Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-02-15
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JESUS cRuciFigD

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LESSON TExT-Luixe es.ss-as
GOLDEN rkNT-He Was wounded for
(. our tagns srasslons. He Was bruised tor
our inquiries: the ehast ,sssnent Of our
pease was upon Him. and with iiis
stripes we are heaisd.--lsalah 52:5.
fsIl ERENCE MATERIAI.--lssa 22:l-
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PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus on the Cross.
JUNIOR ToPIC-Jesus on the Cross.
INTERMEDIARY AND SENIOR TOPIC
What Our Salvation Costs
YOgNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Meaning Of Christ's Death.
We new fass the greatest tragedy Of
a tine. Ne record in the annals of
nstsry approaches it. 1t il the very
ainlax sf all history. Though unique
Ia Its blackness, from 1t flows streams
g liberty and life for all the world.
Lst every teacher have the personal
experience Of Christ's death for him.
land then get his pupils to see that
Ohrlst's death was instead OF their
swn death.
|. The Place of crucifxion ". 33).
They led Him away to Calvary,
NIL north of Jerusalem resembling
skull. Calvary is the Latin word
and Golgotha is the Hebrew. This La
a significant name for the place whers
mans redemption WAS accomplished.
he skull il an apt picture of mans
condition as the result OF sin---life
and Intelligence are gone. leaving only
the dark empty cavern which once
contained them. Jesus was not cruel
fed IN the city for He was to suffer
without the gate (Heb. 1S:12).
u. His Companions on the crosa
"; $50.
Two malefactors were crucified with
Him. Their names aresnot given This
is fufillment Of the Scriptures. He
was numbered with the transgressors,"
tkaiah So :12).
I'll. His Forgving Love ". s4D.
He cried, Father, forgive them"
He doubtless had in mind not only the
soldiers who acted for the government,
bit the Jews who in their blindness
were ignorant OF the enormity of their
crime. He had no hatred in His heart.
He yearned for their salvation.
w. The World Revealed wv. 34-43
Jesus Christ on the cross Is the
supreme teuchstone laying bare the
heart of the world Take a cross
section of the world at any time since
Christ was crucified and representa-
lives of their classes were found
around Jesus on the cross. The cross
Is the Judgment Of this world (John
IL :S1).
/. The Coyetous ~. 24). They
gambled for His seamless robe right
under the cross where He was dying.
This represents those whose primary
interest ia Christ is means to get
gain.
2. The Indifferent ". so. The
people stood beholding. The great
mass of the world gaze upon the cruci-
fed Christ with stolid Indifference.
3. The Scoffers (vv $500. ~
The rulers reyiled Him for His claim
TO being Savior They wanted a
Savior, but not q crucified Savior.
Many today are religious, but have
only contempt for salvation which
centers in blood atonement. ~ The
soldiers reviled Him for claiming to be
king. The title, king Of the Jews
had been placed over him in bitter
irony, but it was true, for by right Of
the Davidic covenant He shall be King
over Israel Gil Samuel Z .S-16l. (3) The
Impenitent Thief ". 39). This brutal
man joins in reviling the Savior even
when he was under condemnation.
A. The Penitent wv. 40-43). The
conscious sinner who discerned the
heart of the Savior prayed for mercy.
| The salvation of this penitenf thief IL
a. remarkable picture of the saving
power of Christ. The man confessed
| his sin as against God and cried TO
Jesus for salvation. He saw that the
dying man was the forgiving God. The
! fact that he acknowledged his sin as
against God showed that he was peni-
tent His request for Christ to remem-
Der him when He came into His king
dom shows that he recognized that the
one who was dying on the cross was
milking atonement for sin and that
4 he would come to reign as King His
salvation wars immediate. Christ said,
To-day shalt thou be with me in
paradise
v. The Death Of chFist wv. 4o-4e).
SO shocking was the crime that ma
ture threw around the Son Of God a
shroud to hide Him from the Goddess
crowd Darkness was upon the land
at MONDAY. When the price of sin
! was paid He cried with a loud voice
showing that He still had vitality
That His death was not through ex-
haustion but by His sovereign WILL
Manners.