began. Jesus
while they were yet eating, took some
bread, and after He had blessed it He
broke it and gave some to each Of His
disciples, saying the pathetic words.