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Teacher sf Engliah Bible In the Moody
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LESSON FOR MARCH ls
JESUS cRUcIFIEp

LESSON TEXT-Luke 1855.
GOLDEN TENT-He was wounded for
our transgressions, He was bruised for
our iniouities; the chastisement OF our
peace was upon Him, and with His
stripes we are healsd.-lsaiah 53:5.
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Psa. 2I-
u; Cor. LIS. "a; Gal S:ll
PRIMARY TOPlC-Jesus on the Cross.
JUNIOR TOPlC-Jesus on the Cross.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
What Our salvation Costs.
IOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Meaning Of Christs Death
We now face the greatest tragedy of
all time. No record in the annals OF
history approaches it. 1t is the very
climax of all history. Though unique
In Its blackness, from 1t flows streams
Of liberty and life for all the world.
Let every teacher have the personal
experience Of Christ's death for him.
and then get his pupils to see that
Christs death was instead of their
own death.
!. The Place Of crueifixion ". 33).
They led Him away to Calvary, q
nil north Of Jerusalem resembling
skull. Calvary is the Latin word
and Golgotha Is the Hebrew. This IL
significant name for the place where
mans redemption was accomplished
The skull Is an apt picture of mans
condition us the result CT sin--life
and intelligence are gone. leaving only
the dark empty cavern which once
contained them. Jesus was not cruel.
tied In the city for He was to suffer
without the gate (Heb. 13 :12).
%. His Companions on the Cross
". 33).
Two malefactOrs were crucified with
Him. Their names are not given. This
Is fultillment Of the Scriptures. He
was numbered with the transgressors," I"
(Isaiah SO :l2).
~. His Foroivino Love ". 34).
He cried. "Father, forgive them"
He doubtless had In mind not only the
soldiers who acted for the government,
hut 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 (vv. 34-43)
Jesus Christ on the cross Is the
supreme tOuchstone laying bare the
heart Of the world. Take cross
section Of the world ut 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
l2:3D.
l. The COvetous ". 34). They
gambled for His seamless robe right
under the Cross where He was dying.
This represents those whose primary
Interest In Christ IL means to get
gain.
=. The Indifferent ". 3O. The
people stood behOldtng. The great
mass Of the world gaze upon the cruel.
fled Christ with stolid Indifference
3. The Scofrers wv. $500. ~
The rulers rcviled Him for His claim
TO being u Savior. They wanted Q
Savior. but not cruciiled Savior.
Mnny today are religious, hut have
only contempt for u salvation which
centers In blood atonemenf. (2) The
soldiers reviled Him for claiming to be
u king. The title, king Of the Jews"
had been placed over him in bitter
irony, but It was true. for by right VI
the Davidic covenant He shall be King
over Israel III Samuel Z :S-lGl. (3) The
ImpenItent Thief ". :N). This brutal
nu.n Joins In revlling the Savior even
when he was under condemnation.
4. The Penitent wv. 40+3). The
conscious sinner who discerned the
heart Of the Savior prayed for mercy.
The salvation Of this penitent thief II
4 remarkable picture Of the saving
power Of Christ. The man confessed
Iis sin a. against God and cried TO
Jesus for salvation. lie saw thst the
dying uian WAS the fOrgiving God The
fuct tl,st he acknowledged his sin rs
against God showed that he WAS peni.
tent. His relueS, for Christ 10 rcmein.
beer him when He came into His king.
dom shows that he recognized that the
one who was dying On the cross was
making atUneinent for sin and that
he would come to reign ns King Ills
salvation wns immediate. Christ said.
To-day shalt thou be with me In
paradise
V. The Death Of Christ wv. iO+6).
So shocking was the crime that ma.
turc threw around the Son OF God q
shroud to hide Him from the Goddess
crowd Darkness WAS upon the land
NJ noonday. When the price ~ sin
was paid lie cried with "a loud voice
showing that He still had vitality
that Ills death wns not through ex.
hnus,i"n but by His sovereign WIN.