The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-23


at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of
Jesus was there, and Jesus also was
invited and His disciples. Now the
wine ran short; whereupon the mother
of Jesus said to Him,
'"They have no wineyr
Leave the matter in my hands," He
replied; 1.-The time for me to act has
not yet come"
His mother said to the attendants,
Whatever he tells you to do. do it. ;"
Now there were six stone jars
standing there Gin accordance with
the Jewish regulations for purifica-
tion), each large enough to hold
twenty gallons or more. Jesus said
to the attendants,
Fill the fairs with water"
And they filled them to the brim.
Then He said,
l. Now, take some out, and carry 1t
to the President of the feast"
So they carried some to him. And
no sooner had the President tasted
the water now turned into wine, than
not knowing where it came from,
though the attendants who had drawn
the water knew-he called to the
bridegroom and said to him,
"It is usual to put on the good wine
first, and when people have drunk
freely, then that which is inferior. But
you have kept the good wine till now"
This, the first or His miracles, Jesus
| performed at Cana in Galilee, and thus
displayed His glorious power; and His
disciples believed in Him.
Capernaum and Jerusalem
Afterwards He went down to
Capernaum-He, and His mother, and
| His brothers, and His disciples; and
tthey made g. short stay there. But
the Jewish Passover was approaching,
and for this Jesus went up to
Jerusalem. And He found in the
Temple the dealers in cattle and sheep
Jesus drives the Dealers from
the Temple Courts
and in pigeons. and the money
changers sitting there. So He plated
whip of rushes, and drove all-both
sheep and bu1iocks-out of the
Temple. The small coin of the brokers
He upset on the ground and over
turned their tables. And to the
| pigeon-dealers He said,
Take these things away. Do not
turn my Fathers house into a
| market"
This recalled to His disciples the
words of Scripture,
my zeal for Thy House will con-
sumo me" Cps. Xix 81.
His Right to do this is
challenged
So the Jews asked Him,
What proof of your authority dc
you exhibit to us, seeing that you dc
these th1ngsY"
| "Demolish this Sanctuary" said
Jesus '-and in three days I will
rebuild it,"
"It has taken forty-six years
replied the Jews, ito build this
tSanctuary, and will you rebuild 1t in
three days?"
| But He was speaking of the Sane
tuary of His body. When however
He had risen from among the dead
His disciples recollected that He had
said this; and they believed the
Scripture and the teaching which
Jesus had given them.
He gains many new Adherents
Now when He was in Jerusalem, al
the Festival of the Passover, many
became believers in Him through
watching the miracles He performed
But for His part, Jesus did not trusi
Himself ITO them, because He knew
them all, and did not need any ones
testimony concerning a man, for Ht
of Himself knew what was in the man
Nicodemus
| Now there was one of the Pharisees
whose name was Nicodemus-a rule
| among the Jews He came to Jesui
| by night and said,
rabbi, we know that you are {
teacher come from God; for no one
| can do these miracles which you are
doing, unless God is with him."
I'm most solemn truth I tell you
answered Jesus, that unless man i
born anew he cannot see the Kingdom
of God"
How is 1t possible" Nicodemui
asked. for a man to be born wher
he is old2 Can he q second time
enter his mothers womb and b.
born?"
I'm most solemn truth I tell you.
replied Jesus, that unless a man
born of water and the Spirit. he can
not enter the Kingdom of God
Whatever has been born of the flesf
is flesh, and whatever has been Dor
of the Spirit l. spirit. Do not b
astonished at my telling you. 'Yo
must all be born-anew.' The win
blows where it chooses, and you heal
its sound, but you do not know wher'
it comes from or where it is going.